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       #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber brings you a humorous and uplifting story, in which one woman’s plans take an unexpected detour!

      Susannah Simmons has a five-year plan to succeed in her career. And it doesn’t include falling in love with her next-door neighbor!

      Nate Townsend is undeniably attractive, but he seems to lack ambition. He stays home baking cookies and flying kites while Susannah struggles up the corporate ladder.

      She resents the way he questions her values—and makes her question them, too. Is he right? Has she given up too much in pursuit of her career goals? Has she given up family, fun…and Nate’s love?

      Originally published in 1990.

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      DEBBIE

      MACOMBER

       CEDAR COVE

       16 Lighthouse Road

       204 Rosewood Avenue

       311 Pelican Court

       44 Cranberry Point

       50 Harbor Street

       6 Rainier Drive

       74 Seaside Avenue

       8 Sandpiper Way

       92 Pacific Boulevard

       1022 Evergreen Place

       1105 Yakima Street

       A Merry Little Christmas (featuring 1225 Christmas Tree Lane and 5-B Poppy Lane)

       BLOSSOM STREET

       The Shop on Blossom Street

       A Good Yarn

       Susannah’s Garden (previously published as Old Boyfriends)

       Back on Blossom Street (previously published as Wednesdays at Four)

       Twenty Wishes

       Summer on Blossom Street

       Hannah’s List

       A Turn in the Road

       Thursdays at Eight

       Christmas in Seattle

       Falling for Christmas

       A Mother’s Gift

       Angels at Christmas

       A Mother’s Wish

       Be My Valentine

       Happy Mother’s Day

       On a Snowy Night

       Summer in Orchard Valley

       Summer Wedding Bells

       This Matter of Marriage

       Summer Brides

       Home for Christmas

       The Perfect Match

       The Summer Wedding

       Not Just for Christmas

       No Place Like Home

       Summertime Dreams

       There’s Something About Christmas

       THE MANNINGS

       The Manning Sisters

       The Manning Brides

       The Manning Grooms

       THE DAKOTAS

       Dakota Born

       Dakota Home

       Always Dakota

       The Farmer Takes a Wife (Exclusive short story)

      Rainy Day Kisses

      Debbie Macomber

       The First Man You Meet

       CONTENTS

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Booklist

       Title Page

       PROLOGUE

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      CHAPTER 8

      CHAPTER 9

      CHAPTER 10

      CHAPTER 11

      EPILOGUE

       Extract

       Copyright

       PROLOGUE

      “Is it true, Michelle?” Jolyn Johnson rolled her chair from her cubicle across the aisle and nearly caught the wheel on a drooping length of plastic holly. The Marketing Department had won the Christmas decoration contest for the third year in a row.

      Michelle Davidson glanced away from her computer screen and immediately noticed her neighbor’s inquisitive expression. It certainly hadn’t taken long for the rumors to start. She realized, of course, that it was unusual for a high school senior to be accepted as an intern at a major company like Windy Day Toys, one of the most prestigious toy manufacturers in the country. She’d be working here during the Christmas and summer breaks—and she’d actually be getting paid! Michelle had connections—good connections. She’d been a bit naive, perhaps, to assume she could keep her relationship to Uncle Nate under wraps. Still, she’d hoped that with the Christmas season in full swing, her fellow workers would be too preoccupied with the holidays to pay any attention to her. Apparently that wasn’t the case.

      “Whatever you heard is probably true,” she answered, doing her best to look busy.

      “Then you are related to Mr. Townsend?” Jolyn’s eyes grew

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