More Than Words, Volume 5: If I Were Queen Of The World\Breaking Line\It's Not About The Dress\Whispers Of The Heart\The Mechanics Of Love [Hardcover]

Heather Graham (Author), Candace Camp (Author), Stephanie Bond (Author), Brenda Jackson (Author), Tara Taylor Quinn (Author)

Book Description

Series: More Than Words | Publication Date: April 1, 2009

A little comfort, caring and compassion go a long way toward making the world a better place. Just ask the dedicated women handpicked from countless worthy nominees across North America to become this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, five New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors have honored the winners by writing short stories inspired by these real-life heroines.

We hope you're stirred by More Than Words to become a real-life heroine in your own community.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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About the Author

Born into a newspaper family, some of Candace Camp’s earliest memories are of making up stories which she played out on the floor of their den with whatever objects were handy.  She is currently the author of over 60 novels, including the bestselling Regency romances The Courtship Dance, The Wedding Challenge and The Bridal Quest. 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; 1 edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373836694
• ISBN-13: 978-0373836697
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,357,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stephanie Bond was several years into a corporate computer programming career when an instructor in her night school MBA program remarked that she had a flair for writing and encouraged her to submit one of her projects to academic journals. "But," Stephanie says, "all I could think was 'I wonder if I could write a romance novel?'" Bond grew up on a farm in eastern Kentucky where the entertainment choices were few. Luckily, she had a beloved aunt who shared her passion for reading. "When she visited once a year, she brought boxes and boxes of books by Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney and lush historicals--I was in heaven! I think I learned most of what I know about world history from historical romance novels. So suddenly thinking about writing in the genre of the books I loved so much was very exciting." After writing every spare moment for two years, Stephanie sold her first romantic comedy manuscript, IRRESISTIBLE? to Harlequin books. Two years later, she walked away from her corporate career to write commercial fiction full time. To date, she's published over 60 romance and mystery projects with various New York publishers, and is most well-known for her BODY MOVERS humorous mystery series. Stephanie lives in midtown Atlanta and is probably working on a new story at the very moment.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars homage to community volunteers, April 11, 2009

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This review is from: More Than Words, Volume 5: If I Were Queen Of The World\Breaking Line\It's Not About The Dress\Whispers Of The Heart\The Mechanics Of Love (Hardcover)

"If I Were Queen Of The World" by Heather Graham. They met and shared a game of "If I was Queen or King" at the Care for the Children Hospital in Pittsburgh when she was a teen patient and he a twenty-one years old visitor seeing his sister. They both become dedicated to helping ailing kids like Toys.Calm does and meet five years later because of their passion.

"Breaking Line" by Candace Camp. Nicole starved herself for dancing, but wonders whether the price is right especially since she believes her best friend has anorexia as described by The Alliance for Eating Disorders Alliance and her love of her life shares her passion for photography.

"It's Not About The Dress" by Stephanie Bond. When the groom breaks off the engagement the bride donates her customized dress. When the groom calls on the wedding, the bride goes to retrieve her dress which is for sale by a charity like Windfall Clothing Service. She volunteers to get back her dress but falls in love with another volunteer.

"Whispers Of The Heart" by Brenda Jackson. They meet over his plans for his daughter's party and are attracted to one another, but he rejects her concerns about his daughter's asthmatic condition. After his daughter is hospitalized, he and his daughter join the Allergy & Asthma Network that the party planner belongs to.

"The Mechanics Of Love" by Tara Taylor Quinn. At the garage, they both come from dysfunctional families so expect to remain single. However, he begins to fall in love with her. She distrusts intimacy as a former abuse victim, but she knows he is tender and caring as a supporter of shelters like Strengthen Our Sisters.

The latest romantic homage to community volunteers is a terrific anthology that focuses on neighborhood heroism with a love story to sweeten the plots. Everyone but die hard scorning Republicans will appreciate this fine salute to those who try to help others with action more than words.

Harriet Klausner