When I first met Kitty Biedermann, I was working on Baby Benefits, my third book for Desire. Baby Benefits was the story of Derek Messina, president of Messina Diamonds, as he gradually realizes he’s in love with his long time assistant, Raina. I wanted Derek’s journey to true love to be a tough one. Enter a classic romance novel device: the evil fiancee.

As Baby Benefits opens, Derek has finally convinced Kitty Biedermann to be his bride. She’s the heiress to a chain of jewelry stores and New York City born and bred. She’s beautiful, rich and used to having her way. I pictured her as a cross between Lauren Bacall and the snooty fiancee in The Parent Trap. She hates Texas, dislikes children and every time she gets upset, she rushes off to the spa. Such naughty fun to write!

Well, two books later, I got to thinking about Kitty and wondering what happened to her. (Btw, this is how I pictured her … but a brunette. Don’t you love that smug expression?) I’d always known she didn’t love Derek, but what if she’d really needed him to marry her? What is Biedermann Jewelry wasn’t doing well and she desperately needed an alliance with Messina Diamonds? And what could possibly have motivated all her nasty behavior?
Kitty’s book is out now, so rush to stores and grab it while you can. I had lots of fun writing Kitty’s story and I sure hope you love reading it.

Tell me about your favorite sequel and I’ll send you a copy of Baby Benefits (so you can see Kitty in action) or another one of my backstory if you’ve already read Baby Benefits.