Heartstrings and Diamond Rings Review & Giveaway! CLOSED

Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages

Publisher: Forever (September 27, 2011) 

ISBN-10: 0446568481 

ISBN-13: 978-0446568487

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HE'S THE MAN OF HER DREAMS . . . In a world full of frogs, Alison Carter is determined to find her prince. Maybe her dating past is more Titanic than Love Boat, but she's seen enough happy marriages to know that true love is possible. No matter what, she won't give up on happily-ever-after. If she can't find Mr. Right, she'll simply hire someone who can. SHE JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET When Brandon Scott inherits a successful matchmaking business, he thinks his prayers have been answered. Set up a few lonely ladies, collect the fee, how hard can it be? No one needs to know he's not really a professional matchmaker-especially not his first client, the beautiful, spirited Alison. Soon he's falling for her-and her dreams of kids and carpools. But Alison is getting close to figuring out his secret, and if she learns he's deceived her too, she'll walk right out the door, taking Brandon's heart with her. 

In this witty romance, Alison, after a rocky start, isn't giving up hope that true love does exist and is waiting for her somewhere. She's not too particular about how she is going to go about finding it as long as the end result is a wonderful lifelong romance!

Can the attraction between opposites endure all life throws at them? Will Brandon's lies and family secrets end it all? This page-turner will keep you hooked with the colorful characters. You will be "rooting" for Alison, hoping that she can land that special one!


About the Author...  
 

At age five, Jane Graves wrote and illustrated her first book, Padre the Mexican Mouse. It was a hit among family and friends, but failed to make the bestseller lists. And when she realized she'd named her dashing young mouse hero "Father," she was crushed. Not one to let early failures keep her down, Jane attended the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a B.A. in Journalism in the Professional Writing program. Now the author of seventeen novels, she is a seven time finalist for Romance Writers of America's Rita Award, the industry's highest honor, and is the recipient of two National Readers' Choice Awards, the Booksellers' Best Award, and the Golden Quil, among others. Jane is a "head in the clouds" writer married to an engineer who never met a detail he didn't like. She writes romantic comedy that's just a little bit crazy, which reflects her philosophy of life—there are very few crises that a good laugh and a glass of cheap wine can't solve. Jane lives in the Dallas area with her husband of twenty-eight years and her cat, Isabel, who kindly keeps her lap warm while she writes.

A note from Jane Graves:

Plano, Texas is a perfect setting for my series because it's an exercise in contrast, just as my characters are. In West Plano, people live in McMansions, drive Lexus SUVs, drink a lot of Starbucks coffee, and play a lot of golf. West Plano is upper-class Texas living with a sprinkle of glitter and a swimming pool in every backyard. East Plano used to be home only to blue collar folks who live in fifty-year-old tract homes with pickup trucks out front. Then the light rail came through and connected Plano to downtown Dallas, and the old downtown area was revitalized with trendy condos, restaurants, and bars. East Plano is middle-class Texas living with a touch of urban cool.

Alison Carter from HEARTSTRINGS AND DIAMOND RINGS owns a condo in downtown Plano, while the hero of that book, Brandon Scott, lives in a Victorian house on the edge of downtown he inherited from his grandmother. Because of its diversity, Plano, Texas gives me a great opportunity to show who my characters are by where they choose to live.

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Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from © 2011 Hachette Book Group in order to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received. The opinions expressed above are my own.

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