Except then, in rapid succession, the groom goes missing (which really screws up her honeymoon plans); her Boss-from-Hell turns up dead (which really screws up her finances); and she loses her beloved sublet studio apartment (which forces her back into the Morningside Heights apartment her Jewish mother shares with Ginger's eighty-year-old Italian grandmother, and which basically screws up everything else).  Oh, and then there's the reintroduction into her life of one Nick Wojowodski, NYPD, who handily relieved Ginger of her virginity at her cousin's wedding ten years before and who, it pains her to admit, she would probably allow the same privilege now.  If she weren't of the decided opinion, just at the moment, that all men should be shot.

But, much like an earthquake survivor, our plucky little Ginger is determined to rebuild the her so-called life. . .only to discover, when the dust begins to settle, that the landmarks she's used to define who she thinks she is no longer exist.  And the harder she tries to set things to rights, the more the ground underneath her feet shifts, forcing her to seek new footing in unexpected places. . .and in unexpected ways.

In the "chick lit" tradition of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY and Marion Keyes's WATERMELON, LOOSE SCREWS is an irreverent, zany, poignant and sexy comedy about a singleton's rocky journey through the maze of self-discovery -- and romance -- during one sizzling New York City summer.
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BAD-BOY KING (working title), the sixth and last book in the Spruce Lake series, in which Steve Koleski's sister Mala, first introduced in PLAIN-JANE PRINCESS, discovers that sometimes, you can find your "prince" in your own backyard.

And watch this page for titles and release dates for my new miniseries, tentatively entitled THE LOGAN BROTHERS, set in tiny fictitious Haven, Oklahoma.

In SAVING DR. RYAN (working title), when a very young and virtually homeless single mother of two shows up on Dr. Ryan Logan's doorstep in advanced labor one morning, the gentle doctor soons finds himself questioning the very dedication that has kept him alone all his life. . .and whether or not he could ever be the kind of husband and father that Hallie Kincaid and her babies need.

Next up is the oldest brother's story, in which brooding ex-cop Hank Logan has returned to Haven to bury his anguish over his fiance's death by singlehandledly restoring a dilapidated motel on the town's outskirts.  The last thing he expects -- or wants -- is the company of a lonely widow named Jenna Stanton, a mystery writer who's come to Haven to "research"  her next book. . .or the twelve-year-old surprise Jenna brings with her -- her dead sister's daughter, whose father's identify Jenna herself has only just discovered. 

And in the third story, meet "baby" Cal, a horse breeder who bought his brothers' shares of the family farm after their parents' deaths.  Nearly eight years younger than his next oldest brother, Cal's good looks and charm have pretty much always gotten him whatever he wanted. . .except for the only thing that ever really mattered.  Ten years before, when Dawna Gardner shot out of Haven after graduation like the hounds of hell were on her heels, her sights set on becoming a big-city attorney, Cal figured this was one dream of his that would never come true. . .until the result of a single night's craziness puts hope once again within his reach -- and Dawna on notice that this time, Cal's not about to take "no" for an answer!

Then watch this page for titles and release dates for the next two stories in 
this series: 

Brooding ex-cop Hank Logan has returned to Haven to bury his anguish over his 
fiance's death by singlehandledly restoring a dilapidated motel on the town's 
outskirts.  The last thing he expects -- or wants -- is the company of a 
lonely widow named Jenna Stanton, a mystery writer who's come to Haven to 
"research"  her next book. . .or the twelve-year-old surprise Jenna brings 
with her -- her dead sister's daughter, whose father's identify Jenna herself 
has only just discovered. 

Then, meet "baby" Cal, a horse breeder who bought his brothers' shares of the 
family farm after their parents' deaths.  Nearly eight years younger than his 
next oldest brother, Cal's good looks and charm have pretty much always 
gotten him whatever he wanted. . .except for the only thing that ever really 
mattered.  Ten years before, when Dawn Gardner shot out of Haven after 
graduation like the hounds of hell were on her heels, her sights set on 
becoming a big-city attorney, Cal figured this was one dream of his that 
would never come true. . .until the result of a single night's craziness puts 
hope once again within his reach -- and Dawn on notice that this time, Cal's 
not about to take "no" for an answer!