GRAY—Nobody Wore Jeans Better or Looked Hotter Than He Did.... — Gray McCall remembered the pretty high school student who'd had such a crush on him, she'd nearly flunked his biology class—but now Elissa Emory was a knockout, all delectable curves and irresistibly tempting! He hadn't felt like teasing or flirting with a woman in... more » ages, but she was bewitching, a sizzling challenge whose lips made him hunger to kiss her until she melted in his arms. He Dared to Stake a Claim Elissa adored the intimate, sexy promises Gray made with his body, responded to his seductive embraces with all her heart; but he fought against sharing the sorrow that haunted him, and insisted he couldn't give her what she needed... what she deserved. Could she teach a man who refused to believe in forever that the healing power of her love could make him happy?
Author
Barbara Schroeder was born on 28 October 1946 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. She worked as nurse, before she married William P. Boswell, a attorney, and they had three daughters. She has been a longtime romance novel fan, becoming hooked on the romances by Harlequin back in the mid-‘70s when she was home with her three small daughters. When the youngest reached school age in 1983, she wanted something to do with her extra time. She thought about going back to nursing, but didn't care to deal with hospital shifts. She'd often made up stories in her head and/or continued the stories that she'd read, so it seemed like a fun idea to try to write a story of her own. It took a lot more effort and organization than the loosely strung-together scenes she'd run through her mind, but she was right about the fun part! She enjoyed the whole process and wrote a story that she knew she would enjoy reading. She sent it off and was thrilled when it was accepted! It was even more exciting to see her name on the book cover. Some 50-plus books later, it's still a thrill to see her name on the book and it's still fun to make up stories—at least most of the time! Barbara gets her ideas from everywhere but especially from reading, which she loves to do. Sometimes, just a sentence in a newspaper or a magazine will spark an idea to develop into a romance. Other times, she'll be inspired by another romance novel and she will try to put her own spin on a favorite old plot. Barbara believes that we all have our preferences—she's always been partial to the "secret baby" story line. That, plus the "marriage of convenience" and class or family conflicts are some of her particular favorites. Her three daughters are all grown up now, and she and her husband are the proud grandparents of a beautiful little grandson. They also have three cats who seem to think that they are the rulers of their house. They are terribly spoiled, and they just might be right.
