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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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The Way They Were by Mary Campisi

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A Scent of Seduction, January 2015
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A Family Affair - Christmas, November 2014
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A Family Affair - Fall, September 2014
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A Family Affair - Summer, April 2014
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Secrets of You, December 2013
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Paradise Found, September 2012
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The Redemption of Madeline Munrove, July 2012
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Pretending Normal, February 2012
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Innocent Betrayal, February 2012
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Pulling Home, January 2012
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The Way They Were, November 2011
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Not Your Everyday Housewife, October 2011
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The Seduction of Sophie Seacrest, August 2011
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Pieces of You, June 2011
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A Taste of Seduction, March 2011
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A Family Affair, February 2011
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The Sweetest Deal, September 2010
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Not Your Everyday Housewife, November 2009
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A Family Affair, August 2006
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The Butterfly Garden, January 2003
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Simple Riches, August 2002
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Paradise Found, March 2002
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Innocent Betrayal, May 2000
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THE WAY THEY WERE
By: Mary Campisi

Tragedy tore them apart. Now destiny may just bring them back together.

Author Self-Published
November 2011
On Sale: October 30, 2011
Featuring: Kate (Redmond) Maden; Rourke Flannigan
295 pages
ISBN: 1465986995
EAN: 9781465986993
Kindle: B00613DZAW
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Romance Contemporary

He hasn’t spoken her name in fourteen years. She keeps a journal hidden in the back of her closet and permits herself to write about him once a yearβ€”on the anniversary of the first and only time they made love. They promised to love one another forever, but tragedy tore them apart. Now, destiny may just bring them back together.

At eighteen, Rourke Flannigan and Kate Redmond thought they’d spend the rest of their lives togetherβ€”until a family tragedy tore them apart. Fourteen years have passed and they’ve both carved out separate lives hundreds of miles apartβ€”hers as a wife and mother, his as a successful, driven businessman. But once a year, on the anniversary of her daughter’s birth, Kate pulls out a red velvet journal and writes a letter, which she’ll never send, to the man who still owns her heart. Once a year, on the anniversary of the first and only time they made love, Rourke permits himself to read the annual investigative report detailing an ordinary day in Kate’s life.

When a subcontractor at one of Rourke’s holding companies is killed, Rourke decides to pay the widow a visit and offer condolences, never dreaming the widow will be Kate. As they embark on a cautious journey of rediscovery, one far greater than they could have imagined, secrets and lies threaten to destroy their newfound closenessβ€”forever.

Extras! Don't miss sections from Kate's journal and Rourke's file at the end of the book! You can also take a peek at that night at the lake when Kate and Rourke were eighteen and blissfully planning their future together. Then morning came and tragedy tore them apart...

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