Rival Hearts
July 4th, 2014. Filed under: This & That.
Quilts tell stories of love and loss, hope and faith, tradition and new beginnings. The Quilts of Love series focuses on the women who quilted all of these things into their family histories. A new book releases each month and features contemporary and historical romances as well as women’s fiction and the occasional light mystery. You will be drawn into the endearing characters of this series and be touched by their stories.
Rival Hearts
By Tara Randel
They both want the promotion. But will they find out that it is worth the cost?
Molly Henderson and Ben Weaver have been rival magazine writers for the same publishing group for years. When both come up for the same promotion, they find themselves in an unexpected competition to win the spot. Molly, editor of Quilter’s Heart, and Ben, editor of Outdoor Adventures, must switch roles, each working for the other for one month, then submit an article at the end of their quests.
Can girly-girl Molly survive the outdoor adventures that Ben has planned? Can Ben navigate the perils of the social dynamics of quilting events without destroying a valuable quilt in one short month? More importantly, in this he-said, she-said situation, will Molly and Ben give in to their attraction and fall in love, no matter who wins?
ISLAND BREEZES
What a devilish plan Mr. Masterson cooked up to help him decide who to promote. Ben and Molly must switch places and work on the other’s magazine. Hunky, athletic Ben gets stuck learning to quilt with a bunch of ladies. Molly, an indoor kind of gal who quilts, has to learn to kayak and take on a group of teens during a kayak outing.
It would be hilarious if their very jobs didn’t depend on it. Not only were the two competing, but also beginning to fall for each other. That is, until the sabotage began.
This job promotion has become all-consuming and the outcome very unpredictable as the deadline nears. Someone’s going to lose and be hurt. I thought the logical ending would be to have Ben and Molly end up as co-editors. Nope, didn’t happen that way.
Thank you, Ms Randel, for this delightful Quilts of Love novel. I hope to read more novels by this fellow Floridian.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Tara Randel is the author of five romance novels including Lasting Love, Melody of Love, and This Time Love. A member of ACFW, Tara is also the lead author of the new Annie’s Mysteries series (see AnniesMysteries.com). Tara lives in New Port Richey, Florida.