What You See in the Stars
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A brilliant astronomer. A rugged cowboy. And a heartbreak written in the stars?
Astronomer Rebecca Mayhew has her life planned down to the smallest detail—including the precise qualities she wants in a future husband. After a childhood shaped by chaos and heartbreak, she’s built a world of order around her work at the observatory. Love, she decides, must be sensible and safe.
Morgan West is everything her list warns against: rough-edged, unpredictable, and carrying secrets that keep him moving from town to town. Yet despite every reason to stay away, they can’t resist each other.
As attraction deepens, buried secrets rise, risking not just their chance at love, but the fragile peace they’ve fought so hard to build.
A tender story about letting go of control, healing old wounds, and discovering that the most unexpected love is often the one your heart truly needs.
The Mackenzies series: heartwarming women's fiction with clean romance, unforgettable characters, and the beauty of New Zealand at its heart.
—Mackenzies—
- A Place Called Home
- Secrets at Parata Bay
- Escape to Shelter Springs
- What You See in the Stars
- Second Chance at Whisper Creek
- Summer at the Lakehouse Café
—Lantern Bay—
- Yours to Give
- Yours to Treasure
- Yours to Cherish
- Yours to Keep
- Yours Forever
- Yours to Love
Excerpt
She glanced through the ten points that she required of a potential mate.
• 1. Self-confident (but not arrogant)
• 2. Respectful of women and feminists
• 3. Good career
• 4. Careful with money
• 5. Tall (but not too tall)
• 6. Steady and responsible
• 7. Well-traveled
• 8. Good conversationalist
• 9. Well-educated
• 10. Of neat build (not too slim and not too broad)
All reasonable, or necessary. She wanted someone who would fit in. Someone much like herself. Except taller of course. But not too tall. A logical list. If only people had a more scientific approach she was sure there would be fewer separations, fewer unhappy marriages like her own parents who still lived separate lives in their terraced house in Manchester. No, her list was the only rational approach to finding a husband.
Suddenly the line of Morgan's jaw, lit by the streetlamp, filled her mind, giving her stomach a little flip of desire. This was swiftly followed by her memory of his back, the soft, well-worn shirt pulled across his broad shoulders as he reached over to pick up a beer. And those muscles.
She swallowed. And doodled beside point 10. She hesitated only a moment before crossing it out. Adding 'Strong physique' instead. She'd simply got it wrong. Hadn't considered it sufficiently. Now she'd seen the kind of physique she liked, she could alter her requirements.
Nothing was ever set in stone, after all. Maybe there was room in her life for someone a little different to the man on her list. Maybe she should tweak her list a little over the next few weeks. It's what scientists did with a good hypothesis. Nothing wrong with that.
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