The Dryden Brothers Collection

Book excerpt: Together in one set for the first time, two classic stories of brothers each finally finding the love they’d been waiting for, only from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. READY FOR ROMANCE At fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was madly in love with Evan Dryden, one of the boys next door, much to the amusement of both their families. Now, ten years later, she’s about to start working for the Dryden brothers, Evan and Damian. But no one will let her forget her girlish infatuation, and Jessica finds it frustrating in the extreme. Because she’s in love with a Dryden, all right—but it’s Damian, not Evan. And this time she knows it’s not puppy love; it’s the real thing. How can she convince Damian of her true feelings when he’s still trying to push her toward his brother? READY FOR MARRIAGE Three years ago, Mary Jo Summerhill fell completely and utterly in love with Evan Dryden. But she was a kindergarten teacher, and he was a Boston blue blood with political ambitions. His family said she wasn’t the “right kind of wife” for Evan. Mary Jo agreed—she didn’t belong in his world. So she lied, and broke his heart. But now Mary Jo’s parents are facing legal trouble, and she needs the best advice she can get. She needs Evan. Only Evan isn’t about to let Mary Jo off so easily. He wants answers to all the questions he’s had for the past three years: Why did she leave? Does she still love him? Do they have a second chance?