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by Nora Roberts · 2008

A young woman gets caught up in the secrets and shadows of a big-screen legend and a small-town scandal in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nora Roberts. Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more… more

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I guess money can't buy happiness if you shop in the wrong places.
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I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in a brief girl-on-girl fantasy. You're a man of layers, Ford." Me and Shrek, we're onions.
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I saw you standing on a veranda you'd built with your own hands. And I loved you.
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Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.
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You love tests?" "Well, yeah. There are questions and answers. True or false, multiple choice, essay. What's not to love?
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Comparisons are made to make the other person fall short.
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Oh, God. God, isn't that perfect? He's Dad. He's Dad with a layer of nerd. Solid, steady, chipping away so patiently, you don't even know you've had your shields hacked down until you're defenseless. It's the type." "You're not in love with a type, you're in love with a man," Penny corrected. "Or you're not.
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In my world, the self-righteous are often the ones sneaking around getting blow jobs before they go home to the wives and kiddies.
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You don't want some tacky Vegas fly-by. You're serious. You're serious about friendships, about your work, your family. You're serious about Star Wars, and you active dislike of Jar Jar Binks---" "Well, God. Come on, anyone who---" "You're serious," she continued before he went on a Jar Jar rant, "about living your life on your terms, and being easygoing doesn't negate that one bit. You're serious about what kind of kryptonite is more lethal to Superman." "You have to go with the classic green. I told you, the gold can strip Kryptonians' powers permanently, but---"... ..."Mkae all the lists you want, Cilla. Love? It's green kryptonite. it powers out all the rest.
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- I believe in us. - He kissed her again, swayed with her. - You’re the one I can dance with.
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And though home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. —CHARLES DICKENS
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; Change your leaves, keep intact your roots. —VICTOR HUGO
Lots of luck,” Brian called out. “Make it quick.
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; Change your leaves, keep intact your roots.
not here, I’ll be here. You don’t get to leave. That’s the rule. You

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A young woman gets caught up in the secrets and shadows of a big-screen legend and a small-town scandal in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nora Roberts.

Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to save the dilapidated farmhouse of her grandmother—a legendary actress who died of an overdose there more than thirty years ago.

Plunging into the project with gusto, Cilla’s almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford’s quirky charm, though she can’t help indulging in a little fantasy.

But it’s reality that holds its share of dangers for Cilla. A cache of unsigned letters found in the attic points to a mysterious romance in her grandmother’s li

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First published
2008
Genre
Romance
Goodreads rating
4.04 (33k ratings)

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