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A CHANCE ENCOUNTER ...

From the moment she began her new job, beautiful Claudia Hathaway had bewitched her colleague Philip Larkin. But Claudia's feelings for Phil left her cold. As opposed to the heartstopping romantic connection she'd made with a handsome stranger ... even if Claudia's mystery man had seemingly instantly forgotten her existence.

John Renzo couldn't believe it when the woman he couldn't get out of his mind reentered his life --- on the arm of his best friend, and the man to whom he owed the greatest debt. For John owed Philip his life. So how could he give Claudia his heart?

248 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

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Patricia Kay

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This author has also written under the names Ann Patrick and Trisha Alexander

Patricia Ann Kay was born on 7 March 1937 in a small town in northeastern Ohio, USA, where she raised along with three younger sisters. She considers herself a very lucky woman. The family didn’t have a lot of money, but she says that didn’t matter, because what they did have was worth more than money — a happy home. Her parents had a good marriage and they doted on their four daughters. That upbringing is reflected in the stories she writes. As readers all over the world have discovered, her books are filled with warmth and love of family.

Pat has lived in upstate New York, Northern Alabama, Southern California, and Stockholm (Sweden), and since 1969, in Houston, Texas with her husband. She says that no matter where she’s lived, she’s found that people everywhere are the same and want the same things: love and committed relationships. The marriage has three terrific grown children. They currently share their home with two longhaired cats, and a backyard filled with squirrels, birds, and other critters. Her hobbies and other interests include reading, walking for exercise, going to the movies and the theater, swimming, and traveling.

In 1990, Pat sold her first romance novel to Silhouette. Since then, more than four million copies of her novels have been published in eighteen different countries. Today, Patricia Kay, alias Ann Patrick and Trisha Alexander, is an USA Today bestselling author of 50 novels of romance and women's fiction.

Most people have a completely wrong idea of what writers do all day. Do you want to know what Pat's typical day is like? Click here to find out!

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August 28, 2025
Claudia and John meet but a couple of years later runs into a guy named Phillip who happens to be related to the John she had met years ago. Phillip tries asking Claudia out but she’s not interested. This story has maybe a slow burn to it. It was just strange how the ending of the story came to light. Finished the story in 2-3 days.
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