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Carina Press Goes Steampunk at NY Comic Con!

Larissa_Walker | October 27th, 2011

by Julie Forrest, Manager, eBook Marketing

Last week we had the pleasure of attending NY Comic Con to represent Carina Press and “The Other Worlds of Harlequin.” To pay tribute to our fabulous collection of Steampunk (including our upcoming anthology, A Clockwork Christmas) Sunday was “steampunk yourself” day—booth staff dressed up and invited Con attendees to our tickle trunk.

(L-R: Elizabeth, Giselle, Julie, Drew, Carly)

We fully expected Sunday to be good times, but were still impressed by just how many people took part! And they were only too happy to strike a pose…

A few folks who visited us were already in full-on Steampunk attire. These two blew our minds:

The kids of the Con also got into the Steampunk spirit. Behold the cuteness!

Yes, Steampunk was big at Comic Con this year, and our collection is growing. Check out our Steampunk titles at CarinaPress.com.

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Naughty and So Very Nice

Jeffe Kennedy | October 26th, 2011

I confess: I’ve always harbored a secret love for naughty books.

I know, I know. We’re grown-ups now. I can own up to this in public. You all understand, don’t you?

But when I was younger, I had to be much more circumspect. Sneaky, even. I think it started around sixth grade when I found my mom’s copy of The Joy of Sex. Oh yeah, I did. After school, in the couple of hours I was trusted to be home by myself (ha!), I would slip into her bedroom, rummage through her bedside table and get out the book. I read it cover to cover. More than once. But even then, the image that electrified me was the drawing of a woman tied to the bed.

It gave me all kinds of crazy feelings. And I wondered if it was wrong to find it sexy.

As I grew older, I found other books, other stories. I discovered Anais Nin, The Story of O and Anne Rice’s Beauty series. I gobbled them, always with a delicious sense of the illicit. As a very strong and independent woman, I thought maybe I shouldn’t find this kind of naughtiness oh so very attractive.

But I am a grown-up now. I still find it fascinating, what makes a strong woman want to give in, to give up control. That’s why I wanted to write about Taylor and Kirliss. He’s attracted to her strength and her smarts. With him, she’s able to allow herself to enjoy the dark intimacy she can’t bring herself to ask for.

I’d love to give a copy of Sapphire away to a commenter. Tell me about the first naughty book you read and how you found it. I’ll never tell.

Sapphire is here!

Or, if you’re a Kindle girl, like me, you can get it from Amazon here.

Jeffe took the crooked road to writing, stopping off at neurobiology, religious studies and environmental consulting before her creative writing began appearing in places like Redbook, Puerto del Sol, Wyoming Wildlife, Under the Sun and Aeon. An erotic novella, <i>Petals and Thorns</i>, came out under her pen name of Jennifer Paris in 2010, heralding yet another branch of her path, into erotica and romantic fantasy fiction. Jeffe lives in Santa Fe, with two Maine coon cats, a border collie, plentiful free-range lizards and frequently serves as a guinea pig for an acupuncturist-in-training.</p> <p>Find her on Facebook (<a href=” />https://www.facebook.com/jeffe.kennedy) and Twitter (@jeffekennedy) or visit her at her website http://jeffekennedy.com/.

Curious? Explore Harlequin’s  “Curious Reader’s Guide to Erotic Romance”

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Living the (midlife) dream

Coleen_Kwan | October 25th, 2011

Today is my debut, and I’m thrilled to have my first book published by Carina Press. I must confess I didn’t grow up dreaming of one day becoming a published author. Although I read copiously, I never imagined I’d have enough talent to write a book of my own, let alone see it published.

After graduating from university with a science degree, I took a job in the IT industry. For a few brief months in my twenties I dabbled with the notion of writing, but life inevitably intervened. Jobs, travel, moving to a new country, buying a fixer-upper, having two children — somehow there was never enough time to even think about writing, let alone do any.

Then, about three years ago, I realised I was in a deep rut. My IT job was secure and the mortgage was paid off. I should have been looking forward to more overseas travel or maybe a bigger house (or even saving for retirement!), but instead I was miserable. I just didn’t have a reason to turn up at work anymore. So I quit. I didn’t even quit with the aim of writing, I just knew I couldn’t remain there anymore. I thought I’d give myself a few months off to decide what I wanted to do next.

