Smooched (Blue Collar Boys series, Bk 1)

When Case Thompson's eldest brother dies in a car accident, Case is shocked they chose him to shelter their daughter. A confirmed bachelor, he gives up his singles lifestyle, focusing on his own and Kaylie's grief and the family business Scruffy Boys Architectural Salvage. Months later, Merritt Morgan, his dead sister-in-law's twin comes to town wanting to get to know her sister's child. Dr. Merritt Morgan regrets the gulf she allowed to grow between her and her twin sister Annie after their mother's death. Braving Case's scorn, Merritt must deal with the hot, earthy, risk-taking Case who now raises Annie's child. Against her father's wishes, she takes a leave of absence from her medical residency to grow closer to her twin's daughter. But she's unprepared for the way the handsome Case makes her feel and the memories of her sister. Can they heal the wounds of the past and can Case learn to trust Merritt with his most prized possession, his dead brother's child?

Carol Rose is an award-winning author of contemporary romances. She has written twenty books, including Always and Forgotten Father. Her books have won numerous awards, including a final in the prestigious Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award. Carol is an active member of the North Texas Romance Writers. A frequent speaker at writers’ groups and conferences, she has taught workshops on characterization and, creating and resolving conflict. She works full time as a therapist. Her husband and she married when she was only nineteen and he was barely twenty-one, proving that early marriage can make it, but only if you’re really lucky and persistent. They went through college and grad school together. She not only loves him still, all these years later, she still likes him-which she says is sometimes harder. They have two funny, intelligent and highly accomplished daughters. Carol loves writing and hopes you enjoy reading her work. www.carolrosebooks.com www.twitter.com - carolrose@carolrosebooks https: //www.facebook.com/carol.rose.author