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Table for Two [MultiFormat]
eBook by Karen Sandler
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eBook Category: Romance
eBook Description: Handsome CEO Jack Hanford wants Rachael Reeves to be his wife--in name only--for a publicity stunt. And Rachael says yes! After all, she's just signed on as spokeswoman for the Hanford House of Pancakes family restaurant chain. As long as sexy Jack keeps a respectful distance, she can keep her sanity on the whirlwind Midwest promotional tour he's planned for the two of them ... One hundred and one personal appearances later, and Jack's definitely flipped for the lovely honey-blonde. But Rachael has her doubts, until their meddling relatives cook up a delicious scheme to get them together for real ... and forever.
eBook Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory, Published: 2005
Fictionwise Release Date: January 2005
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [998 KB], eReader (PDB) [165 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [165 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [148 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [153 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [201 KB], hiebook (KML) [403 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [219 KB], iSilo (PDB) [136 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [170 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [207 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [225 KB]
Words: 50835
Reading time: 145-203 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
ISBN: 0-7599-3872-5
 
"Karen Sandler has a gift for drawing the reader into her books and involving you in the triumphs and traumas of her characters. If you're looking for an evening of enjoyable escape, pick up this latest offering."--DanaRae Pomeroy, author, CompuServe Romance Reviews
"If you like to see the underdog come out on top, you'll want to read this book from new author, Karen Sandler. She knows how to put a fresh face on a fairy tale."--Denise D. Keller, WCRG on AOL Reviewer Board "Get ready for a hilarious tale as you read Table for Two. With each character's wonderful personality and a magnificent plot, you will be unable to put this book down. So grab your box of tissues, because you will laugh so hard you will cry, and get ready to read one of the funniest, most enjoyable books you will ever pick up."--Tangela Williams, MyShelf.com "This is a wonderfully charming and well written tale that Ms. Sandler has penned. The characters and their dialogues gather the reader close, while keeping the pages turning. The premise is well defined and written with a heartwarming appeal. This reviewer fell in love with this fairytale contrived romance. Grab your copy and let the reading begin. 4 cups"--Janalee, Coffee Time Romance "Karen creates a fun love story with Table for Two. I had no problem envisioning many women parading around a room dressed like pancakes with large dollops of butter on them or maybe a sausage or I found myself chuckling at the thought of it. Karen is quite descriptive. This Cinderella didn't need a fairy godmother she had Jack's lecherous yet sweet father to help her out! Cute story."--Lori Graham, Once Upon a Romance
Chapter 1 "RACHAEL!" Rachael Reeves hunched over her sewing machine, pressing the floor pedal harder. The motor's growl dampened but didn't quite drown out her stepsister Beulah's imperious command. "Rachael!" Her stepsister Bonnie had picked up the call, shouting up the twist of stairs to Rachael's sewing room. Their voices echoed off the walls of the rambling Indiana farmhouse and battered insistently at Rachael's ears. Narrowing her focus on the rapid bite of needle into fabric, Rachael nudged her machine into top speed. "Rachael!" The last impatient cry coincided with the end of the bobbin thread and Rachael almost wept with frustration. She'd have to refill the bobbin before she continued and her idleness gave her stepsisters the opportunity to interrupt her with whatever craziness they were involved in this time. Not that Rachael didn't revel in the liveliness of her two drop-dead gorgeous stepsisters. After all, if Rachael's life had to be dull as soapsuds, at least she could be entertained by sitting on the sidelines of her stepsisters' adventures. But lately, a strange restlessness had overtaken Rachael, and being a bystander to excitement had begun to lose its appeal. "There you are," Beulah gasped out, her rich auburn hair appealingly mussed by the run up the stairs. "As if I'd be anywhere else," Rachael muttered. The flash of hurt in Beulah's eyes made Rachael regret the uncharacteristic bitterness in her voice. She flashed her stepsister a smile. "What's up, Sis?" Beulah fluttered an impatient hand at Bonnie as she hurried into the sun-washed sewing room. "Show her," Beulah ordered her younger sister. Bonnie slapped a square of newspaper on the sewing machine cabinet. "Pancakes, Rachael," she said, gesturing at the clipped article. "We need pancakes." Since Beulah and Bonnie rarely made sense on first hearing, Rachael turned her attention to the newspaper clipping for clarification. Her eyes scanned the fuzzy photograph topping the scrap of paper first, stuttering to a stop on the face of the man standing off to the side in the picture. Jack Hanford, CEO of Hanford House of Pancakes, she read from the photo's caption. Rachael ran a fingertip across the man's arresting face, wishing the picture were sharper and in color. His hair was dark-black or brown?-and his eyes light, definitely blue. She had the urge to hold the bit of newsprint up and at an angle, so that the man in the picture would look at her. "Well?" Beulah pressed, flapping a hand at the clipping. "What? Oh!" Rachael held the article closer, schooling her gaze away from the picture. She skimmed the text, then located the part that no doubt had her stepsisters in a tizzy. Do you love pancakes? Do you have what it takes to sell the fastest growing family restaurant chain in the tri-state area? Then Hanford House of Pancakes wants YOU as their spokeswoman! Come show us your stuff April 12th, 2 pm at Town Hall. "That's today," Rachael said, rubbing a hand over her brow. Beulah gripped Rachael's shoulder, brimming with excitement. "It's our big chance!" "Our golden opportunity!" Bonnie chimed in. Copyright © 2003 Karen Sandler
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