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Table of Contents
 
 
Praise for Barbara Bretton’s
“books [that] pull you in
and don’t let you leave
until the last word is read.”

Booklist
(starred review)
 
Laced with Magic
 
“Sweetly charming . . . Bretton seamlessly blends a playful world of eccentric and meddling supernatural creatures living in the midst of New England with a warm, natural, and romantic story and just a hint of mystery . . . for yarn aficionados while never distracting from the plot.”
—Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
 
“Ghosts, a vindictive faerie, argumentative townsfolk, and a cast of colorful creatures add charm and humor to a well-written tale rich with knitting detail and small-town flavor... Bretton has created a paranormal series that is both engaging and timely; for those who like their fantasy with a down-home flair.”
—Library Journal
 
Casting Spells
 
“Tongue-in-cheek humor lifts this weird but fun hybrid, part knitting cozy, part paranormal romance, from romance veteran Bretton. [She] charmingly depicts how love empowers Chloe and awakens Luke to some major surprises.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Bretton spins an imaginative and charming tale.”
—Booklist
(starred review)
 
“Whimsical and satirical,
Casting Spells
lives up to its title as Barbara Bretton casts a spell on readers with a charming urban fantasy romantic police procedural. The whodunit is cleverly designed so that the audience will relish visiting northern Vermont in November while wanting sequels star-ring residents of the small New England town whose ancestors fled Salem.”
—Midwest Book Review
Just Desserts
 
“A real treat.”
—A Romance Review
 
“Good pacing and dialogue make this warmhearted story one that readers are sure to relish. The romances have both serious and funny elements. If you like lighthearted, feel-good, romantic tales, you are sure to enjoy reading
Just Desserts
.”
—Romance Reviews Today
 
“There are surprising, funny twists to this story and a lot of touching episodes to pique the emotional side...Highly entertaining, cleverly written, and hard to put down...A witty and warm read . . . I look forward to reading other novels by this author.”
—Fresh Fiction
 
“A fun, romantic read. I enjoyed it and recommend it for all those who like a great story filled with humor and romance.”
—Midwest Book Review
 
“Once again Bretton produces a wonderful, heartwarming story full of strong emotion, humor, charming pets, delightful characters, and a lovely romance. There’s also a poignant secondary romance. The way Bretton brings all this to life and pulls it all together for a satisfactory conclusion is what makes her a wonderful storyteller.”
—Romantic Times
 
Just Like Heaven
 
“I laughed, I cried, I cheered . . . Bravo, Barbara Bretton . . . Another winner!”
—Contemporary Romance Writers
 

Just Like Heaven
. . . is exactly that...An engaging, humorous, and tender novel.”
—Romance Reader at Heart
 
“Bretton’s lyrical writing enthralls from the first page”
—Romantic Times
 
“Peopled with an interesting cast of secondary characters, not to mention this strong couple, this one will keep you reading past your bedtime.”
—BellaOnline
Chances Are
 
“Alternately poignant and humorous, this contemporary romance gracefully illuminates life’s highs and lows.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Ms. Bretton provides a fine return to the Jersey Shore with this warm family drama.”
—Midwest Book Review
 
Girls of Summer
 
“Barbara Bretton is a master at touching readers’ hearts. Grab this one when it hits the shelves! A perfect ten!”
—Romance Reviews Today
 
“A moving romance . . . Barbara Bretton provides a deep tale of individuals struggling with caring connections of the heart.”
—Midwest Book Review
 
“A book readers will want to savor.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Insightful . . . Bretton excels at women’s fiction that engages the emotions without manipulating them... I highly recommend that discriminating readers pay a visit to these
Girls of Summer
.”
—The Romance Reader
 
Shore Lights
 
“An engrossing tale of hope, promise, heartache, and misplaced dreams . . . Its uplifting message and smooth story-telling make it a pleasant read any time of year.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“[A] warm, wonderful book.”
—Booklist
 
“Her women’s fiction is well-written and insightful with just the right blend of realism and romance . . . Powerful.”
—The Romance Reader
 
“A lovely book . . . It’s an uplifting story, warm and cozy, and easily recommended.”
—All About Romance
Titles by Barbara Bretton
LACED WITH MAGIC
CASTING SPELLS
JUST DESSERTS
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
CHANCES ARE
GIRLS OF SUMMER
SHORE LIGHTS
A SOFT PLACE TO FALL
AT LAST
THE DAY WE MET
ONCE AROUND
SLEEPING ALONE
MAYBE THIS TIME
ONE AND ONLY
 
Anthologies
THE CHRISTMAS CAT
(with Julie Beard, Jo Beverly, and Lynn Kurland)
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales in entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.
 
Copyright © 2005 Barbara Bretton
 
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PRINTING HISTORY
Berkley mass-market edition / July 2005
Berkley trade paperback edition / October 2010
 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 
Bretton, Barbara.
Someone like you / Barbara Bretton.—Berkley trade pbk. ed. p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-101-44395-8
1. Mothers and daughters—Fiction. 2. Family secrets—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3552.R435S658 2010
813’.54—dc22
2010024495
 
 

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Then
 
HE WAS A blue-eyed guitar player with big hands and a wicked grin, and she was the last eighteen-year-old virgin in Idle Point, Maine.
Their eyes met across the smoke-filled auditorium during the annual Valentine’s Day Dance, and forty-eight hours later Mark Doyle and Mimi Brennan found themselves standing before a justice of the peace in Bel Air, Maryland, vowing to love each other forever.
As it turned out, forever only lasted seventeen years, seven months, and twenty-seven days, but for awhile it was almost enough.
Once upon a time, in a very different world, Mark and Mimi Doyle were famous. They hadn’t set out to be famous; they set out to make a difference, but they ended up famous just the same.
Every family has a legend that defines it to the rest of the world, but not every family sees that legend on the cover of
Rolling Stone
the way the Doyles did, and with quotes from Dylan and Baez to back it up. Their love story was as famous as they were, part of who they were and what they were trying to do with their music and their words. Mark’s talent made the music possible, but try to explain why fame hadn’t come his way until he married the shy teenager from Idle Point with the heartbreaking catch in her voice.
Maybe it was because she loved him enough for both of them, enough for the entire world. Maybe it was because when she looked at him in those heady, early days, he believed anything was possible, and when you believed anything was possible, that was when miracles happened.
For a little while they had it all, but then it began to slip away from them like rainwater between their fingers. The world changed. Or maybe they did. Who could say? But they both knew that the trouble started when Mimi found out she was pregnant with Catherine. Their great big Technicolor love only had room for two, and when they tried to expand it to include their newborn daughter, it began to crack under the strain.
They weren’t stupid people. They understood cause and effect. But somehow Catherine’s arrival came as an enormous surprise. They hadn’t planned for her. Although they never admitted it, not even to each other, they hadn’t wanted her. There was no place for a child within the framework of their marriage, no understanding of what it meant to refocus their attention outward beyond the limits of their own relationship.
By the time Joely was born ten years later, the cracks were wide and deep and beyond repair.
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