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DESIGNED FOR PASSION

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SECOND CHANCES CAN BE BEST OF ALL!

(On sale March l, 2008. Available from eharlquin.com February 1, 2008.)
Melodye Carter thought romantic love was out of the question for her again. Beautiful, plus-sized, dress designer and boutique shop owner for the plus-sized woman, she is blessed. She has twins and is widowed by a man who was murdered under circumstances that left her afraid for her own life. Her marriage had gone from ecstasy to savagery. Now she has sworn off love and intends to spend the rest of her life healing from her wounds, nurturing her children and building her thriving business. Then she meets a man who makes it known he wants no ties and no romantic entanglements while she soon finds herself feeling far more than she wants to feel.

Jim Ryman has devoted himself to his job as a detective lieutenant. He cannot shake the anguish of feeling that he caused the death of his pregnant wife. He feels he made a terrible husband and would have made a poor father. Now he devotes himself to his narrow world and bitterly resents it when he begins to work on Melody's late husband's cold case and finds himself deepy drawn to her and her twins. She and the charming twins grip his heart and he can't help but wonder if life could offer a second chance for him.

Then there's Lucia, Melodye's gorgeous, supermodel, superthin sister, Lucia, who with their mother never lets her forget they don't consider "plus-sized" beautiful. All her life she has lived in Lucia's shadow. Lucia who has everything and soon sets her cap for Jim. The supermodel believes in pulling out all the stops and lets Melodye know she has a fight on her hands. But Melodye finds she has a firmer backbone than she thought and for the first time in her life, she fights back.

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Read it. You'll love it!

REVIEWS

Review Reviewer Top Pick! Night Owl Romance gives DESIGNED FOR PASSION 5 stars!

"It brings to mind that beauty is not what shows on the outside but what we all have inside. Whether we're fat, tall, blonde, perky or in this case a beautiful African American woman who has never known real love before finding it for the first time. Melodye is just like all of us wishing for the right man to show her what real love is really like. I loved Jim Ryman for even though he tried to be professional each look from Melodye brought his defenses down. These two definitely complete each other and shows that no matter how you look you are able to love no matter what." ~Melinda, Night Owl Romance

Read the entire review here!

EASY TO WIN CONTEST

There's a contest connected with DESIGNED FOR PASSION with four first pizes from Harry and David, carrying yummy boxes of fruit, candies,nuts, etc. The rules are simple. Just enter giving your full name and address and if you win, your telephone number. Then give me the names of the lead man and woman, the names of the twins and Melodye's grandfather's name.

The contest runs from March 2008 through May 3l, 2008. Prizes will be distributed by or before June 30, 2008. Send to: hol718@aol.com.

Winners for the October 2007 book, NEVER WITHOUT YOU....AGAIN, loved their prizes and received them before the deadline. Contestants wanted only their initials used. They are LB, Atlanta, ESR, Minnesota, TW, Anniston, AL, RW, Texas. THESE PEOPLE WON! SO CAN YOU!


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If a certain person isn't in your stars, life itself can be romantic. Look at the stars, study nature. Learn to be as happy as you can always, consistent with common sense. Read poetry, romance literature and other books you like. Listen to music you like and the sounds of nature around you. Be you and the best you can be.


Words to Live by:

Our thoughts are the blocks with which we build our lives, one by one.


Until next time, live your love and love your living!

Francine

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