Affairs of the Heart

by Candace McCarthy, Laurel Collins, Stobie Piel

Celebrate Valentine's Day with three tales of yesterday's romance from a trio of today's favorite authors! In McCarthy's "Mountain Bride", a West Virginia farmer falls for the "uppity" new school teacher. An Apache on the wrong side of the law steals the heart of a fort commander's daughter in Piel's "Apache Valentine". And Collins spins a heartwarming tale of a spinster's transformation into the belle of a Valentine's Day ball in "The Secret Heart".

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1999

About the author

Candace McCarthy loved to read romances from the first moment she picked one up over twenty-four years ago. She began to write one after reading a story that made her laugh. Her enjoyment prompted her to put pen to paper. She thought, "Wouldn't it be great if I could bring the same pleasure to other readers?" Sound corny? Maybe, but it's true. And she's been writing them ever since.

Candace has over 20 books to her credit—fifteen novels and three novellas. Among her titles are Irish Rogue, Irish Lace, Fireheart, and Wild Innocence, which are just a few of the titles published by Zebra Books. She has been listed among the Favorite Top Ten List for Affair de Coeur Magazine, and her book, White Bear's Woman, a Zebra Lovegram, won the National Readers' Choice Award for the Best Long Historical Romance of 1998.

At home, she lives with her husband and her dog Jameson, a cute mixed breed.. She has a grown son, who recently married. She enjoys arts and crafts, music, gardening, and her Teddy Bear collection. And she loves to hear from her readers.