I don’t know why I decided to try writing again, but I just did. Maybe I wanted to see if I could even finish an entire book. Well, to my surprise, I did. I sent off the manuscript with high hopes, imagining the publishing world was just dying to read my work. The rejection stung more than I’d imagined, but by then it was too late. I’d been bitten by the writing bug.

As I continued to learn my craft, the dream of becoming a published author grew stronger. It wouldn’t go away, despite all the setbacks (ie rejections). Sometimes I think of all the idle time I wasted in my younger years, and I wish the dream had come to me sooner. But maybe this is the right time in my life for this dream. My classic midlife crisis dream. I have to say I’m enjoying it. And maybe I needed to acquire a few wrinkles and the odd grey hair before I could write something worthwhile. The dream might have been a little tardy coming to me, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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After ten years of exile, Harriet Brown is back in town. Things have definitely changed, but so has she. Now the confident owner of a catering business, she’s no longer the shy, overweight girl everyone—including her hot teenage crush—used to ignore. In fact, she’s determined to make peace with Adam Blackstone for her part in exposing his father’s secret affairs and corrupt behavior as mayor.

But Adam has changed as well. No longer a pampered, rich pinup boy, he just wants to reestablish his family’s good name. He reluctantly agrees to a truce with Harriet, and is surprised by how changed she is. He doesn’t want to be drawn to her, but he can’t seem to resist her allure.

As Harriet struggles to come to terms with her past, her adolescent infatuation with Adam morphs into something more serious… Will she ever be accepted again? Or will ancient history ruin the chance of a future full of possibilities?

My website is www.coleenkwan.com.

I can also be found on Facebook, goodreads, and Twitter.

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Ten Things to Do When Stranded on a Deserted Island (with your ex)

MJ_Fredrick | October 25th, 2011

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1) Panic.
2) Spell out SOS with coconuts. Climbing that tree will take a lot of energy, and get you out of his reach!
3) Build a sandcastle with room for ONE.
4) Go for a swim and ignore the fact that he looks better than ever.
5) Go fishing—you aren’t horny, you’re HUNGRY.
6) Explore the island, and hope there’s a hotel around the bend. For RESCUE—not that other thing.
7) Hang out under the waterfall in your underwear and hope he’s not paying attention.
8 ) Do NOT think about sex.
9) Light a big bonfire, hoping someone will see it and rescue you before you do something stupid.
10) Be grateful he packed condoms.

Reunion stories are one of my favorite romance tropes—which is weird considering there’s no one in my past I want to reunite with—I married my high school sweetheart. But I just love the idea that something happened to a couple that was bad enough to tear them apart, but there’s still love there. It’s a huge hurdle to overcome, isn’t it? And we make a lot of mistakes when we’re young, so in Three Days, Two Nights, Nat and Tess are college sweethearts who made some life-changing decisions after they were married. Now Nat decides he’ll do whatever it takes to get her back!

Do you like reunion stories? What are your favorites?

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You tell us: Reading versus television…what gets more of your time?

Angela James | October 24th, 2011

According to my Goodreads account, where I track all of my reading, I’ve read 261 books in 2011. In 2010, I read 280 books. Those numbers don’t include any submissions or acquisitions I read for work, so you can easily put those numbers over 300 books read per year. Now, granted, some of those are shorter books, some novellas, a few short stories. They’re not all huge novels. But a lot of them are novel-length. In fact, the majority of them are novel length.

I tell you this not to brag, but because people often ask me how I find the time to read all of those books and my answer is two-fold:

1) I’m a fast reader. I’ve always been a fast reader. I remember them testing me in first grade and saying I read at a 12th grade level. Reading has always been a gift for me, and I’m lucky to be able to read quickly and still comprehend and retain what I’m reading.

2) I watch very little TV. In fact, 95% of my TV watching is sports or sports-related TV shows. The other 5% is children’s programming on the Disney channel, lol! I do have a few TV series I keep up with, but I buy them on iTunes and watch them when I travel (I do a lot of TV watching on planes), because it’s harder for me to focus on reading when I travel.

