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The strong-willed Texan had a swagger in his step and a chip on his shoulder, and Merri Davis was just one more assistant who had been hired to try to keep him in line. Until a strange Gypsy gave Tyson the gift of an old mirror — and suddenly, his practical, plain Jane assistant began to look mysterious — and completely irresistible…

Tyson's blue-eyed intensity threatened to expose her secret, yet Merri couldn't deny her response to the heat reflected in his hawklike gaze. She was falling for a man who valued integrity above everything…a man she was deceiving.

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I hate writing! I mean, it's what I do for a living, but it's a killer.

What I love to do, what I was born to do, is tell stories. I've been telling tall tales since the first time I learned how to string sentences together. My mother always used to say I was one of the ‘best liars' she'd ever met. Which was a compliment, coming from a third generation Irish-American whose entire family were born story-tellers. (Don't ask about the long-lost black sheep that ended up in jail - they were not the best liars)

It is my passion to enthrall readers, to catch them up in the characters and plot and take them away to a new place. When a reader tells me they laughed and/or cried at one of my books, it is the ultimate compliment. I did it! I did my job.

But the writing, the actual sitting my butt in the chair and putting the show in my head down on paper, stinks. I'd rather be reading...or shopping...or even walking (which I hate)

Oh, every once in a while, I surprise myself and the words come easy. They just flow. The sentences come out like poetry, the descriptions are amazing - - even to me. Those times are rare. Most of the time I struggle. One word at a time.

Have no fear, all my stories have happy endings, even the darker ones. I love writing familiar characters who've been caught up in something, but through their own development and through the love of the right person find their way past the difficulty to a brighter day. My books are all sensuous too, as that is part of life and certainly part of love.

My latest trilogy for Silhouette Desire are cases in point.

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REFLECTED PLEASURES

"Linda Conrad is such a talented author that it is no surprise that she has written another wonderful book that pulls at the heart string and leaves the reader feeling totally satisfied".- Romance Junkies

If you'd like to email me about them, or to ask any question, please write to: LindaConradbooks@aol.com

We would get out of the car to visit homes where we'd be able to see the animated trains going round and round, and sometimes see Santa Claus dolls who turned their heads and laughed. It seemed like magic to me.

The last thing we always did was to visit the local bakery. They had a wonderful display of Christmas theme lights and animation - - and the smell of bread baking was fantastic!