“He studied my appearance carefully. “You cut your hair.” “Yes. Do you like it?” “That depends. How long is it?” I pulled a curl down and showed him it ended just past my shoulder. He grunted, “That’s still long enough, so I like it.” “Long enough for what?” “Long enough for a man to run his hands through.”

American writer

Colleen Houck is an American writer best known for the two New York Times best-selling series Tiger's Curse and Reawakened. Her books have been widely collected by libraries around the world, which has helped her work reach a broad readership. She is associated with young adult fiction and with series writing built around adventure, romance, and fantasy elements.