So the answer is, I make time. Reading is important to me and to keeping up with the industry that puts food on my table. But in reality, I just love to read and it’s what I’d rather be doing than watching TV or other hobbies. Some people knit or garden, I read. Of course, I do have other interests besides reading (you know, like shoe shopping and eating, heh) and sometimes I read about those hobbies. Okay, I don’t read about shoe shopping, but I do read books about cooking, gardening, sewing and crafting.

I also read to support my job. Not just to keep up with “trends” or to know what’s being published, but I also read non-fiction to grow my knowledge of things like marketing, social media, etc. I try to never stop learning. So, yes, I read a lot, when other people are doing other things (like sleeping). I also read every day. Even if I can only slip in 15 minutes, I make sure I’ve read that day, unless I’m traveling (because sometimes my days when I travel go from 7a to midnight).

One of the things we talk about having to overcome in publishing, is other distractions. It’s not the competition from other books, authors or publishers, it’s the competition from gaming, videos, TV and all of the other things people do these days, especially on their smartphones and tablets, besides reading.

Clearly I still choose reading most of the time, but I know many other people–including those who have asked me “how have you read so many books” often choose other distractions. So you tell us? Reading or television (or something else)…what gets more of your time? For something new, I’m adding a poll, for those who don’t want to comment, but of course I also want to hear your comments and thoughts as well!  (I have no idea why the poll gets distorted in some browsers. My apologies!)

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Carina Press call for submissions!

Rhonda Helms | October 21st, 2011

Hi guys! Several of us freelance editors decided it was time to do another call for submissions we’re dying to get in. Of course, PLEASE note that in the end, what we really want is a good story, so even if yours doesn’t fit the descriptions below, don’t hesitate to send it to us anyway! Sometimes we don’t know what we want until we get it in our inbox. :-) You can find out more info on all the Carina freelance editors on this page.

Now, that said, let’s dish:

Rhonda Helms: I’m always open to pretty much every genre, with or without romance. Sometimes I don’t know I want something unless it hits my desk. But there are certain genres I’m eager to read more of, including: steampunk, atypical fantasy, sci-fi/futuristic, romance (any steaminess level), cross-genre urban fantasy, stories with a mythological element, historicals (especially if they feature real historical figures/events), stories set in unusual locales, gladiators (I LOVE them), thrillers with unusual twists, horror, super-funny stories, books with kick-ass heroines, and anything with a multicultural element.

Gina Bernal: Romance of any subgenre with military heroes or heroines, contemporary romance without suspense elements (including but not only small-town settings), historical romance with an adventurous bent (still searching for those elusive pirates), shapeshifter paranormals, urban fantasy with a unique twist (i.e. beyond the usual vampires and werewolves), and creepy though not necessarily gory psychological thrillers.

Melissa Johnson: Melissa would like to see submissions of any genre that have great worldbuilding, believable and original characters, and deep and difficult conflict.  She works with authors across the range of genres and niches that Carina publishes.  She is especially excited to see manuscripts with series potential that hint of a vast world and even bigger story in the author’s head.

Alison Janssen: I want to see more:

  • Scifi, especially space opera.
  • Gaslight and/or steampunk. (don’t we all, lol!)
  • Medieval.
  • Small town contemporary romance (or contemp. where setting plays an important part).
  • Redemption stories—any genre, really. I love, love, love themes of characters struggling to redeem themselves in the eyes of a parent, lover, community —or even their own eyes.

Denise Nielsen: It’s harder than it seems to narrow down genres I’d love to see. Just as my mind settles on one thing, another pops up. I’m still looking for solid contemporaries, steampunk and/or suspense stories or novellas, but with the gloomier weather kicking in, I find I am more in the mood for plots and characters that have a darker edge. Not so much shape shifters, but more danger and mystique, more human characters with secrets. I would love to see something gothic come my way with a hint of suspense perhaps…think smugglers, highwaymen or soldiers of fortune; think mysterious heroines and a world where not everything is as is seems.

Historicals are still something I’m keen on and anything to do with norse or medieval themes would especially capture my interest. Feel free to incorporate legend and myth to give it more of a fantasy flavour too. I also maintain that a novel set among the spies and resistance fighters of world war II would be intriguing…there is so much room for developing a strong heroine in that period. What I don’t want is a history lesson…the focus needs to be on the characters, but please do weave in authentic historical details to give depth to your story.

