Gable & Lombard is storytelling that transcends time, laying out a sweeping description of the most sensational romance during the Golden Age of Hollywood. This novel leads us down a path exposing sinful liaisons, jealousy, and murder, transporting readers to a time when movie stars were glamorous, life was bold, and picture executives were fixing everything from drinks to politics. Carole Lombard was famous for breaking hearts and her crazy antics, while Clark Gable was known for being a womanizer and a drinker, although he was also wildly popular for his good looks and sensual energy in pictures. Through the pages, the reader can literally hear the clinking of ice in a highball glass, a powder compact snapping shut, the smell of a cigar, or the slamming of a car door. And if one listens closely, they might even hear laughter after a joke, the feel of the wind through their hair at the Gable ranch, or sense the steamy heat of endless lovemaking. Nevertheless, Carole Lombard wanted the fairy tale, and in many respects, Clark Gable might have been unable to commit to that. Or maybe his happiness was to be found simply in a can of worms and a fishing pole or a scotch and water after work, relaxing in his favorite chair. But despite the romance's kinship with tragedy, often heartbreaking and brutish, it was one of the truest and most devoted sorts, standing out even today as a love story for all ages.

Emma Strong was raised on a cattle ranch in the Yakima Valley of Washington state, eventually obtaining degrees in secondary education, biology, and psychology. She has lived across the U.S., from Honolulu to Washington, D.C., wherever her 32-year career as a court reporter may have taken her. A partial list of Emma's interests include music performance and composition, art, dance, snow skiing, brewing fine coffee, and interior design. Ms. Strong lives in Savannah, Georgia, where she is devoted to writing historical romance novels.