Where The Nights Are Long

by Kate Hoffmann, Bobby Hutchinson

Two full-length novels set in the great outdoors of Alaska and the Yukon.

Dodging Cupid's Arrow by Kate Hoffmann
Perrie Kincaid, crackerjack reporter, couldn't believe it. Her editor was actually sending her to Muleshoe, Alaska, population twenty! Talk about Dullsville on ice. But then she met Joe Brennan, and suddenly the thought of endless nights with the sexy bush pilot didn't sound so bad. But warming up with the Casanova of the North would only be a mistake...wouldn't it?

Joe had never met a woman like Perrie. She was bossy, opinionated - and absolutely gorgeous. He didn't know whether to strangle her...or kiss her until she melted in his arms. Everyone in town was already planning a Valentine wedding. But Bachelor #2 had no intention of settling down - especially with a city girl who couldn't even tie up her own snowshoes!

Northern Knights by Bobby Hutchinson
Chris Johnstone had heard Corporal Michael Quinn was a living legend in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Michael, however, had heard nothing about his new constable, for Chris's professional reputation was based on her undercover work.

Corporal Quinn thought Dawson City, Yukon, was no place to have a lady as his right-hand man. Chris disagreed and was determined to make him see things her way.

In a land of midnight sun, disagreements are often settled in unusual ways - especially when the best man for the job turns out to be a woman!

560 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Kate began reading romance in 1979 when she picked up a copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss's Ashes in the Wind. She read the book from cover to cover in one very long night and was immediately hooked on the genre.

The next morning, she was standing at the door to her local Waldenbooks and when they opened, she hurried inside and asked for everything else written by Woodiwiss. At the same time, she found wonderful books by Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, and Jennifer Blake.

Nearly 10 years later, while working as an advertising copywriter, Kate decided to try writing a romance of her own. After a history of interesting jobs in teaching, retailing, advertising, and nonprofit work, she was determined to add romance author to that list.

After numerous failed attempts over three years, Kate decided to forget writing historical romance and turned to category romance. Six months later, her first story, A Vagabond Heart, was finished. A year later, Harlequin bought the book after Kate won the national 1992 Harlequin Temptation contest. The book was published in 1993 as Indecent Exposure.

Her dream of adding romance writer to her resume came true and in December of 1993 she turned off her alarm clock, shredded her pantyhose, and became a full-time writer.

Since then, Kate has written numerous books for Temptation, Weddings by DeWilde, Harlequin anthologies, Love and Laughter, and Duets. Her new Duet, Three Babies and a Bargain (July 2000) will be her 24th project for Harlequin and All Through the Night (August 2000), a Temptation Blaze, will mark her 25th.

Kate lives in southeastern Wisconsin in a cozy little house in a picturesque village. Two cats also live with her—Tansing, a grumpy Himalayan, and Tibriz, a tortie Persian mix that she rescued from an animal shelter. She enjoys gardening, golf, reading, and romantic movies.