Take a risk with cross-genre blends, or stick to your favourite genre. But do it with strong characters who take an active role in their own plot. Give me conflict (both internal and external) and character development, and if there is a romantic element to your story, show me the fire—whether that is a slow burn or instant passion—between the heroine and hero.

Lynne Anderson: I’d particularly love to see cross-genre stories, and interracial, multicultural, and/or LGBT relationships. However, I’m always interested in reading well-written, engaging stories in all genres (truly—I enjoy them all!), of any length. What catches my attention is a distinctive writing voice, a certain flair with language, unusual premises, new and interesting takes on standard tropes, and imperfect, genuine characters with depth. I look forward to reading your submissions!

Deb Nemeth: On my wish list are high-stakes thrillers and cleverly constructed mysteries featuring a compelling detective who a series can be based on. One of my favorite genres is historical romance, especially English and Irish settings from Celtic to WW2 but also any European (medieval, Crusaders, Renaissance, buccaneers), as well as unusual settings such as Asia and Africa. I can’t get enough steampunk, so if your invented world is full of gears and gadgets, I wanna read it. I’m also actively seeking contemporary romance mss with strong conflict—something more than an I’ve-been-hurt-before hesitation to commit—and passionate characters. I’ve been longing to acquire Asian-inspired urban fantasy, space westerns, futuristic mystery/suspense and Arthurian fantasy. In all genres I’m looking for m/m and multicultural stories, and I’m open to all heat levels. I’m attracted by intense characters, both lawmakers and lawbreakers, and crisp writing.

Elizabeth Bass: What would I like to see more of? Historicals! Romances, of course, but I also would be interested in historical mysteries or thrillers. I’ve really been craving more Western historicals, Regencies, and books set in the medieval period. (Although from the Carina submissions I’ve received and acquired, I’ve discovered any historical period can be great if the writer finds the story to make it click!) Also, it would be fun to see submissions from authors who have branched out into twentieth century historicals–romances, mysteries or thrillers set during the World Wars or the years between. I’d love to see more thrillers or police procedurals with a hero/heroine detective who has series potential. Cozy mysteries, too.  I’ve been rereading Sparkle Hayter’s Robin Hudson series and I’m craving a fun cozy series with a woman detective. Finally, a great zombie/creature apocalypse thriller in my inbox would make my day.

Mallory Braus: Mallory looks for characters first. Three dimensional and relatable characters—with depth and vulnerabilities—pull her into a story faster than anything else. She’s looking for all genres, but there are a few things she’s especially keeping an eye out for:

  • I’m still hoping to find a zombie hunter romance in my inbox. Though, I will read all things zombie related.
  • Psychics – Especially if you have psychic FBI agents or members of a special government agency…
  • I’ve been keeping an eye out for quirky characters. Nerdy/dorky heroines or heroes. Funny relatives. Etc.
  • Gritty thrillers.
  • Historical Mysteries.
  • “Band of Brother” type series. Examples would be Nora Roberts’s trilogies, Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooters, or J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood. Where an emphasis is on the building of multiple characters’ relationships.
  • Stories with unique worlds/setting, including, but not limited to: steampunk, post-apocalyptic, futuristic sci-fi and urban fantasy

So, if you have anything that fits the editor requests (or even just a great book in general!) to submit, visit our submissions page and follow the directions there. You can address your submission to one of the editors above, or the editorial staff in general. Thanks, and we look forward to reading your amazing stories!

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What was your dream job as a kid?

Rhonda Helms | October 20th, 2011

Growing up, I had about a billion different dream careers I wanted to undertake. Essentially, I changed my mind based on whatever held my interest at the time–and as a kid, I had a wicked case of ADLAK (Attention Deficit LOOK, A KITTY!). In my younger years I wanted to be an astronaut, a jockey, a marine biologist (until I found out about “the bends”, which freaked me out), an opera singer and a zoologist (except I remembered that animals REALLY SMELL).

As I got older, my career ideas changed. I wanted to be a lounge singer (take me out to karaoke–we’ll have a blast!), an actress, a pop star, a psychologist, a nurse, a cartoon animator and a teacher.

I didn’t plan on becoming an editor. I initially fell into this “gig” because while working on my undergrad and grad degrees, a lot of fellow students came to me for help writing papers. Then help editing papers. Then my professors started hiring me to edit. From there, the editing bug took hold, and I got the fevahhhh. And the only cure was to bust out a red pen…and more cowbell, of course.

