Book description
On his fortieth birthday Jack Manning had his own private pity party
until a pixie showed up and he was soon "all jacked up".Jack
Manning had carried an image with him all of his adult life of the woman
he planned to marry. She'd be every man's ideal-slender with masses of
blonde curls and sapphire blue eyes. Darcy O'Connor has been the
odd-girl-out all her life. Barely five feet tall, she wears outrageous
clothes, styles her short black hair in spikes and has developed a smart
mouth to cover her insecurities. When she walks into Eli's, the favoured
neighbourhood hangout, and meets Jack on his birthday, it's like a
collision of the planets. Instantly they rub each other the wrong way.
But very hot sex keeps drawing them together. Will they burn each other
out before they realise what their feelings really are? _x000D_ I
always wanted adventure and change in my life, and I certainly got it. I
grew up in Maine, a beautiful place to live, then lived in the Midwest
and Florida. Now I make my home in the Hill Country of Texas, truly
God's chosen place on earth. My husband, David, is a sixth generation
Texan, tracing his roots here back to the time when Texas was a
Republic, so retiring here was a dream we finally fulfilled. I've had a
lot of firsts in my life - first female sports report on The Michigan
Daily at the University of Michigan; first woman to own a rock and roll
agency in Detroit, the home of Motown; first woman president of the
Pasco (Florida) Economic Development Council. I graduated from the
University of Michigan with a double major in English and History, and a
minor in economics., and went on to have at least four careers. When my
children were small, I satisfied my need for writing by working for
weekly newspapers. I had a wild and wacky time managing rock and roll
bands. I joined the insanity of retail with a string of shoe stores. I
worked in fundraising, public affairs and community relations. But
writing fiction was always my dream. I had a lot of stops and starts,
but it wasn't until we retired that I could devote myself to it full
time. My wonderful husband, David, encourages me and supports me in my
dream. Our children are all grown and on their own, and are my biggest
fans. When I'm not writing I'm an avid reader - anything and everything
- and watching football, especially my beloved Michigan Wolverines.
David and I golf and target shoot., and of course enjoy life in the
gorgeous Texas Hill Country, where most of my stories are based. I am a
member of Romance Writers of America, and San Antonio Romance Authors,
Diamond State Romance Authors, and Passionate Ink chapter of RWA.
