Winter Heat
by Darlene Gardner

It's going to be a very hot Christmas!

Architect Riley Carter never does anything without a blueprint, including moving next door to his ex-girlfriend, Kate Marino. The only thing he wants for Christmas is Kate back in his arms, and he has a secret, seductive plan to get her there.

Kate has a sneaking suspicion that what Riley really wants is sex - just sex - so she sets a trap to get him to admit it. After being swept away her first time around with him, she's promised it won't happen again. Right. Before long, Kate's falling for Riley anyway. Who will win the battle of wills? Well, with all the holiday magic in the air, maybe they both can!

Darlene Gardner's Bio

Darlene Gardner worked as a sportswriter for years before realizing she'd rather make up quotes than hope some athlete would say something interesting.

After writing books about festering small-town secrets and babies switched at birth, she had another realization: Writing romantic comedy would be a whole lot more fun. She's been concentrating on the lighter side of love ever since.

Darlene graduated from Penn State, grew up in the Pittsburgh area and worked for daily newspapers in Charleston (S.C.) and Fort Lauderdale. She now writes fiction full time and lives in Northern Virginia with her journalist husband and two children.