Spontaneous Combustion

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Bobbie married young and had three sons; the middle child was deaf, and he taught her patience. After twelve years, she divorced and worked at various odd jobs, directing traffic around construction sites; daycaring challenged children; and selling fabric, by the pound, at a remnant store.

Following this, she mortgaged her house and bought the remnant store. Accompanied by her sewing machine, she began to sew one dress a day. The dresses sold, but the fabric did not, so she hired four seamstresses and turned the old remnant store into a boutique.

After twelve successful years, Bobbie sold the business and decided to run a marathon. Training was a huge bore, so she made up a story, about Pheiddipedes, the first marathoner, as she ran. She copied it down and sent it to Chatelaine Magazine's, short story contest, won first prize, and became a writer.

Bobbie remarried and divorced again, writing all the while. Today, she has thirty-five published books, and, currently, is working on three or four more. She has four enchanting grandchildren and lives alone. Bobbie runs, swims, does yoga, meditates and likes this quote by Dolly Parton: \"Decide who you are, and then do it on purpose.\"

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Pulse: Normal
Temperature: Normal
Heart: Out of control!

Paediatric nurse Hailey Bergstrom, a nurturing but plain woman, knows the score. For her there will be no romance, no marriage, no child of her own. And then a little boy badly in need of a warm, caring home appears on her ward, and social worker Roy Zedyck walks into her life.

Suddenly Hailey's heart is out of control with love for both the child and Roy.

Gentle Roy, who feels as deeply for Hailey as she does for him.

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Some adventure. Roy Nolan was last seen more than thirty years ago heading into the Alaskan bush. His body was never recovered. And everything Alex knows about this man his father comes from an old police report and letters to his mother.

Maybe if he'd known Roy, his life would've been different. Happier. Maybe if Alex can follow the man's soul–searching journey, he'll understand himself better. Be able to move beyond the tragedies in his past.

Maybe he could even let himself take a chance with Ivy, the helicopter pilot who wants him to stay .","rating":"4.12","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11335,"isbn13":"9781460849354","title":"Past Lies","seo":"past-lies","summary":"\"Tell the sprout his old man's about to start on the adventure of a lifetime ?\" Some adventure. Roy Nolan was last seen more than thirty years ago heading into the Alaskan bush. His...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460849354.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"},{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Bella Monroe woke up one morning to find her life dumped into the litter box. After sixteen years, her husband took the car and the family's savings leaving Bella with a note, a failing business and two increasingly difficult teenagers. All Bella can do is channel her rage into well, more productive things.

When ex–cop–turned–Realtor Charlie Fredericks realizes Bella's renovating and selling her house, he offers to help her fix it up. But Bella's life needs a lot more than a quick fix–up. She needs a solution.

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Even after he'd cleaned out the apartment and sold many of their belongings for drug money. But when, as the doctor on call in the E.R., she'd been forced to treat Garry's overdose, it had nearly killed her, too. Knowing she couldn't survive much more, she left him and Vancouver behind. She hoped only to find peace as the new resident G.P. in the remote First Nations village of Ahousaht.

She never expected to meet someone as gentle and nurturing as native healer Silas Keefer, a man who understands Jordan's need to escape her past. He'd done the same thing himself years earlier.

Their love is unexpected and right, but can Jordan and Silas have a future if they cannot heal the past?","rating":"3.56","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11680,"isbn13":"9781460853535","title":"Good Medicine","seo":"good-medicine","summary":"Jordan had tried to love and support her husband Even after he'd cleaned out the apartment and sold many of their belongings for drug money. But when, as the doctor on call...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460853535.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"},{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
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Smoke jumper Sean O'Shea parachutes into a raging brush fire – and so does news photographer Linda Tate. Sean is furious. She's put them both in danger. Now they have to rely on each other to make it out alive.

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A deadly virus strikes the overworked E.R. – and Dr. Alec Giroux's little girl. The single dad desperately needs the expertise of disease control specialist Janice Reed. And as they race to find a cure, Alec discovers he desperately needs her.

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Can she trust the man who saved her life?

Courage Bay, California a community founded on bravery. Now meet the town's new generation of heroes–the men and women of Courage Bay Emergency Services. Bold enough to risk their lives–and their hearts. Fearless enough to face any emergency even the ones that are no accident.

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Firefighter Shannon O'Shea is lifted from the rubble of a burning building by an unknown fireman, his protective gear shielding his identity. She's convinced her mystery rescuer is John Forrester, the newest member of their team. But when John denies it, Shannon becomes suspicious. Nothing about John seems to add up. Is he behind the disaster? The only way to find the truth is to get closer to her sexy, enigmatic colleague and risk the heat of their attraction.

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