No Competition

No Competition by Debbie Macomber Paperback The Essential collection copyright 1987 ISBN 978-0-373-47302-1 315 pages THE ART OF LOVE — Shane Reynolds knew talent when he saw it, and Carrie Lockett was definitely talented. After collecting her paintings and admiring her from afar, Shane thought he knew what made Carrie tick. It should be fairly easy to make the woman of his dreams fall in love with him. — But he quickly learned that he'd been wrong. While it might be easy to buy one of her paintings, getting to know the shy, reclusive artist was another matter. She continually rebuffed him, and Shane was soon at wit's end. Then he came up with a plan -- one that could turn their friendship into a masterpiece of romance.