Aurora O'Shaughnessy comes by her flaming red hair naturally -- and the independent city woman has an inner fire to match. Nothing stops Aurora. Nothing short of a Texas flash flood, that is. When rancher Will Harrison rescues her from the raging waters, she's his guest for the next thirty-six hours. That's long enough for Will to fall head over heels in love.

In addition to being a mom to two delightful daughters, Caroline Clemmons has experience that includes working as a newspaper reporter and columnist, an assistant to the managing editor of a professional psychology journal, and as a bookkeeper for the local tax assessor-collector. Caroline and her husband are living happily ever after on five acres in Parker County, Texas, where she is now able to write full time.