It Had to Be You
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Dear Readers,
This is the book that started it all. For years I’d amused myself wondering what would happen if a woman who knew nothing about sports inherited a professional football team. When I finally started writing It Had to Be You, I had no idea it would be the first in a series of books. (Please keep this to yourself, but I’m not crazy about sports.) The series begins with It Had to Be You and ends with This Heart of Mine, which tells the story of Molly Somerville, whom you’ll meet for the first time here.
I hope you enjoy this introduction to the Chicago Stars family. Although each of these books stands on its own, some prefer to read them in order. If you’d like to learn more about this series and all of my books, visit my web site at www.susanphillips.com or send me a self-addressed stamped business-sized envelope.
Happy Reading,
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
c/o Avon Books
10 East 53rd Street
New York, New York 10022
Susan
Elizabeth
Phillips
It Had to Be You
To Steven Axelrod, who’s been around from the
beginning with a good head, a strong shoulder,
and a high tolerance for crazy authors.
This one had to be yours.
Contents
1 Phoebe Somerville outraged everyoneby bringing a French poodle and a . . .
2 Brian Hibbard shuffled the papers in his lap. “I apologize for barging in on . . .
3 “There’s no other way to look at it, Ice,” Tully Archer said, speaking to Dan . . .
4 Dan opened the refrigerator door, pulled out a quart of milk, and unscrewed . . .
5 Pooh got distracted by a Dalmatian asthey were crossing Fifth Avenue just . . .
6 “Here we are, Miss Somerville.” TheBuick Park Avenue left the highway . . .
7 The humid night breeze blew the cur- tains and ruffled Molly’s dark . . .
8 A vein bulged at Dan’s temples as hescreamed. “Fenster! On thirty-two . . .
9 Phoebe stood in the flickering shadowsof the torches that had been placed . . .
10 As Phoebe looked down at the video tape that lay on ohthe passenger seat . . .
11 Phoebe felt muzzy and depressed as she sipped her first cup of morning coffee.
12 Phoebe ran into Bobby Tom Denton inthe hotel lobby at eight-thirty on . . .
13 Phoebe’s cheek was stuck to Dan’s chest and her leg was twisted at an . . .
14 Ron cleared his throat “Ms. Somervilleposed for the Beau Monde . . .
15 Phoebe slid back the curtain she had been peering through as Dan pulled . . .
16 Ron stared down at the field from theskybox window. “I knew what . . .
17 The Giants’ defensive line was stunnedthe first time they took their . . .
18 Molly had just walked in the door fromschool the next afternoon when the . . .