Jilted by her fiancé, marine biologist Lily Greensly retreats to the tranquil shores of Loon Lake to research indigenous fishes and help out at her family’s rustic fishing lodge. But when she finds an enormous new-age hotel spoiling the view from her cherished inheritance—the tiny and pristine Osprey Island—Lily decides the Nirvana Hotel’s handsome owner warrants closer scrutiny.

Ambitious hotelier Ethan Weatherall cut his teeth in the hotel industry and is determined to buy Lily’s treasured island and convert it to a concrete helipad. Career-climbing, cosmopolitan Ethan cannot risk falling for a woman who could never be happy away from the wilds of nature. But it seems that boat may have already sailed, as he falls into the deep end for Lily’s sweet soul and independent spirit.

Lily must figure out a way to stop Ethan from destroying the tranquility of Loon Lake while trying to resist his charming city-bred manners. If she can’t, there’s more than just Osprey Island at stake.

Rural Ontario’s rugged landscape inspires Sue Gibson to write romantic fiction while providing a stunning backdrop for both her life and her stories. She credits big starry skies and crackling campfires with introducing her to the good life. One husband, two kids, an inexplicable business diploma, and numerous false starts on a meandering career path later, she happily writes books, freelances for outdoor-themed magazines, and tends to the family’s commercial garlic farm.

A Suite Deal is her first book with AVALON.

Visit Sue at: www.suegibson.ca