Picket Fence Promises

by Kathryn Springer

Published 29 January 2008

Twenty years and several pounds ago...

I was Bernice Strum, hairstylist to the stars. Until I fell for-and got pregnant by-Alex Scott, a handsome actor with a career on the rise. But I gave my baby up for adoption and moved across the country to settle in Prichett, Wisconsin. I made friends, started a faith journey, and then one day I got a call from my now-adult daughter that turned my world upside down... and brought Alex back into my life. Now he's here (living in my dream house!) and he wants to pick up where we left off-but how can I trust his picket-fence promises when he's not a believer in anything but himself?


Heather Lowell asked herself this question after moving to Prichett, Wisconsin, to temporarily manage the Cut and Curl Beauty Salon. She's hopeful that this summer she will finally find the love of her life.

She even has a list detailing everything she wants in her Prince Charming. But when two men enter her life, Heather suddenly needs to figure out what she really wants-and whether handyman Ian Dexter or rebel-artist Jared Ward figures into her happily ever after.