Barbara Freethy is a former public relations professional and freelance business writer. She writes books about love and family with a little bit of magic. Her first novel for Avon Books, Daniel's Gift, was a touching story about a little boy and his estranged parents; it won a RITA award and has been optioned for a television movie. She has also written the series Taken, Angel's Bay, Callaways and Wish. Her addional novels include: The Sweetest Thing, Love Will Find a Way, Silent Run and Silent Fall.