Halfway To Heaven
Bestselling author Susan Wiggs once again delights readers with her  portrayal of unconventional women and the men who learn to love them. Abigail  Cabot, the awkward, dowdy daughter of a powerful senator and sister to reigning  beauty Helena, loves nothing more than stargazing. In fact, that's what she's  doing when she discovers a couple in a passionate embrace in the garden.  Embarrassed, Abby escapes, dropping her handkerchief in her hurry. Imagine her  shock when the gentleman seducing the president's sister in plain view turns out  to be freshman congressman James Calhoun. The rake's knowing winks and forward  manner rile Abby like no one else ever has, not even the object of her  long-standing unrequited love, Lt. Boyd Butler, the vice president's son. But  nothing is as it seems in Wiggs's wonderful world. The ugly duckling turns into  a swan, thanks to a fairy godmother in the form of a talented seamstress, but  the prince is a surprise to everyone, including the newly transformed Abby.  Meanwhile, the beautiful Helena is in love with a thoroughly unsuitable man,  their next-door neighbor, absent-minded professor Michael Rowan, the only man  who doesn't think Abby's affinity for astronomy is unnatural. But it appears  that no one is going to get what they wish for--or worse, maybe they will. Susan  Wiggs's deft story telling keeps audiences guessing all the way to the last page  and leaves us wanting more! Hopefully Helena and Michael Rowan's story isn't too  far behind.--Alison Trinkle