Drop-Dead Gorgeous (Mills & Boon Temptation)
About this ebook
Golden girl Katie Sutherland has spent her whole life always doing the right thing. Now she's home-to rebel. And she's counting on her sexy high school sweetheart, bad boy Mitch McKee, to help her. Only Mitch isn't such a bad boy anymore.... But he's sexier than ever, and Katie wants him–or her side and in her bed. But can she convince him to take a walk on the wild side again–with her?
About the author
You wouldn’t think being born in South Florida would make you an expert on cowboys and rodeos, but Lyn Ellis swears that Florida at one time outproduced Texas in the beef category. She grew up riding horses and being chased by bulls, before later becoming a barrel racer on a horse her mother won in a bet. "When I was around six years old, I wanted a horse more than anything. I couldn’t understand why my parents said no. I finally wrote them a note one night that read, ‘If you don’t buy me a horse, I’ll never speak to you again.’ I’m sure that they got a big laugh out of that threat since I wasn’t known for my quiet nature. Anyway, not too long after that my dad brought home a very old pony with a brand new saddle. I was in heaven." Her love affair with writing probably began in high school. In 11th grade she was asked to write an essay: How would you spend today if you knew you’d go blind tomorrow? Not surprisingly, she wrote about riding her beloved horse and gazing into the faces of her family to remember them forever. She received an A+. "It was the first time anyone had taken an interest in something I had written. The teacher even said I should continue to write other stories. Of course at the time I was more interested in the A+ than a writing career." That career began in 1993 with Harlequin Temptation. After corresponding with a soldier she’d never met during the Gulf War, Lyn wrote a book called Dear John. Published in 1994 it went on to be nominated in two categories for the prestigious RITA Award and won the Waldenbooks Bestseller award for that year. "My first book, Dear John, was like winning the lottery. Not only was it the book of my heart, but it surpassed any hopes I’d had for sales and recognition. I’ll always be grateful to editors Malle Vallik and Laura Shin for the opportunity." Having just finished her 10th book for Harlequin, she is looking forward to becoming one of the seasoned veterans of romance, writing for both Temptation and Superromance. "I’ve been branching out into some short stories with a Southern flavour but romance will always be at the core of my books. I believe it’s inside every woman’s heart." Now living in Bowie, Maryland, Lyn is a horse and dog person, without having one of either at the present time, an avid gardener, and of course a lover of romance.