While I may not be all those things I thought I wanted to be, I get to experience an infinite number of careers and lives now because of the variety of books I edit. I learn all about jobs I never would have imagined. And because I’m passionate about my work, it never feels like work.

What did you want to be as a kid? Did you make that happen?

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Unfinished Business

Wendy_Soliman | October 19th, 2011

When you first pick up a book, can you figure out if an author’s writing about something that’s familiar to him? Personally, I think it’s usually possible to tell. A certain authority springs from the page and you think yeah, this guy knows his stuff. Besides, it’s fairly natural for a writer to gravitate towards a subject dear to his heart. Apart from anything else, it saves on a hell of a lot of research.

That’s how my series of marine crime mysteries came about. It’s the marine bit that I’m familiar with, in case you’re wondering, not the crime! We’ve owned boats for years and I’ve spent endless hours at sea, looking at…well, the sea, and wondering, what if?

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Cue drum role as I introduce Charlie Hunter, star of The Hunter Files, the first of which, Unfinished Business, is published by Carina Press today. Charlie, forty and recently divorced, retires from the police force so he can work on his boat and go fishing with his son on weekends. He has no intention of becoming an amateur sleuth but when Kara Webb tracks him down, seeking his help to find her sister, missing for 15 years, he can’t refuse her.

The disappearance of teenaged Jasmine Webb was one of the first cases Charlie worked on after being made a detective. He’s never forgotten it or his suspicions, even after the girl’s parents told police they’d heard from her and the file on Jasmine was closed.

When Charlie’s son is threatened, finding Jasmine becomes even more important. It’s no longer just about closure, he must also protect his family. That makes the constant dead ends all the more frustrating. Only when Charlie asks himself not where Jasmine is but who she’s become does it start to make sense…

Stop by my website at http://www.wsoliman.com if you get the time. You can read the first chapter of Unfinished Business there and stand a chance of winning a copy of the book.

Whilst you’re internet hopping, another way to possibly win a copy of the book is to drop in at my Facebook Author Page. Here’s the link: http://on.fb.me/oBRZLO All you have to do is click Like and leave a comment regarding Unfinished Business.

Unfinished Business by W. Soliman. Available from Carina Press at http://bit.ly/mQaJEg or Amazon.com $5.49

Happy reading. Do leave a comment for me on my website, my blog at http://bit.ly/ocymwx or Facebook page. I’d love to know what you think of my jazz-pianist detective.

W. Soliman

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Writing a book that doesn’t fit the mould

Melinda_Hammond | October 18th, 2011

Writing Casting Samson united many of my passions – history, romance and community life, but it doesn’t really fit into any category,. It is a mix of romance, history, comedy and … well, life.  Describing it to a friend, I called it Ivanhoe meets the vicar of Dibley!
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It is very different from anything else I have ever written, and I am not even sure where the story came from.  Certainly I was inspired by a picture by Frederic, Lord Leighton, called the Fisherman and the Siren. I wanted to use the young man in that picture in one of my books, and for some reason I thought he would make a perfect modern-day hero in my make-believe English village of Moreton-in-Fleetwater. Contrast him with my twelfth century crusader, the blue-eyed, blond-haired Anglo-Saxon Hugh of Moreton, who becomes a Templar knight and rides off to the Holy Land.  And I didn’t stop there, I added a third romance to my story, a widowed school-teacher and a university professor, who are instrumental in finding out the true origins of Moreton’s ancient church and its connection with Hugh of Moreton.

Moreton by Fleetwater is my own invention, it is the quintessential English village: thatched cottages, perhaps a few Georgian townhouses in the main street and the whole dominated by the old church, whose secrets are buried beneath the renovations and refurbishments that have taken place over the centuries.  Perhaps I watch too many archaeology programmes, but I could also visualize the area as it had been in the 12th century when a grand manor house had dominated the village, before the present church was even built.  Somehow I wanted to combine these two ideas, to link the lives of those early villagers with the present day.  So a community event was the solution.

