Melinda Curtis is the award-winning author of both sweet and hot contemporary romances. She lives in Northern California and loves writing romance about women who don't know how strong they are until a hero comes along to show them. of course, she also enjoys the wry, humorous power struggle of falling in love. After all, who wants the man to have the last word? Her work has been called, "Smart and sassy" by Jayne Ann Krentz.