Hearts Collide

by Ann Patrick

From the moment she heard his bumper clunk against her truck, Paula knew she was in trouble. To make matters worse, the careless driver was a lawyer--a movie-star handsome lawyer with thick blond hair and sea-green eyes. Matthew J. Norman, III, had the credentials to drag her into court, and the charisma to win over any jury. Much to Paula's relief, he took full responsibility for the accident. But his attitude infuriated her. What would it take to make the man crack a smile?

Raised among high society, Matt Norman had learned to restrain his emotions. He also had very definite ideas about a woman's place in the world--ideas that Paula Romano clearly violated. From her baggy overalls to her wild, curly hair, she was not the type of woman Matt chose as a companion. And yet, once he'd run into her, he couldn't dispel the image of her dark, laughing eyes and her flashing dimples.

Although men like Matt Norman were out of her league, Paula couldn't resist the challenge. Whatever the cost, she was determined to humanize the stuffiest man on earth. But when his gruff orders turned to kisses, Paula learned a lesson of her own. Beneath Matt's snobbish exterior was a passionate man with a heart of gold--a man she found irresistible!

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Patricia Ann Kay was born on 7 March 1937 in a small town in northeastern Ohio, USA, where she raised along with three younger sisters. She considers herself a very lucky woman. The family didn’t have a lot of money, but she says that didn’t matter, because what they did have was worth more than money — a happy home. Her parents had a good marriage and they doted on their four daughters. That upbringing is reflected in the stories she writes. As readers all over the world have discovered, her books are filled with warmth and love of family.

Pat has lived in upstate New York, Northern Alabama, Southern California, and Stockholm (Sweden), and since 1969, in Houston, Texas with her husband. She says that no matter where she’s lived, she’s found that people everywhere are the same and want the same things: love and committed relationships. The marriage has three terrific grown children. They currently share their home with two longhaired cats, and a backyard filled with squirrels, birds, and other critters. Her hobbies and other interests include reading, walking for exercise, going to the movies and the theater, swimming, and traveling.

In 1990, Pat sold her first romance novel to Silhouette. Since then, more than four million copies of her novels have been published in eighteen different countries. Today, Patricia Kay, alias Ann Patrick and Trisha Alexander, is an USA Today bestselling author of 50 novels of romance and women's fiction.