Dreams and Schemes (ePub)

Nothing Goes as Planned When an Injured Cop Hires a Single Mom to Aid His Recovery AND, a Lucky Lady Discovers That Love and Billiards Have Much in Common in Dreams and Schemes, a Romantic Comedy from Marilyn Campbell--Present Day, Florida--Man with a PlanOfficer Jake Slaughter arrives home, exhausted after a double shift to discover an intruder in his bathroom. He draws his gun...on a young woman scrubbing his shower.Kathy often wondered about the cop whose house she cleaned. She just hadn't imagined him naked or pointing a gun at her. But, when he offers her a job while he recovers from an injury, she accepts.Though the physical attraction is mutual, their life plans are incompatible. Jake wants a stay-at-home wife, Kathy wants a career and is dead-set against marriage.For Jake, persuading Kathy to marry him will require compromise, the one skill this street cop has never mastered.Lucky LadyCase Hardin didn't recognize the blonde. Clearly, she was no amateur pool player. So, what did she want from him?Joey Duval was twelve when she met "e;Hard-Case"e; in the back room of her parents' pool hall. Stricken with puppy-love, she taught him her secret trick-shot in exchange for a favor.Since then, the awkward girl became a beautiful woman and Case left the world of competitive pool behind. But Joey never forgot her interlude with the legendary shooter or his promise.And now, thirteen years later, she's ready to collect.Publisher Note: These two fun-filled, romantic comedies contain mild profanity and steamy sex that will be enjoyed by adult readers of sexy, humorous romance."e;Splashes of humor in this sometimes sweet, sometimes sexy romance make for a fun, fast read."e; ~Book Nook"e;Marilyn Campbell stirs up a thoroughly entertaining, lighthearted story with plenty of steamy romance when she mixes the game of pool with a hot guy hiding from his past and an ambitious gal seeking revenge."e; ~Rendezvous Reviews