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Her mother needed her... Gwen Lacrosse had decided. So she took a vacation from her demanding New York job with prestigious Style Magazine to go home to Louisiana. Gwen was sure that her mother had been duped by the successful and unscrupulous author Luke Powers. How could anyone fall for such... read more
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Summary edit
Gwen may have left Louisiana a starry-eyed innocent, but now she's returned successful and accomplished. And with enough sense to deal with her mother's maddening boarder, Luke Powers. But once Gwen meets Luke-a man reputed to be an expert in both words and women-her composure disappears. Now... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- "Gwen" Gwenivere Lacrosse: daughter of Annabelle Lacrosse, assistant to the fashion editor for Style magazine, lives in New York City
- Annabelle Lacrosse: mother of Gwen Lacrosse, runs a boarding house in Louisiana, calls her boarders "visitors"
- Luke Powers: boarder at Annabelle Lacrosse's boarding house, successful novelist and screenwriter, sought-after bachelor and globe-trotter, has a permanent home in Carmel, CA
- Tillie: the cook at Annabelle Lacrosse's boarding house
- Michael Palmer: ex-boyfriend of Gwen Lacrosse, lives in New York City
- Monica Wilkins: one of Annabelle Lacrosse's boarders, artist, mostly illustrates textbooks on botany
- Bradley Stapleton: one of Annabelle Lacrosse's boarders, painter
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City: where Gwen Lacrosse lives and works as an assistant fashion editor for Style magazine
- Lafitte, Louisiana: Where Gwen Lacrosse's childhood home is located and where her mother Annabelle Lacrosse runs a boardinghouse.
First Sentence edit
The taxi zipped through the airport traffic.
Table of Contents edit
1-12
Series & Lists edit
This is book 20 of 49 in Language of Love. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nora Roberts (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Silhouette
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 978-0671572150
Page Count: 188
Publisher: Silhouette
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 978-0671572150
Page Count: 188
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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