My hand fumbled past tissues, pens, bandages, Evian, hair products, deodorant, hand sanitizer, lotion, nail and makeup kits, tweezers, a sewing kit, glue, headphones, cough drops, a chocolate bar, over-the-counter medications, scissors, a file, a brush, earring backs, rubber bands, tampons, stain remover, a lint roller, bobby pins, a razor, double-sided tape, and cotton swabs. Frantically I rummaged through my bag, a tote so heavy that whenever I set it on the passenger seat, the car would signal me to buckle it in. But as the scorpion skittered toward me with its grasping claws and upward-curved tail, I forgot all about rule number one and let out a shriek.

The first rule for dealing with emergencies was: Don’t panic. Usually the venom wouldn’t kill you, but for the first couple of minutes after you’d been stung, you might wish it had. In my opinion, there wasn’t a more evil-looking creature in existence than a scorpion. The distinctive movement gave it away, a sinister forward-and-back scuttle across the tiles of the pool patio. S an experienced wedding planner, I was prepared for nearly every kind of emergency that might occur on the big day.Įxcept for scorpions. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.

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Lisa is married and has two children.Īll characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Her books have appeared on the New York Times bestseller lists. After graduating from Wellesley College with a political science degree, she published her first novel at age twenty-one. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. Lisa Kleypas is the author of a number of historical and contemporary romance novels that have been published in fourteen languages. ‘Flawlessly written… Kleypas brings together richly nuanced characters, an emotionally riveting plot, and a subtle touch of the paranormal to create an unforgettable romance that is pure reading magic’ Booklist ‘Kleypas launches the Friday Harbour trilogy with a delightful portrait of a picturesque town where people know everything about everyone and look out for each other… She enchantingly weaves together additional connections with relatives and friends, leaving many dangling threads that will lead the reader straight to book two’ Publishers Weekly

Jägerin Des Herzens by Lisa Kleypas