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Melanie Kramer Santiago: I am forever indebted to you for reading
Search Me
in its early drafts and making me dig so much deeper on the action sequences. You truly helped to bring the book alive. Thanks for being there for me during the dark times. I truly treasure our friendship.

Hayley Varnholt and Rachael Allen, thanks for being early readers so many, many months ago! Thanks most of all for our Cheesecake runs and gossip sessions.

JB McGee: As always, thank you so, so much for your formatting and the special touches it adds to my books. Thanks for being such an amazing graphic artist and friend.

Marilyn Medina: My Golden Girl Twinsie and Eagle Eyes, I thank you for coming through for me once again!! Your humor, your support, and love, mean the world.

Cris Hardaly: You are the most amazing fan girl, cheerleader, pimper extraordinaire that any writer could ever hope for. I’m so grateful for our friendship and how you can always make me smile.

Raine Miller and RK Lilley: Thanks for your amazing friendship, love, and support. I couldn’t do this without you!!

Michelle Eck: Oh Captain, My Captain, thanks for always being there for advice and for pimping me and my books with your amazing gift for PR.

Shannon Furhman, Emilie Grey, Tamara Debbaut, and Lorraine Masterson: Thank you so, so much for your artistic gifts of fan art that helps to promote and celebrate my books. I don’t know where I would be without you ladies to bring my words off the paper and bring them alive through pictures. Thanks so much for your book support.

Karen Lawson, MRose Cam, and Amy Lineweaver: You “hot ones” rock my socks and make this journey so much easier.

Beat of the Heart
—Runaway Train Book #2

Coming September/October 2013

After years of bad relationships and a cheating ex-fiancée, twenty-eight-year-old Mia Martinelli prefers healing her patients’ hearts on the Cardiac Care floor rather than risking having her heart broken again. But all that comes to a screeching halt when caring for the head roadie for Runaway Train puts her into the orbit of drummer and Latin Lover, AJ Resendiz. After a scorching weekend of steamy passion, Mia’s intentions of getting out with her heart unscathed is challenged by the stud with the wicked sense of humor, especially when he wants to continue seeing her. But when the harsh reality of AJ’s hoard of female admirers sends her insecurities into overdrive, Mia bails, leaving him handcuffed to his bathroom shower.

AJ never imagined that after two weeks of the best sex and female companionship he’d ever experienced, he would need rescued by his band mates from his shower prison. Although he tries to forget the sensual brunette whose curves made his mouth water, AJ can’t get her out of his mind…or his heart. Months later when he finally seeks Mia for answers as to why she left, nothing could prepare him for their life-altering reunion.

Can AJ prove to Mia that regardless of the women after his body, his heart belongs only to her?