The past always comes back to bite Zoe McInnes. So of course everybody believes she's to blame when her former father-in-law strokes out in the middle of a fight...with her. Thank God the man's going to be okay. But--of course--Zoe ends up behind bars.

And of course the very sexy man she thought her lawyer had sent to bail her out turns out to be none other than Gideon Tate, the estranged brother of her late husband. Impossible as it should be, he seems to really get Zoe, despite her past involvement with his family. He seems to admire the job she does defending the abused women in her shelter. He even seems to love her just a little bit.... Must appearances always be deceiving?

Margaret Watson is an avid reader whose earliest writing efforts involved rearranging the characters or ending of a book she'd just finished reading--usually to provide a happily-ever-after result! Her love of a happy ending and her addiction to romance novels finally led her to try to write down some of the stories in her head. She published her first romance novel more than 10 years ago and is still thrilled every time she sees her name on the cover of a book.

When she's not writing, Margaret practices veterinary medicine in Chicago. Not only does she love treating her patients and helping their owners, but her "day job" provides her with wonderful characters and inspiring stories for her books. Two of her books feature heroines who are veterinarians--a composite, she says, of all the wonderful vets she's known and worked with.

At home, she shares her life with three cats, a succession of dogs and birds and a wonderful family. She's been married for over 20 years to the love of her life and they have three daughters. Her oldest daughter is in college and her younger twin daughters are in high school. They love to travel together, and their favorite vacations are hiking in national parks.