When Sarah MacLean Met Eric…

Let's start off this post by celebrating Sarah's great news:  Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord hit the NYT bestseller list its first week on the shelves! Way to go, Sarah! Well-deserved! :>)

Feisty Isabel and gorgeous antiquarian Nick might not have realized it at first, but they made the perfect couple, didn't they? It was so very much fun following along with them on their journey to love! And now you get to read Sarah's own truly romantic story, "When Sarah Met Eric":

Sarah started pining for Eric in 1997. She was a Sophomore at Smith College and her friend Cat, who was dating Eric's roommate, Jake, called the boys' apartment phone on speakerphone. Eric's voice was on the answering machine, and Sarah leaned forward, nearly tipping out of the Pier I papasan chair to hear it, deep and rumbly and lovely. She had to meet him. And remains unclear why this was such a difficult thing to do. But it was. So difficult. Cat and Sarah were in Western Massachusetts; Jake and Eric were in Boston. There is no good reason why the two never met…but they didn't. And ultimately, he moved to California and she moved to New York and that was that. 

But in August of 1999, Cat & Jake got married. And there was a chance, FINALLY, for Sarah to meet THE VOICE. She had plans. She was going to get cuted up, and work out and woo him away from whatever horrid female Eric was planning to bring to the wedding. She honed her feminine wiles and donned her bridesmaid-dress (thank you to Cat for not choosing a hideous bridesmaid dress), and as she stood in line, waiting to enter the reception, she saw him. 6′4″ and blonde, standing across the room. 

"Cat," she whispered, pointing, "Who is that?" (because, at this point, it's totally not about the bride–she's already found her guy.) 
Cat smiled, and said "That's Eric." 

And Sarah was certain. The Voice was The One. 

Wow, wasn't that awesome? I got chills–she heard his voice, and she knew. Sigh. That was so romantic! In fact, I really want to hear more–it sounds like Sarah and Eric's story would make a great chick flick!

And now one lucky North American reader will win a copy of Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing a Lord by entering a comment below. Tell us about your own When ____ Met ____ story, or just stop by and say hello.

It's Friday–have fun! And thanks so much for sharing your personal love story with us, Sarah!