Lauren: I’ve been on my own since my broken engagement a few years ago. Now I’m focusing on my career, but I can’t help wishing for someone to share my life with—Someone who cares about me and not just himself. Someone who has a tender side as well as a protective side. Someone who rocks my world. The sexy dad of the little girl who lives across the street is looking like he might be the one. Leo: I’ve been on my own since my wife died in a car accident. Our little girl was only two years old, and at the time it was overwhelming to be a single parent. I feel so privileged to be Ella’s dad, to give her security and love and help her grow her wings. Now Ella’s nine, and I’m ready for a brand new beginning in a new job and a new house. Nothing too crazy. I need a sensible relationship. But I can’t get the neighbor lady across the street off my mind. She’s attractive and fun. Warm, generous, kind, and a little bit wild. She gives me feelings that are anything but “sensible.”
Author
Carly writes short romance stories as steamy and sweet as a triple-vanilla latte, served extra hot. If you’ve ever wished that a Hallmark™ movie showed what happened in the bedroom—in glorious technicolor detail—her books are for you! Grab your favorite hot beverage and join her for the fun. She loves chai, homemade mulled cider, Riesling and Beaujolais, and vanilla lattes (iced or extra-hot). Carly wrote her first love story at the age of ten, featuring tragic Romeo-and-Juliet deaths, and only much later discovered that she preferred stories where the lovers live, with happily-ever-after endings. She enjoys snuggling under blankets in the winter, and under the stars in summer. Loves kissing Mr. Right in exotic locations, as well as in their very own kitchen. She lives in Virginia with the love of her life and a goofball dog.
