Mara's Move
by Jean C. Gordon
Available at: Avalon Books
ISBN No. 9789793488553
MARA RILEY is out to prove she can make it on her own and to disprove her mother’s contention that the only way to security and, therefore, happiness is to marry a doctor or a lawyer. But with her job as an activity director at a North Carolina mountain resort on shaky ground and her penchant for choosing all the wrong men, she’s not scoring high in either the pursuit of security or happiness.
ALEX PRICE is on the rebound from a broken engagement. Who would have guessed his social-climbing fiancé would drop him, a successful lawyer with his own practice — okay, a successful practice with his two overbearing older brothers — for a back-to-nature forest ranger?
When these childhood adversaries meet on the “honeymoon” cruise Alex is taking alone, they make a pact to help each other ward off unwanted attention from fellow shipmates — a pact that sends them sailing into uncharted waters.
Candy Kisses
by Jean C. Gordon
Available at: Avalon Books
ISBN No. 978-0-8034-9834-1
Candy Price is tired of her three older brothers talking her into blind dates with their friends, tired of living in Albany, New York and tired of her overbearing boss. She'd love to break away, quit her job as a media assistant for a gubernatorial candidate, and join her best friend Mara in North Carolina. But Candy's father is still recovering from heart surgery and she should stick with her job through the election.
As a diversion, she decides to help her landlord—witty, gorgeous, Mike Wheeler—find a new woman. Mike has a diversion of his own in mind. Convincing Candy that there's more to life than out-succeeding her brothers. If something develops between them in the process, he certainly won't fight it.
The result? A contest to find the perfect kiss. Points are paid in candy kisses. And winner takes all.
Read an excerpt here.
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