Turning the Tide
Christine Stovell
Jun 2010 · Choc Lit Limited
Ebook
315
Pages
About this ebook
In the North Sea village of Little Spitmarsh, a London-based real estate developer and a beautiful boat yard owner lock horns over property and passion.
Real estate developer Matthew Corrigan plans to turn the abandoned Spitmarsh Yacht Club into a first-class restaurant. To complete his vision, he intends to make a deal with Harry Watling, owner of the boatyard across the harbor. An apartment complex on Harry’s land would help put Little Spitmarsh back on the map. The only trouble is, Harry’s more stubborn than Matthew anticipated—and a whole lot prettier, too . . .
Harriet “Harry” Watling spent the past five years keeping her father’s boatyard afloat, so she’s not keen on some hotshot Londoner strolling in to make a quick buck off of her family land—no matter how distractingly handsome he is. Proposing to build an apartment complex on the untouched landscape might as well be a declaration of war. But as the tension builds between them, a declaration of love may not be far behind.
“Refreshing, funny and romantic, it’s like a breath of fresh sea air with a cast of terrific characters.” —Kate Harrison
Real estate developer Matthew Corrigan plans to turn the abandoned Spitmarsh Yacht Club into a first-class restaurant. To complete his vision, he intends to make a deal with Harry Watling, owner of the boatyard across the harbor. An apartment complex on Harry’s land would help put Little Spitmarsh back on the map. The only trouble is, Harry’s more stubborn than Matthew anticipated—and a whole lot prettier, too . . .
Harriet “Harry” Watling spent the past five years keeping her father’s boatyard afloat, so she’s not keen on some hotshot Londoner strolling in to make a quick buck off of her family land—no matter how distractingly handsome he is. Proposing to build an apartment complex on the untouched landscape might as well be a declaration of war. But as the tension builds between them, a declaration of love may not be far behind.
“Refreshing, funny and romantic, it’s like a breath of fresh sea air with a cast of terrific characters.” —Kate Harrison
About the author
Winning a tin of chocolate in a national essay competition at primary school inspired Christine Stovell to become a writer! After graduating from University of East Anglia, she took various jobs in the public sector writing research papers and policy notes by day and filling up her spare drawers with embryonic novels by night. Losing her dad to cancer made Stovell realize that if she was ever going to get a novel published she had to put her writing first. Setting off, with her husband, from a sleepy seaside resort on the east coast in a vintage wooden boat to sail halfway round Britain provided the inspiration for her debut novel, Turning the Tide, and Follow a Star. Turning The Tide was a top 100 Bestseller with Amazon Kindle and spent months in the Top 10 Chart for Adult Contemporary Romance. Stovell has also published numerous short stories and articles. She lives in Wales.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.