IF NOT FOR YOU: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240016B94711
English Summary/英文概要： The brief description of IF NOT FOR YOU introduces Beth Prudhomme. Having lived under her parents’ thumb for 25 years, she is finally taking charge of her own life. She moves from Chicago to Portland to live near her favorite aunt, finding employment as a music teacher at a local high school and a fast friend in Nichole Nyquist (who readers will recognize from A Girl’s Guide to Moving On). Everything is coming together, though her love life leaves something to be desired. Until Nichole introduces Beth to Sam, a tattooed mechanic who’s the epitome of her conservative parents’ worst nightmare. Beth doesn’t want to upset her parents more than she already has, and for himself, Sam has no interest in being set up with a prissy music teacher. But both learn that appearances aren’t everything when Beth gets into a car accident and Sam visits her--at first out of obligation, and then because he can’t stay away. Yet there are skeletons in Sam’s closet that prevent him from ever trusting a woman again, and he knows he doesn’t fit into Beth’s life. In the end, he’ll have to decide if he can ever be worthy of Beth’s love and if he is, how far he’s willing to go to fight for it.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小说的主人公叫Beth Prudhomme。在父母的掌控下生活了25年的她终于要为自己的人生做主了。她从芝加哥搬到波特兰，住在最喜欢的阿姨家附近，在一家当地高中当音乐老师，并很快和Nichole Nyquist成为了朋友。一切都在变得越来越好，只是爱情尚未降临。直到Nichole将Beth介绍给了Sam——一个纹身师，可以说是她保守父母最可怕的噩梦的化身。Beth不想再令自己的父母感到更加不安，而Sam也不想和严肃拘谨的音乐老师交往。Beth遭遇车祸，Sam起先出于礼貌去看望她，后来却发现自己无法袖手旁观。他们这才发现，表象不能代表一切。虽然Sam心里隐藏着不可告人的秘密，关于他为何不再相信女人，并且他知道自己和Beth的生活格格不入，但最终，他还是要决定自己是否值得Beth托付终身，为此，他愿意做出多少努力。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：主要卖点：
最佳畅销书作者：Debbie凭借《从现在开始》精装版在《纽约时报》畅销榜上位居第一，并且在她的写作生涯中，她的作品在《纽约时报》畅销榜上一共上榜了750个小时！
巨大的销售基础：诸多系列的动销图书可以和本书形成交叉推广效果；作者已出版图书1亿7千余万册，16万4千个电子通讯订阅用户，24万2千个Facebook点赞数，2万4千个品牌代言，还有数以百万计的网民访问作者的网站。
“鼓舞人心又非常浪漫的爱情小说，人物鲜活，情感丰富多样。”——RT Book Reviews
“一个关于原谅和突如其来的爱情的温暖人心的故事。”——Harlequin Junkie
“一部有趣、甜蜜的作品。”——《出版人周刊》
Key Selling Points for Macomber:
#1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Debbie seized the #1 spot on the New York Times list with the hardcover edition of STARTING NOW (April,’13), Ballantine’s first publication in her Blossom Street series! And she’s spent an impressive 750 total weeks on the New York Times bestseller list over the course of her career!
BESTSELLING ROSE HARBOR INN SERIES: Debbie’s Rose Harbor Inn series is hugely successful, SILVER LININGS was a #2 New York Times bestseller in eBook and #5 in hardcover. Before that, Love Letters (Aug/14) hit #2 on the New York Times list and was named One of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal. ROSE HARBER IN BLOOM (Aug/13), having hit #2 on the New York Times combined print/eBook bestseller list and #3 on the hardcover fiction list. Before that, THE INN AT ROSE HARBOR (Aug/12) debuted at #2 for hardcover fiction and #1 in paperback!
CROSS-SELL: The mass market edition of Love Letters will go on sale a month before publication and will contain a special sneak peek.
HUGE PLATFORM: HUGE PLATFORM: More than 170 million books in print, 164,000 e-newsletter subscribers, 242,000 likes on Facebook, 24,000 brand ambassadors, and millions of unique visitors to Debbie’s website.
“[An] uplifting and deliciously romantic tale with vibrant characters and a wide range of emotions.”—RT Book Reviews
“A heartwarming story of forgiveness and unexpected love.”—Harlequin Junkie
“A fun, sweet read.”—Publishers Weekly
About the Author/作者介绍： Debbie Macomber，著有《甜蜜的明天》《摆脱失恋阴影》《最后的家》等多部畅销作品，是女性小说界的领军人物。她的10部小说曾荣登《纽约时报》畅销榜第一名，5部最爱的圣诞小说是Hallmark Channel的热门电影，包括《奇迹女士和奇迹先生》。全球有超过2亿本书已出版。
Debbie Macomber, the author of Sweet Tomorrows, A Girl’s Guide to Moving On, Last One Home, Silver Linings, Love Letters, Mr. Miracle, Blossom Street Brides, and Rose Harbor in Bloom, is a leading voice in women’s fiction. Ten of her novels have reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller lists, and five of her beloved Christmas novels have been hit movies on the Hallmark Channel, including Mrs. Miracle and Mr. Miracle. Hallmark Channel also produced the original series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove, based on Macomber’s Cedar Cove books. She has more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide.
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Norwegian: Cappelen Damm, Turkish: Epsilon Yayinlari Ticaret, UK/BC: Century and Arrow
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