A Recipe for Romance: Start with one widow, desperate to avoid romantic relationships and determined to protect her young daughter. Sprinkle a liberal amount of fear after being victimized. Add one hardened cop, assigned to investigate the burglary. Allow the cop to simmer, unwilling to allow himself involvement with any woman, fearful his job would put her in jeopardy. Blend the issues with an unlikely attraction between them. Dust with a small-town false sense of security. Fold in a hired gun from the hero's past. Spice with a manhunt. Let the mixture heat up when she thinks her "happily ever after" is destined to be just a memory.
Lois Carroll has been writing since her childhood when she received a daily diary as a gift. With a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a master's in Theater, she began her professional writing and editing career working at a publishing company.
Now a wife, mother, and grandmother, she writes full time. Writing as Lois Carroll and as Lois Schwartz, she has five hard cover books, three paperbacks, over a dozen earlier e-books, plus short stories and non-fiction articles in national magazines and journals. Her latest hard cover from Avalon, A Case of Puppy Love, has been published in Large Print by Thorndike Press.
She loves hearing from her readers. You can read about her books and email her through her web site at: http://loiscarrollbooks.com/
Read her short stories at her blog: http://loiscarroll.blogspot.com/
