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A MAN OF HIS OWN
WILSON, SUSAN
Rick Stanton was once a promising professional baseball player with a bright future ahead of him. World
War II changed everything. Rick returns home with his body permanently broken and his dreams
shattered. But it was not just body and spirit he sacrificed for the war. He and his devoted wife Francesca
volunteered their beloved dog Pax for the Army’s K-9 Corp, not knowing if they’d ever see him again.
Their adored pet is dutifully (if reluctantly) returned by Keller Nicholson, the soldier who fought the war
with Pax by his side. Where Rick and Pax shared a joyful companionship in those halcyon pre-war years,
Keller and Pax have the kind of profound bond that can only be forged in the trenches of war. Keller, who
can’t bear to part ways with Pax, hopes the Stantons will let him adopt the dog; instead, they offer Keller a
job as Rick’s live-in aide. An unlikely family is formed, with steadfast Pax at the center. As they try to build
a new life out of the ashes, Keller and Francesca find themselves drawn to one another, and struggle to
keep their attraction at bay. Rick, fully aware that he can no longer give Francesca what she needs and
wants, is quietly planning a way out. All three of them need healing. All three of them are lost. Pax, with
his unconditional love and unwavering loyalty, may be the only one who can guide them home.
FICTION 1ST PRINTING 100,000
ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
320 PAGES
9781250014368
$28.99 HC
SEPTEMBER 2013
THE MASK CARVER'S SON
RICHMAN, ALYSON
1890. Yamamoto Kiyoki is a Japanese art student, dreaming of studying in Paris with the inspiring and
vibrant Impressionist painters. Yamamoto Ryusei is Kiyoki’s father. Ryusei’s art, carving intricate masks
for traditional Japanese theater, has been his refuge from loneliness since the death of his beloved wife,
and he is revered as the most inspired artist of his kind. He expects his only son to honor the traditions of
his family and his country, not to be seduced by Western ideas of what is beautiful. Ryusei hopes Kiyoki
will follow his own distinguished career, creating masks that will become the family’s crowning
achievement. But what is a father to do when his son’s path is not what he had planned? And how can a
son honor his father, and yet fulfill his own destiny?
FICTION 1ST PRINTING 50,000
BERKLEY
368 PAGES
9780425267264
$16.00 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2013
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