Bed of Grass

Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America''s First Lady of romance fiction. Each of the fifty novels is set in a different state, researched by Janet and her husband, Bill. For the Daileys it was an odyssey of discovery. For you, it''s the journey of a lifetime. Your tour of desire begins with this story set in Maryland. Valerie Wentworth knows only too well that the most beautiful memories can also be bittersweet. She has to go home to Maryland for her grandfather''s funeral even though it means she will see Judd Prescott again, Her young son has never seen the green countryside where she grew up. Good thing it hasn''t changed all that much. And neither has Judd. One look in his eyes, and she''s right back where she started -crazy in love . . Janet Dailey, who passed away in 2013, was born Janet Haradon in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, setting a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was "No Quarter Asked". She has went on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on radio and television. Today, there are over three-hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world. For more information about Janet Dailey visit www.janetdailey.com.