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    • Pub. Date: October 2005
    • 320pp

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      • Pub. Date: October 2005
      • Publisher: Harlequin
      • Format: Mass Market Paperback, 320pp

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      In this superior contemporary romance from Myers (Do Me Right), Shelly Piper, a Denver television reporter, leaves her job at a local network and takes a position as a coanchor at a nearby PBS station, where she excels as a journalist. She builds a good professional relationship with Jack Halloran, her hunky boss and coanchor, that later blossoms into something more personal, though Shelly, a "substantial" size 12 in a size 4 industry, must struggle with her self-image. The author convincingly explores the bonds of women's friendships as Shelly's best friend, Yvonne, plans her wedding to Daniel, and Shelly argues that Yvonne is agreeing to undergo breast augmentation surgery only to please her fianc . Myers's ability to portray true-to-life sympathetic characters will resonate most with readers of this captivating romance. Agent, Pamela Hopkins. (Oct.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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      Cindi believes in love at first sight, good chocolate, cold champagne, that people who don't like animals can't be trusted, and that God obviously has a sense of humor. She also believes in writing fun, sexy romances about people she hopes readers will fall in love with.

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      intriguing contemporary newsroom romanceby harstan

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      August 23, 2005: In Denver Shelly Piper learns that ?perky? Pam Parsons was selected for the anchor spot on ?First for News? though she worked diligently for ten years at the show worse she learns that her size 12 did her in even worse they offer her a spot on a weight reduction program to be shown over a year. Irate, Shelly quits............... Former Dallas anchor Jack Halloran, funded by his Uncle Ed Palmer, hires Shelly to co-anchor his KPRM public TV show ?Inside Story?. As they work diligently to make their show a success, the hunk, who quit his last show because no one took him serious as a reporter only a handsome visage, and the ?fat? female co-star begin to fall in love. However, can they form a relationship off the air that will not destroy their terrific on the air affinity?...................... This is an intriguing contemporary newsroom romance that stars two wonderful protagonists struggling to overcome perceptions of how the media and consequently the audience see anchors. Jack wants to be taken serious instead of cotton candy while Shelly needs to prove that a big woman can perform the job. Though their romance takes a back seat to their journalistic relationship, fans of character driven tales will enjoy Cindi Myers fine look at the spotlights of TV news........... Harriet Klausner