Beverly Bird
Description
Beverly Bird confesses to having been the prototype of the rebellious teenager. By the age of five — when she tried to rewrite the ending to The Wizard of Oz because it scared her — she knew she would be a writer. Therefore, the high school regimen was obviously not for her, and childhood was just something to get through before she could make her mark on the world. On one memorable occasion, she stood up in chemistry class to inform her teacher that she did not need to understand the subject because in a few years she would be writing for a living anyway. She failed the class, of course. Then, some 20 years later, she had to face the teacher at a reunion and admit that when she had to research DNA for a recent book she still had no clue what it was about! Since words are meant to be read and not eaten, she turned seriously to writing when she was 22. The stars aligned for a time — she was single and her rent was astronomically low because she looked after the elderly lady who owned the building. She'd just gotten laid off from an advertising job with a newspaper due to budget cuts and therefore had an unemployment check coming in weekly. She decided that it was now or never — and Emeralds in the Dark was born, published by Silhouette to launch the Intimate Moments line in 1983. Since then, she has published 20 books with Silhouette as well as several romantic suspense and historical novels. She prefers strong heroines with hidden soft spots and a penchant for getting themselves into trouble, figuring that she has had some experience herself in that area. Though she has lived in several places in the United States, she returned to her roots to live on a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey with her son and a Chihuahua named Taco, where periodically she risks running into that chemistry teacher. But these days, she is much less rebellious and tends to tuck tail and run when she encounters someone she probably ticked off 25 years ago! She loves to hear from readers but admits that she is seriously negligent about actually traveling to the post office and snail-mailing her replies. She asks that anyone who would like to contact her please do so via email at Bvrlye@aol.com
Books
I'll Be Seeing You
When Juliet Porter's mother dies, she leaves Juliet some old letters and a photograph which shatter all her previously-held beliefs. They show that her real father was an American bomber pilot in the second world war, some forty years before, and that he had met her mother while serving in England. Armed only with this photo, Juliet sets out to trace her real father, and eventually finds the airfield where he served. In 1943, Juliet's mother Daisy is in the WAAF and stationed at the airfield which is taken over by the American airmen at a moment's notice. She falls in love with a bomber pilot who is then posted missing, presumed dead; pregnant and grieving, she marries a long-term admirer.
Emeralds in the Dark
Courtney thought she had come to terms with the blindness that was slowly stealing over her. Then Joshua stole into her life. Joshua, with his amber eyes that shone through the darkness. Joshua, whose daughter faced the same endless night Courtney would someday know. Joshua, who held out the offer of tomorrow, an offer her pride forced her to refuse - and her heart longed to accept.
All The Way
Undercover Cowboy
"FBI agent Logan Quail puts his life and career in jeopardy when he blows his cover to save Kate Townsend from a mafia goon. He wasn't able to save his fiancée from Bernardo Salvatore's violent syndicate, but this time he'll make sure that Kate Townsend doesn't get herself killed trying to prove her father was murdered. Now Logan and Kate must work together, each overcoming their separate grief, to bring down a ruthless mob boss. And maybe find some peace through the healing power of love"--Publisher.
Touch the Sun
Alinda Jamison, pilot and aerial photographer, knew the only way to overcome her guilt at her partner's recent crash was to fly again. But when Drew Fletcher hired her to map out the site of his new ski resort in Wyoming, she suddenly realized the job came with risks even more 3angerous than flying. One tender kiss, one passionate embrace from this patient, handsome man, and Alinda was reaching the heights of ecstasy she'd never dreamed possible. But guilt had brought fear, too ... would she care for someone only to lose him? Could she survive another crash into heartbreak or was this love strong enough to soar forever...?
Out of Nowhere
The beautiful Philadelphia socialite with the drop-dead attitude wasn't exactly the kind of murder suspect Fox Whittington was used to. He couldn't figure out whether he should haul her off to jail or just take her in his arms and kiss her senseless ...
It Had To Be You
The worst break-up ever ... Could be the best thing that has ever happened to her. Lizzy Spellman has been dumped. At a party. While wearing a Henry VIII costume. By the man she thought was The One. Someone even filmed it, so now she's a massive YouTube hit sensation too. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, she meets the rudest, most cynical man in the world, and gets a new mission in life. To prove him wrong. Love does exist, and she's going to find it.
With Every Breath
"As a vulnerable teenager, Eliza Cummings was the target of a predator who cultivated her need for love and approval. Until she found the courage to fight back and help put him away. Years later, she works with Devereaux Security Services and devotes every hour to taking down the very thing that nearly destroyed her. But now the killer has been set free, and Eliza knows it's only a matter of time before he comes for her, and the people she loves. Wade never allows anyone close enough to see the man behind the impenetrable mask--but one woman threatens his tightly leashed control. He took a bullet for Eliza and the result was more than a piece of metal embedded in his skin. She was under his skin and nothing he did could rid him of the woman with the heart of a warrior. But when Wade sees a panicked and haunted Eliza he knows something is very wrong, because the foolish woman has never been afraid of anything. So when she tries to draw a monster away, the primal beast barely lurking beneath his deceptively polished façade erupts in a rage. She may not know it, but she belongs to him. This time, Eliza isn't going to play the protector. She is going to be the protected. And as long as Wade breathes, no one will ever hurt what is his.
The billionaire drifter
Billionaire Max Strong was enjoying living under the radar on the remote island of Brunhia, far away from the glitz and glamour. His beloved father had died, his divorce was final and he needed to do some soul-searching. But strange things were happening at this "safe" haven . . . the most disturbing was his unexpected run-in with a beautiful stranger. Sheltered Honey Evans hadn't a clue who he was, yet Max would never forget her irresistible seduction or her abrupt departure. Fate would put them in each other's arms again, though Max was determined to keep his identity a secret and teach his naïve temptress a lesson. But would his deceptive charade destroy them bot
Walk into the night
When a Fire-Star blazes across the night sky, a proud people will rise again. They will fight their enemy on the boundless Texas Prairie ... and one woman will heed the call of her star-crossed destiny. She is known as Storm Trail .... pledged to fight those who would destroy her people's once-great nation. But it is the defiant hostage -- the man the Comanches call White Raven who will help her defend their ancient and noble way of life. Yet even as a peaceful era comes to an end, ushering in a time of bloodshed and tears that makes enemies of lovers, Storm Trail and White Raven will fight the winds of change that sweep across a divided land. Together, they will fight for a love no force on heaven or earth can tear asunder.