True Stories of Romance #2

Lila can't resist sticking her nose into everyone else's business—including her best friend Kate's romantic prospects—but when she starts meddling in matters of the heart, she discovers that love operates by rules all its own. As her schemes unravel and her interference threatens the very happiness she's trying to engineer, Lila learns a hard lesson about letting people find their own way.

Peggy's insatiable desire to keep up with others threatens to destroy her love for Reed, a man building his dreams one modest step at a time. As she reflects on their relationship from first date to this final moment together, she realizes how her jealous need to possess what others have—and her clever use of their pact to kiss after every disagreement—has slowly corroded the warmth between them. Now, with Reed's kiss growing colder and more dutiful, she must face what her greed has cost them.

Nancy Thompson's sharp wit and endless mockery have made her the town's unofficial teaser—but when the charming architect Eric Delamere arrives back home, her reflexive laughter at life's sincere moments threatens to cost her something far more precious than her reputation. As Eric's feelings deepen and the moment arrives for him to bare his heart at a cherished spot overlooking Point Lookout, Nancy's habitual derision sets off a chain of consequences that forces her to confront what her constant jesting has been protecting her from all along.