Perfect Bride
by Samantha JamesIntroduction 5; 6 months to go 6; Focus on losing weight & gaining energy; Fat-burning exercise workout; A healthy low-carb diet; Recipes; An easy beauty-boosting lifestyle plan; 6-month/5-month/4- month wedding planner checklists; 3 months to go 36; Focus on shaping and toning; Body-sculpting workout; Weight-loss diet to reduce fluid.
- First published
- 2005
- Publishers
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Subjects
- Fiction·Romance·General
About Samantha James
Growing up in Joliet, Illinois, Samantha James had many childhood aspirations--being a writer was never one of them. When she was ten, she was certain she was destined to be an astronomer. That soon changed (happened a lot during those pre-teen years!) when she decided archaeology was in her future. Detective work was her next goal, thanks to the Trixie Belden mysteries she was reading, and before long, nursing beckoned (courtesy of the Cherry Ames series). In college, she set her sights on teaching history, then briefly entertained the notion of becoming a flight attendant, only to discover she did not like to fly. Having been raised in a family of avid readers, she was rarely without a book in hand. Her tastes were rather eclectic. She got hooked on the Doc Savage series and Edgar Rice Burroughs after her older brother finished them, in her teen years, moved on to Agatha Christie, Daphne DuMaurier, and Phyllis A. Whitney. In the meantime, the right guy came along. They met on a semi-blind date at an office Christmas party. She was told he wanted to go out with her, and he was told she wanted to go out with him. Six months later, the U.S. Army shipped him off to Germany--and she wrote faithfully at least three times a week--she often jokes this was the start of her writing career! Marriage followed, as well as three daughters. Samantha left the detective work to her husband and turned her attention to raising their girls. When her youngest was six months old, two things happened: 1) she read Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain and scrambled to find every historical romance she could lay her hands on; 2) her older brother revealed he was writing and submitting his short stories to big-name magazines. As he put it, "I've been rejected by the best of 'em." The seed was planted. Rejection was a dreaded word, but Samantha figured, "Well, if he can take it, so can I." That summer, she wrote not one book, but three--longhand, in a notebook, during naptime. Bedtime. Any time she could. The burning desire to write was a long time in coming--she was nearing thirty by then--but she discovered that once she set pen to paper, she couldn't stop. Those three manuscripts did get the dreaded rejection letter (they're still languishing somewhere in her attic), but she finally hit pay dirt with her fourth. Samantha's brother promptly proposed collaborating on a fantasy together--alas, still unwritten... Nowadays, she's firmly convinced she's the queen of rejected titles for her books. She's only managed to retain two original titles thus far, but writing is indeed a dream come true...To date, her books have been published in numerous foreign countries (her daughters' number one choice for show-and-tell were always the foreign editions of Mom's books). Known for her heartfelt, emotionally charged "three-hanky reads", her books have been nominated for numerous awards, and have consistently hit the bestseller lists. Maybe someday she'll do that fantasy-romance collaboration with her brother. For now, she's having a great time spinning dramatic, passionate tales of old......
Books
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James Arthur
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James A. Bill
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Beautifully captures the joys of a new family as it builds to an overwhelmingly moving climax.
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James Wickett
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Why Are You So Downcast, o My Soul?
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Thread of History
James Holland
Cream of the Jest
James Branch Cabell
Rivet in Grandfather's Neck
James Branch Cabell
Lake House
James Patterson
Mysterious Garden
James San Fillippo
Santakid
James Patterson
Cicada Serenade
Samantha Mina
International Monetary Fund
James Raymond Vreeland
This is a clear and concise introduction to the international monetary fund (imf) and an overview of its debates and controversies.
Untitled James Bradley
James Bradley
Maximum Ride
James Patterson
Postmodern Programming
James Noble
With hardly anyone realizing it, software development has fundamentally changed, in ways that parallel the broader cultural shift from "modernism" to "postmodernism.
Biography of James Lees Milne
James Fergusson
Maximum Ride
James Patterson
Arcadia Advent Trilogy 3
James Treadwell
Fruits of My Labour
James Brett
Untitled Business Book
James Watt
Patient Safety in Point of Care Testing
James H. Nichols
Having patient results available immediately at the patients' bed side has led to obvious improvements in patient care.
Be Not Afraid of Life
James, William
Suddenly Claire Screamed
James Randall
Chess Openings for Dummies
James Eade
HomiNed
James Lewis Huss
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James Rollins
Mark of Justice
Robin James
Cycle of the Gift
Hughes, James E., Jr.
Disasterology
Samantha Montano
Arts Leadership
James Abruzzo
A memorable performance of the new york city ballet or a captivating exhibition at the british museum could only be presented by arts institutions that are well-managed under strong leaders.
Hard Rain
Samantha Jayne Allen
Generative Art for Python
James R. Parker
Speak Not
James Griffiths
Red Sea
James Lindholm
Building Performance for Health and Sustainability
James E. Woods
Evidence of Things Not Seen
James Baldwin
In this searing and moving essay, james baldwin explores the atlanta child murders that took place over a period of twenty-two months in 1979 and 1980.
The Jailhouse Lawyer
James Patterson
Hunter Killer Spy
James E. Mack
Equine Reproduction and Stud Medicine
James R. Crabtree
Developments in equine reproduction have meant that new information needs to be understood by practising and student veterinarians and breeders.
Cradle of Ice
James Rollins
Liners de Luxe
James D. Scott
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