Does love always mean
total truth? Successfully shunning the limelight was one way for Megan Davis to
keep her family secret. The press intruded on her life when her twin brother,
Mark, became the star quarterback for the Delaware Demons. Disrespectful of
tabloid superstars, financial advisor, Meg, was shocked when she was tapped to
launch a celebrity division in the prestigious investment firm, Dillon &
Weed. The biggest surprise: the charisma of her first client.
“You mean, did I choose
you because of your brains or your…other assets? Brains. I like your other
assets. I find them also…impressive. But when it comes to money management, I
have to go with the best brains, who will work the hardest. You, hands down.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
He gave her a brief nod. Megan threw her arms
around his neck and planted a quick kiss on his cheek, then shrank back in
horror at her action. “Oh my God! I’m so sorry. I apologize…I shouldn’t have
done that…it’s…this means so much to me, to the firm, to my career…” She
reached up with her napkin to wipe the small lipstick smear off his cheek, but
he grabbed her wrist.
“Let’s do it right,” he whispered as he drew her
into his arms. He lowered his lips, moving them over hers slowly while she
melted. He coaxed her mouth open to receive his tongue. Wooed by his charm, her
resistance vanished. When he drew back, she was breathless.
I didn't start writing
until about 17 years ago. I had two small children and used to get up at 5:30am
to write for two hours before they got up.No one believed I could be a writer...least of all me...but I was driven to do it anyway. Like an addict I was compelled to write.
I started out writing 500 word articles on advertising, business and parenting, based on my own experience. Lo and behold, after my first article failed, everything else I wrote got published.
This was exciting and encouraged me to attempt my first book, "Beyond the Bake Sale, the Ultimate School Fund-Raising Book."
I got an agent from a friend of mine and she found a top publisher, St. Martin's Press, with a fabulous editor, Elizabeth Beier and I was off.
After six more non-fiction books were published, I tried my hand at fiction. One cold day last January, while I was recuperating from loss and illness, Callie and Mac landed in my head and told me their story. I flew to my computer to get it all down, just the way they were telling me.
"Now and Forever, a Love Story" was born. The characters have no resemblance to anyone I know and, least of all, to me. They are completely formed total strangers that leaped out of my head and onto the page.
It was a wonderful experience, listening to their story. I fell in love with them. After the book was done, I couldn't let them go. They were kind enough to bring another character to the forefront, Danny Maine who told me his story and "Now and Forever 2, the Book of Danny" was born.
After that I became a writing machine, writing seven days a week as many as seven hours a day. I finished "Now and Forever 3, Blind Love", the first two books in the Moonlight Series: "Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights" and "April's Kiss in the Moonlight". And the first two books in The List series: "The Marriage List" and "The Love List". I am finishing up the last books in these current series and will begin a new series in 2013, "Hollywood Hearts".
I hope you will keep reading as I intend to keep writing until the stories run out, which doesn't appear to be soon! Thank you for buying and reading my books.
Best wishes,
Jean
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