Laurie and Richard Moore are a golden couple with one major flaw. Laurie can't conceive. After trying for three years to have a child, they seek professional help only to learn that the problem lies with Laurie. Adoption seems the next step, but that, too, becomes a trial. Finally, their marriage is falling apart and Richard leaves. Only, he returns a few days later with an infant. Though he claims one of his lawyer pals cut him a deal, Laurie fears the adoption isn't 100 percent kosher. However, she accepts it, because it saves her marriage and gives her the child she always wanted. When the child is seven, a cancerous tumor is discovered and Richard confesses the terrible truth about the adoption. With nearly 200 short stories, numerous anthologies and 15 published novellas and novels, whether she's writing contemporary romance as Candace Gold or spicy hot interracial erotica as Candy Caine, her alter ego, Candace keeps her husband, Robert, on his toes in their Arizona home. Supportive with her writing career, he's always willing to help her add authenticity to the scenes in her stories. When asked why she began to write, Candace says: "Reading has always been an addiction for me and my biggest thrill is to bring the joy of reading to others. To me, that's what writing is all about."
