Flint Fortune's family was trying to play matchmaker – but the footloose cowboy was determined to remain a free agent. Sure, Jessie was beautiful – but she was also a widow, with four kids...definitely not right for a bachelor. Yet he couldn't help but notice that Jessie's drop-dead-gorgeous exterior was matched only by the warmth of her heart.
Victoria Pade is the bestselling author of numerous contemporary romances, six historical romances and two mystery novels. She began her writing career after leaving college to have her first daughter. That daughter was seven years old and there was a second daughter, before Victoria had her first book accepted for publication. That novel and the three that followed it were historical romances. But the exit of her husband and the urge to do more contemporary writing that explored the kinds of problems she was facing inspired a switch.