When her husband dies of a heart attack in a by-the-hour motel, Amanda inherits a chain of shoe shops that bleed money. But luckily for Amanda, the staff are bright and beautiful young people, ambitious to succeed and eager to give her total satisfaction. As she sets out to save the chain, and discover the woman involved in her husband's death, Amanda also finds time to amuse herself with lovers - young ones, and lots of them. Heels, hose, and haute couture have always been parts of Amanda's life, but now she's up to her dimples in duplicity, desire and decadence.

When her husband dies of a heart attack in a by-the-hour motel, Amanda inherits a chain of shoe shops that bleed money. But luckily for Amanda, the staff are bright and beautiful young people, ambitious to succeed and eager to give her total satisfaction. As she sets out to save the business, and discover the woman involved in her husband's death, Amanda also finds time to amuse herself with lovers - young ones, and lots of them. Heels, hose, and haute couture have always been parts of Amanda's life, but now she's up to her dimples in duplicity, desire and decadence.

Amanda desperately wants to go with Delilah to the party, wherever it is and whoever is throwing it. She is sick and tired of being a good girl; she wants to step out and have some fun. Its her senior year of high school; how is she going to handle going to college next year if she isnt allowed to make decisions without her parents input all the time? She wants to experience life, and Delilah knows how to live! Amanda suffers the consequences of rebellion and disobedience as she follows her best friend, Delilah, down a path of destructionbut she also discovers the abiding love of family, repentance and forgiveness, restoration and healing, and the unfathomable grace of God.

Amanda's past and future are colliding. When Amanda Wilson returned to her hometown, she never dreamed her past and future would collide in the aftermath of a devastating tornado. She volunteers to help with cleanup and is assigned to the farm now owned by the man who broke her heart years ago. She's forgiven Chad, but as she learns more about the night she caught him with her college roommate, the hurt feels fresh. Chad Randall returns to his hometown after his sister and her husband's tragic deaths. With Amanda's help, he spends the summer rebuilding and getting acquainted with his orphaned baby niece. He wants to explain to Amanda about the lies and deception that tore them apart. He wants Amanda's forgiveness, but mostly he wants her love. Even if Amanda forgives Chad, will he ever understand he needs to ask God's forgiveness, too?

Russell Manning is handsome and intelligent; he always knows the right thing to say. As he goes about his days as a college student, Russell is completely unaware that a dead woman is in love with him. Amanda Bell-who has never seen another spirit since she died fifteen years earlier-has been following Russell since he was eight. She is always with him, watching as he matures, falls in and out of love, and learns independence. But when Russell strikes up a conversation with Tiffany Kendall, Amanda notices a man watching from a distance and realizes she has finally met another spirit. Vince, who is Tiffany's older brother, cannot stand Russell. As Russell and Tiffany's relationship progresses, Amanda and Vince embark on their own journey in which each discovers that although they are dead, their emotions are still very much alive. In this contemporary romance, two spirits desperate to see those they left behind find happiness soon realize that nothing can stop true love-even death.

A #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers a dazzling tale of a desperate debutante whose family hires an innovative matchmaker to marry her offNstarring Amanda Locke, sister to dashing Rafe Locke, from the "elegantly sensual" ("Booklist") "The Devil Who Tamed Her."