One of the moments you all have awaited...

Yes, readers and friends, I have FINALLY completed Restrained Desire. Book II of my hero series, that started with Fire and Desire has been finished, edited and sent to my editor. She, just like you all, has been very patient with a sistah. ;) Some of you have e-mailed me how much you have been awaiting the second book and which friend this one will be about, well here you go.... drum roll please!

Restrained Desire
Beautiful dark-skinned Veronica Martinson is co-owner of an oceanfront hotel. Her life could not get any sweeter. But, when the aunt who has been a mother to her dies, she begins to yearn for more. Organized, driven and headstrong, Veronica is left with doubts about her personal life. She contrives a plan to get artificial insemination. When the hotel has a costume charity auction, Veronica’s anonymous bid wins her an evening with a man dressed as a cop--Mark Latten. Her search for a donor ends, when she decides brown hair, hazel-eyed Mark, her best friend and co-owner, would be the perfect father. The only problem is he refuses to assist her unless they conceived the child the old-fashioned way, beginning with a ring. Veronica, who has always reached every goal she has set out to achieve, views the wedding to her friend as a snag in her overall plan. Unable to deny herself the baby she wants, they marry. Everything seems to be flowing by design until one event after another begins to shake the foundation of all of her hopes and dreams. Veronica will soon realize that you can’t plan for love and sometimes dreams are fulfilled in unlikely packages.

Okay, so now you have it. Restrained Desire is about Veronica. I'm sure you all remembered her from the group of six friends. If not, then you have some time to reacquaint yourself with who she is. And before you all ask, NO all 6 friends will NOT get a story. So, don't go clogging up my e-mail with your demands. LOL!! For my readers who have said, "Monique, when are you going to give us a full length I/R story." Here you have it. ;) There are two more books in the series. Fearless Desire is the next one on the block. However, I will not begin that until the end of the year. Tooooo many other writing obligations still need to be completed.
I can hear you all asking now.. "When is it coming out?" As soon as I get the release date I will let you all know. So, until next time. Drop me a line and tell me your thoughts on Restrained Desire.
Romancing you!
~Monique