Hotbed Honey
by Toni Blake

WHAT HE NEEDS...

P.I. Max Tate needs a woman. The only way he can trap a sneaky jewel thief is to have a gorgeous wife as bait. Enter sexy Kimberly Brandt. She's perfect for the part, even though she's already mangled his heart and his career once. This time, though, he vows to keep his distance ...

WHAT SHE WANTS...

All Kimberly wants is the chance to prove to Max that she's a good P.I., so she'll give this job her all. Turning up the heat, she soon has the crook right where she wants him, but there's one problem. The irresitably sexy Max seems equally attracted by her fiery attitude ... and as a "married" couple, they have to share a bed ...

Toni Blake's Bio

Toni Blake's love of writing began when she won an essay contest in the fifth grade. By the time she graduated from high school in her small Kentucky community in 1983, she had written her first novella along with countless short stories, and edited her high school newspaper for three years.

However, it wasn't until 1994 that Toni seriously began to pursue her dreams of being a writer. Between 1994 and 1998 she had over thirty short stories and articles published in various youth, literary, and writing publications. In 1996 she was the recipient of the Kentucky Women Writers Fellowship and one of her short stories was nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize.

In the summer of 1995, Toni started writing romance novels at the urging of a good friend and critique partner. In January of 1998 she made her first sale to Precious Gems, with two more following closely behind. In January of 2000, Toni made her first sale to Harlequin.

Toni lives with her husband in a northern Kentucky suburb of Cincinnati and when not writing, she enjoys traveling, scrapbooking, and snow skiing.