Like a Virgin (Hardcover)

A new contemporary romantic comedy from the author of "The Runaway Princess."

Sarah Hatfield hates everything about sex. Jacob Trent hates everything about commitment. So why is this unlikely twosome trying to have a baby? Certainly not for any of the normal reasons Sarah's sudden attack of maternal instincts is highly suspect -- while Jake is more engrossed in the mechanics of baby-making than the result. But somewhere amid their varied and often skewed reasoning, they manage to pull off the miracle of making a baby and find a love neither had anticipated or even wanted. The bad news is that their once-strong friendship is now reduced to tattered disarray. We tag along on a disastrous honeymoon for one, then quickly move on to the shopping trip from hell in search of a wedding gown. Just a minute . . . can that sequence of events be correct? And even more confusing . . . who the heck is the bride?

Carol Schede was born, raised and has spent most of her life in Knoxville, Tennessee.