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July 2011
Dear Readers,
How time flies when you’re busy writing, writing, writing. First to
some big news. This site has been updated with purchase links to all
the books that are available in electronic format. Since there are a
lot of them, I hope you’ll be pleased. Harlequin is planning a major
release of older titles July 15, 2011. Books available after that
date have been included.
THE WIDOWED BRIDE was released in March, to some great reviews. This
is the last of my “Bride” books, set in Dutchman’s Creek, Colorado.
The hero, Ethan Beaudry, is a handsome U.S. marshal who comes to
Dutchman’s Creek to break up a bootlegging ring. And the heroine—if
you’ve read THE HORSEMAN’S BRIDE, you’ve already met spirited,
voluptuous Ruby, who’s come to town to start a new life with her
daughters.
THE PRINCE FROM THE SEA, the book I keep promising you, will be out
in March 2012. Still not sure about the final title, but the story
is set on the coast of Northern California. Sylvie Cragun lives on a
cliff above a sea cove, where her rascally father salvages the
debris that washes up from shipwrecks. What will Sylvie do when, in
her father’s absence, the sea washes up a handsome, mysterious
stranger with no memory and no clue to his identity except a
princely sapphire ring? Stay tuned for more.
I just finished another historical, THE BALLAD OF EMMA O’TOOLE. No
release date, but I’m going to fight for the title. When you read
the book you’ll know why. The story’s set in Park City, Utah, which
is just over the mountain from where I live. Emma is left poor and
pregnant when Billy John, the father of her child, is shot and
killed by gambler Logan Devereaux. With his dying breath, Billy John
makes Emma swear to avenge his death. How she carries out that
vengeance makes a compelling story. More when the book becomes
available.
Right now March seems a long time off. But I’ll also have a novella
in the Harlequin Spring Brides Western anthology. “The Hand-Me-Down
Bride” is the story of pampered Arabella Spencer who makes the long
journey from Boston to Montana to marry Charles, her childhood
sweetheart. Arabella has her future all mapped out, but she has some
surprises in store, including the tall, annoyingly gruff stranger
who meets the stage. As of this writing I’m half finished. I can
hardly wait to see what happens.
Another big announcement. When I finish the novella, I’ll be
starting on my very first book for HARLEQUIN DESIRE. Although I’ve
written three contemporaries for Silhouette, this will be my very
first DESIRE. I am so excited and a little scared. Such a challenge.
Wish me luck.
After that, would you believe another historical Western? Stay
tuned.
If you haven’t
done so already, check out the “Petticoats and Pistols” blog site I
share with ten wonderful Western authors. We’re having so much fun
there—so will you. The link is:
http://www.petticoatsandpistols.com
I also blog on
another great site,
www.unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com. It features a group of
great historical authors who write “out of the box.” Check it out.
Until next time,
happy reading.
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