Title: Perfect Fit
Synopsis:
Nobody knows wedding gowns like designer Rachel Banks. In her cozy beach collage she creates the dresses brides dream of, even if her own dreams have, nothing to do with matrimony. But when charmer Mark Robison shows up at his sister's final fitting, he pokes into Rachel's private sketches and sparks her temper. Mark insists that Rachel's designs could skyrocket her to the top of the industry, except Rachel's not sure she wants to make the trip. And she's certain she doesn't want to fall in love with someone who is obviously Mr. Wrong.
Author: Lynda Simmons
Series: N/A
Pages: 256
Date Published: October 15, 1999
Publisher: Zebra
Format: Kindle
Genre: Romance
Nobody knows wedding gowns like designer Rachel Banks. In her cozy beach collage she creates the dresses brides dream of, even if her own dreams have, nothing to do with matrimony. But when charmer Mark Robison shows up at his sister's final fitting, he pokes into Rachel's private sketches and sparks her temper. Mark insists that Rachel's designs could skyrocket her to the top of the industry, except Rachel's not sure she wants to make the trip. And she's certain she doesn't want to fall in love with someone who is obviously Mr. Wrong.
~Try an Excerpt!~
“I’m Mark Robison,” he continued. “I’m out here look¬ing for
some answers myself.”
Rachel could only stare as he came toward her. He was tall
and broad. A silhouette framed in moonlight.
He stopped and dipped his chin. “Are you all right?”
She gave her head a quick shake. “Fine, yes. Just
preoc¬cupied. With the house.”
No question about it. That had definitely been an
award-winning dream. Why else would she have thought, for even a moment, that
he was the man she’d seen in her room?
But then he said, “Why don’t you tell me your name?” in a
silvery Southern whisper that was all too real, and Rachel found herself moving
closer for a better look.
He laughed when she drew her head back. “Am I that
strange-looking?” he asked.
“No,” she said, and almost laughed with relief. “Not at
all.”
Broad shoulders, slim hips, all of that was right, but this
guy had a beard. Never would she have dreamed a beard. A moustache perhaps but
a beard? Definitely not.
She stuck out a hand. “I’m Rachel Banks.”
Beard aside, he did have a rather nice smile. And eyes that
were heavy lidded and fringed with long dark lashes. The kind that give a man a
sensuous, soulful look and seemed to see—
“Did you want to sit down and talk strategy?” he asked.
“There’s an all-night club down the way.”
Rachel backed up a step, telling herself there was no magic
and no man. It was a dream. Nothing more. And eyes hadn’t even entered into
it.
~Meet Lynda!~
Lynda Simmons
is a writer by day, college instructor by night and a late sleeper on weekends.
She grew up in Toronto reading Greek mythology, bringing home stray cats and
making up stories about bodies in the basement. From an early age, her family
knew she would either end up as a writer or the old lady with a hundred cats.
As luck would have it, she married a man with allergies so writing it was.
With two
daughters to raise, Lynda and her husband moved into a lovely two storey
mortgage in Burlington, a small city on the water just outside Toronto. While
the girls are grown and gone, Lynda and her husband are still there. And yes,
there is a cat – a beautiful, if spoiled, Birman.
When she’s
not writing or teaching, Lynda gives serious thought to using the treadmill in
her basement. Fortunately, she’s found that if she waits long enough, something
urgent will pop up and save her - like a phone call or an e-mail or a whistling
kettle. Or even that cat just looking for a little more attention!
One randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.
A fun bio.
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