Lorelei rang the doorbell again, waited some more and was ready to go looking out back for him when she heard the sound of what appeared to be someone dropping or bumping into something. Male muttered profanity followed. Then, hobbled footsteps. And a naked Dax Buchanan finally opened the door. Well, almost naked, anyway. All he wore were black boxers that dipped low on his hips. So low that if they dipped even slightly lower, then she was going to get an eyeful. Or perhaps even a look at the infamous tat if he turned around. Of course, the eyeful had already happened with the rumpled dark brown hair, the dreamy green eyes and the body. Yes, that body. Toned, lean. Perfect, like one of those calendars filled with hot guys for each month. And the face. Mercy, oh, mercy. He’d clearly gotten some amazing genes that blended together to create that equally amazing face. A definite eyeful. It was easy to see why so many women had wanted to take Dax for a spin. Even if that spin had a shorter shelf life than an already-ripe avocado. “Yeah?” he said, rubbing his knee, swearing and yawning at the same…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MORNINGS AT RIVER’S END RANCH 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Back when Wyatt Buchanan and Nola Parkman were high school sweethearts, an unplanned pregnancy pulled them apart. Seventeen years later, the haunting decision to place the baby for adoption finds them unlucky in love, yet still drawn to each other like moths to a flame. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Texas will always be home for me so it’s where I set my stories. I especially love Texas small towns. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would! She’s a blown glass artist, and I’ve always been fascinated by that. Plus, she’s got a wonderful sense of humor. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Hot. honorable, tough 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about blowing glass and actually did a zoom tutorial with a glass artist. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I’m done, and then I go back through the book several times. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? A…

1–What is the title of your latest release? SUMMER AT STALLION RIDGE. Harlequin HQN, comes out March 29th. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Can two old friends rekindle the spark that brought them together even though their pasts are littered with land mines? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted a small fictional Texas town similar to the one where I grew up so I created Last Ride, Texas, a ranching town filled with colorful characters and hot cowboys. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Yes, I would. Emory designs and makes wedding dresses, and she has a lot of interesting clients. Added to that, she has a great sense of humor. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Hot, tough, loyal 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about making wedding dresses and just how much work goes into them. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I usually wait until I’m done to edit. I’m a plotter so I plow through the first draft and then do a major polish. 8–What’s your…

1–What’s the name of your latest release?  TANGLED UP IN TEXAS. It’s the first book of the Lone Star Ridge series for HQN. 2–What is it about? It’s about a Texas rancher, Shaw Jameson, who’s reunited with his childhood crush, Sunny Dalton. Sunny was once the star of a reality TV show that featured her and her triplet sisters, and she’s returned home after some personal and medical setbacks. 3–What word best describes your heroine?  Resilient. Sunny’s been through a lot, but she’s managed to hang onto her “sunny” outlook on life. 4–What makes your hero irresistible?  Along with being hot, Shaw is a rock. As the oldest of his many siblings, he handles a lot of the family problems along with running a ranch. He’s the go-to guy who’s only missing one thing from his life–the woman he let get away. But now he has a chance to fix that. 5–Who are the people your main characters turn to when they need help?  Both the hero and heroine have siblings–lots of them–so they have plenty of help when they need it. My heroine, Sunny, is a triplet, and she’s very close to her sisters and her brother, Hayes. I…

Kellan tried to shut out the chatter and noise in the squad room so he could volley his attention be­tween the live feed from the surveillance camera at the Serenity Inn and the medical examiner’s report for Oswald. He’d printed out the report to free up his com­puter so he could use full screen for the surveillance camera. He wanted to see something–in either the report or at the inn. To find something. He wanted a blasted smoking gun that would give them Eric on a silver platter. There sure as heck was nothing in the report or on-screen that would do that. But maybe Maylene would come through for them four hours from now as she’d said. Maybe she could indeed lure Eric there at noon. However, it was just as possible that this was a trap or a wild-goose chase. Still, a trap could yield them Eric if they played this right. Kellan had started the “playing right” by already having three deputies in position near the inn. When it got closer to noon, he’d go out there, as well. Wear­ing Kevlar and armed to the hilt. And if he got lucky, this would all come to an…