Dear Reader,

You have asked and I have attempted to give you what you want—another family series.

Whenever I sit down to brainstorm to create a new family, the question is always “what if?” The Blackstone Legacy’s “what if” was the result of an article I’d read about Isaac Murphy, who was the first jockey of any race to win the Kentucky Derby three times.

My interests in horse racing spawned the Blackstones of Virginia: Ryan, Jeremy and Sheldon, a prominent African-American horseracing family. The Long Hot Summer and Very Private Duty are the first two books. Beyond Business concludes the trilogy, but look for another Blackstone to take center stage next year in the first of a Hideaway summer wedding trilogy, scheduled for the summer of 2012.

Sit back, put your feet up with a cool drink and make certain you have a fan handy when you read about the incredibly sexy men in the Blackstone Legacy.

Don’t forget to read, love and live romance.

Rochelle Alers

www.rochellealers.org

ralersbooks@aol.com