About † Bookshelf † Upcoming † Blog † Interact † Contest † Links † Forum † Home Miss Independent contemporary romance January 2007, Samhain Publishing The last thing Amanda Storm needs is a man in her life. After three marriages and a near-miss, she decides to wash her hands of men once and for all and try living life on her own. She moves away from her family, rents a cottage, and gets a job waiting tables at a busy local bar to put herself through college. But then she meets Joe, who appoints himself as her savior, and everything goes downhill from there. Joe Baker knows a woman in trouble when he sees one. Amanda might be good at faking it, but she’s in way over her head. As her landlord, he’s willing to help her with whatever she needs done around the old cottage, but she won’t accept his help. All he can do is sit back and watch things fall apart around her, and try not to say I told you so when it happens. Somewhere along the way, his protective feelings turn into something more, but after three failed marriages, Amanda wants nothing to do with commitment. Joe isn’t a man to give up, and he’s determined to show her they’re meant to be together—no matter what it takes. Read an Excerpt Purchase