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STORES JANUARY 2003 WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO Silhouette Intimate Moments #1195  Mala Koleski's brother might have
married a real-life princess, but her own luck in the
Prince charming department was zilch. Then an old high
school crush by name of Eddie King returns to her
hometown of Spruce Lake, Michigan, oozing even more
bad-boy Southern charm than he had twenty years before. .
.and even more determination not to set down roots. As
their long-put-off attraction finally comes to a boil,
however, Mala wonders if having a fling is enough to
salvage her sagging self-confidence. . .or whether she
dare put her size 18 butt on the line for the obviously
hurting man. And when Eddie finds himself living in
Mala's upstairs apartment, can he turn his back on on a
pair of kids whose father abandoned them as Eddie's did
him, not to mention their
got-more-love-than-she-knows-what-to-do-with mother. .
.or will he finally face his own fears in order to do
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Except then, in rapid succession, the groom goes missing (which really screws up her honeymoon plans); her Boss-from-Hell turns up dead (which really screws up her finances); and she loses her beloved sublet studio apartment (which forces her back into the Morningside Heights apartment her Jewish mother shares with Ginger's eighty-year-old Italian grandmother, and which basically screws up everything else). Oh, and then there's the reintroduction into her life of one Nick Wojowodski, NYPD, who handily relieved Ginger of her virginity at her cousin's wedding ten years before and who, it pains her to admit, she would probably allow the same privilege now. If she weren't of the decided opinion, just at the moment, that all men should be shot. But, much like an earthquake survivor, our plucky little Ginger is determined to rebuild the her so-called life. . .only to discover, when the dust begins to settle, that the landmarks she's used to define who she thinks she is no longer exist. And the harder she tries to set things to rights, the more the ground underneath her feet shifts, forcing her to seek new footing in unexpected places. . .and in unexpected ways. In the "chick
lit" tradition of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY and Marion
Keyes's WATERMELON, LOOSE SCREWS is an irreverent, zany,
poignant and sexy comedy about a singleton's rocky
journey through the maze of self-discovery -- and romance
-- during one sizzling New York City summer.
Reviews "bustles
with characters and surprises" "An
inventive and consistently surprising plot as well as a
smart and likable ". .
.filled with lovable characters and their hilarious
quirks. . .a fun "Fans of
Jennifer Crusie, in particular, will enjoy the antics,
trials and tribulations of this motley crew." "Hysterically
funny with classic Templeton dialogue and
characterization, LOOSE SCREWS is a perfect example of
this author's diversity and skill in fiction writing.
Ginger's perception of her bad luck summer is endearing,
funny and poignant. I highly recommend this as a laugh
out loud, take-your-mind-off-of-your-own-troubles, modern
day Perils of Pauline book." "Get ready
to laugh until there are tears! Karen Templeton makes the
move from series romance to chick lit with élan. LOOSE
SCREWS is filled with loveable quirky characters that
will stay with you long after you close the cover. "
"Homey narrative, realistic characters and splendid dialogue blend together to make HONKY-TONK CINDERELLA a thoroughly enjoyable read, and rack up another winner for Karen Templeton. For an enjoyable twist on the. . .Cinderella story, grab a copy. . .today!" Terrie Figueroa, Romance Reviews Today
2003 is a big year for me, release-wise, since I'll have four books out -- three from Silhouette Intimate Moments (in January, March and September) and my first single title from Silhouette in October. In March, watch for the first book in my new Intimate Moments trilogy, THE MEN OF MAYES COUNTY, set in the beautiful Green Country of Northeastern Oklahoma. The series kicks off with SAVING DR. RYAN, in which a dedicated country doctor with no room in his life for a family finds himself questioning that choice when a young widow and her three little kids literally land on his doorstep. (click here to read excerpt). Then in September, watch for Ryan's brother's story in FATHERS AND OTHER STRANGERS. After his fiancee's death three years before, Hank Logan has sworn off family ties. . .until widowed Jenna Stanton shows up in tiny Haven, Oklahoma with the startling news that her thirteen-year-old niece is Hank's daughter. And October brings the release of my first single title book for Silhouette, PLAYING FOR KEEPS. Dale McConnaughy thinks all he wants with divorced mother of three Joanna Swann is a fling, especially as she's made it clear that the former pro baseball player reminds her just a little too much of her Peter Panized ex-husband for her peace of mind. But being with Joanna threatens the mask Dale's worn for more than twenty-five years, a mask that crumbles completely when Joanna's present crashes head-on into his past. . . And sometime in 2004, we return to Mayes County, Oklahoma for the third installment of my Intimate Moments series. Meet "baby brother" Cal, (title and release date to be announced) a horse breeder who bought his brothers' shares of thefamily farm after their parents' deaths. Nearly eight years younger than his next oldest brother, Cal's good looks and charm have pretty much always gotten him whatever he wanted. . .except for the only thing that ever really mattered. Ten years before, when Dawn Gardner shot out of Haven after graduation like the hounds of hell were on her heels, her sights set on becoming a big-city attorney, Cal figured this was one dream of his that would never come true. . .until the result of a single night's craziness puts hope once again within his reach -- and Dawn on notice that this time, Cal's not about to take "no" for an answer! |
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The daughter
of a pair of leftover seventies' Peaceniks, life-long
Manhattanite Ginger Petrocelli has spent most of her
thirty-one years in pursuit of a "normal" life,
preferably one as unlike that of her now-widowed,
still-activist mother as possible. And, between her
steadily growing career as a chi-chi interior designer at
a top Eastside Manhattan firm, as well as her imminent
wedding to the son of a Republican congressman, it looks
as though her goal is within her grasp. 