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Anna DePalo. Žavioji Samer. Nuo pat gimimo mano dvynės vaikaitės Samer ir Skarlet buvo labai skirtingos. Skarlet – gyvas sidabras. Ji kibirkščiuoja spalvomis ir trykšta energija. Samer visai kitokia, dėl jos neteko nemiegoti per naktis. Tikrai protinga mergaitė. Neseniai nutiko tai, ko mes nesitikėjome. Samer žino, ką reiškia priklausyti Eliotų šeimai, bet gyvenimas dažnai pasišaipo iš kruopščiai parengto plano. Jos mylimasis Zikas – žavus, mielas ir tikras gražuolis. Net sulaukusi garbaus amžiaus turiu tai pripažinti. Regis, tarp jų nėra nieko bendra. Bet apie mudu su Patriku prieš penkiasdešimt septynerius metus mano tėvai sakė tą patį. Neseniai pastebėjau, kaip šviečia manosios Samer akys. Gal tai meilė? Susan Crosby. Ugningoji Skarlet. Nuo pat vaikystės mano dukraitė Skarlet – tikras vėjo pamušalas. Kaip įprasta sakyti: energija liejasi per kraštus. Bet pastebiu ir kartkartėm užplūstančią melancholiją. Gal ji ilgisi antrosios savo sielos pusės, sesers dvynės Samer, kuri su mylimu vyru keliauja po pasaulį? Skarlet pirmą kartą liko viena. Jai reikia vyro, kuris ją brangintų – kaip mano Patrikas brangina mane. Vaikinai, su kuriais Skarlet susitikinėja, Patrikui nepatinka, ir juodu dažnai suremia ragus. Galima pamanyti, kad užsispyrėlėje dukraitėje Patrikas mato savo atspindį. Meldžiu Dievą, kad vyras, kurį Skarlet išsirinks, būtų jos vertas – ir įtiktų Patrikui. Galų gale, juk pasaulyje nėra nieko svarbiau už šeimą... Charlene Sands. Saugokitės paveldėtojos! Leidybos magnatų šeimos turtų paveldėtoja Bridžita Eliot išvyksta į kelionę, pasiryžusi išsiaiškinti kai kurias šeimos paslaptis. Nežinia, kas nutinka pakeliui, bet atgavusi sąmonę ji nieko nebeprisimena. Merginą priglaudęs šerifas Rigsas – velniškai patrauklus vyrukas. Ir vieną dieną Bridžita, dabar vadinama Džeine Dou, supranta, kad ne taip jau ir svarbu, kas ji buvo praeityje.
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While still in her teens, Anna DePalo began her first novel. She wishes she could say that this early manuscript went on to receive numerous accolades and to bring her fame and fortune. Instead, that first attempt—well, all three pages of it—hit the trash heap, and she understood why many authors have burned their papers for posterity. She has lived in Italy and England, graduated from Harvard, earned an advanced degree in political science, and practiced intellectual property law. One day, she decided to give fiction writing another try, believing that having done some more living would help her tell the truth about life in the pages of made-up stories. This time she didn’t stop at three pages—or even ninety-three. That first finished manuscript soon sold to Harlequin, became a bestseller and award-winner, and has been published in over twenty countries to date. Anna's books have hit the USA Today best-seller list, and have won the RT Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award, the OCCRWA Book Buyer’s Best, the NJRW Golden Leaf, and the NECRWA Readers' Choice. She lives with her husband, son and daughter in New York.
And they lived happily ever after. I’ve always loved that sentence. There is such hope in those words, such faith in the future and ever-after love. I’ve always been a believer, which led me to being a reader of romance novels long before I began to write them. The dance of courtship between a man and a woman, sometimes slow and bluesy, sometimes wild and uninhibited, is sheer bliss to me. And the best part about writing is creating these two dancers who find their perfect partners out of all the other people on the planet. What brings them together? What could tear them apart? Why do they stick it out through the bad times? Why do they fall more in love with each other every day? Finding the answers to these questions intrigues me. Who are you? I ask them. Some characters give me an hour-long monologue; others clam up until I push the right buttons. Eventually, I get them all to talk, even if I have to torture them a little. On my journey to becoming a writer, I did a lot of the usual things—married, had children, attended college a little later than the average coed and earned a B.A. in English. Some not-so-usual things happened, too. Life constantly changes, and so we must grow. It’s not a bad thing. I’ve been fortunate enough to win some awards and receive some honors, which are listed elsewhere on this site. I’ve had the great privilege of working with an exceptional editor from my first book on. My community of writers spans the entire country—smart, funny and loyal people who share and give and support. Without them, this once-upon-a-time journey wouldn’t be anywhere near as fun.

Charlene Sands is a USA Today Bestselling author writing over 50 contemporary and western historical romances. Her books have been honored with the National Readers' Choice Award, the Cataromance Reviewer’s Choice Award and she's a two time winner of the Booksellers Best Award. Her book, The Texas Renegade Returns, was voted Best HQ Desire of 2014. She married her high school sweetheart and has a beautiful and growing family. When not writing, she enjoys sunny California beaches, bowling on a Valley Girls team, sipping delicious Mocha Lattes or going on “date” nights of dinner and a movie with her hero-like husband.