Romantic flight of fancy in a festive New York City

It’s easy to imagine Claudia Carroll choosing ideas for her novels in much the same way that her latest heroine, radio researcher Holly Johnson, chooses pitches for the afternoon chat show that she works on. Are the themes suitably on trend? Does the story have cross-over generational appeal? Is there potential for tragedy as well as comedy, heartache as well as love?

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