SMALL-TOWN SCANDAL

She had no experience at solving crimes, but spirited Kelly McGovern was determined to find out what really happened to her brother. Using a little grit???and a lot of sex appeal???she uncovered the awful truth: her brother's death was no accident! Turning to the only man she could trust, Kelly persuaded reformed bad boy Wade Lansing to join her private investigation. Kelly knew her brother's friend was torn between loyalty and desire, but after a few bullet-dodging incidents and citizen interrogations, his protective streak went into overdrive. But could she convince Wade that their attraction was due less to their daily brush with death, and more to raw, uninhibited desire?

Susan Kearney used to set herself on fire four times a day. Now she does something really hot, she writes for Blaze and Intrigue. While she no longer performs her signature fire dive, she's sold over twenty novels and has 6 books out in 2002, starting with ENSLAVED in Feb. THE BATTLE OF BETAZED, a Star Trek book in April an untitled Blaze in Sept which is a special duet with Julie Elizabeth Leto and then her own Royalty Intrigue mini-series in Oct. Nov. Dec. Kearney writes full time and lives in Florida with her husband and kids. She's currently plotting her way through her next novel.