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LASTING LOVE A heartbreaking discovery had made Aaron swear he would someday get revenge on his father, and that he would never trust any woman again. But she never expected the instant attraction that would flare between them or a breathtaking sensual passion she couldn’t resist. After his death, she knew that dealing with his estranged son, Brazil based microbiologist Dr. Rochelle Alers lives in a charming hamlet on Long Island.SHINING STAR In a few short years, young actress Regina Cole achieved overnight success in Hollywood, and then stunned the world by giving up her career to marry a man much older than she out of deep affection. With more than fifty titles and nearly two million copies of her novels in print, she is a regular on the Waldenbooks, Borders and Essence bestseller lists, regularly chosen by Black Expressions Book Club, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Pen Award, the Emma Award, Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award. Published since 1988, today a full-time writer, has been hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of today's most prolific and popular African-American authors of romance and women's fiction. She is also in accomplished in knitting, crocheting and needlepoint. She has traveled to countries in North, Central and South America, and Europe. She is a member of the Iota Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and her interests include gourmet cooking and traveling. She obtained degrees in Sociology and Psychology, before started to work. Rochelle Alers was born in Manhattan, New York, USA., where she raised.
