A Heart Knows

by Shirley Penick

Overview

Cops and Dispatchers, too intense to match?

Dispatcher Michelle Dubois reluctantly attends the conference in Pittsburg. She doesn't mind the idea of a conference but this one takes two days to get to, with the road travel from the remote Washington town she lives in and then an all day air trip. Once the travel is over, she throws herself into the conference to make the most of it. She's not looking for a man, but the sizzle from the guy at the registration desk has her mind whirling.

Officer Peter Wright always looks forward to the conference they hold in his city, especially this year after closing a brutal case. When sparks shoot up his arm by shaking hands with one of the dispatchers he's compelled to spend as much time with her as possible. Michelle is only in Pittsburg for a week, so she'd a distraction with an expiration date, then it's back to the real world. The brutal real world.

Could Michelle's small town be the change he's looking for?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161058534
Publisher:	Shirley Penick
Publication date:	03/10/2022
Series:	Lake Chelan , #15
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	398 KB

About the Author

What does a geeky math nerd know about writing romance?

That's a darn good question. As a former techy I've done everything from computer programming to international trainer. Prior to college I had lots of different jobs and activities that were so diverse, I was an anomaly.

None of that qualifies me for writing novels. But I have some darn good stories to tell and a lot of imagination.

I have lived in Colorado, Hawaii and currently Washington. Going from two states with 340 days of sun to a state with 340 days of clouds, I had to do something to perk me up. And that's when I started this new adventure called author. Joining the Romance Writers of America and two local chapters, helped me learn the craft quickly and was a ton of fun.

My family consists of two grown children, their spouses, two adorable grand-daughters, and one grand dog. My favorite activity is playing with my grand-daughters!

When the girls can't play with their amazing grand-mother, my interests are reading and writing, yay! I started reading at a young age with the Nancy Drew mysteries and have continued to be an avid reader my whole life. My favorite reading material is romance in most of the genres, but occasionally other stories creep into my to-be-read pile, I don't kick them out.

Some of the strange jobs I have held are a carnation grower’s worker, a trap club puller, a pizza hut waitress, a software engineer, an international trainer, and a business program manager. I took welding, drafting and upholstery in high school, a long time ago when girls didn't take those classes, so I have an eclectic bunch of knowledge and experience.

And for something really unusual… I once had a raccoon as a pet.

Join with me as I tell my stories, weaving real tidbits from my life in with imaginary ones. You'll have to guess which is which. It will be a hoot.