Nom de Plume

by T.C. LoTempio

Secretary by day, writer by night, Casey Catherine Farraday's given up all hope of the world ever knowing her talent--until her agent calls with the happy news she's sold her book! The flip side is, they think the author's a man! As if that weren't enough to cope with, there's also Casey's handsome neighbor--the man across the hall, Mr. Apartment A. His matinee idol looks set her heart to fluttering--and what's more, he seems to like cats? Millionaire playboy Preston Frawley inherited McCarron Publishing from his mother and wants to spruce the company up a bit so it can be sold. His editor and former lover thinks she's struck gold with author K. C. Starling and his sexy tome, Steam Heat. But what really makes Preston's heart race is his lovely next door neighbor, a sweet, innocent girl with not a deceptive bone in her body?or so he thinks. Will Casey and Preston get together? Or will Casey's alter-ego, K.C. Starling, end up ripping them apart? Find out in Nom de Plume, a romantic comedy about love, opportunity, and the age-old battle of the sexes.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2008

About the author

Born in New York City, T. C. LoTempio is the national bestselling author of Meow If It’s Murder, the first in the Nick and Nora Mystery series.

She has been a staff reporter at the young adult magazine Susabella Passengers and Friends for more than a decade.

While Toni LoTempio does not commit – or solve – murders in real life, she has no trouble doing it on paper.

Her lifelong love of mysteries began early on when she was introduced to her first Nancy Drew mystery at age 10 – The Secret in the Old Attic. She lists among her favorite mystery/suspense writers Erle Stanley Gardner, Mary Higgins Clark and James Patterson, as well as EJ Copperman, Steve Hockensmith, Victoria Laurie, Ali Brandon, Rita Mae Brown, Miranda James and Sofie Kelly to name only a few!

Toni is also passionate about her love for animals, as demonstrated with her four cats: Trixie, Princess, Maxx and, of course, ROCCO, who not only provided the inspiration for the character of Nick the cat in the Nick and Nora mystery series, but who also writes his own blog and does charity work for Nathan Fillion’s charity, Kids Need to Read!

Toni’s also devoted to miniseries like The Thorn Birds, Dancing with the Stars, reruns of Murder She Wrote and Castle (of course!).

She (and ROCCO, albeit he’s uncredited) pen the Nick and Nora mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime.

She, Rocco and company make their home in Clifton, New Jersey, just twenty minutes from the Big Apple – New York