In an
unprecedented event, forty-five authors come together to bring readers a new
series of epic proportions. On fifty consecutive days beginning November 19,
2015, a romance, featuring a mail-order bride, will be published--one set in
each of the fifty states. The books will be released in the order the states
were admitted to the union. The stories all take place in 1890, following a day
when a factory in the East burns to the ground, leaving these women unemployed
and forced to choose mail-order marriages for survival. Share the experiences
of these brides as they seek love and new lives across the United States.
This is a 50-book project, with 45
authors, each releasing a 35-45k book with a connecting initial premise. An
unveiling of the project occurred on November 1, with a Facebook party and
release of Prequel: American Mail-Order
Brides by Kirsten Osborne. Beginning with the November 19 release of the
first book, Lottie: Bride of Delaware
by Kit Morgan, a book will be available every day through January 7--each set
in a different state or territory. The order of release corresponds with the
order of statehood. All the books are currently on pre-order on Amazon and are
enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. The books retail for $2.99 each, and they feature
covers with a draped flag and a consistent appearance that further ties the
series together.
To find out more about the
series and to see all the gorgeous covers visit:
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My story, Emma, Bride of
Kentucky will release December 3rd!
BLURB
Emma Waterston is determined,
headstrong, and comes from a lifestyle where class structure determines one’s
associations. Left destitute after the death of her mother, she takes a job at
a textile factory. When a fire destroys her place of employment, leaving her
penniless again, she makes a desperate decision and answers an ad for a mail
order bride from a wealthy Kentucky horse breeder.
Sam Hawley is content with his life
as a horse trainer on an affluent Kentucky estate. His primary focus has always
been on the horses. He views their owners as rich people with nothing to do but
flaunt their money. Loyalty to his mentor is the only thing that keeps him
rooted to one place. When he meets the bride-to-be of the man he detests the
most, his life is about to change.
Too late, Emma discovers the ad she
answered was too good to be true. Her future husband is not what she was led to
believe and a horrific experience leaves her no choice but to face the kind of
life she’s been trying to escape. Kentucky was supposed to promise a return to
her life of wealth. What she finds instead will redefine her definition of
being rich.
EXCERPT:
“Miss Emmaline Waterston,” someone called from behind
her.
Emma’s heart lurched in her chest at the deep voice calling
her name. Finally. Curbing her agitation at having been left waiting for so
long, she plastered her best smile on her face, and swallowed the lump of
apprehension in her throat. When she wheeled around, she nearly tripped on a
loose wooden board under her feet.
The smile faded, and her forehead wrinkled when she
glimpsed the man walking toward her. Her eyes darted around to see if it might
have been another man calling out her name, rather than the one heading
directly at her.
She mentally recited the description David Benton had
given of himself - dark-haired, with a moustache, nearly six feet tall, and
wealthy. The man in her direct line of vision did not fit that description, not
in the slightest.
He was dressed in a simple, light-blue cotton shirt
tucked haphazardly inside tan britches that were held up by dark suspenders.
The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and his wide shoulders did not escape
her notice. Neither did this man’s dirty blond hair that poked out from beneath
a brown cap that reminded her of the newspaper boys back in Lawrence. The other
ends of his britches were tucked into old, worn boots.
He stopped just in front of her, and Emma raised her
head to look him in the eye. He languidly peeled the cap from his head,
revealing a disheveled mop of hair that fell forward over his eyes. His lips
curved in a slow grin, creating indents in his cheeks. Emma’s heart fluttered
inexplicably in her chest. She blinked, and shook her head slightly at the
reaction. She stared up into deep-blue eyes that threatened to suck her right
up. She’d never seen a man this handsome before, even if he appeared
unkempt.
“Miss Emmaline Waterston?” he asked again in that rich
drawl she’d already heard once before.
A slight shiver passed down her spine, and goose bumps
formed on her skin, despite being warm under her cloak.
“Yes,” she answered, having to clear her throat to say
it a second time. “And you are?”
Surely, this couldn’t be David Benton. If so, she’d
been deceived.
“Sam Hawley,” he said, holding out his hand.
Peggy L Henderson
Western Historical and Time Travel Romance
“Where Adventure Awaits and Love is Timeless”
Award-Winning
Author of:
Yellowstone
Romance Series
Teton
Romance Trilogy
Second
Chances Time Travel Romance Series
Blemished
Brides Western Historical Romance Series
Peggy L Henderson
is an award-wining, best-selling western historical and time travel romance
author of the Yellowstone Romance Series, Second Chances Time Travel Romance
Series, Teton Romance Trilogy, and the Blemished Brides Western Historical
Romance Series. When she’s not writing about Yellowstone, the Tetons, or the
old west, she’s out hiking the trails, spending time with her family and pets,
or catching up on much-needed sleep. She is happily married to her high school
sweetheart. Along with her husband and two sons, she makes her home in Southern
California.
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1 comment:
Thanks for sharing about this, Peggy! It's fun to be a part of this project with you! :)
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