Aussie Rules

I have to admit that when I first began reading this book it reminded me of one Jill's earlier works Love is in the Air from the Paris or Bust anthology, as they both take place in an airport with a spunky heroine and quick-witted hero, but I was soon assured that this was not a re-hash but a great story all on its own. Bo Black, the sexiest hero to come along, arrives at the North Beach Airport looking for what he believes is rightfully his. Melanie Anderson, aka Mel, is the owner of Anderson Air and the custodian of not only the airport, but the caretaker of the group of people who work there. She believes that the airport belongs to Sally, the woman that took her under her wing and provided her with the unconditional love that she so sorely lacked in her home life. She also believes that Bo is a con artist just like his father and she is very suspicious of his motives for returning to town. Bo believes that Sally was the swindler and that her actions led to his dad's death. He has the deed to the airfield and intends to take it over. He didn't count on Mel and her unflinching loyalty to Sally and the people around her. Together they work to find the truth and along the way they fall in love. Aussie Rules is a wonderful book full of humor and romance. It's the kind of work that I have come to expect from Jill and she does not disappoint. Once again she gives us secondary characters and plotlines that enhances the main story instead of detracts, as happens in a lot of romances. It's an enjoyable journey down the rocky road to love - get ready for a bumpy ride. If you want a good romantic comedy, then this is the book for you. Highly recommended.

So, would you like to win a copy of Aussie Rules? I have the ARC and I'm very partial to keeping them - they're just more special to me. But I also like to support the author, so I also buy the print copy. So what to do with the nice, pristine book that arrived the other day? Give it to one of you, of course. Now, I had planned to do a "get acquainted with Jill" quiz, but then I realized that I dilemma that you can help me out with. You know I'm working on this anthology, and I have names for all of my characters except for one. The heroine for my Josh Holloway character - Scott. When these characters were first created years ago, the books were to be written by Bebo and myself. Scott's story was to be written by Bebo and she had picked out the name Kate for her heroine. Now it's my story, and I can't go with that name. Kate is short of Katherine, and my sister's name is Catherine - some of you already know my problem with my sister, so that name is a no-go. I need a name for an up-tight photographer who has been burned by a past relationship. I don't have a last name for her either, but that's no big deal now. I want to at least mention all of the characters names in the first book, so I really need this now. And this might be the next book in the series, and since I'm on page 48 of what should be about 100 pages, I'm not far from finishing the first one.

What do you do? Give me names. On Friday I'll pick the one that I like the best and that person gets this copy of Aussie Rules. Come on, I know you can do this.