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“Reading a Judith Arnold book is like eating chocolate—I can never get enough.” —RomEx Reviews photo by Susan Wilson www.susanwilsonphoto.com I'm still here! I'm still writing! In fact, I've got a wonderful new novel, Hope Street, coming out in April. It's a three-hankie read, poignant and inspiring, just like my previous book, The Marriage Bed. And here's a fabulous bonus: The Marriage Bed is included in the same volume as Hope Street, so if you missed it the first time, you'll be able to read it now! So what have I been up to?   Available in April Hope Street      Her children are throwing a party for her fiftieth birthday. Ellie Frost will pretend that everything is fine.      She'll pretend she's celebrating, not mourning. That all her children are still there, in her house as they are in her memories. That she and Curt are still in love, not on the verge of signing divorce papers. But her façade is about to be stripped away, laying bare her heart and soul.      Curt and Ellie's marriage collapsed under the weight of their mutual grief—and her private despair. They lost not only a child, but the core of trust that made their relationship rock-solid.      For one night, thrown closer together than they've been for months, Ellie and Curt confront the betrayals and guilt that have eaten away at their life together. But with love as the foundation, their "home on Hope Street" still stands—they just need the courage to cross the threshold again. Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book! The Marriage Bed      "Joelle and Bobby...I'm aware my visit might have been difficult for you."      Difficult? In fact, nothing would ever be the same again for Joelle Webber and Bobby DiFranco. They'd come a long way from their hardscrabble beginnings. They'd built careers, raised a wonderful daughter and two fine sons. Shaped a life rich with layers of trust and understanding, just like the carefully laid stones of the garden walls Bobby builds for his clients.      And their life together would have remained solid if not for the unexpected intrusion of a former boyfriend of Joelle's and the long-buried secret he unearths. Bobby and Joelle have leaned on each other through countless crises, but now the very foundation of their marriage has crumbled. Can they put it back together one more time?      Can they once again find a haven in their marriage bed—the one place above all where a husband and wife should be honest and loving with each other? Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book!     Still Available The Fixer Upper Winner of the Reviewers Choice Award for Best Contemporary Romance of the Year from RT Book Reviews      As the admissions director for one of Manhattan’s finest private schools, Libby Kimmelman is overworked, underpaid—and totally overwhelmed by flowers, chocolates and other bribes from zealous parents determined to enroll their little Einsteins. The one parent who does intrigue her is Ned Donovan. Vermont-rugged, carpenter-sexy, he shows up in her office trying to explain how his ten-year-old genius son applied to the school without his knowledge.      A widower with a lust for her marble fireplace, Ned is the kind of man whose natural earthiness seems so deliciously sexy in the city. His knee-melting offer to strip her floors almost makes her forget her annoying ex, her exasperating teenage daughter and the fact that she is about to lose her magnificent, rent-stabilized New York apartment. But is this building renovator after his son’s admission, her old apartment...or, incredibly, her? Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book! Still Available Blooming All Over Publisher's Weekly says: "...simple and scrumptious...this novel has all the makings of a memorable summer read." For the complete Publisher's Weekly review click here.      There may be a bigger deli than Bloom's somewhere in the world, but there's certainly none better! That doesn't mean it's the only place Susie Bloom ever wants to dine, though. Writing The Bloom's Bulletin is a fun sideline, but Susie is keeping her options open...not just with the store but also with tall, blond and handsome Casey, the ever-so-sexy Bloom's bagel master. Casey is pushing for marriage, but Susie has her qualms. Can a girl from Manhattan settle down with a guy from Queens?       Susie's cousin Rick is an aspiring filmmaker, with his own recipe for success. After persuading the family to fund a Bloom's infomercial, he taps Susie to be the leading lady. But while Susie is filming in New England and aspiring to win at Cannes, Casey quits Bloom's to open his own specialty bakery. Not only that, he appears to have another woman in his life. It's time for Susie to decide on her priorities. Does she want canapés in Cannes, or a bagel and lox right here in New York? Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book!     Still Available Love In Bloom's Named one of the best mass market books of the year by Publisher's Weekly. For the complete Publisher's Weekly review click here.      The Blooms have run the family deli for generations, and Grandma Ida isn't about to let a culinary mishap change that. So when her son, the president, meets an untimely demise, the iron-willed matriarch appoints her granddaughter Julia to the top seat. Nobody is more surprised than Julia. But no one says no to Ida. And once Julia's inside the inner sanctum of Bloom's, family rivalries, outrageous discoveries and piles of delicious food begin to have their way with her.      Will Julia's mother find out why her husband cared more about the business than about her? Is Uncle Jay, who married "The Bimbette," stealing brunch for a hundred every week? Will sister Susie, the bohemian poet and undiscovered artist, find true love with the gorgeous blond bagel maker? Is the strudel weakening Julia's resistance to sexy journalist Ron Joffe—a man she suspects is after some of Bloom's deeper secrets? And will Julia discover happiness reconnecting with a forgotten passion, the blessing of family...and good food?      Life at Bloom's is a veritable feast. Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book! Still Available Heart on the Line Get set... for a roller-coaster ride of romance! Long Island born and bred Loretta D'Angelo is a hip, savvy TV producer for a seriously fluffy New York daytime talk show. Josh Kaplan is a sexy thirtysomething lawyer for Manhattan's less fortunate, a devoted son who still mows his mother's lawn. Josh and Loretta are just friends, because Josh has a girlfriend, Melanie–1,200 miles away in Florida. They're just friends when he agrees to become Loretta's "arranged" blind date for a ratings-boosting show. They're just friends when he pretends to be her boyfriend to get her marriage-obsessed family off her back. They're just friends when she visits the senior center where he plays chess. They're just friends when they fall into bed...and in love. Now what? Will Josh break up with Melanie? Will Loretta let him? Sometimes, if you want something badly enough, you have to put your heart on the line, even if it means doing something a little crazy... Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book!     Still Available Looking For Laura Irrepressible widow Sally Driver, owner of a New Age coffee bar and mother of a sassy five-year-old, is trying to get on with her life. While packing up her late husband's clothes, she discovers a stack of letters—cloying, unbearably flowery love letters—from someone named Laura. Had Paul been sneaking out on her? She wants answers! Todd Sloane was Paul's best friends, but he doesn't know anything about this letter-writing Laura. When he reads her love notes, he feels even more betrayed than Sally. What kind of guy doesn't tell his closest buddy he's having an affair? Todd wants answers, too! Forging an uneasy alliance, Sally and Todd start looking for Laura—but somewhere along the way, their passion for those answers turns into an entirely different kind of passion. Suddenly Paul's flaky wife is the sexiest woman Todd's ever seen. And to her surprise, Sally finds Paul's straight-arrow pal simply irresistible. Now what? Do they let go of the past or keep searching for answers to questions that may no longer matter? Read an excerpt from the book! Order this book!