MAP
was an expression I hadn’t heard until recently. It stands for Multi Author Project, and once
I grasped the concept I was intrigued.
The organizer comes up with a series idea, sets up a release schedule, and
invites other authors who write in that genre to join in and pick a date. Each author comes up with her own characters;
their names, their backstory, their baggage, their HEA, within the loose
confines of the series. In this case, a
mail-order bride gets off the train with a baby under the age of two that the
hero/groom is not expecting.
Mail Order Bride! Secret Baby! Say no more!
Mail Order Bride! Secret Baby! Say no more!
Writing
is very solitary, so it’s wonderful to be part of things with other authors
like getting together for a launch party. Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies
launched in March to much fanfare and lots of orange flags on Amazon. You can check the titles out here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084WYL1QX
This sweet historical series’ popularity shows no sign of waning as I get ready to launch
Mail Order Olivia on June 25th.
Here’s
a teaser from my second-chance, mail-order bride, secret baby book.
Robert Fulsom paced the train platform
in Yuma, practicing what he would say to his mail-order bride when she
arrived. Sorry for dragging her across
the country didn’t seem adequate. He had
to make sure she realized it had nothing to do with her—it was him. He simply wasn’t ready to take on a wife.
He glanced again at the telegram in
his hand. Olive Brown. He had no idea what she looked like, but even
her name sounded drab, poor thing. He’d
heard many of these mail-order brides were either homely or plump, forced to
marry a stranger sight-unseen because they had no suitors back east. He had to tactfully ensure she didn’t think
he was rejecting her because of her appearance.
In the cramped train seat, Olivia
cradled her sleeping daughter to her chest, grateful for the respite after more
than a week of trying to keep Chloe entertained, when all the little bundle of
energy wanted to do was crawl around and try to walk. At thirteen months, Olivia expected Chloe
would be taking her first step any day.
She
deliberately hadn’t used her real name in her telegram to Robert. At first, she’d been overjoyed to learn he
wasn’t dead as she’d been led to believe.
Then doubt set in. Why had he not
returned for her as promised? And why
was his ad for a bride tucked into a coat pocket of her deceased husband?
MAIL ORDER OLIVIA is available for pre-order. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086JFJ6YC
As always, I have a couple of free Sweet Western
Historicals for my VIP Readers on my email list. Get yours here. http://eepurl.com/bV0sb1
4 comments:
Congrats on your upcoming release, Kathleen! 'Olivia' sounds like a juicy story. Hugs!
Your book sounds awesome, Kathleen! I can't wait to read it.
And yes, the series is amazing. I have downloaded every book in the series, and enjoying reading all my fellow authors books.
Great post Kathleen. This is indeed and exciting and enjoyable series.
Looking forward to reading this one.
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