Two Weeks of Summer - Katherine Tirado-Ryen

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Résumé :
Recommended by Kirkus Reviews, BookLife, Readers' Favorite, IndieReader, The Book Commentary, & Indies Today! Kim Kincaid can't catch a break. She has a thankless job at a law office, a nasty co-worker, and a boyfriend allergic to genuine commitment. Meanwhile, her older sister, Dena, skates through life with a perfect husband, a perfect job, even a perfect daughter. Kim grits her teeth through their every phone call, counting the minutes until she can disappear into a drink or TV (preferably both). She doesn't recall agreeing to babysit her niece. She only remembers Dena bragging about yet anotherromantic getaway. When Dena arrives-daughter and designer suitcases in hand-Kim can't admit her mistake. Her sister would only notch her scorecard with the latest blunder. Kim won't let that happen. After all, two weeks isn't that long. How hard could it be? With a fast-paced plot and a tender heart, Two Weeks of Summer chronicles one woman's journey to becoming the woman she always wanted to be-discovering along the way that family bonds run deeper than she ever thought possible. What will Kim ultimately decide? Stay in the life she's built? Or step outside her comfort zone into an uncertain future?...

Biographie:
Since writing her first novella at 11 years-old, Katherine's devoured books of all genres. She loves star-crossed romances, medieval history, heart-pounding thrillers, sword-and-dragon fantasies, and anything on astrophysics. These wide-ranging interests are why she doesn't constrain herself to one genre. She's written women's fiction, nonfiction/memoir, and even a door-stopper epic fantasy (coming soon).Her stand-alone novels are Forgetting Me, The Secrets Inside, and Two Weeks of Summer. In 2008, she became a semifinalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award. Pregnancy & Newborn, ?Hola Arkansas!, and The Northwest Arkansas Times have all featured her work. When her second son was born three months early, she knew writing was her only way through the crucible. His premature birth and long hospital stay inspired articles on breastfeeding that appear in Ohio's Women, Infants, & Children's Program and the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps.Katherine lives in Arkansas with her husband and three sons. When she's not wrangling their hectic home life, she's busy writing her next book.For updates on new releases, sneak peaks, or to join her newsletter, visit her website: www.KatherineTiradoRyen.com...

Sommaire:
Recommended by Kirkus Reviews, BookLife, Readers' Favorite, IndieReader, The Book Commentary, & Indies Today! Kim Kincaid can't catch a break. She has a thankless job at a law office, a nasty co-worker, and a boyfriend allergic to genuine commitment. Meanwhile, her older sister, Dena, skates through life with a perfect husband, a perfect job, even a perfect daughter. Kim grits her teeth through their every phone call, counting the minutes until she can disappear into a drink or TV (preferably both). She doesn't recall agreeing to babysit her niece. She only remembers Dena bragging about yet anotherromantic getaway. When Dena arrives-daughter and designer suitcases in hand-Kim can't admit her mistake. Her sister would only notch her scorecard with the latest blunder. Kim won't let that happen. After all, two weeks isn't that long. How hard could it be? With a fast-paced plot and a tender heart, Two Weeks of Summer chronicles one woman's journey to becoming the woman she always wanted to be-discovering along the way that family bonds run deeper than she ever thought possible. What will Kim ultimately decide? Stay in the life she's built? Or step outside her comfort zone into an uncertain future?...