Nancy Herkness

Shower of Stars Nancy Herkness Reprint edition

Charlotte ?Charlie? Berglund wants a child... desperately. When her adoption caseworker concludes that being a traveling journalist is not compatible with single parenthood, Charlie realizes she must change her profession. She decides to write a book about New York?s hottest new celebrity: Jack Lanett, meteorite hunter extraordinaire. Unfortunately, her subject is uncooperative. Jack hates being front-page news, but he?s found what may be the most valuable space rock in the world: a potentially lifebearing meteorite from Mars. Publicity will drive up the price so he agrees to one interview. Charlie offers Jack a business proposition. He counters with a most unusual proposal: a marriage of convenience. As Charlie fights to adopt a daughter and Jack fights to keep his priceless discovery, they come together with a passion that astonishes both of them. Originally published by Berkley Books, Penguin Group, USA