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Fresh Pick / February 14, 2011

February 2011 On Sale: February 4, 2011 Featuring: Jessica Bowman; Chad Martin 288 pages ISBN: 037387653X EAN: 9780373876532 Paperback $5.50 Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary, Inspirational Fiction Romance Buy at Amazon.com Sometimes forgiving can be the best Valentine’s gift. Her Valentine Family by Renee Andrews Chad Martin has had his share of lies and deceit. The only bright spot, the sun in each and every day, is his beautiful toddler, Lainey. Then he runs into his first love on the Stockville College campus. Seeing Jessica reminds him of what is missing in his life. Jess had always been the type of woman he could love, honest and trustworthy. And his feelings from the past are still very much alive in the present. Jessica Bowman has returned home after six years away, but she hasn’t returned alone. Her adorable five-year-old Nathan is by her side and ready to start life in “Mommy’s town.” But Jessica doesn’t realize that her first love has also returned to Claremont, and she has no idea that he’s an instructor at the college where she’s taking classes. More than that, Jessica is now faced with the dilemma of explaining to Chad why she left so…

Carly Phillips | Happy Valentine’s Day!
Author Guest / February 14, 2011

It’s that time again, VALENTINE’S DAY!  I’m so honored to once again be Fresh Fiction’s special Valentine’s Blogger.  This year I thought I’d talk about what Valentine’s Day means to me.  Thanks to the commercials on television, on the radio, on the Internet, in our email boxes, you couldn’t forget the holiday if you wanted to!  Forget about the commercialization of the holiday.  Instead I’d like to break it down to it’s most basic premise – LOVE. For me, Valentine’s Day is about telling the people you care about how you feel about them.  Valentine’s Day can be and should be celebrated no matter what your “relationship status” is.  For the last few years, I’ve treated Valentine’s Day as a day about love.  I love my family.  So I go onto Kodak Gallery, pull out a few favorite photos and create a photo card and send to my family – my parents, my kids, my husband, my inlaws, brother and sister in laws, etc.  Occasionally I send to my friends if the mood strikes me.  Why? Because I care about them and I want to share my life and my feelings with them.  I also want to give them a…