All summer long
By: Susan Mallery
Series: Fool's gold romance -- [#9]; Fool's Gold romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780373776948; 9780872722026
Subjects: Women fire fighters; Man-woman relationships; Cowboys; Businesspeople; Ranch life; Fiction
Description: "Can a summer fling turn into love that lasts a lifetime?  Former underwear model turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has loved, tragically lost and vowed that he'll never risk his heart again. After making his fortune, the youngest of the rugged Stryker brothers returns to Fool's Gold, California, to put down roots on a ranch of his own. But he's frustrated to discover that even in his hometown, people see him only for his world-famous assets.  Firefighter Chantal (Charlie) Dixon grew up an ugly duckling beside her delicately beautiful mother, a feeling reinforced long ago by a man who left soul-deep scars. Now she has good friends, a solid job and the itch to start a family, yet she can't move toward the future while she's haunted by painful memories.  Clay finds an unexpected ally, and unexpected temptation, in tomboyish Charlie, the only person who sees beyond his dazzling good looks to the real man beneath. But when Charlie comes to him with an indecent proposal, will they be able to overcome their pasts and find a love that lasts beyond one incredible summer?"--P. [4] of cover.