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Jackie O'Neill was a daredevil pilot and a true American heroine...a woman so beautiful men stopped in their tracks to watch her walk down the street, her long confident strides eating up the earth. After years of nonstop excitement -- of traveling around the globe in a chaotic... read more
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Summary
The Invitation:
Jackie O'Neill has lost her first love when her much older husband dies from heart failure, She has always been told what to do by whom and now she has a new found freedom and her passion in planes. And little "Billy" Montgomery is still profoundly in love with her. She...
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- The Invitation Character List: from Book I of the Invitation omnibus
- Jackie O'Neille: a notorious female pilot, who had babysat the multi millionaire children of the town, she is widowed two years now and she is finding an interest where she never thought before; or did she?
- Charley O'Neill: deceased spouse of Jackie, he was much older than she.
- William: was babysat by Jackie as a child he was in love with her then and waited and even saved himself as it were for her. He's deeply in love with her and knows that he wants to marry her if he can only convince her that their love can overcome all obstacles.
- Terri: friend and worshipper of Jackies who comes to visit her frequently and lives vicariously through her friend. her boys are unruly and her husband is a lecher.
- Nellie Montgomery: Williams mother
- Jace Montgomery: Williams father
- Reynata: Williams cousin
- Edward Browne: widower that Terri is trying to hook up with Jackie. however it doesnt work out and he and Terri hook up instead when her husband and their oldest son runs off with a traveling stripper.
- The Matchmakers: Book II of the Omnibus "The Invitation"
- Kane Taggert: widower and father of twins and a twin himself.
- Ruth Edwards: widow, and executive? working and living in New York, has invited 3 friends to a hiking excursion in the wilds of Colorado.
- Patricia Taggert: Kanes mother
- Ian Taggert: Kanes father
- Michael Taggert: Kanes twin brother
- Samantha Elliot Taggert: Michaels wife, Kanes sister in law.
- Cale Anderson: an award winning author and an old college school mate of Ruth's, she also immediately locks horns with Cowboy Kane and she then cant seem to do anything right in his eyes.
- Winnie: friend of Ruth's
- Maggie: friend of Ruth's
- J. (Sandy) Sanderson: a distant relative that works the toiur guide business in Colorado for the Taggert family
- A Perfect Arrangement: Characters from Book III of The Invitation Omnibus
First Sentence
The Invitation: Jackie was flying a plane, so Jackie was happy.--------------------------------------------------The Matchmakers: There was a console telephone on Kance Taggert's desk with six buttons on it, every one of which was lit up, but when his private line rang, he put line number six on hold and answered it.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Perfect Arrangement: 1882 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Mr.Hunter, I would like to ask you to marry me."
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Series
This is book 4 in the Taggert series.
This is book 1 in the Omnibus series.
This is book 1 in the Short Stories series.
This is book 15 in the Montgomery series.
Authors & Contributors
- Jude Deveraux (Author)
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