Callie Grey is turning 30, has a great job she loves and a wonderful (yet a bit unusual) family; but she is still looking for "all she ever wanted" -- true love. However, Georgebury, Vermont, is not exactly a hotbed of eligible guys to pick from. Callie has had her eye on her boss, and lifetime friend, Mack Rousseau, for quite some time. When Mack breaks the news to her that he is in a serious relationship with someone he is bringing into the advertising firm to manage a new account, Callie's "all I ever wanted" takes a direct hit.

Callie decides she is over Mack and sets out to find a new Mr. Right, experimenting with an online dating website. After two really bad experiences, she decides this is not the way to find her man. A friend puts Callie on to the new, eligible vet in town, and her dog suddenly becomes strangely out of sorts and needs a checkup. When she arrives for her appointment, Callie finds that the pet of every other eligible young lady in town has a very similar condition. The new vet, Ian MacFarland, is well aware of this epidemic and does not come across as a very warm and friendly guy to any of them.

However, Ian and Callie keep running into each other in various situations. She decides to make him her project, trying to get him to warm up a little and lighten up his attitude and personality. She seems to be making headway when Ian asks her to accompany him to a wedding, just as a friend. He makes it real clear to everyone he introduces her to that they are "just friends." But when Callie hits a wild turkey on the highway and rushes it over to Ian's house for first aid, things begin to heat up between the two of them.

Rock with Callie in her "happily-ever-after" rocking chair as she contemplates the many twists and turns her life is taking with both Mack and Ian. Kristan Higgins has woven a delightfully romantic tale filled with humor. You'll enjoy Callie's conscience that speaks to her often from two very different perspectives; one is that of Michelle Obama and the other is Betty Boop. See how Callie finds out that "all she ever wanted" may not necessarily be all she really needed.

Book Summary

One Happily-Ever-After Rocking Chair . . .

And no sign of any forthcoming babies to rock in ol' Georgebury, Vermont. For Callie Grey, turning thirty means coming to grips with the fact that her boss (and five-week fling) is way overdue in his marriage proposal. And way off track, because Mark has suddenly announced his engagement to the company's new Miss Perfect. If that isn't bad enough, her mom decides to throw her a three-oh birthday bash in the family funeral home.

Bad goes to worse when she stirs up a crazy relationship with the town's not so warm and fuzzy veterinarian, Ian McFarland, in order to flag Mark's attention. So Ian is more comfortable with animals. . . . So he's formal, orderly and just a bit tense. The ever-friendly, fun- loving and spontaneous Callie decides it's time for Ian to get a personality makeover. But, dang, if he doesn't shock the heck out of her, she might actually fall for Vermont's unlikeliest eligible bachelor. . . .

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