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Hailey Ashton is devoted to her challenging job as the Director of Guest Relations at the Serendipity Amusement Park in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Those who know her are impressed with her hard work and dedication as well as her beauty and strength. But Hailey's tough exterior hides a fragile self-image that dashes any hopes of a love life. Until one afternoon when a minor emergency brings her into contact with Tyler Scott, the dynamic and thoroughly irritating new owner of the park. Tyler sees past Hailey's facade to the real woman hiding within and a promising relationship quickly begins. But there are still obstacles in their path. Tyler's young daughter has lost her mother and wants Hailey to replace her and Hailey's unpredictable younger sister always shows up at the wrong time.
About the Author
Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including MEAN STREAK (2014) , DEADLINE (2013) , LOW PRESSURE (2012) , LETHAL (2011) , RAINWATER (2010) , TOUGH CUSTOMER (2010) , SMASH CUT (2009) , SMOKE SCREEN (2008) & PLAY DIRTY (2007) .
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.
A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine."
She is much in demand as a speaker and guest television hostess. Her episode on truTV's "Murder by the Book" premiered the series in 2008 and she was one of the launch authors for Investigation Discovery's new series, "Hardcover Mysteries."
In 2009 Brown detoured from her thrillers to write Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.
