Dear Reader,

I’m so happy to invite you back once more to the small town of Crystal Point and to my fifth book for Harlequin Special Edition, Once Upon a Bride.

When Lauren Jakowski made a brief appearance in my last book I knew I wanted to give her a very special happy ending of her own. Lauren is the kind of woman I’d want to have as a friend—loyal and honest and with plenty of gumption. She’s also grieving a lost love and has vowed to think with her head and not with her heart in the future. But when the supermysterious and supersexy Gabe Vitali moves in next door, she’s suddenly tempted to rethink her plans. Can these two broken people find their way to one another?

I hope you enjoy Once Upon a Bride, and I look forward to inviting you back to Crystal Point in early 2015 for Cassie and Tanner’s story.

I also love hearing from readers and can be reached via my website at www.helenlacey.com.

Warmest wishes,

Helen Lacey