Cooper's Charm: A Novel

by Lori Foster

Overview

One summer, two sisters and a chance to start over…

Before the burglary that shattered her confidence, Phoenix Rose had a fiancé, a successful store and a busy, happy existence. After months spent adrift, she takes a job at the lakeside resort of Cooper’s Charm. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, friendly colleagues and a charismatic, widowed boss, Phoenix is slowly inching her way back into the world.

Visiting Cooper’s Charm to check up on her little sister, Ridley Rose impulsively agrees to fill in as housekeeper. Still reeling from an ego-bruising divorce, she finds satisfaction in a job well done—and in the attention of the resort’s handsome scuba instructor.

For Phoenix and Ridley, Cooper’s Charm is supposed to be merely temporary. But this detour may lead to the place they most need to be, where the future is as satisfying as it is surprising…

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781335017529
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	07/31/2018
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	443,830
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lori Foster is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with books from a variety of publishers, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin's, Harlequin and Silhouette. Lori has been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. For more about Lori, visit her Web site at www.lorifoster.com.

Editorial Reviews

06/11/2018
The woods of rural Ohio help wounded souls heal in Foster’s tender contemporary. Sisters Phoenix and Ridley need a quiet place to heal and regain their confidence after some hard knocks, and picturesque lakeside resort Cooper’s Charm is the perfect temporary landing spot. The grounds­keeper job is hard work, but the physical labor helps Phoenix recover from the trauma of robbery and assault, and she thrives on being part of a tight-knit staff. Resort owner Cooper Cochran understands needing a hideout, since he bought the resort while reeling from his wife’s murder, and Phoenix helps take his mind off his woes. Ridley, at loose ends after an ego-bruising divorce and hefty settlement, stays at the resort as a housekeeper and soon falls for sexy scuba instructor Baxter McNab. Sexiness permeates every scene; Cooper’s gentle protectiveness and desire contrasts with Baxter and Ridley’s hot bedroom games. A subplot involving a stalker and vandalism feels misplaced in this otherwise well-executed contemporary romance. Foster excels at portraying well-crafted characters with distinct personalities, and readers will enjoy the banter among all the friends. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"Foster writes a tale that is off-the-charts hot and steeped with mystery... Foster has built a library of books that shows why she is one of the best in genre." -RT Book Reviews on Close Contact

"Best friends find hunky men and everlasting love in Foster's latest charmer.... Her no-fail formula is sure to please her fans." -Publishers Weekly on Don't Tempt Me

"Foster brings her signature blend of heat and sweet to her addictive third Ultimate martial arts contemporary." -Publishers Weekly on Tough Love (starred review)

Emotionally spellbinding and wicked hot. -New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh on No Limits

Storytelling at its best! Lori Foster should be on everyone's auto-buylist." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon on No Limits Foster's writing satisfies all appetites with plenty of searing sexual tension and page-turning action in this steamy, edgy, and surprisingly tender novel."-Publishers Weekly on Getting Rowdy

"Foster hits every note (or power chord) of the true alpha male hero." -Publishers Weekly on Bare It All

"A sexy, believable roller coaster of action and romance." -Kirkus Reviews on Run the Risk

"Steamy, edgy, and taut." -Library Journal on When You Dare

From the Publisher

08/01/2018
Badly needing a fresh start after a brutal robbery steals her livelihood, trust, and self-assurance—as well as her fiancé—landscaper Phoenix Rose takes a job as groundskeeper at Cooper's Charm RV Park and Resort, an idyllic lakeside site in Ohio. Attraction to sexy resort owner Coop Cochran catches her off guard, and the last thing Phoenix—or Coop, for that matter—has in mind is a real relationship. Naturally, fate has other plans. A cadre of engaging supporting characters and an important secondary romance involving Phoenix's live-wire sister, Ridley, make the quirky resort community spring to life, while sinister doings add a touch of danger. VERDICT A beautifully matched pair find each other despite their misgivings (and their baggage) in a steamy romance laced with mystery and suspense that is a pure delight. Foster (Fast Burn) lives in Ohio.

Library Journal