By the Book

By Mary McComas

Could a mysterious stranger tempt her to take a chance for a change? Jonah Blake was a spy, they said, or maybe a war hero, or possibly he worked for the FBI, but Ellen Webster figured no guy that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055344624X
• ISBN13: 9780553446241
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Loveswept
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

You'll never look at self-help books the same way again.

Ellen Webster is too nice for her own good. One day, she decides that enough is enough, and purchases one of those "mini" self help books that you find in the checkout aisle at your supermarkets. Following the advice of the book, she sets out to seduce Jonah Blake, the mystery man in town. Feeling unappreciated, she uses the advice to request a raise and a promotion at work, stops letting her ederly neighbors take advantage of her free time, and quits feeding her neighbor leftovers. All these changes in her life and attitude have friends and co-workers wondering "what's wrong with Ellen". Eventually, Ellen wonders what's wrong with her too. The subplots in this story are as good as the plot it's self. Ellen has to deal with her younger, alcoholic brother after he gets into trouble with gambling debts, and Jonah is fighting demons of his own in regards to his comotose father.