table of contents preface chapter 1 : not an airhead chapter 2 : personal assistant chapter 3 : promotion chapter 4 : certified delivery chapter 5 : rewrite chapter 6 : beauty is in the eye of the beholder chapter 7 : it is what it is chapter 8 : new york , new york chapter 9 : harebrained idea chapter 10 : midnight snack chapter 11 : sightseeing chapter 12 : family history chapter 13 : home sweet home chapter 14 : differences of opinion chapter 15 : inevitable chapter 16 : annabelle 's solution chapter 17 : take it or leave it chapter 18 : bumpkin girl chapter 19 : published chapter 20 : surprises go both ways chapter 21 : confessions chapter 22 : the search begins epilogue author 's note candy kisses ( excerpt ) stranded in oasis ( excerpt ) novels and novellas by verna clay preface writing the love story of tooty and miles has been challenging .