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Julian, a man who relies on systems and logic, is tasked with sorting out the affairs left behind by his beloved Aunt Maudie at Willow’s End. The house is in disarray: his ex‑stepsister Callie has taken charge of the chaos, a handful of teenage delinquents and a frantic electrician are tearing down walls, and Maudie’s massive Saint Bernard, Brutus, acts as though he were human. When Julian learns that Aunt Maudie hid her will as a posthumous matchmaking attempt, he realizes that some matters cannot be resolved by logic alone. Amid the turmoil, Julian finds himself drawn to Callie, forcing him to confront whether his visions of order have been misguided and whether love might indeed be the most unpredictable legacy of all.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Day Leclaire
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