Match Made June 2010 On Sale: June 1, 2010 Featuring: Melanie Harte; Jaxon Landon; Zora Campbell 304 pages ISBN: 0373831854 EAN: 9780373831852 Paperback $6.99  Add to Wish List Romance, Multicultural Romance Buy at Amazon.com RT Book Reviews 2010 Reviewers Choice Multicultural Romance Heart’s Secret by Adrianne Byrd Melanie Harte’s latest matchmaking assignment comes with a catch. Her client, Jaxon Landon, can never know that his grandmother hired Melanie to find him a woman of substance—someone more interested in making the handsome banker happy than in spending his money. With Melanie’s help, Jaxon meets Zora Campbell, a former model whose thriving agency proves she’s just as brilliant as she is beautiful. For the first time Jaxon is falling for a woman who is his equal—and their combustible chemistry proves the feeling is mutual. But the hotter their relationship gets, the more Zora worries about what will happen when Jaxon discovers the ploy behind the passion. A simple lie brought them together—but will it also tear them apart? Excerpt “Zora, when are you gonna stop teasin’ and go out with a brotha?” Zora Campbell looked up from her script and flashed Todd Brady a smile. Though her supermodel days were behind her,…

How many times do writers edit their manuscript before showing it to an agent or a publisher do you think? If they are anything like me, countless times. Once the agent has made a few editorial suggestions, there are more changes. Then, you work with the editor, the copy editor, the proof editor … By the time a book goes to press, the writer will have been over the manuscript so many times they can probably recite sections by heart. So when you are reading the same book over and over again, how do you keep it fresh? The final, beautiful hardback copies of my debut THE BEAUTY CHORUS were delivered by DHL the day before publication. Opening the box, and seeing the real book was a dream come true. The first thing I did was sit down and read the book again – and it felt fresh. Of course, I knew what was coming, but falling in love with the characters again – laughing with them, loving with them, crying with them – had the quality and depth of a long relationship or friendship seen in a new light. That, I think is the key to keeping a story…