Something exciting is happening next week. Well, exciting
for me that is, but hopefully exciting for readers as well. My very first novella,
Her Hometown Cowboy, will be released on October 17th!
And that’s not all. It’s part of a collection of ten small
town novellas called Falling for You. Each novella was written by an author who
has also written for Harlequin’s Superromance line, which features complex, emotional
contemporary romances.
We each used a small-town setting that’s featured in our
Superromance novels. So my novella is set in my fictional Eastern Sierra town
of Benson. I thought I’d left Benson behind after I finished my Sierra Legacy
series, but it was lovely to get to visit there again.
Her Hometown Cowboy is about Nate Sawyer, a veteran whose
war wounds have kept him away from women, until he meets Daisy Garland, a woman
he can’t resist. Daisy has pursued her
intellectual and career goals at the expense of so many other parts of her
life. As she gets to know Nate, she starts to realize this and helps them both discover that love matters more
than anything else.
Each of the novellas in Falling for You was also written to
be a celebration of fall. I love the fall season and enjoyed filling my story
with golden aspen leaves, a harvest festival, pumpkin carving, and more.
And like many of my stories, Her Hometown Cowboy touches on
some issues that are dear to my heart. The plight of America’s wild
horses. Medical care for our nations’
veterans. Mental heath. Finding balance in our lives. Making peace with our
families. And of course, my absolute favorite theme, the healing power of love.
I have taken a peek at the other novellas in this collection
and I have to tell you, they make me want to work even harder at my writing. My
fellow authors are really outstanding, award winning, best selling writers! I’m
especially excited that we have a novella by one of my writing heroes,
bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn. And we were very honored when former
Superromance author Brenda Novak agreed to write the forward for us.
Falling for You is an e-book, and it’s being offered at the
special pre-order price of $0.99! It’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
iTunes, Kobo and Google Play.
And, we’d love it if you’d all come celebrate its release!
We have a huge Facebook Party going on right now, all the way up to release
day! It’s called Octoberfest. We have many guest authors, plus there are giveaways and fun, fall-themed posts. To join the party, simply follow this link
and request to join the group. Don’t worry, we will let you in!
I hope Her Hometown Cowboy touches readers’ hearts. Nate and
Daisy’s story certainly touched mine. And now there’s a springtime novella that
needs to be written… see if you can spot the hero and heroine when you read Her
Hometown Cowboy!
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