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ISBN: 978-0-373-77658-0
HQN, March 2012
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SOMEBODY TO LOVE
After her father loses the family fortune in an insider-trading scheme, single mom Parker Welles is faced with some hard decisions. First order of business: go to Gideon’s Cove, Maine, to sell the only thing she now owns—a decrepit house in need of some serious flipping. When her father’s wingman, James Cahill, asks to go with her, she’s not thrilled…even if he is fairly gorgeous and knows his way around a toolbox.
Having to fend for herself for the first time in her life, Parker signs on as a florist’s assistant and starts to find out who she really is. Maybe James isn’t the glib lawyer she always thought he was. And maybe the house isn’t the only thing that needs a little TLC…
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Praise for Somebody to Love
Kristan Higgins specializes in the kind of prose that makes you laugh out loud…hilarious on the surface, but with a bittersweet subtext: Somebody to Love is about falling in love, but also about betrayal and second chances. Nobody's perfect in this novel, but they are all…lovable in one way or another. And love, generously given, turns out to be remarkably redemptive. —National Public Radio
Higgins has another winner with this delightful romance. The protagonists are a pleasure: a heroine who gets imaginary advice from the characters she has created, and a hero who must forgive himself for a childhood mistake that changed his family forever. —Romantic Times
Romance fans and lovers of women’s fiction will devour this witty and tender novel. Highly recommended. —Library Journal, starred review
Kristan Higgins consistently delivers powerful characters and a love story you will remember long after the last page. —Bookshelf
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ISBN: 978-0-373-77611-5
HQN, October 2011
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UNTIL THERE WAS YOU
Posey Osterhagen can't complain. She owns a successful architectural salvaging company, she's surrounded by her loveable, if off-center, family and she has a boyfriend—sort of. Still, something's missing. Something tall, brooding and criminally good-looking...something like Liam Murphy.
When Posey was sixteen, the bad boy of Bellsford New Hampshire, broke her heart. But now he's back, sending Posey's traitorous schoolgirl heart into overdrive once again. She should be giving him a wide berth, but it seems fate has other ideas...
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Praise for Until There Was You
"One of the six best romances of 2011"
— Barnes & Noble
"…Charm, laugh-out-loud humor and, most of all, Higgins's genius-level EQ about people and love." — USA TODAY
“(Higgins is) the master of small town romance.”
— Romantic Times
“Higgins has a knack for sweet but not syrupy romances peppered with humor and populated with colorful characters.” — Booklist
“A beautifully crafted story filled with intriguing characters whose personalities just jumped off the page...Reminds me why I am such a fan.”
— Fresh Fiction
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ISBN: 978-0-373-77557-6
HQN, April 2011
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MY ONE AND ONLY
Just when she thought she had life and love all figured out, divorce attorney Harper James can’t catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister’s destination wedding, but now, by a cruel twist of fate, she’s being forced to make a cross-country road trip with him. And her boyfriend back home is not likely to be sympathetic.
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Praise for My One and Only
Best book of 2011, hands down…This book is so complex in its storytelling, so realistic in its depiction of the realities of marriage, and so uplifting in its message…that it still resonates with me months after I turned the last page.
— Barnes & Noble, Romance Reads
“...Higgins will charm readers once again with love and laughs.” — Booklist
“Humor and heartfelt emotion make this story a pleasure to read.”
— Romantic Times
“A host of wonderfully bizarre but eerily familiar family characters ties this story into a perfect package about love, marriage, divorce, and happily-ever-after. Some situations are absurdly funny, while others are emotionally charged. The setting details place you there, and the story is one you will not be able to leave. All of this earns MY ONE AND ONLY a Perfect 10.”
— Romance Reviews Today
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ISBN:978-0-373-77458-6
HQN, August 2010
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ALL I EVER WANTED
One happily-ever-after rocking chair…
And no sign of any forthcoming babies to rock in ol’ Georgebury, Vermont. For Callie Grey, turning thirty means coming to grips with the fact that her boss (and five-week fling) is way overdue in his marriage proposal. And way off track, because Mark has suddenly announced his engagement to the company’s new Miss Perfect. If that isn’t bad enough, her mom decides to throw her a 3-0 birthday bash in the family funeral home.
