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Authors: Barbara Delinsky

She didn't like being toyed with – and, yes, her hair was in her eyes, but she wouldn't give him the satisfaction of pushing it back. Fortunately, she knew enough about hanging shutters to do it, hair and all. While he bore the weight of the wood, she easily lined up both pairs of hinges and pins, and that quickly it was done.
Nearly as quickly, he backed down the ladder. By the time she reached the ground, he was stowing the hammer in a tool box. The instant she was off the last rung, he reached for the ladder.
“You're welcome,” Charlotte said.
He shot her a flat look.
“I'm Charlotte Evans.”
“I know.”
 
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BARBARA DELINSKY is a
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bestselling author with more than thirty million copies of her books in print. She has been published in twenty-five languages worldwide. A lifelong New Englander, Barbara earned a B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in Sociology at Boston College. Barbara enjoys knitting, photography, and cats. She also loves to interact with her readers through her website at
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
HOME FIRES. Copyright © 1983 by Barbara Delinsky.
Excerpt from
Sweet Salt Air
copyright © 2012 by Barbara Delinsky.
Cover art © Shioguchi/Getty Images
All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
eISBN: 978-1-250-01915-8
First eBook Edition: July 2012

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