His Baby, Her Heart

Outwardly icy Alex Chandler would do anything to fulfill his late wife's dream of creating a child. But why had she chosen her earthy, annoying, offbeat half sister to be the surrogate mom? True, Dena was devoted to her own twin tykes. Plus, she was warm, womanly and–hold it! Was Alex actually aching to make a family with Dena?

Dena loved mothering. But make a baby for arctic Alex, then–shudder!–walk away? How could she? Especially when her swelling belly turned Alex's machismo into tenderness–and made her yearn to be more than merely the surrogate mother of his child?

About the author

A criminal defence attorney for twenty years, Sue Swift always sensed a creative wellspring bubbling inside her, but didn't find her niche until attending a writing class with master teacher Bud Gardner. Within a short time, Sue realised her creative outlet was romance fiction. Since she began writing her first novel in November 1996, she's sold three books and two short stories. The 2001 president of the Sacramento Chapter of the Romance Writers of America, Sue credits the RWA, its many wonderful programs and the help of its experienced writers for her new career as a romance novelist. She also lectures to women's and writers groups on various topics relating to the craft of writing. Her hobbies are hiking, bodysurfing and kenpo karate, in which she's earned a second-degree black belt. Sue and her real-live hero of a husband maintain homes in northern California and Maui, Hawaii. You can write Sue via email at sue@sue-swift.com or at P.O. Box 241, Citrus Heights, CA 95611-0241. And please visit Sue's website at www.sue-swift.com.