Chasing Perfect

Fool's Gold, California, sits in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and it has a shortage the town cannot ignore: the men keep leaving. Big-city life may be the draw, or it may be bad luck. Either way, the town wants the problem fixed quickly, and it hires city planner Charity Jones to help.

Charity grew up always on the move, and all she wants now is a place to settle. She takes to Fool's Gold at once, with one exception. Josh Golden, a former world-class cyclist and the town's best-known resident, is also its most attractive, and she keeps her distance from him.

Charity has a long record of romantic disasters, and she has decided not to gamble on another bad boy. Everyone else in town thinks Josh is perfect as he is. Charity sees someone who is still chasing perfect, and she may be the one person who values him for his flaws.

This is a contemporary small-town romance with a light, warm tone. The pairing is a wary newcomer and a local celebrity who has never had to work for approval.