Dear Reader,

You met Alec Carrick in Night Fire. He returns full force-and believe me, this man''s got force--in Night Storm, the third novel of the Night Trilogy which I wrote in the Fall of 1988.

The Paxtons are shipbuilders in Baltimore. Alec Carrick is an English nobleman who wants to buy them out. Genny Paxton isn''t at all what she seems. She dresses like "Eugene" and wants to build her own sailing ships without male interference. Alec, a man of great insight, knows exactly what lies beneath those britches. He gets Genny''s goat more times than she can count.

This is a love story filled with wit, humor, and outrageous circumstance. It''s got more unexpected spins than a roulette wheel. Then there''s five-year-old Hallie, Alec''s daughter, a charmer who will take hold of your heart and never let go.

Do enjoy Alec and Genny--and let me know which of the novels in the Night Trilogy you like best.