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BALANCING ACT
One of the most acclaimed storytellers of her time, #1 New York
Times bestselling author Fern Michaels weaves unforgettable tales
of love, family, friendship, and self-discovery. Together in one vol-
ume for the first time, here are two classic stories about following
your heart—wherever it leads . . .
ALL SHE CAN BE
Rita Bellamy has had enviable success as an author, but it
came at the expense of her marriage. Now she’s starting
over in a small lakeside cottage, slowly rebuilding the confi-
dence that was shattered. But is the younger man next door
a fun, frivolous diversion or something much more?
FREE SPIRIT
Moving to Washington, D.C. to be with Griff should be the
beginning of an exciting new chapter in Dory’s life. Yet
there are adjustments too, and sacrifices she never
expected. And soon Dory must weigh the price of love
against everything she hoped to gain . . .
FANCY DANCER
On his thirty-fifth birthday, Jake St. Cloud inherits a
fortune—and learns the whereabouts of his mysterious
half-brother. On her deathbed, Selma St. Cloud revealed
that Jake had a sibling, a product of his father’s affair. At
last, Jake is in a position to track down Alex Rosario and
make amends for their father’s past neglect.
At least, that’s the plan. When their initial meeting goes
badly, a distraught Jake crashes his car and is sentenced to
community work—with Alex as his parole officer. Jake must
spend a year helping Angelica Dancer and her daughter,
Fancy, at the Dancer Foundation for neglected children.
Fancy, scarred within and without by the accident that
ended her ballet career, is even less happy with the arrange-
ment than Jake. Yet as they’re thrown together, Jake, Alex,
Angelica, and Fancy make unexpected connections. And as
he unravels the painful truths of his past, Jake realizes that
his mother’s greatest gift to him lies not in his inheritance,
but in the future, and the family, he’s slowly piecing
together . . .
RETURN TO SENDER
At seventeen, Rosalind “Lin” Townsend found herself pregnant
and alone. Her deeply religious father threw her out of the house,
and Nick Pemberton, her baby’s father, refused to marry her. Yet
even at the lowest point in her life, Lin vowed to succeed on her
own terms, and to give her son, Will, all the love and happiness
she’d been denied.
Nineteen years later, Lin has made good on her promises, and
Will is about to start his freshman year at NYU. But when Lin visits
New York with Will, she crosses paths with the one man she
thought she’d never see again—Nick Pemberton, now a million-
aire CEO, and the man who sent back all her letters unopened.
Seeing him fills Lin with anger, and she resolves to right the
wrong he did to Will. If she succeeds, like she has with everything
else, the cost of revenge may be the loss of a bright new future . . .
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