Dear Reader,

When I decided to give writing a serious shot, I joined a group of like-minded (translation: deranged) people. That first night, I introduced myself as “Dorien Kelly, recovering attorney.” Everybody laughed, but I was only half joking. I was suffering from a vile case of career burnout.

It took me a while to accept that the practice of law was no place for a woman who had a slight problem with authority figures. The word flip frequently popped up in my annual reviews. Now I see that I was fated to write Do-Over, one of the first books for Harlequin’s new Flipside line!

My smart-mouthed heroine, attorney Cara Adams, is much more in love with the law than I ever was. And just so my former co-workers don’t get me in their litigious sights, I should add that nobody in my law firm was as whacked-out as the partners in Saperstein, Underwood. Close, though… Unfortunately, neither was there anyone as hot as Mark Morgan, Cara’s law school nemesis, wandering the halls.

Those days are gone for me, and best revisited between the covers of a book. That’s the coolest thing of all—the attitude that used to get me in trouble is now fodder for fiction! Drop by my Web site for a visit. You’ll find me at www.dorienkelly.com, busy proving that career do-overs can happen!

Dorien Kelly