Craving a Hero — Barbara Raffin

From award-winning author of the St. John Sibling series, another St. John Sibling contemporary romance, Craving a Hero by Barbara Raffin! Kelly Jackson always said heroes were just ordinary people who did extraordinary things. Unfortunately, she didn't believe there was any man out there who would do anything extraordinary for her. Not that she was looking for a mate. She was a woman focused on proving herself as a Conservation Officer to the world and her father. Then Dane St. John showed up in her little corner of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with the looks, the ego, and the charm to take him to the top as an up and coming movie action hero. He paid attention to her. He made her feel like a woman. He was the perfect fantasy tryst. Too bad he turned out to be a whole lot more substantial than some airhead hunk and Kelly fell in love. Too bad because, in spite of his strong family values, his idea of having a family fell into the someday category; and history had taught Kelly, when a man isn't ready for a family, he can't be counted on. So, when she discovers their affair produced a baby, she doesn't tell him because there are no heroes…not for her. Of The St. John Sibling Series, Raffin says "This is a family I've wanted to write about for a long time. Craving a hero, though, didn't come easily to me...at least not at its inception. I kept trying to make Dane fit into a personality that was wrong for him. It wasn't until I took him away from Wall Street and turned him into a free-spirit for whom everything has always come easy that he gave me his story. Craving a Hero turned into the most emotional of the series so far." "Raffin is so good at taking readers inside a dilemma and then letting us wonder if these characters will walk away or solve the problems. She gives us a wonderful, detailed small-town Michigan setting and a cast of filled-out characters that could be our family and friends. Now I'm waiting for the next St. John book to come out!" Virginia McCullough, award-winning author of Island Healing ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Barbara Raffin grew up a country girl on the Michigan-Wisconsin border, but loves to visit the big city and live the hurried pace now and then. Blessed with a vivid imagination, she's created stories and adventures in one form or another for as long as she can remember. She wrote her first book at age twelve in retaliation to the lack of female leads in the adventure stories she loved reading. But it is a love of playing with words, exploring the human psyche, and telling stories that keeps her writing. Whether a romantic romp or gothic-flavored suspense, her books have one common denominator: characters who are wounded, passionate, and searching for love. Though fans have likened her writing to that of Nora Roberts, Raffin demurs, saying her romances are just about ordinary people falling in love. Raffin also likes to give her characters the kind of roadblocks to overcome most any of her readers might encounter in life. She lives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with her Keeshond dogs Katie and Slippers and her avid outdoorsman husband who continues to support her love affair with reading and writing. Visit Barbara's web site to learn more about her and her latest romances, the St. John Sibling Series, a series that covers the loves and adventures of five siblings finding love. www.BarbaraRaffin.com Scroll up now to buy Craving a Hero: St. John Sibling Series, Book 3, another great romance novel from Barbara Raffin! If you enjoy reading Debbie Macomber's and Stacey Joy Netzel's novels, you'll love the St. John Sibling series!