Playing for Keeps

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Playing for Keeps</em> is the brand-new sequel to <em>Playing by Heart</em>.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This new collection contains both of these charming novellas in one volume.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Playing by Heart</em></strong><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)></em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> young English professor Arthur Tyler struggles to manage the bed and breakfast he and his wife Annie owned before her untimely death. Lonely he jumps at the chance to offer temporary office space at the inn for the new neighbor of his elderly friend Ginny. It turns out Madeleine Houser is a successful author whose novels Annie had read voraciously. Since Art is always teaching when Maddie is writing at the inn they've never met but learn to know each other through daily notes and text messages. A major misunderstanding takes a decidedly romantic turn when Art and Maddie finally meet and discover each other's true identity. Even so there are obstacles to overcome before their romance can blossom.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The love story of Art and Maddie continues in </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Playing for Keeps</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. But their fledgling marriage faces challenges when expectations collide. Now newlyweds Art and Maddie are struggling to find their way together. When Maddie is offered a chance to take a research trip to Paris it appears a short separation might help them both figure out what happily-ever-after looks like for them. Yet even the beautiful City of Lights is lonely without the man she loves with all her heart and with five thousand miles separating them how can they ever work things out when different time zones and frenzied schedules conspire to keep them incommunicado?</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Playing by Heart</em> a Carol Award winner and Christy Award finalist was originally published in 2004. In 2014 the story was revised and published as <em>A January Bride</em> part of the <em>Winter Brides</em> collection. Now two decades later in 2024 Raney Day Press is delighted to offer <em>Playing for Keeps</em> the all new sequel to <em>Playing by Heart</em> both collected in this two-novella volume.</strong></p>