Bad goes to worse when she stirs up a relationship with the town’s most eligible — yet not so warm and fuzzy — veterinarian, Ian McFarland, in order to flag Mark’s attention. So Ian’s more comfortable with animals… So he’s formal, orderly and just a bit tense. The ever-friendly, fun-loving and spontaneous Callie decides it’s time for Ian to get a personality makeover. But, dang — if he doesn’t shock the heck out of her, she might actually fall for Vermont’s unlikeliest eligible bachelor…
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Praise for All I Ever Wanted
One of the best 20 romances of 2010
–-Kirkus Reviews
 ½
“Higgins has a special talent for creating characters readers love... Fun, charming and heartfelt.”
— Romantic Times
“Higgins deftly doles out a generous batch of laughs and a few well earned tears in her latest charmingly quirky and sweetly endearing contemporary romance.”
— Chicago Tribune
½
“This book has it all...Kristan Higgins is simply a master at conveying a multitude of emotions through the mundane moments of life.”
— Romance Junkies
“Kristan Higgins has a gift for creating realistic, relatable heroines....I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Get it. Read it. Love it.”
— All About Romance
“...a delightfully romantic tale filled with humor.”
—Fresh Fiction
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ISBN: 978 0 373 77438 8
HQN February 2010
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THE NEXT BEST THING
Lucy Lang isn't looking for fireworks...
She's looking for a nice, decent man. Someone who'll mow the lawn, flip chicken on the barbeque, teach their future children to play soccer. But most important... someone who won't inspire the slightest stirring in her heart...or anywhere else. A young widow, Lucy can't risk that kind of loss again. But sharing her life with a cat named Fat Mikey and the Black Widows at the family bakery isn't enough either. So it's goodbye to Ethan, her hot but entirely inappropriate "friend with privileges" and hello to a man she can marry.
Too bad Ethan Mirabelli isn't going anywhere. As far as he's concerned, what she needs might be right under her nose. But can he convince her that the next best thing can really be forever?
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Praise for The Next Best Thing
Finalist, Australian Readers Romance Award, Best Contemporary Romance
“…a heartwarming, multi-generational tale of lost love, broken hearts and second chances.”
— BookPage.
(For the full BookPage interview, please click on the link http://www.bookpage.com/books-10012837-The+Next+Best+Thing
“The Next Best Thing was so much more than I could have hoped for…Filled with heart, heartbreak, family, loss and love, Higgins shows women of all ages yet again that life, love and happiness have to be gained from within before we can truly appreciate them.”
— Novel Reads
½
“Ms. Higgins makes the reader believe in love and second chances.”
— Romance Readers Connection
The Next Best Thing is certainly not one to miss…It made me remember why I love contemporary romance and why there should be more of them.
— All About Romance
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ISBN 978-0-373-77355-8
HQN February 2009
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TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Winner, 2010 RITA Award!
When Grace Emerson's ex-fiancé starts dating her younger sister, extreme measures are called for. To keep everyone from obsessing about her love life, Grace announces that she's seeing someone. Someone wonderful. Someone handsome. Someone completely made up. Who is this Mr. Right? Someone...exactly unlike her renegade neighbor, Callahan O'Shea. Well, someone with his looks, maybe. His hot body. His knife-sharp sense of humor. His smarts and big heart.
Whoa. No. Callahan O'Shea is not her perfect man! Not with his unsavory past. So why does Mr. Wrong feel so...right?
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Praise for Too Good To Be True
From Romantic Times
Higgins has a unique and fresh writing style that captures your heart and imagination from the first page. Her characters' antics bring to mind the neurotic family members we all have and adore. Higgins is truly an engaging storyteller.
From Booklist
Cheeky, cute, and satisfying, Higgins’ romance is perfect entertainment for a girl’s night in.
From Romance Junkies
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE is another heartfelt and hilarious romance from Kristan Higgins. Kristan Higgins proves that she is emerging as one of the most creative and honest voices in contemporary romance.
