A New Lu
by Laura Castoro

"What was I thinking? Sex for the very last time. That's what."

Five-O magazine lifestyle columnist Lu Nichols has led an ordinary life. Marriage. Career. Two kids. Now she's turning fifty, and the wear is showing. The kids are grown. The ink is dry on the divorce papers. Her boss wants to do an extreme makeover feature, starring Lu. And those bad oysters she ate have turned out to be something a little more permanent.

"I'm almost fifty years old, recently divorced. Now I'm about to be an unwed mother. And you thought you had issues."

Her soon-to-be-wed daughter is horrified. Her boss is thrilled; she can turn her delicate condition into a monthly expose. Her ex is AWOL. And the sexy, slightly younger doctor who delivered the news? Well, he hasn't run off screaming yet. And however it turns out, there's one thing Lu can be sure of—she's knocked up, but not out. And more than ready for a brand-new Lu ....

Other Books by Laura Castoro

Crossing The Line

Laura Castoro's Bio

Few writers are as prolific and sublime as Laura Parker, who has written 30 books to date. Her span of genres include, not only historical romances, but also westerns, non-fiction and contemporary romance. Several of her works have sold internationally, and she has been published in Italian, French, German, Swedish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. She has also been selected twice for hardcover editions through the Doubleday Book Club.

Laura has won many awards for her excellent writing, including selected twice as a "Literary Lion" by the Southwestern Bookseller's Association, and several "Reviewers Choice" awards from Romantic Times. She has twice been a finalist for RWA national awards and was given the Key to the City of her hometown. Her novel, Impetuous, won the New Jersey Writers' Golden Leaf Award for best Historical romance in 1995.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Laura grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She attended Howard University in Washington, DC, and The Texas A &I University in Kingsville, Texas. She has also lived in Fairfield, CT, Dallas, TX, and in Plainsfield, NJ. Laura is married to an executive of a large multi-national corporation, and they have three children. She enjoys traveling, theater, and listening to classical music.