Smile Like You Mean It: Gabe and Renée

SJ McCoy

Oct 2015 · Summer Lake Book 7 · Xenion, Inc

About this ebook

Renée Nichols returned to Summer Lake because she had nowhere left to turn. Her marriage, the charity she spent her life building, her entire life—they were all shattered when her husband was arrested. She’s getting by, even if barely standing on her own two feet. She has a job, even if it’s not the greatest. She has her childhood home to live in, even if it’s barely livable.

Gabe Morgan is back in town, too—even if he’s only visiting. Every time she gets around him her heart rate and her temperature soar, but that’s just her overactive imagination, isn’t it? He might be even hotter now than he was in high school, but he’s still the town’s golden boy. He’s the town doctor’s son, she’s the town drunk’s daughter. He’s one of life’s good guys, he’ll help her out because it’s what he does. But that’s all.

Gabe Morgan has been spending as much time as he can back in Summer Lake—though he couldn’t tell you why. He’s a partner in a successful firm of trial attorneys in New York City. He’s gone out and conquered the world as he always knew he would. So why is it every time he comes home to the lake, he feels like a failure? He’s achieved so much, but he hasn’t found happiness.

Running into Renée again has made him question everything. She told him that love, family, and happiness are the most important things in life. He’s starting to agree—but will she be the one to help him find them?

This book is intended for adult readers 18+

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Each Summer Lake Romance can be read as a stand alone book – no cliff hangers here! Each book contains one couple's story. However, they are best read in order to get full enjoyment of the underlying story and friendships.

Love Like You've Never Been Hurt - Emma and Jack

Work Like You Don't Need the Money - Pete and Holly

Dance Like Nobody's Watching - Missy and Dan

Fly Like You've Never Been Grounded - Smoke and Laura

Laugh Like You've Never Cried - Michael and Megan

Sing Like Nobody's Listening - Kenzie and Chase

Smile Like You Mean It - Gabe and Renée

The Wedding Dance - Missy and Dan's Wedding

Chasing Tomorrow - Ben's backstory with Charlotte

Dream Like Nothing's Impossible - April and Eddie

Ride Like You've Never Fallen - Nate and Lily

Live Like There's No Tomorrow - Ben's story

The Wedding Flight – Smoke and Laura’s Wedding

Fight Like You've Never Lost - Leanne and Ryan

Remington Ranch series

Meet the sexy brothers of Remington Ranch! Just like in SJ's Summer Lake Romance series you can expect a story that is both sweet and steamy!

Mason

Shane

Carter

Beau

Four Weddings and a Vendetta

A Chance and a Hope trilogy

These are NOT meant to be read as standalone stories and need to be read in order.

Chance Encounter

Finding Hope

Give Hope a Chance

The Hamiltons Series

This series follows the Hamilton family in California wine country. If you recognize the name Hamilton it’s because this is Smoke’s family who own one of the largest wine growing and distribution businesses in the country. 

Red Wine and Roses

Champagne and daisies

Marsala and Magnolias

Prosecco and Peonies

Milkshakes and Mistletoe

Cognac and Cornflowers

Bourbon and Bluebells

Whiskey and Willow

The Davenports Series

This series featuring Hope’s cousins, the sexy brothers, of the Billionaire Davenport family.

Oscar

TJ

Reid

Spider

Summer Lake Seasons

Angel and Luke in Take These Broken Wings

Maria and Zack in Too Much Love to Hide

Logan and Roxy in Sunshine Over Snow

Ivan and Abbie in Chase the Blues Away

Colt and Cassie in Forever Takes a While

Austin and Amber in Tell the Stars to Shine

Donovan and Elle in Please Don’t Say Goodbye

Ratings and reviews

Love This Whole Series So Far! The best thing about this series is that ALL of the characters are unique, and no 2 stories are the same.

I'm loving does book love it enjoy the story about . GABE AND RENEE will tell my friends about this books love it.

Love love this series wants me to move to summer lake cant wait to see whats in store for the next story

About the author

Hi, I'm SJ, a coffee addict, lover of chocolate and drinker of good red wines. I'm a lost soul and a hopeless romantic. Reading and writing are necessary parts of who I am. Though perhaps not as necessary as coffee! I can drink coffee without writing, but I can't write without coffee.

I grew up loving romance novels, my first boyfriends were book boyfriends, but life intervened, as it tends to do, and I wandered down the paths of non fiction for many years. My life changed completely a couple of years ago and I returned to Romance to find my escape.

I write 'Sweet N Steamy' stories because to me there is enough angst and darkness in real life. My favorite romances are happy escapes with a focus on fun, friendships and happily-ever-afters, just like the ones I write.

These days I live in beautiful Montana, the last best place. If I'm not reading or writing you'll find me just down the road in the park - Yellowstone. I have deer, eagles and the occasional bear for company, and I like it that way :0)