An Unexpected Hero

by Stella Bagwell, Nancy Robards Thompson

A romance for real

Her Sweetest Fortune by Stella Bagwell

Sophie Fortune Robinson is intent on landing Mr. Right by Valentine's Day—and she has her eye set on a sexy office colleague. But when she enlists friend and coworker Mason Montgomery to teach her how to get a man to notice her, she doesn’t know she's already captured his attention. Now Mason has just a few short weeks to convince sweet Sophie that he is the real man of her dreams!

Fortune's Surprise Engagement by Nancy Robards Thompson

Olivia Fortune Robinson’s cynical view of marriage accidentally convinced her little sister to call off her own wedding, and Liv has to fix things and quick. What better way than to "fall in love" herself? Tall, dark and sexy Alejandro Mendoza agrees to be her pretend boyfriend for a week. But when the two commitmentphobes suddenly become faux fiancés, Liv's traitorous heart starts to fall for real…

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Stella Bagwell

2 Heartfelt Stories Her Sweetest Fortune and Fortune's Surprise Engagement

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published July 26, 2022

About the author

At seventeen, Stella married her high school sweetheart: Harrell, and they had a son Jason. She began her writing career almost by accident. She was a hairdresser and worked in her sister's beauty shop. Ironically, Stella developed a severe allergy to hairspray and was forced to resign. With time on her hands, Stella wanted to do something creative. She remembered a high school English teacher telling her she could be a writer if she wanted. Although she always loved reading romances, she never thought to write one herself. Armed with that now notion and an old, manual typewriter, she went to work, attempting to create a story similar to those she liked reading. The result‚ her first book, purchased by Mills & Boon and issued under the Harlequin imprint. After that, she became a full time writer and today, has close to forty published novels. Her for the future is to continue writing romance novels as long as there's an audience to enjoy her work.

Next to writing, traveling is one of her most favorite activities. Yet, because the southwest is dear to her heart, she sets most of her books there in rough, rugged ranch country. She feels it's essential to know a place before writing about it; that philosophy gives her more reason to plan trips! The marriage has always lived in southeastern Oklahoma. But, they purchased a portion of a twenty-two hundred, acre ranch; they now make their home there. Before moving onto the ranch, she had a swimming pool in her back yard and spent most of her summer evenings in the water. Her husband has promised to put in another pool, but for now she has to make do with the creek that runs through their property. The closest town of three thousand is fifteen miles away; she says she loves the seclusion, living among the woods and horses and wildlife. The only thing she doesn't like is making the thirty mile round trip to the post office or grocery store. Worse still, is the eighty-five mile trip to get office supplies!

One of her greatest joys was to see Jason, her only son, graduate from college with degrees in math and physical education. He now lives in Port Lavaca, Texas, where he teaches high school algebra and geometry and coaches football and weightlifting. Family has always come first with Stella and she enjoys spending time with her son when he visits Oklahoma. Sometimes, she and her husband drive down to the Texas coast to see him. However, her mother, step-father and siblings all live nearby and they have routine get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing violin and guitar, both of which she can play by ear. She claims to need years of practice before calling herself a musician. Stella also enjoys gardening and being outdoors.