Dear Reader,
Most of the people I work with in my office know two things about me: Im horrible with clichés and I have a tendencya little, tiny, teeny-weeny tendencyto be dramatic. In fact, it has been said on more than one occasion that no one could be more dramatic than I am.
So naturally I set out to prove them all wrong.
My heroine, Corinne Weatherby, is definitely the most dramatic person I know. This is why it takes the calming influence of a man like my hero, Matthew Relic, to settle her down. But as Corinne quickly discovers, when it comes to love and passion and dancing, theres nothing calm about Matthew! Hes absolutely one of my favorite heroes. You just cant help but fall in love with him. Neither can Corinne.
This book is for everyone who has gone in search of true love, only to find it smack-dab under their noses.
Enjoy!
Stephanie Doyle
P.S. I love to hear from readers. Come visit my Web site at www.stephaniedoyle.net.
Could she really have an affair with Matthew?
Matthew, I dont know about this.
Somberly he nodded. We are taking a big risk.
Its just that this is all so new, so scary, she added.
Scary? Its not like you could get sick, he assured her.
Corinne made a face. Im not worried about getting sick. Im worried youll be disappointed. After all, it had been a while for her. Did one forget how to do these things?
He shrugged his shoulders. Im pretty easy to please.
Im worried youll hate me in the morning when you realize
As long as they have chicken on the menu he said at the same time.
They stopped speaking. Then Matthew got a pained look on his face. Were not talking about the same thing, are we?
One True Love? Stephanie Doyle
To the lunch crowdespecially Carolyn, Jeanine, Dawn, Mike, Bill, Paul and Chuck, with occasional special guest appearances from Matt and Jim. You guys manage to keep me laughing and sane in a sometimes insane place.
May the bridge always be burning when we get to it!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Books by Stephanie Doyle
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Dear Reader,
Welcome to Harlequin Flipside! If you love a dash of wit and cleverness with your romance,
then this is the line for you. These stories are for readers who appreciate that, if love makes the world go around, the ride is a lot more fun with a few laughs along the way.
Leading off the launch, we have USA TODAY bestselling author Millie Criswell with Staying Single. This heroine is determined to remain singlethree almost weddings is enough for one girl, isnt it?no matter what her marriage-focused mother says. But after meeting a certain photojournalist, she just might have second thoughts.
Rounding out the month is Stephanie Doyles One True Love? Believing that each person has only one true love, our heroine is in a bit of a dilemma. Turns out that the guy she picked isnt the same guy whos captured her thoughts. This calls for some rearrangingfast!
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She slammed the door behind her, leaning against it as if the power of her own words had thrust her against the door. She spotted the second door open on the other side of the office and winced. Shed forgotten about the filing room. She crossed the room and slammed that door, too, for good measure. And in case the man sitting behind the office desk hadnt heard her, she repeated, Im leaving you, Brendan. I mean it this time.
Not looking up from his busy task of bouncing one silver ball against another on the same pendulum, Brendan waved off her statement. Youre going on vacation, Corinne. Youll be back in two weeks.
With a toss of her flaming-red curls, Corinne explained the situation to him. Not two weeks. A lifetime. Im leaving you symbolically.
This time Brendan did look up at her with his soulful blue eyes. She almost caved until she realized it was confusion she read in those eyes and not anguish over her departure. Does that mean youre not really going anywhere? Is this some kind of meditation thing?
She closed her eyes and summoned patience. Maybe her true love wasnt the brightest of men, but he was hers. Or at least he would be after theyd played out the script. She had practically written the whole plot in her head. Every line was committed to memory. Every piece of choreography had been rehearsed a thousand times in her mind. So far everything was on cueexcept for the second open door. But there were some things that Corinne simply could not predict.
Pulling a bit on the length of her tiny grasshopper-green skirtan atypical length for her but the chosen costume for this particular farewell sceneCorinne positioned herself accordingly to show off her shapely, albeit short, legs. Just a taste of what he was going to miss. What I meant to say is that although I will be back in two weeks, when I return, figuratively, I will be dead to you.