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**The Personal Ad.** **Single White Male – ‘Lucerne.’** A successful biographer whose family chronicles are published as paranormal romance. He is a recluse. He detests crowds and assertive women. He avoids sunbathing, meals heavy with garlic, and religious symbols. He values old-fashioned courtesy, the complex heat of Mexican cuisine, the scent of a warm neck, and lips the color of ripe berries. He possesses the strength of ten men and can disappear between one breath and the next. He does not yet know he seeks a woman to share eternity. **Single White Female – ‘You.’** The newest Romance editor at Roundhouse Publishing, all bright energy and ambition. You’ve discovered a legacy author ready for stardom—a potential launchpad for your own career. (The tall, dark, handsome…