A Christmas to Remember Being reunited with her childhood sweetheart is quite a surprise for Pediatric Consultant Jessica Rae. Especially as the boy she once knew is now a sexy, lifesaving firefighter! Even now single dad Callum Kennedy still makes her heart go boom, especially after a heart-stopping Christmas kiss! • When nurse Fallon O’Gara returns to work, she is welcomed back with open arms and Christmas cheer. But amidst the baubles and decorations is the man she’d hoped to avoid-her ex, Dr. James Galbraith. • Starting again is just what Dr Holly Davidson needs. She doesn’t need to run into her cheating ex-husband’s best friend, Dr Gabe Martin, now guardian to his late sister’s son. Gabe has always carried a torch for Holly and is determined to prove what a perfect family they can be…
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Dianne, a relative newcomer to romance fiction, is best known for her nonfiction work under the name JJ Despain. She has written seven nonfiction books, and her magazine articles have appeared in Country Living, Oxygen, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, Parenting, Teen, Seventeen, and Writer's Digest. In addition to her writing, Dianne teaches a dozen writing workshops every year and also teaches a writing and publishing course at a state university. Dianne's formal educational background is in classical music and nursing, with college degrees in both. She was a former symphonic bass player in her first career go-round, then a critical care nurse/anesthetist in her second. An injury caused a permanent disability, forcing Dianne to retire from nursing. As a consumer nonfiction writer today, one of her specialty areas is health. Dianne's hobby and passion is antiques; she collects antique European oil lamps, vintage American kitchen utensils, and brooches from everywhere, circa 1600 – 1900. Her book, Everyday Antiques (Storey), was a Doubleday Book Club Antiques Roadshow alternate feature. Besides her passion for antiques, Dianne has a passion for animals—all six of hers are rescued from animal shelters. Dianne is married to Joel, and their daughter Jennifer is a college student. In 2000, Dianne was the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery & Suspense. Dianne loves to hear from readers, so please feel free to write to her at P.O. Box 51343, Indianapolis, IN 46251-0343 or email her at DianneLynDrake@aol.com.
FROM THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE: During her childhood years Laura Iding spent hours writing love stories, convinced she'd be an author when she grew up. But her parents convinced her to get a real job so she went to college to become a registered nurse. While she loved being a critical-care nurse, she eventually came back to her first love, writing. She's thrilled to combine her two favorite careers into one, writing Medical Romances for Harlequin while still keeping her job in the hospital. Laura lives with her husband of twenty-five years and is enjoying life as an empty nester now that her two adult children are in college. With twenty books already in publication, she hopes to have many more. Also writes as Laura Scott
