Today, Francine had ironed her hair flat, its blunt-cut strands brushing her lightly tanned, bared shoulders. Over the years her tresses had darkened to auburn and softened into curls, but the nickname stuck. She'd been born with bright, straight, orange-red hair. Morgan was one of only a few residents on Cavanaugh Island who didn't call Francine by her nickname, Red. She was breathing heavily, and blotches of red dotted her freckled cheeks. Morgan Dane stared at Francine Tanner, who looked as if she'd been running. Will they play it safe, or risk their hearts to build a life together? Read Excerptĭidn't you tell me you were trying to get in touch with Nate Shaw?" But when secrets from the past come to light, their budding relationship is threatened.
Together Nate and Morgan find a happiness neither could have predicted. and stirs feelings Nate isn't sure he's ready for. The wallflower he knew in high school has grown into a beautiful woman. Nothing in the small town has changed-except for Morgan Dane. Needing the healing comforts of home, he returns to Haven Creek to join the family business. But when she's offered her dream job–the restoration of historic Angels Landing Plantation on beautiful Cavanaugh Island–Morgan's life takes an unexpected turn.Ĭarpenter Nathaniel Shaw once took a big chance on commitment–and lost. With more than fifty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, she is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expressions Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Pen Award, the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.Fans of Jill Shalvis and Debbie Macomber will love this sweet small-town romance where a man returning to his hometown on the coastal island of South Carolina just may find love with his childhood friend.Īrchitect Morgan Dane has always lived according to a plan, crossing off her achievements one by one. Published since 1988, today a full-time writer, has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific and popular African-American authors of romance and women's fiction. She lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.
She is also in accomplished in knitting, crocheting and needlepoint. She has traveled to countries in North, Central and South America, and Europe. She is a member of the Iota Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling. She obtained degrees in Sociology and Psychology, before started to work. Rochelle Alers was born in Manhattan, New York, USA., where she raised.
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