Jean M. Heaton, alias Caroline Cross, lives and write just outside of Seattle with her husband and daughters, one very large hairy dog and one picky little Siamese cat.
She says: "I will never forget the first time I read a Silhouette Desire. An avid reader of everything *except* category romance, I was surprised to find myself swept up in the magic of two strong people falling irrevocably in love against all odds. It was both a moving and exhilarating experience, and one I do my best to recreate for my readers. For me, every new book is an adventure. I love strong, larger-than-life heroes, heroines with the courage to take chances, the roller coaster ride of two special people coming together – and always, happy endings."
He was dad to a dimple–cheeked two–year–old but not by blood. A paediatrician's visit had proved that fact, rocking Shane's world and forever changing the way he viewed women. He didn't trust anyone not with the precious child who called him Da–da, and certainly not with his heart .
JERRY ROSS WAS ALL WOMAN
and undeniably, irrevocably in love with the stubborn single dad. So when she saw her larger–than–life hero distancing himself from both the world and his baby girl, she knew she needed to break down his walls to reach the fiercely passionate man trapped inside .