Widow Paula Winters, romance author, Paula R. Prentice, wasn't interested in meeting men when her daughters sent her on a romantic cruise so she decides to use her two-week vacation to finish her novel and do some Christmas shopping.
Widowed workaholic Derek Rawlins is only on the cruise at his son's insistence and figures he can get some work done, not because he has plans on meeting any women.
When they meet, Paula wonders if he's the romantic hero in her next novel, or someone she wants to keep in her life permanently. This Christmas will bring them more than one small package to fill them with joy!
Franny Armstrong is a mother of three and a grandmother of five. Her husband supports her imagination and has the patience of a saint. She’s been writing since she was a child, creating plays to act out in front of the neighborhood children. She charged them five cents admission to join her in the family garage for the play.
Since 2002, after a serious breakdown, Franny had to express herself on the computer since she couldn’t speak, everything coming out gibberish at that time. She’s slowly healed to the point that she can function fairly well. Writing was the best medicine for her and still is.
Franny loves to write about rainforests and Caribbean islands but also does cities. Her characters are well rounded and share her wacky sense of humor.