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ISBN: 978-0-373-77299-5
HQN August 2008
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JUST ONE OF THE GUYS
Being one of the guys isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…
So when journalist Chastity O’Neill returns to her hometown, she decides it’s time to start working on some of those feminine wiles. Two tiny problems: #1 — she’s five-foot-eleven of rock-solid girl power, and #2 — she’s cursed with four alpha male older brothers.
While doing a story on local heroes, she meets a hunky doctor, and things start to look up. Now there’s only one problem: Trevor Meade, her first love and the one man she’s never quite gotten over — although he seems to have gotten over her just fine.
Yet the more time she spends with Dr. Perfect, the better Trevor looks. But even with the in-your-face competition, the irresistible Trevor just can’t seem to see Chastity as anything more than just one of the guys…
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Praise for Just One Of The Guys
Best Book of 2008, Reviewers' Choice
Abi Bishop & Rachel Potter, All About Romance
Best Women's Fiction/Chick Lit, Readers' Poll
All About Romance
Romantic Times
Just One of The Guys is hilarious. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so much while reading a romance...I connected with Chas. I liked her...I wished she were my friend. Yes, I lost touch with reality... In Just One Of The Guys a damned good story got told. —All About Romance
Higgins provides an amiable romp that ends with a satisfying lump in the throat.— Publishers Weekly
Kristan Higgins has a writing voice that is very genuine, robust, and amusing. She keeps the heart in romance without losing focus of her characters or the stories they have to tell. Just One of the Guys abounds with charm and the true joys and pratfalls of falling in love. — RomanceJunkies
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ISBN 978-0-373-77224-7
HQN October 2007
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CATCH OF THE DAY
Winner, 2008 RITA Award!
Sparks will fly, but this catch of the day could be the dish of a lifetime!
First Date a la Maggie
Take one lovelorn diner owner (me)
A generous helping of nosy local gossips
A dollop of envy at married sister's perfect life
A splash of divine intervention (my matchmaking priest)
Combine ingredients and add one strong-but-silent lobsterman with a hidden heart of gold.
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Praise for Catch of the Day
Winner, 2008 RITA Award,
Romance Writers of America
1/2 and Top Pick
Romantic Times
Higgins has crafted a touching story brimming with smart dialogue, sympathetic characters, an engaging narrative and the amusing, often self-deprecating observations of the heroine. It's a novel with depth and a great deal of heart. — Marilyn Weigel
NOVELIST
Kristan Higgins writes about the Far North coast of Maine and the rugged but caring people who inhabit it in such a way that I feel I'm there. Catch of the Day is the emotional, wryly self-deprecating first-person narrative.
— Lynne Welch, NoveList, 12/2007
Catch of the Day had me grinning from ear to ear, crying, and enjoying Maggie's adventures in dating and life. Don't miss out, pick up this book today!
— ARomanceReview.com
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ISBN: 978-0-373-77109-7
HQN November 2006
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FOOLS RUSH IN
Millie Barnes is this close to finally achieving her perfect life…
Rewarding job as a local doctor on Cape Cod? Check. Cute cottage of her very own? Check. Adorable puppy suitable for walks past attractive locals? Check! All she needs is for golden boy and former crush Joe Carpenter to notice her, and Millie will be set.
But perfection isn’t as easy as it looks—especially when Sam Nickerson, a local police officer, is so distracting. Sure, he needs a friend after being dumped by Millie’s fortune-hunting sister, but does she really need to enjoy his company that much? He is definitely not part of her master plan. But maybe it’s time for Millie to start a new list…
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Praise for Fools Rush In
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2006
Dee & Dee Dish.com
There are very few authors who can pen a debut novel that grabs your heart and won't let go, Higgins is - without a doubt - such an author... Higgins reaches deep into every woman's soul and showed some heavy truths in a fantastically funny and touching tale. This book is on my keeper shelf and will remain there for eternity. It will be re-read and loved for years to come.
— Dee & Dee Dish on Books
This is a fantastic story of forbidden love that will pull at your heart strings wondering if Millie will ever find happiness. Higgins is a talented writer that will make you want to search high and low for anything that she has written. — Chicklit Romance Writers
Outstanding! Great Read
This author takes a lighthearted look at what one woman thinks she wants in a man...This is a story well worth reading. — Coffee Time Romance
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