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Sheila Callahan has been in love with Jack Kinsella for more years than she can count. But Jack has always seen her as the kid sister of his best friend. And even if he had been interested, he would have steered clear because Jack is allergic to commitment and marriage, and Sheila is a diamond ring, picket fences kind of girl. Yet circumstances throw them together, and their chemistry to impossible to ignore. Can Sheila tame the town bad boy? Or will these two get burned by playing with fire? As always, best-selling author Patricia Kay delivers a story with the emotional punch she is known for. THE BAD BOY is a story centering around her favorite themes of family and the ways they can hurt or love and support one another. HERE'S WHAT REVIEWERS AND OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND HER BOOKS: "An intense love story . . . exceptional emotional intensity . . . powerfully conceived . . . " from a review of LOVING LAURA in Romantic Times Magazine "A book so filled with emotion, it's impossible to put down." from a review of LOVING LAURA in Rendezvous Magazine "...A master storyteller! . . . This author is bound to become a perennial favorite." — Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author "Patricia Kay has done a fantastic job of delving into a powerful story that will take your breath away." — Amy Cunningham, Romance Reviews Today (about FAMILY ALBUM) "If you love LaVyrle Spencer, you'll love Patricia Kay." — Deborah Smith "Kay's books are character-driven, and the pacing is inexorable, as her characters stumble, walk, and finally race toward redemption." — Patricia O'Dea Rosen, Happily Ever After newsletter "Full bodied characters, rich emotional scenes, strong conflict, and sensual tension . . ." From a review by Pamela Cohen, Romantic Times Magazine "It was wonderful. You had me sniffling and tearing up at the store in front of my customers. One of the most moving books I've read in a long time." — Merry Cutler, Annie's book Shop, Sharon, MA (reviewing WITH THIS RING) " . . . A very good job exploring the emotional consequences of a heartbreaking romantic triangle. WITH THIS RING is a touching read." — Romantic Times Magazine
Author
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information. This author has also written under the names Ann Patrick and Trisha Alexander Patricia Ann Kay was born on 7 March 1937 in a small town in northeastern Ohio, USA, where she raised along with three younger sisters. She considers herself a very lucky woman. The family didn’t have a lot of money, but she says that didn’t matter, because what they did have was worth more than money—a happy home. Her parents had a good marriage and they doted on their four daughters. That upbringing is reflected in the stories she writes. As readers all over the world have discovered, her books are filled with warmth and love of family. Pat has lived in upstate New York, Northern Alabama, Southern California, and Stockholm (Sweden), and since 1969, in Houston, Texas with her husband. She says that no matter where she’s lived, she’s found that people everywhere are the same and want the same things: love and committed relationships. The marriage has three terrific grown children. They currently share their home with two longhaired cats, and a backyard filled with squirrels, birds, and other critters. Her hobbies and other interests include reading, walking for exercise, going to the movies and the theater, swimming, and traveling. In 1990, Pat sold her first romance novel to Silhouette. Since then, more than four million copies of her novels have been published in eighteen different countries. Today, Patricia Kay, alias Ann Patrick and Trisha Alexander, is an USA Today bestselling author of 50 novels of romance and women's fiction. Most people have a completely wrong idea of what writers do all day. Do you want to know what Pat's typical day is like? Click here to find out!
