Please welcome Forbes Arnone and her short story, In My Mother’s Footsteps, today.

**applause**

Her debut story is featured in the anthology Summer Heat (Beach Reads #1) published by Renaissance Romance Publishing.

Summary:

Anela Alborn’s life is a lie. After growing up without the love of a father, her mother reveals his identity. Tragedy strikes and she sets off on an adventure that leads to more than she could ever imagine. Bumping into Christian Sivers distracts her from the real man of her dreams, her father. Will he live up to her dreams? And does she follow in her mother’s footsteps?

My review:

Forbes Arnone chooses a beautiful, romantic place for her debut. Presenting a flawed heroine in a short story is brave, but Anela feels like a real person from the get-go in this story. There are two sub-stories here, really.  The first is the Search for…