Lovely ladies of Tesoro Del Mar, it's your lucky day! The brand-new--and undeniably dreamy--Crown Prince Rowan must marry in six months or give up the throne.

But you've got competition--my spies tell me that Rowan only has eyes for the royal nanny. The luscious Lara Brennan is as loving to the children as she is exasperating--and unforgettable--to the prince. But gorgeous or not, innocent Lara can't be a true contender for Rowan's heart; since she wasn't born in our kindgom, she is not eligible to be his bride. It's going to be a tough choice for Rowan: leading the country he loves, or loving the woman who captured his heart....

Brenda is a former attorney who once had the privilege of appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada. Five years ago she gave up the practice of law to be a stay-at-home mom and to secretly pursue her dreams of writing a book. She enrolled in a romance writing course at a local community college and finished her first book before the course ended.

Three years, five manuscripts and another baby later, Brenda decided to enter the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart contest and ended up selling her manuscript to one of the final-round judges from Silhouette books.

She loves being part of the Harlequin/Silhouette family and-- despite the incessant interruptions of her real-life hero/husband, two heroes-in-training and two neurotic dogs-- she looks forward to a long future writing 'happily ever after' romances.