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A grumpy burnt out physician and a sunshine psychologist must fake an engagement to save his whitewater canoeing/ relationship therapy startup in Maggie North's sparkling second novel about starting over.
Burned-out former ER doc Stellar J Byrd can solve any crisis except her own life. But with her financial prospects dwindling, she'd do anything to stay in her beloved, pricey wilderness town-even take a job as a camp physician at The Love Boat, an unspeakably touchy-feely whitewater canoeing/ relationship therapy startup. If there are sing-alongs, she's calling in sick.
What's worse? The founder is Lyle "McHuge" McHugh, the sunshiny psychologist she's masterfully avoided since their disastrous hookup last year. Hardheaded relationship bean-counter Stellar plans to dodge his pathological generosity from now until September, but after a scathing article puts McHuge's credibility into question, the two are forced into a fake engagement to salvage the camp's crumbling public image. It's strictly business . . . but the more closely they work together, the more Stellar realizes her feelings for Lyle are anything but professional.
This summer is nothing like Stellar expected, but could it be exactly what she needed? With a colorful cast of camp-goers, including a journalist intent on bringing The Love Boat down and an estranged celebrity sibling, plus a dash of corporate espionage, Maggie North's signature heart and heat shine in The Ripple Effect. MAGGIE NORTH lives in Ottawa, Canada with the man she met in ninth grade, their kid, and a rotating cast of hypoallergenic aquarium friends. Her hobbies include long-distance open water swimming, saving the world, and being relentlessly Canadian. She enjoys being autistic a lot more since she received her diagnosis as an adult. Rules for Second Chances is her first novel. Maggie North is one of my favorite writers! Her books are kind and funny and tender, with prose that stops me in my tracks, twists my heart, and makes me feel every kind of emotion. The Ripple Effect absolutely shines with its immersive descriptions of the Canadian wilderness, the vibrant cast of characters, and the soft, swoony love between Stellar and McHuge. I can't wait to read everything Maggie writes next! - Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author of Say You'll Be Mine
Burned-out former ER doc Stellar J Byrd can solve any crisis except her own life. But with her financial prospects dwindling, she'd do anything to stay in her beloved, pricey wilderness town-even take a job as a camp physician at The Love Boat, an unspeakably touchy-feely whitewater canoeing/ relationship therapy startup. If there are sing-alongs, she's calling in sick.
What's worse? The founder is Lyle "McHuge" McHugh, the sunshiny psychologist she's masterfully avoided since their disastrous hookup last year. Hardheaded relationship bean-counter Stellar plans to dodge his pathological generosity from now until September, but after a scathing article puts McHuge's credibility into question, the two are forced into a fake engagement to salvage the camp's crumbling public image. It's strictly business . . . but the more closely they work together, the more Stellar realizes her feelings for Lyle are anything but professional.
This summer is nothing like Stellar expected, but could it be exactly what she needed? With a colorful cast of camp-goers, including a journalist intent on bringing The Love Boat down and an estranged celebrity sibling, plus a dash of corporate espionage, Maggie North's signature heart and heat shine in The Ripple Effect. MAGGIE NORTH lives in Ottawa, Canada with the man she met in ninth grade, their kid, and a rotating cast of hypoallergenic aquarium friends. Her hobbies include long-distance open water swimming, saving the world, and being relentlessly Canadian. She enjoys being autistic a lot more since she received her diagnosis as an adult. Rules for Second Chances is her first novel. Maggie North is one of my favorite writers! Her books are kind and funny and tender, with prose that stops me in my tracks, twists my heart, and makes me feel every kind of emotion. The Ripple Effect absolutely shines with its immersive descriptions of the Canadian wilderness, the vibrant cast of characters, and the soft, swoony love between Stellar and McHuge. I can't wait to read everything Maggie writes next! - Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author of Say You'll Be Mine
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"A romance that can only have been written by Maggie North - steamy, emotionally nuanced, and wise. THE RIPPLE EFFECT is five star perfection."
Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of SUMMER ROMANCE
"Funny, smart, and heartfelt. No one writes book boyfriends like Maggie North - I devoured THE RIPPLE EFFECT and fell head over heels for McHuge. I dare you not to fall in love!"
Stephanie Archer, bestselling author of THE FAKE OUT
"A masterpiece as fierce and stunning as the landscape in which it's set, The Ripple Effect hits all my must-haves-- a brilliant woman trying to hold herself together, a strong man moving gently through the world, friendships and relationships in transition, and breathtaking natural beauty. Readers will fall into this book the way Stellar and McHuge fall in love--with arms and hearts wide open."
Sarah T. Dubb, author of Birding with Benefits