I never realized when I began writing the Graysons of New Mexico that the series would begin with one publisher and continue with St. Martin's Press or that I'd develop a spin-off series titled Grayson Friends. After all, my idea was simple. Have a strong loving mother, Ruth Grayson, decide that her five children - four men and one woman - were dragging their feet getting married and decide to "help" each one from the oldest to the youngest find that one special person and the love of a lifetime. Ruth's deep love of her children, and theirs for her, is easily felt in each book. She's not being pushy with her plans for her children to marry, rather she simply wants each of them to feel and share the deep bond and love she had with their father who was lost in a plane crash when the oldest son was nine years old. >P? Of course, her children think they can outsmart their mother, and they make a pact to watch each other 's back if they see one of them slipping. They know if one falls, the others won't be far behind. However, as Ruth said, "The day hasn't come that I can't outthink my children." She's right. She deftly manages to place in the path of each child that one person that their heart can't deny no matter how hard they try.

I had a lot of fun watching each of the Grayson siblings fall in love and prove that, in this case, their mother really does know what is best. However, along the way we meet friends and family members who need to find their soul-mate as well. Thus, the Grayson Friends series was born.

My original idea was to have seven books, but that number is now up to eleven. One reason for the increase was my desire to return to the closeness of the Grayson siblings, but this time they would be friends who were as close as brother and just as different. I lovingly refer to these books as the "Kiss trilogy" - a series within the Grayson Friends series. There's Alex (A SEDUCTIVE KISS) Stewart, an easy going, successful lawyer, C.J. (WITH JUST ONE KISS) Callahan, who owns a bar and has a quick temper, and Payton "Sin" (A DANGEROUS KISS) Sinclair, a gorgeous sports consultant, who, beneath the charm, carries a dangerous secret.

Click here for a short excerpt of A DANGEROUS KISS, scheduled for release June 26th.

Graysons of New Mexico
UNTIL THERE WAS YOU
YOU AND NO OTHER
DREAMING OF YOU
IRRESISTIBLE YOU
ONLY YOU

Grayson Friends
THE WAY YOU LOVE ME
NOBODY BUT YOU
ONE NIGHT WITH YOU
IT HAD TO BE YOU
A SEDUCTIVE KISS
WITH JUST ONE KISS
A DANGEROUS KISS
ALL I EVER WANTED
ALL I EVER NEEDED
ALLI EVER DESIRED

Please visit my web site at www.francisray.com for more information on me and my other books scheduled for release this year.

Happy Reading,
Francis