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The dedication honors multiple loved ones. The opening narrative introduces Matt and Katherine, beginning with a rainy highway stop, a secluded tunnel-like line of trees, and an intense romantic moment that quickly turns into teasing banter about reaching “home” and maintaining boundaries in the car.","Dear Reader,  \nI'm back!  \nI'm writing to you once again with my most sincere wishes that you enjoy this reissue of Come Home to Love, one of my favorite stories. I also must admit I was thrilled when I received the news from my wonderful editor, Melissa Jeglinski, that Harlequin/Silhouette wanted to buy the publishing rights to the book for the Signature Select program.  \nNow I can't tell you how often I've been asked, \"Where do you get your ideas?\" In all truth, I honestly haven't a clue. I've been going along, doing whatever, when out of the blue it seems, these characters will suddenly fill my imagination, fully formed, personalities intact. I must confess when this occurs it's both exciting and more than a little daunting. Fortunately, after all the years I've been writing, all the characters that have strolled into my mind, demanding a story of their own, usually when I'm smack-dab in the middle of a work in progress, I've grown used to the interruptions.  \nThis book you now hold in your hands—hopefully to buy!—was one of my earlier works. Since then, I've grown used to new characters—knocking at my imagination. I simply tell them to pick a number and get in line, like all the previous characters waiting for me to finish the current story, and get onto theirs.  \nAnd so it was that the main characters, Matthew and Katherine, who you will meet in this book, related their story to me.  \nI hope you will enjoy reading Matt and Katherine's story as much as I enjoyed writing it.  \nHappy reading,  \nJoan Hohl  \nThis book is dedicated to:  \nMary, Lori and Amy; Sonny and Jan; Mick and Bill;  \nBonnie and Norm; and Marie—who always believed.  \nthe opening and he gave a swift, sharp glance into the rearview mirror. Then the window slid back into place. Gently easing an expensively shod foot from the gas pedal he drove the car off the highway across the gravelly shoulders onto the wet spongy grass that bordered the gravel.  \nA line of trees stood sentinel a few feet back from the edge of the grass, their branches, hanging heavy and sodden, almost touching the ground, giving a tunnel effect. Matt brought the Lincoln to a stop inside this tunnel. The drooping branches formed a screen, not only from the force of the wind and rain, but also the light traffic on the highway.  \nKatherine watched him quietly, a tingle of excitement beginning to rise, ashe switched off the ignition and pulled the hand brake.  \nHe nudged her shoulder with his and said softly, \"Move over.\" She obeyed at once, sliding along the seat until she was almost touching the opposite door. Matt followed, and as soon as his large frame was free of the confining steering wheel, turned and pulled her into his arms.  \nShe was ready for him, face lifted, lips slightly parted. He lowered his head and covered her mouth with his own.  \nHer hands went to his shoulders and felt the muscles go taut at her touch and sighing softly she curled her arms around his neck, her body going soft against his hard one. His arms loosened; then his hands gripped her shoulders and turning her, his body pressed hers back against the seat. It was like being engulfed, the sheer size of him overwhelming. Oh Lord, Katherine thought, I want him. And then realized with surprise that she had wanted him, almost continually, for the last forty-eight hours.  \nHis kiss was long, deep and she gave herself completely to it. She forgot where she was, everything. All she wanted to know was this man's arms, his mouth, his hands, one of which now moved slowly from her shoulders to cup and caress her face.  \nMoaning softly, she arched her back, pressing her body against his and he pulled his mouth from hers. \"Damn.\" He shifted uncomfortably, trying to draw her closer to him and muttered, \"I'm too big and too old to make love to my woman in a car, no matter how roomy it is.\" Then his lips closed to her ear, he whispered, \"You're something of a witch, Kate, you know that?\"  \nThere was laughter in the reply. \"Of course","cbCaioHzwft3am0Y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioHzwft3am0Y","pdf",937976,8,235,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n## Characters and publishing background\n## Dedication\n# Opening Scene\n## Rainy roadside stop\n## First intimate exchange\n## Conversation and banter","[{\"question\":\"What does Joan Hohl say about where her ideas come from?\",\"answer\":\"She explains that she has no clear method; characters appear suddenly in her imagination, fully formed and demanding their own story.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the book being reissued, according to the preface?\",\"answer\":\"Hohl shares excitement after learning that Harlequin/Silhouette wanted to buy publishing rights for the book under the Signature Select program.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the opening scene begin for Matt and Katherine?\",\"answer\":\"It starts with Matt driving off the highway onto wet grass, stopping inside a natural tunnel of trees while Katherine watches him quietly.\"}]","Come Home to Love - Joan Hohl | PDF",1785472634,362,{"code":4,"msg":31,"data":32},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":33,"title":13,"keywords":34,"description":14,"schema_data":35,"social_meta":87,"head_meta":89,"extra_data":91,"updated_unix":28},"come-home-to-love-joan-hohl","",{"@graph":36,"@context":86},[37,54,69],{"@type":38,"itemListElement":39},"BreadcrumbList",[40,44,48,51],{"item":41,"name":42,"@type":43,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":45,"name":46,"@type":43,"position":47},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":49,"name":12,"@type":43,"position":50},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":52,"name":13,"@type":43,"position":53},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/come-home-to-love-joan-hohl/115358/",4,{"url":52,"name":13,"@type":55,"author":56,"headline":13,"publisher":58,"fileFormat":61,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":62,"datePublished":63,"encodingFormat":61,"isAccessibleForFree":64,"interactionStatistic":65},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":57},"Person",{"url":41,"name":59,"@type":60},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-08-23","2026-07-31",true,{"@type":66,"interactionType":67,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":68},"ViewAction",{"@type":70,"mainEntity":71},"FAQPage",[72,78,82],{"name":73,"@type":74,"acceptedAnswer":75},"What does Joan Hohl say about where her ideas come from?","Question",{"text":76,"@type":77},"She explains that she has no clear method; 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