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Fool Me Once
Just when her life is progressing flawlessly, professional mediator Carly Stone is blindsided by the fact that her brand new husband is bedding down with someone else.
She returns to her historic hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, only to discover that everything has changed in less than a year. Her wacky grandmother has moved into the family home, her celebrity sister shows up toting three kids and a growling poodle, and a land developer is erecting a building supply superstore that will surely force her Mamma and Daddy’s business to shut down. And to complicate matters, she is outrageously attracted to a construction worker, when she should be figuring out how to save her marriage.
Carly has always preferred conciliation to conflict, but is it time to change? Should she fight to save the family business? Will she go for the handsome stranger who puts every one of her five senses on alert?
She returns to her historic hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, only to discover that everything has changed in less than a year. Her wacky grandmother has moved into the family home, her celebrity sister shows up toting three kids and a growling poodle, and a land developer is erecting a building supply superstore that will surely force her Mamma and Daddy’s business to shut down. And to complicate matters, she is outrageously attracted to a construction worker, when she should be figuring out how to save her marriage.
Carly has always preferred conciliation to conflict, but is it time to change? Should she fight to save the family business? Will she go for the handsome stranger who puts every one of her five senses on alert?
272 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2005
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About the author
T. Lynn Ocean
10 books40 followersT. Lynn Ocean was first published in the 'North Myrtle Beach Times' (a small town weekly) but only after getting on one knee to beg the editor and offering to write for free. That was in 1995 and T. Lynn wrote the 'Humor Me' column for a year.
She went on to write freelance for various magazines and newspapers but her passion has always been fiction. Her first book, 'Fool Me Once', was published by St. Martin's Press in 2005. The best thing about writing fiction, T. Lynn will tell you, is that you get to make everything up. (Although some would argue that much of what they read in the newspaper is pure fiction, too.)
Between extended visits with her computer keyboard, she enjoys impromptu road trips (in the name of research, of course), brainstorming with friends, and eating great food anywhere with a view.
An outdoor enthusiast, T. Lynn Ocean lives in Little River, SC, with her husband and a few furry critters.
She went on to write freelance for various magazines and newspapers but her passion has always been fiction. Her first book, 'Fool Me Once', was published by St. Martin's Press in 2005. The best thing about writing fiction, T. Lynn will tell you, is that you get to make everything up. (Although some would argue that much of what they read in the newspaper is pure fiction, too.)
Between extended visits with her computer keyboard, she enjoys impromptu road trips (in the name of research, of course), brainstorming with friends, and eating great food anywhere with a view.
An outdoor enthusiast, T. Lynn Ocean lives in Little River, SC, with her husband and a few furry critters.
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February 22, 2008
Great beach read!
June 10, 2016
This was an OK beach read. It was very predictable. It felt like a Janet Evanovich type book, but not quite there.
October 12, 2010
Absolutely fun.
June 4, 2021
I would class this as a drama. It had a little of everything - mystery,romance,humor,and family.
July 9, 2011
This book was a fast, easy read. It had some suspense, but the intertwined comedy is what did it for me. I absolutely enjoyed this book.
July 12, 2011
Enjoyable!
January 28, 2017
Quick easy read!
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