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Author Bloom, Patience.

Title Romance is my day job : a memoir of finding love at last / Patience Bloom.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Dutton, [2014]

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 GDL Central Library Non-Fiction    92 Bloom,P BLO    Available
Description xiii, 304 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Summary "Who knows the ins and outs of romance better than a Harlequin editor? A surprising and exhilarating look into Patience Bloom's unexpected real-life love story. At some point, we've all wished romance could be more like fiction. Patience Bloom certainly did, many times over. As a teen she fell in love with Harlequin novels and imagined her life would turn out just like the heroines' on the page: That shy guy she had a crush on wouldn't just take her out-he'd sweep her off her feet with witty banter, quiet charm, and a secret life as a rock star. Not exactly her reality, but Bloom kept reading books that fed her reveries. Years later she moved to New York and found her dream job, editing romances for Harlequin. Every day, her romantic fantasies came true-on paper. Bloom became an expert when it came to fictional love stories, editing amazing books and learning everything she could about the romance business. But her dating life remained uninspired. She nearly gave up on love. Then one day a real-life chance at romance made her wonder if what she'd been writing and editing all those years might be true. A Facebook message from a high school friend, Sam, sparked a relationship with more promise than she'd had in years. But Sam lived thousands of miles away-they hadn't seen each other in more than twenty years. Was it worth the risk? Finally, Bloom learned: Love and romance can conquer all"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Bloom, Patience.
Harlequin Enterprises.
Editors -- United States -- Biography.
Book editors -- United States -- Biography.
Love stories -- Publishing -- United States.
ISBN 9780525954385 hardback
0525954384 hardback

 
    
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