Finding You/Knowing You: Two Brand-New Novels for One Wonderful Price!

by Maureen Child

Fall in love with two unforgettable new novels in one extraordinary volume ! Meet the Candellano family: Angela, the matriarch, Tony the oldest son and town sheriff, Nick and Paul, the twin brothers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312989202
• ISBN13: 9780312989200
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Loved it

Maureen Child pulls you right into the world in which she writes. You can relate and live the story as it unfolds.

If I'd Only Known

This is the first time that I have read this author and now I'm kicking myself for waiting this long. I've seen her books on selves for years but for some reason always pasted them by. My mistake. This book was wonderful!It was like a mix of styles of Nora Roberts and Jennifer Crusie. It had the emotions and the real world serious situations of a Roberts, but the laughter and unpredictability that Crusie is known for. I was drawn in to the Candellano family immediatly. They're loud and loving and Child does a great job of letting you into all of their lives, not just the main characters. This book gives the storys of Carla, the youngest of the group, and Paul one of the twins. There's still Nick's book the remaining twin and I've got that one ordered and on it's way now. Can't wait! I hear she has another series about three sisters and I look forward to starting that as well. It's always exciting when you discover a great author. If you've never read Maureen Child before, you're missing something good.

The Way Contemporary Romance Should Be

I had somehow managed to overlook Maureen Child's books for years, but discovered her recently with the Marconi Sisters Trilogy. Those three great books coerced me into picking up the Candellano Family Trilogy, starting with FINDING YOU/KNOWING YOU. And I'm so glad I did! In FINDING YOU, we meet Carla Candellano, the youngest Candellano sibling, and only daughter. Surrounded by Mama, the family matriarch, Tony, the oldest brother and town sheriff, and older twin brothers Nick and Paul, Carla is the "baby" of the family that they all dote upon. Carla's life had, until two years ago, been spent working for Searchers, a company that performed search operations to find missing victims in earthquakes, hurricanes, or those lost in mountains or forests. Along with her dog, Abbey, Carla was one of the best at her job, and it was her life. She loved doing what she could to find missing people with the help of her pet--until the one day she found a boy that she knew personally, too late to save him. Ever since then, Carla has drawn away from everything that matters to her. She quit her job, moved back home to Chandler , California , and so far has avoided her Mama's plan to find her a husband. She's contented herself with spending time with Abbey and the new pups she plans to train as search dogs. Until Jackson Wyatt and his daughter, Reese, move into the summer place across from her own house. Jackson has come to Chandler as a last resort. His six-year-old daughter was involved in a tragic automobile accident over a year ago that took her mother's life, and she hasn't spoken a word sense. He only has the summer to somehow get Reese to return to the land of the living before her haughty and very well-to-do maternal grandparents ship her off to a pshychiatric facility. FINDING YOU is contemporary romance at it's best. Three people, each lost in their own memories, regrets, and heartbreak, will have to learn to love and trust again to find their way back to a wholesome life. In KNOWING YOU, we get the story of Paul Candellano and Stevie Ryan. Stevie grew up with a wandering mother who searched the world for her next wealthy husband, but after several marriages and so much moving around, at twelve Stevie had had enough and moved to Chandler to live with her father. His love, along with the love and acceptance of her best friend, Carla Candellano, and her family finally gave Stevie a feeling of belonging. She had also fallen in love with Nick Candellano, the "aw-shucks, look at me, I'm the best" NFL playing brother. When she got him too many times with another woman, Stevie finally gave up on rescuing Nick. Instead, the last few years have been spent making her business, The Leaf and Bean, the best coffee shop it can be, and rescuing the stray animals that she always seems to find in Chandler . Now, after Carla's wedding to Jackson , Stevie is feeling a little lost, a little lonely, knowing that her relationship with Nick is definitely done and o

Two engaging contemporary romances

"Finding You". Though Mama obviously loves her adult chidlren, Carla Candellano wished she cared a little less as her mother constantly harasses her to get married to the point she even asks her if she is a lesbian. Carla does not need a man in her life at this time as she still struggles with the tragedy that happened two years ago during a search and rescue mission. Carla meets new neighbor six year old Reece Wyatt, who has remained mute since his mother died last year. The duo hits it off on some angst-laden connection that soon brings the child's father Jackson into Carla's life. Though love blossoms between the two Wyatts and the Castellano, is that enough to forge a permanent relationship when each has to overcome anguish from their pasts?"Knowing You". Carla's best friend Stevie Ryan has loved Carla's brother Nick forever. Though he likes her, the handsome Italian Stallion (though both are football stars, in this case Nick not the Crimson Tide's Johnny Musso) never returned the love except but treated her as if she was his little sister. However, recently Stevie finds herself dreaming of Nick's intellectual twin Paul and he seems eager to reciprocate. Will a shift in her affection lead to trouble between the siblings?Both of these novels are engaging contemporary romances with a warm but a bit crazy ensemble that feels like the kitchen of many readers. The story lines will hook sub-genre readers because the characters seem genuine and friendly. Harriet Klausner

Maureen Child Does It Again!

Maureen Child is known for her humor, her characters and her sizzling stories. Whether it's category romances or paranormal stories, she never fails to satisfy. Now, she's giving big, single-title contemporaries a try and I say, Hurray! With Finding You and Knowing You, she's delivered two terrific stories peopled with characters you'll care about. Both fabulous books--and you get two under one cover! You'll laugh, you'll cry. These books are satisfying and unforgettable!