The Real Thing is the first novel in beloved bestselling author Barbara Delinskys Matchmaker trilogy about two lost souls who find themselves stuck together on a remote islandx After breaking her leg aerobics instructor Deirdre Joyce was fit company for no one Especially not for equally disgruntled Neil Hersey whose reputation as a lawyer had been unjustly tarnished Craving solitude and healing both Deirdre and Neil turned to their friend--and cagey matchmaker--Victoria Lesser who owns property on a remote island But once theyre stranded together off the coast of Maine the two do nothing but fightxand fightxuntil they must fight off an attraction neither of them can denyx