title: Chasing Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 1)
author:  Susan Mallery 
description: For her first Fool's Gold romance, Mallery (<i>Hot on Her Heels</i>) eschews her tried-and-true formula of a passionate heroine and arrogant alpha male hero linked by a tumultuous past, setting up two wary strangers instead. The mayor of Fool's Gold, Calif., is determined to match-make between Charity Jones, a city planner hired to create jobs that will keep the town's men from moving away, and Josh Golden, a professional cyclist and reputed womanizer. Charity, a veteran of romantic disaster, is skeptical of Josh, who's always surrounded by cute female fans. Josh, traumatized by a teammate's death and no longer able to race, feels too broken to maintain a relationship. The book brims with quick-witted, good-natured characters, and though Charity and Josh occasionally verge on blandness, their romance grows poignantly and with chemistry to spare. <i>(May)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  A touching modern fairy tale that won’t let go of your heart, from the #1 New
  York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances!
  
  
  Mathias Mitchell’s easy smile hides a world of hurt. After the worst kind of
  family betrayal, he moves to Happily Inc., California—the wedding destination
  town supplies a steady stream of bridesmaids, perfect for his “no promises, no
  pain” lifestyle. Yet he can’t stop watching for his beautiful, elusive
  neighbor on the animal preserve behind their homes.
  
  
  Gamekeeper Carol Lund knows she’s not special enough to attract an alpha male
  like Mathias, so his offer to help her adopt a herd for her lonely giraffe is
  surprising—and his determined seduction, even more so. But just as she finally
  welcomes him into her bed, his careless actions crush her heart. Will she give
  him a second chance to prove she’ll always come first in his heart?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  No One Does Romance Like Susan Mallery!
  
  
  “Mallery excels at creating protagonists who grow