Insatiable
#835
Harlequin (Temptation Heat)
April 1, 2001
ISBN-13: 0373259352
Available in: Paperback
HE WAS WICKEDLY DELICIOUS... CEO Dominick LaRocca loves fine food and even finer women. Only ever since his grandmothers put his photo (not to mention his income and marital status) on the label of the family pasta sauce, he hasn't been able to enjoy either! Now that he's become a wanted man, he needs a bodyguard. And sexy security guard Samantha Deveaux appeals to his tastes in every way....
Samantha Deveaux needs this job--and she's going to make sure she does it right! Only how is she supposed to guard Dominick's body when she can't keep her hands off herself? The intensity of his gaze intoxicates her, his touch leaves her craving more. Can she satisfy her hunger without compromising Nick's safety? After all, one little taste never hurt anything....
I don't have a stepmother, have never been blonde and wouldn't know how to clean a fireplace if ashes were stacked to the flue. But my road to publication didn't come overnight or without a lot of disappointment. Yes, I have my Prince Charming (and a little Princess to boot), but other than that, Cinderella and I have nothing in common. Of course, my becoming published did have a lot to do with finding the perfect fit, so who knows? Maybe I do have a fairy godmother somewhere out there. Born and raised in Florida to a close-knit Italian-American family, I learned never to give up or give in -- especially when in pursuit of a lifelong dream. I worked over eight years before Harlequin Temptation bought my first book, SEDUCING SULLIVAN. A romance reader from age 16, I knew these were the stories I wanted to write. I started my first romance in 1988 while in graduate school. Soon after, I joined the workforce as an English teacher. I wrote at night and on weekends. During breaks. I grabbed every free moment I could. In 1996, I retired from teaching, joined my family's manufacturing business and gave myself more time to write. "The call" from Harlequin came in March of 1997 with an offer to publish SEDUCING SULLIVAN, my fourth completed novel. I discovered my niche with Temptation's sensuous, sexy tone and character-driven stories. My desire to "push the envelope" fit perfectly in Temptation's Blaze series. All the rejection letters and years of working to improve and hone my style paid off. With the start of the new Blaze line, I have homes at both Temptation and Blaze that I truly treasure. So to be honest, sometimes I do feel like a certain fairytale princess.