Meet Me in Manhattan (True Vows)
As a high school senior in northern New Jersey, Erika Fredell has great plans for herself and they do not include falling in love. She is a great student and a talented horsewoman who intends to go to Colorado for college and then see the world. Ted Skala is a mediocre student with artistic talent and no plans. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Ted starts dating Erika. He is in love while she is committed to her plan. He asks her to marry him, and she breaks his heart. Fifteen years later, Ted finds out that they are both working in Manhattan and e-mails Erika. They meet for a drink, and catch up on their lives. Erika is the vice-president of a bank, and Ted is also doing well for himself, and has a live-in girlfriend. Should he risk all to pursue the one who ripped out his heart? Best-selling romance author Arnold presents her fictionalized version of a true love story as part of the True Vows series, helping launch this new concept with a bang by telling a story that will warm readers’ hearts. --Patty Engelmann