Hope MaloneHope's love affair with romance began with a teenage binge-reading marathon through Barbara Cartland's entire collection, before graduating to spicier titles that made her blush and kept her turning pages well past midnight. From schoolgirl crushes ad pop star posters covering every inch of her bedroom walls to now, when the walls are pin-free but she only needs to close her eyes to see her ideal man, Hope has always believed in the power of a good love story.Hope believes everyone deserves love and that heroines come in all shapes and sizes - because real women have curves, attitude, and the power to bring any alpha male to his knees (and while he's down there...) She also likes to believe there's a welcoming town like Coogan's Break for all of us, where the girls love their curves and the guys are hotter than hell, where opposites attract and sparks fly from the very first meeting.In Hope's world, love is steamy, fast, and utterly irresistible - just the way the best romances should be. Read More Read Less