Synopses & Reviews
Can One Summer Change Your Life Forever?
For the past ten years, Vera Van Loon has been beating the city heat at her friends idyllic lakeside guest cabin. There, shes Aunt Loony to Kit Garretts teenagers, a kayaker instead of a straphangerand a million miles away from the complications of real” life in Manhattan.
If only she didnt have to alternate weekends with one of the Garretts relatives, everything would be perfectuntil she discovers the truth: Uncle” Cyrus is hardly the man she thought he was. Hes just her type, wildly appealingand a worthy Scrabble opponent. All of a sudden, everything is perfect
until Labor Day. Because Cyrus prefers the rural life, and Vera could never give up New York.
Back in town, a chance encounter with a seductive local convinces her shes where she belongsbut Cyrus has other ideas. With choices, and crises, coming from all directions, its time for Vera to make a life-or-life decision that will be anything but a day at the beach.
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“Goss’ new novel is cleverly written and genuinely funny… This story will hook you and keep you riveted until the last page.” –
Romantic Times "With plenty of laughs along the way, readers will delight in Dana's candid quest for love." –Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Praise for The Great Divide
"Quirky, snarky and surprising, Goss belated coming-of-age story is a well-plotted and rewarding read... Readers will be immersed in the effortlessly detailed worlds of city and country and drawn in further by Goss colorful cast of characters and the ties that bind them all together."—Romantic Times
Praise for Perfect on Paper
"Solving the real puzzle of love, life, and temptation keeps this story hurtling forward."—Susan Gilbert-Collins, author of Starting from Scratch
"[A] charming debut...plenty of laughs along the way...Readers will delight."—Publishers Weekly
"Cleverly written and genuinely funny...this story will hook you and keep you riveted until the last page."—RT Book Reviews
Synopsis
Dana Mayo is a whiz at solving puzzles-but only the kind that appear in the daily newspaper. When it comes to matters of the heart, she doesn't have a clue.
After a disastrous attempt to track down the former love of her life, Dana determines to take fate into her own hands and find a new Mr. Right- preferably one who's not already married. Soon she's spending time with Hank, a hunky contractor who is restoring a neighborhood brownstone to its former glory. Handsome and loyal, he's almost too good to be true-but she just can't shake the feeling he's hiding something. Enter Billy, a sexy brainiac who shares her passion for crosswords. He would be perfect, too-if she weren't old enough to be his aunt.
With crises looming on all fronts, Dana's wits are about to be put to the ultimate test. Before she loses it all, she'll have to figure out what she really wants-a puzzle that's anything but black-and-white.
About the Author
Janet Goss moved to New York many years ago with a dearth of both experience and connections, but quickly turned to fiction writing and a series of unusual jobs. She still lives in New York City with her husband and their spoiled-rotten behemoth of a cat.