Haldemanns don't cheat, get divorced, or break promises. So Markus Haldemann isn't worried that ex-girlfriend Luci's best friend Simon?Markus's cousin?will take his place, because Simon promised he wouldn't.

When Luci Clark realizes Simon's a very desirable man, she really doesn't care what Markus wants. To Simon, Luci is everything...but is she worth the risk of compromising his own integrity?

Sharon Gerlach was in training to be a ninja, but a dismaying lack of physical grace and balance?not to mention the inability to keep her big mouth shut?ended her ninja career before it really began. Now she writes. She doesn't write about ninjas because that's obviously a sore subject. But she writes about other really cool things and figures someone else will cover the ninjas. Life's really not all about ninjas, anyway. Sharon lives on the dry side of the Pacific Northwest with her husband (who must really be fond of her as he hasn't left her yet despite her ninja failings); her kids and grandkids (none of whom possess ninja qualities either); and two cats. Yes, you guessed it?ninja cats!