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Essence of Romance is hosting a Q&A Contest for best-selling author Francis Ray! We are giving away T-shirts and ballcaps with Francis Ray covers on the front, and a 6x8 cover magnet with an author goodie bag to five lucky winners on October 15th.

THE WAY YOU LOVE ME was released in August and the long-awaited re-issue of UNTIL THERE WAS YOU is due out in November. Enjoy the blurbs and trailer below, then scroll down for the contest questions.

Nothing gets to Shane Elliott. A former Army Ranger, now head of security for a wealthy real estate tycoon, Shane can handle whatever life throws at him—until he meets the beautiful, kindhearted Paige Albright. She's about to inherit a fortune, and Paige's mother has asked Shane to investigate her boyfriend. It should have been a simple, standard assignment for Shane...if only Paige's seductive mix of strength and vulnerability didn't leave him wanting her for himself.

All her life, Paige has put others' needs before her own, even going so far as choosing a man to please her father. Now her mother's mysterious houseguest is tempting her to go after what she truly wants...even if it's the cool, assertive, irresistible Shane himself. But is he who he appears to be? And how can Paige know whether to trust her own judgment—and their red-hot attraction?

Seeking refuge from his headstrong mother, who is hell-bent on marrying him off, 34-year-old former FBI agent Luke Grayson retreats to the solitude of his New Mexico mountain cabin, only to discover the presence of a beautiful, gun-toting visitor. Having earlier been offered the cabin by Grayson's cousin to recover from an assault and to prepare for her Santa Fe speaking engagements, Dr. Catherine Stewart, bestselling author and a professor of child psychology, is unable to hide her irritation with--or attraction to--the handsome, unwelcome stranger. Noticing something amiss in Stewart's behavior, Grayson extracts the information that she's being stalked and offers his services as a private investigator.

All answers to the questions below can be found on Francis Ray's website. Send the answers to us at info@eordb.com. All correct answers go into a basket and five lucky winnerd will be picked at random and announced on our forum and in our newsletter:

Traci Evans is a character in what story?
When is NOBODY BUT YOU scheduled for release?
What was the first made-for-TV movie for BET?
What is the title of Francis Ray's first Christian fiction story?
ONLY YOU is part of what series?
Who is the main character in IRRESISTABLE YOU?
What story bridges the gap between The Graysons of New Mexico and The Grayson Friends?
How many titles has Francis Ray written?
Francis Ray is a native of what state?
What was the title of Francis Ray's first mainstream novel?

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