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Second first impressions : a novel / Sally Thorne.

Thorne, Sally, 1981- (author.).

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Ruthie Midona has worked the front desk of Providence Retirement Villa for years, living on-site at the beck and call of the wealthy residents-- and the rare tortoises that roam the lawn. Teddy Prescott, son of Providence's new owner, is in town saving up money to pursue his dream of opening a tattoo shop. He's the definition of risky, and Ruthie's dazzled-- until he mistakes her for an old lady! She has revenge in mind: her most eccentric residents, the Parloni sisters, have placed an ad seeking a personal assistant. Not one of their assistants have lasted a week. As Teddy charms his way through the Villa, his family's plans threaten to ruin Ruthie's universe. Will he be there when it really counts? -- adapted from jacket

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  • ISBN: 9780063007130 (hardcover library edition)
  • ISBN: 0063007134 (hardcover library edition)
  • Physical Description: 336, 8 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.

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Includes P.S. Insights, Interviews & more...

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Subject: Older people > Fiction.
Rich people > Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Fiction.
Retirement communities > Fiction.
Genre: Romance fiction.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2021 March

    Ruthie Midona has a perfectly safe life. During the day, she cares for the residents and the endangered tortoises at Providence Retirement Villa, and at night, she manages the online forum for her favorite TV show from her townhouse on Providence's property. Two simultaneous events cause Ruthie's world to tilt on its axis: two of the residents, the nonagenarian Parloni sisters, need a new assistant to boss around, and Providence's owner comes for an unscheduled visit to evaluate the grounds for a potential build site, with his hot, tattooed son in tow. Ruthie suddenly has carefree Teddy Prescott working as an assistant for the women while living in the townhouse next to Ruthie. As Teddy charms his way into her life, Ruthie begins to see how small and lonely her world has become. She'll have to decide how much of her heart and her safety she's willing to risk, while also trying to keep the place she loves up and running. VERDICT Following 99 Percent Mine, Thorne's latest novel is a sweet story, merging a woman whose fears tend to overpower her dreams, and a slow-burn romance that turns her world upside down.—Kellie Tilton, Univ. of Cincinnati Blue Ash

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