In this new novel from the national bestselling author Francis Ray, a bad girl falls on hard times, and forgiveness and redemption are the only things she has left.

Broke and living in a shabby motel, beautiful bad girl Jana Franklin has become an outcast in the elite Dallas society she once ruled. With her divorce from wealthy Gray Livingston, her dubious past, and no skills to claim, Jana is unable to support herself. Without friends and without hope, she has no one she can depend on but herself.

Then one night she stumbles (literally!) into Olivia Maxwell’s store, Midnight Dreams. There she meets Tyler Maxwell---the first man she can’t maneuver, toy with, or fool. After this chance meeting, tough girl Jana learns that it takes more than scheming to get her man.

"The gorgeous heroine of Ray's how-the-mighty-fall — and learn a valuable lesson — story (after You and No Other) has made a career of manipulating men. But 32-year-old, thrice-married Jana Franklin is down on her luck after a divorce and ensuing scandal. As the novel opens, a disheveled Jana — teetering on her last worn pair of Manolos — crashes a Dallas, Tex., charity gala in search of one more affluent knight in shining armor, but she's ousted unceremoniously by the censorious hostess. Impoverished, friendless and helpless, she makes her way to the linen boutique of Olivia Sanders, a generous young woman who takes pity on her and gives her a job and a place to stay. Then Tyler Maxwell arrives, Olivia's protective, manly brother, whom Jana desperately hits on right away. Though Tyler is not one to be easily fleeced, he's both intrigued and confused by the forlorn, sensuous Jana. Over the course of the novel, he's increasingly compelled to discover more about this fierce yet fragile woman, as she learns the value of love and self-reliance. This fairy tale story requires total suspension of disbelief, but romance readers may relish following Jana's reform." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

In this new novel from the bestselling author of "Somebody's Knocking at My Door," a bad girl falls on hard times, and forgiveness and redemption are the only things she has left.

Francis Ray is a native Texan who lives in Dallas with her husband and daughter. Currently, she has seventeen novels in print, including Like the First Time.