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The rebukes of more than a half-century of life resign most people of a certain age to give up hope that "love is just around the corner." Sixty-year old Dee Dee McCoy had reached the pinnacle of global commercial success in the decidedly male world of oil and gas. Sure she dated on and off, but business had always come first, except for her passion, ballet. After two unsuccessful marriages and a fading career as a government geologist, one of the few things sixty-two year old Frank Rowland still loved about life was his clarinet. Through a series of coincidences, Frank and Dee Dee take each other's identical luggage from Carousel Three at San Francisco International Airport as they return separately from Paris. Their meeting to exchange bags leads to an unexpected romantic connection more profound than either had ever experienced, or even imagined possible. Along the way the two interact with Frank's colorful and dysfunctional family, including his insufferable ex-wife, Cynthia, and Frank's lifelong friend, the irrepressible Lennie. As their love matures, Dee Dee and Frank also must confront and resolve love's dialectic: the cost of love is dependency, and once purchased, independence and self-control are lost forever, even if you attempt to run from love’s embrace. Editorial Evaluation, Createspace: “The author achieves a certain elevated tone in this work reminiscent of British writers through the use of word choice and imagery . . .. Delicious complexity of characters drives the story . . . a worthy contribution to contemporary romance literature.”

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