Classic Delinski and two sotries in one book. Two couples, two emotional love stories from this gifted writer of contemporary women's fiction.
The Real Thing: They were complete strangers searching for the same thing - solitude. But thanks to a matchmaking friend, Deirdre Joyce and Ned Hersey foumd themselves stranded on an island off the coast of Maine. The idea of living alone again was unimaginable, and so a marriage of convenience seemed like the perfect solution - he would run her family's company amd she would pursue her career. But could their feelings survive the forces of the outside world?
Secret of the Stone: Paige Matteson is reputed to be as beautiful as the alabaster sculptures she creates - and just as cold. An intensely private person she is perfectly happy living by herself, until Jesse Dallas walks into her life. After spending six glorious weeks with him at her isolated beachfront home, she is a woman passionately in love. But can she trust this loner not to walk out of her life as easily as he entered it?
The Real Thing: They were complete strangers searching for the same thing - solitude. But thanks to a matchmaking friend, Deirdre Joyce and Ned Hersey foumd themselves stranded on an island off the coast of Maine. The idea of living alone again was unimaginable, and so a marriage of convenience seemed like the perfect solution - he would run her family's company amd she would pursue her career. But could their feelings survive the forces of the outside world?
Secret of the Stone: Paige Matteson is reputed to be as beautiful as the alabaster sculptures she creates - and just as cold. An intensely private person she is perfectly happy living by herself, until Jesse Dallas walks into her life. After spending six glorious weeks with him at her isolated beachfront home, she is a woman passionately in love. But can she trust this loner not to walk out of her life as easily as he entered it?
