title: The Hopeless Romantic's Handbook: A Novel
author:  Gemma Townley 
description: The latest from Townley (Learning Curves, etc.) features Kate Hetherington, interior stylist at London low-end makeover TV show Future: Perfect. Kate has come up empty in her search for true love; longtime friends Sal and Tom think she's unrealistic, but their own solutions aren't terrific: Sal has settled for a sensible marriage to Ed, a financier, while Tom, a surgeon, plays the field and avoids commitment at all costs. Desperate after an embarrassing speed dating incident, Kate buys The Hopeless Romantic's Handbook on eBay. Though the book, excerpted amusingly throughout, turns out to be chauvinistic and out of date, Kate soon she meets Joe Rogers, an American actor bartending while he attempts to jumpstart his career in London. Kate follows the book to the letter-putting off sex, showering Joe with attention, flattering his ego-and it works. Kate's bliss affects everyone around her, with unexpected consequences, in this optimistic and satisfying read. <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: _**Perfect Kisses**_
  
   _ **Perfect Kisses**_
  
   **SUSAN JOHNSON**  
   **SYLVIA DAY**  
   **NOELLE MACK**
  
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  KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP.
  
  [http://www.kensingtonbooks.com](http://www.kensingtonbooks.com)
  
   **CONTENTS**
  
   **S** **CHOOL FOR** **S** **CANDAL**  
  by Susan Johnson
  
   **M** **ISCHIEF AND THE** **M** **ARQUESS**  
  by Sylvia Day
  
   **T** **HE** **R** **UBY** **K** **ISS**  
  by Noelle Mack
  
   **S** **CHOOL FOR** **S** **CANDAL**
  
   **Susan Johnson**
  
   **Chapter One**
  
   _London, April 1829_
  
  Her pulse racing, Claire Russell pulled the hood of her cloak lower over her
  forehead, pushed her auburn curls farther out of sight and knocked on the door
  of the private residence. She dearly hoped the doorman wouldn’t require an
  invitation since she had none.
  
  She needn’t have worried. After opening the door, the liveried footman merely
  nodded and bowed her in. Apparently, the guest list for the private masquerade
  was unrestricted.
  
  Actually, Viscount Ormond was not so de