White Picket Fences: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 954) [Paperback]

Tara Taylor Quinn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; 1 edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373709544
• ISBN-13: 978-0373709540
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #835,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author of more than 50 original novels, in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestseller with over six million copies sold. She is known for delivering deeply emotional and psychologically astute novels of suspense and romance. Tara has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning. When she's not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They've been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamite srorytelling, December 11, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Picket Fences: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 954) (Paperback)

In Shelter Valley, Arizona, Randi Parsons lives a seemingly perfect life as the women's athletic director at the local university. She is popular in her neighborhood and at the school. Her loving family, including four brothers and a new nephew, live nearby and would do anything for her. So why during the winter break does she find herself so bored? Randi lacks a soul mate, but demons from her past make it unlikely for anyone to appeal to her.

After his marriage ended in shambles, veterinarian Dr. Zack Foster moved to Shelter Valley to start life anew. He spent New Year's Eve with his borders, a sort of pet therapy. Zack likes the company of human females, but has no plans for any commitment after his last so-called permanent relationship ended when his wife blithely announced she was a lesbian.

Randi and Zack meet and are instantly attracted to each another. As their relationship blossoms into love, both realize that a permanent relationship requires compromise and consensus for the better good. However, neither one wants to change their lifestyle nor venture with the demon of love even if Nirvana is within their grasp.

WHITE PICKET FENCES, the latest Shelter Valley story, is a warm tale centering on the risk of entering a loving relationship. The story works because the lead charcaters and the secondary cast (including some old friends) feel genuine. Tara Taylor Quinn provides a wonderful tale that enhances a strong series in which love can be found and treasured. Fans will look forward to the next Shelter valley novel, SHELTERED IN HIS ARMS.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars Shelter Valley Story, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: White Picket Fences: Shelter Valley Stories (Harlequin Superromance No. 954) (Paperback)

Miranda "Randi" Parsons is the sister of the President of Monford University and also the head of the Universities athletics department. She does not like dogs and so is not very thrilled when she gets roped into helping set up the Universities Pet therapy club. That is until she meets the person in charge Zack.

Randi and Zack click from the very beginning, but both feel that they are not ready for the commitment of forever. Both have to deal with things that happened in the past (a nasty divorce, and an career ending injury for Randi) before they can start to heal and be together.