Instant Love

<B>Donald E. Westlake</B> has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including <I>The Hunter</I>, which became the brilliant film noir <I>Point Blank</I>, and the 1999 smash hit <I>Payback</I>. He penned the Hollywood scripts for <I>The Stepfather</I> and <I>The Grifters</I>, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. He lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State. For more information, visit his website: www.donaldwestlake.com.

Valerie Bowman is the internationally bestselling author of The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn, Snowed Inn, and more than forty romance novels full of wit, heart, and happily-ever-afters. Her books have earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. An Illinois native and graduate of Smith College, she now lives in Jacksonville, Florida, with her family—including two mischievous mini-schnauzers.