First Impressions by Jude Deveraux

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Bibliographic Details

• Author: Jude Deveraux
• Title: First Impressions
• Publisher: ‎ Atria Books; First Atria Books Hardcover Edition (October 25, 2005)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 340 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0743437144
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0743437141
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.25 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.3 x 1.3 x 9.75 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good (minimal shelf wear)
• Edition: First Atria Books Hardcover Edition

Synopsis:

A contemporary novel of romance and renewal from perennial bestseller Jude Deveraux, First Impressions is an emotionally charged story of one woman's bid to start over.

Eden Palmer knows how to make it on her own. The forty-something single mother has worked hard to raise her beloved daughter—now twenty-seven and recently married. The offspring of a terrible event, Eden's daughter, Melissa, has long been the jewel of Eden's life, the one for whom she would sacrifice anything and everything. But sooner or later a woman must come into her own, and that's what Eden tries to do when she moves to Arundel, North Carolina, to take ownership of Farrington Manor, a beautiful old house filled with charm and memories that was willed to Eden by the person who cared for her when she needed it most. Torn between the desire to stay with her daughter and the need to build a separate life on her own, Eden opts for some distance and some much-needed perspective. But it's not long before she realizes that sometimes you have to go back before you can start over.

Arriving in Arundel—the South's prettiest small town—Eden quickly learns that looks can be deceiving when her move is met with delight in some quarters and jealousy in others. Pursued by two eligible bachelors—the rugged Jared McBride and Braddon Granville, local lawyer and town catch—Eden is flattered, and more than a little suspicious. Juggling the attentions of two men is hard enough, but soon Eden's bid to start over plunges her in the middle of a mystery that threatens not just her plans and reputation, but her very life. Can she use one man to save her from the other?

About the Author:

Jude​ ​Deveraux​​ ​is​ ​the​ ​author​ ​of​ ​forty-three​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Times​ ​bestsellers,​ ​including​ ​​Sweet​ ​Liar​,​ ​the​ ​Nantucket series,​ ​and​ ​​A​ ​Knight​ ​in​ ​Shining​ ​Armor​.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​honored​ ​with​ ​a​ ​Romantic​ ​Times​ ​Pioneer​ ​Award​ ​in​ ​2013​ ​for​ ​her distinguished​ ​career.​ ​To​ ​date,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​more​ ​than​ ​sixty​-​million​ ​copies​ ​of​ ​her​ ​books​ ​in​ ​print​ ​worldwide.

Jude has published over seventy novels, including A Knight in Shining Armor, The Summerhouse, The Girl From Summer Hill, and countless stories involving the Montgomery and Taggert families. She has over sixty-million books in print in eighteen languages. In 2013, Jude was recognized by Romantic Times with the Pioneer Award, a special recognition given to her as a pioneer in the romance genre.

Besides writing, Jude loves to travel the world and photograph her adventures. She swears she writes better on a cruise ship than she does on land. She’s lived in several states as well as England and Cairo, Egypt. Her other passions include boxing (she has a mean right cross) and weight lifting. She still writes all her novels by hand and watches English TV shows while she types her work.

When she’s back in the States, Jude lives in South Florida in a house filled with art from around the world. If she’s not traveling — and writing — she can be found in her comfy writing chair, in her screened-in patio, or driving around in her MINI Cooper.