February 2005 Featuring: Kate Hamilton; Rob Sutter 352 pages ISBN: 0060009268 EAN: 9780060009267 Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Contemporary, Romance Buy at Amazon.com Best romantic comedies week, with a Valentine twist The Trouble With Valentine’s Day by Rachel Gibson Kate Hamilton should know. Dumped by her boyfriend, stressed out by her job, she’s returned to Gospel, Idaho, for some rest and small-town fun. But when her first attempted seduction of a hunky stranger is completely rejected, she wonders what else could go wrong? Well, for starters, she quickly realizes that the Mountain Momma Crafters’ original poetry readings is about as good as it gets on a Friday night. Then she comes face-to-face with Rob Sutter, former ice hockey madman, owner of Sutter Sports–and the hunky stranger who told her to get lost. Rob’s been more than burned by love–but then he and Kate find themselves in an ultra-compromising position in the M & S Market after hours, giving the phrase “clean-up in aisle five” a whole new meaning, and causing a whole lot of gossip in Gospel… Cleverly written, fun-filled romantic escape. Excerpt Just like the first time she’d seen him, she wondered if thinking about the man had…

They’re everywhere and on everything—great debates and moral dilemmas.  I expected to run into a few when I tackled human trafficking in DEADLY TIES, and I did.  But I also ran into one I didn’t expect. Writers love it when that happens—when they get surprised, I mean.  But it’s hard to love a surprise that kicks you in the gut, and this unexpected surprise did.  And it didn’t mess around.  It kicked hard. You see, Lisa, the heroine, knows a domineering, controlling husband is holding her mother, Annie, virtual prisoner.  But her mother won’t leave.  She’s refused to leave for years.  Annie holds with the strict view that when you marry, for better or worse, it’s for life.  She’s far from alone; it’s a valid position many women hold. But there’s the other side of this, too.  The opposing view that says there should be no moral dilemma or great debate in leaving a man who is a control freak and guilty of emotional abuse.  I personally fall on this side of the scale.  To me, a loving and imperfect father wouldn’t want his child abused or living in an abusive environment.  If a loving imperfect father wouldn’t want that,…