Bøger af Francine LaSala

No love, no risk; no risk, no hurt. When Annie and Hugh first meet in a Long Island cemetery, they're each dwelling in their own darkness. Hugh is a "serial monogamist" whose romantic fervor ruins every relationship he gets into, and Annie is still reeling from a dark secret from her past involving her dead ex-husband--one she's been drowning in alcohol and quick, failed relationships for years. That, and the terror that love may push her over the edge... Again... When they run into each other at a party in Manhattan later that night, they are surprised at how easily they connect. Despite their insistence to remain "just friends" to protect each other - and themselves - their chemistry is intense and their attraction soon becomes impossible to deny. Can they see beyond the damage they're convinced they'll do to each other and finally give in to the love they so desperately crave?

Mina Clark is losing her mindor maybe it's already gone. She isn't quite sure. Feeling displaced in her over-priced McMansion-dotted suburban world, she is grappling not only with deep debt, a mostly absent husband, and her playground-terrorizer 3-year old Emma, but also with a significant amnesia she can't shakea ';temporary' condition now going on several years, brought on by a traumatic event she cannot remember, and which everyone around her feels is best forgotten. But then a routine trip to the dentist changes everything for Mina, and suddenly shes not sure if whats happening is real, or if shes just now fully losing her mindespecially when she realizes the only person she thought she could trust is the one she fears the most. This latest novel by Francine LaSala (Rita Hayworth's Shoes) is a fast-paced, richly layered, and darkly humorous satire filled with quirky characters and unforgettable moments of humanity.

What fun! This novel has it allromance, laughs, a dollop of mystery. I was entertained from start to finish And I want those shoes! NY Times bestselling author Eileen GoudgeLike hanging out with your funniest friend over a glass of champagne, Rita Hayworth's Shoes is both hilarious and thought-provoking. LaSala knows how to combine humor and romance for a story the reader can jump inside and enjoy. NY Times bestselling author Patti Callahan HenryAmy Miller gets dumped on her wedding day and everyone knows it's for the best, as her relationship with David had eaten away at her for years. Except for Amy... When her best friend, Jane Austen-Rabinowitz, and Jane's sagacious six-year-old daughter, Zoe, convince Amy to treat herself to an extravagantly priced, super-cute pair of shoes, which purportedly once belonged to a siren of the silver screen, she balks at first, but their allure soon wears her down. Once they are hers, her life turns around. She gets refocused on her career and meets a true kindred spirit, the also-jilted English professor, Decklin Thomas. She's not attracted to Deck at first. But when circumstances lead to them spending more time together, they bond, and Amy starts to believe she may have found her soul mate. But when Deck's former wife goes missing, again, the perfect romance may not be what it seems...Sparkly and witty as a 1940s screwball comedy, and filled with quirky characters and lots of delightful surprises, Rita Hayworth's Shoes is a story of bouncing back, a heartwarming and potentially heartbreaking romance, and even a mystery rolled into one fun, hilarious page-turner.