Many of you will know how children’s activities can take over your life – they want to join a local theatre group so you end up driving them here and there, helping out making the costumes, sitting on committees etc. I remember one very hectic Christmas when all three children were in different productions at their various schools and the local theatre. We had a house full of Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, the leading lady from Dracula Spectacula and a rocking SanPhotobucketta (and on top of all this, I spent show week backstage at the theatre as a dresser, stuffing the scarecrow with straw!). Then there’s the other local events like the carnival, or the agricultural show, that bring schools, local groups and communities together.

I am sure most of you have been involved in a pageant, or a parade and you will know that they can be tremendous fun, but very hard work. My little team of villagers in Moreton put in their best efforts, but of course things can, and do, go wrong on the day, although everything comes good at the end – I am a sucker for happy endings. I even blessed them with good weather for their fete, something which is not guaranteed here in England!

It is important when writing a book to love your characters, and I fell in love with all of them, not only Josh and Deb, Anne and Toby, Hugo and Maude, but also with the villagers – Clara and Godfrey, stalwarts of the pageant committee, the Mayflowers who run the local post office, and Tim Gresham, the awkward teenager – even Bertram Oldfield the crusty old farmer who unwittingly brings the whole pageant close to disaster.  I have been asked if any of these characters are based on real people. No, they are entirely fictitious, although they do have characteristics of people I know, but they are all the sort of people you would meet in any community, so you, too, may find you recognise some of them – do let me know.

Melinda Hammond

Casting Samson – Carina Press

www.melindahammond.com

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Oldest? Middle? Youngest? Get in line!

Debra_Kayn | October 18th, 2011

There’s one thing we can’t control in life and that’s birth order. Personally, I love being the baby of the family. I have a feeling that’s because I grew up being the only girl in a houseful of boys.

There were certain privileges that came with being the youngest. My brothers weren’t allowed to hit me, and name calling had to be done out of the hearing range of adults. Of course, I had free reign to slug an arm or spout off the dirtiest word I knew because my excuse that I was trying to act like my big brothers was…cute. Growing up, I see that my oldest brother cut a path through the thick forest of growing up with a machete. The next brother in line removed all the sticks and thorns out of my way. By the time I came around, I was strolling down an asphalted path, whistling the theme from Bonanza.

Granted, there were times when being one of the older kids seemed to be the better birth order. They drove trucks, went on dates, stayed out past the time Fantasy Island television show was over, while I was stuck at home with the parents, overhearing conversations about growing midsections and exactly why there were prunes in the refrigerator.

I’ll be giving away a book today to one lucky person who leaves a comment. That person will have their pick of either Chantilly’s Cowboy if you haven’t read the first book, or Val’s Rancher if you’re ready to read more about the Sisters of McDougal Ranch. All you have to do is tell me if you’re the oldest, the middle child or the baby, and what you like about where you are in the birth order.

Val’s Rancher, the 2nd book of Sisters of McDougal Ranch series, is about the youngest of the five McDougal sisters. The baby. Buy now and find out how being the youngest has molded her in the ways of growing up, finding love, letting go and healing.

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Blurb

Val McDougal knows all about heartbreak. First, the love of her life, Sam Turner, left to join the rodeo circuit two years ago. Now she faces a new kind of pain—her beloved father is dying. The last thing she needs is Sam’s unexpected return to Pike, Montana, to take over his family’s ranch, stirring up desires Val doesn’t think she can handle.

Sam knows he made the biggest mistake of his life when he broke things off with Val. He’s determined to win her back, this time for good. But despite the sizzling heat between them, Val keeps pulling away. He has to convince her to trust him—and her own heart—again, especially as the time draws near when she’ll need him the most…

If you haven’t read the 1st book of Sisters of McDougal Ranch series yet, you can find out more about Chantilly’s Cowboy here. And, you won’t have to wait long for the 3rd book. Margot’s Lawman comes out February 13th, 2012.


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Multi-published romance author, Debra Kayn, lives in the beautiful Coastal Mountains of Oregon on a hobby farm with her husband and kids. Her love of animals includes dogs, chickens, goats, rabbits, turkeys, geese, and yes…pigs. The peacefulness of a flowing creek across her property provides an excellent spot to read a book on a summer day, go swimming, and catch the ever-elusive fish.

One thing she can promise is her books will always have a happily-ever-after, where love, laughter, and family come from the heart…

Debra loves to talk with other readers, and invites you to visit her website, follow her on Twitter, and like her Facebook page.

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