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“The Role of a Lifetime” by Jennifer Shirk
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Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 1-59998-953-0
Length: Category length
Price: 4.50
Publication Date: May 27, 2008 by Samhain Publishing
Cover art by Angela Waters

Blurb:
There’s more to life than playing make believe.

Sandra Moyer has a good reason to distrust actors. She was once married to one who left her and her child. However, she’s desperate for publicity to help her struggling preschool. Hollywood playboy Ben Capshaw’s request to access her classes to prepare for a role is an offer she can’t refuse.
Sandra second guesses herself on that decision until she sees Ben in action with the children. Her apprehension turns to wonder, and then to feelings she’d thought were closed off forever. Yet how can she trust that what she’s seeing is real?

As a boy, Ben learned that acting was the answer to everything. The role he’s up for now will enhance his career and, he’s sure, secure his happiness. But spending time with Sandra and her daughter stirs up emotions that—for once—aren’t pretend.

Ben’s ready for a lifetime role as husband and father—if he can convince Sandra not to typecast him.

It’s official! I signed my first contract with Samhain.

Come celebrate with me here.

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