A year ago, I released Love on Target, a sweet and wholesome romance that is part of the Pink Pistol Series presented by the authors of Petticoats and Pistols.
I am incredibly honored and excited to be named as a Spur Award Winner from the Western Writers of America. Love on Target tied for first place in the Best Western Romance Novel category with The Heart Beneath the Badge, by George T. Arnold. Love on Target is the story of a young woman who paves her own way, even taking on a job most men were hesitant to do back in the 1890s. Thank you so much, Western Writers of America, for this wonderful honor!
Right now, you’ll find Love on Target, as well as the rest of the Pink Pistol series on sale for just 99 cents!
Check out the series page on Amazon and be sure to snag all those fun reads tied together with a traveling pink pistol while they are on sale for just 99 pennies!
USA Today bestselling author Shanna Hatfield is a farm girl who loves to write. Her sweet historical and contemporary romances are filled with heart, humor, hope, and hunky heroes. When Shanna isn’t dreaming up unforgettable characters, twisting plots, or covertly seeking dark, decadent chocolate, she hangs out with her beloved husband, Captain Cavedweller. Shanna loves to hear from readers. Follow her online at: ShannaHatfield
When I was writing my sweet historical western Henley, I had a general idea of how I wanted the book to end.
However, as I was working on the final chapters, I started thinking about Doctor Evan Holt having a place out by the lake. It would make a grand place for a fellow to propose, if he was so inclined.
As I wrote that scent about Henley and Evan out at the lake, I just wasn't ready to say goodbye to the beauty of the place as I envisioned it in my mind. Neither was I ready to let go of Henley and Evan.
Then I landed on the idea to write a story set at the lake about one of their descendants. My goodness! I had so much fun writing about their great-great-great-grandson!
Like his ancestors, Bridger Holt is all about honor and service. He's spent two years as a guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
When life takes an unexpected turn, Bridger isn't sure which way to head. So he goes to Oregon to the cabin on the lake he inherited from his uncle.
While he's there, his ancestors become more than just names on a family tree, and he founds pieces of himself he hadn't even realized were missing.
Fall in love
with a soldier, a nurse, and a small-town adventure brimming with delightful
characters, amusing animals, and abiding hope.
Twenty-one steps.
The past two years of Bridger Holt’s life
have centered on the twenty-one steps he repeatedly walks back and forth as one
of the sentinels guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Now that his duty is
coming to an end, Bridger has no idea what to do with the rest of his life. Guilt
from his past and trepidation about his unknown future drive him to the mountain
cabin he inherited from his beloved uncle to gain clarity and direction. The quirky
residents in the nearby town of Holiday, the assortment of wildlife that adopts
him, and the woman who shines a light into his tattered soul might be what
Bridger needs to find the redemption he seeks.
Outgoing, upbeat Shayla Reeves spreads sunshine wherever she
goes. Holiday has become her home, and she enjoys spending time in the mountains
around town. She adores the patients in the dementia facility where she works as
a nurse. But something is missing from her mostly joyful world. When she mistakenly
camps on private land owned by the mysterious and brooding Bridger Holt, she
realizes what her life is lacking isn’t adventure but love.
Will two opposite personalities overcome their challenges
and figure out a way to build a future together?
Find out in Lake Bride, a sweet love story full of hope, small-town
humor, and the wonder of falling in love.
USA Today
bestselling author Shanna Hatfield grew up on a farm where her childhood brimmed with sunshine, hay
fever, and an ongoing supply of learning experiences.
Today, Shanna draws on her rural
roots to create sweet romances filled with hope, humor, quirky small-town
characters, realistic heroes, and women of strength.
When this award-winning author isn’t writing or testing out new recipes
(she loves to bake!), Shanna hangs out at home in the Pacific Northwest with
her beloved husband, better known as Captain Cavedweller.
Shanna loves to hear from readers. Follow her online at:
Next week, my sweet historical western romance Henley will release as part of the Love Train series.
The series will have ten books by ten authors, all connected by a one special train, with a conductor named Henry. And every heroine in the series has a secret!
Here's the list of books in the series and when they'll release.
Today, I thought you might enjoy a look at the hero in the book.
Doctor Evan Holt made a few brief appearances in Holiday Hope. But we don't know much about him, other than he's young and single.
When I was kicking around ideas for Henley, like where the story should take place and who should be involved in it, it didn't take long to decide on my fictional town of Holiday as the perfect setting, and Evan as the perfect character to be Henley's love interest.
Evan thinks he's far too busy with his growing practice to have time for courting or relationships. But he does make time to return to his childhood home for his sister's wedding. And the train-ride home just happens to be how he meets Miss Henley Jones.
Here is Evan's introduction to the story:
“Enough! No more suffocating hugs, and definitely no more kisses. Your lips should be thoroughly chapped by now, so please cease slobbering on me.” Evan Holt laughed as his mother pulled his head down and noisily smooched his cheek three more times before she finally released her hold on him and took a step back. A mingling of tears and mirth glistened in her bright green eyes in a shade so similar to his own.
“Don’t begrudge me a little love, my wandering son. I’m just so glad to have you home, even if you’ll only be in Pennsylvania for a week,” his mother said, patting his arm as though she had to keep touching him to make certain he was real.
“It’s good to be here, Mam,” Evan said, grinning at her before he settled his arm around the shoulders of his youngest sister, Keeva.
He’d barely set foot off the train in Altoona, before what appeared to be his entire family swarmed him, offering hugs, and slaps on the back. He’d been kissed by every female that had made the trip to the depot to welcome him, from his eighty-year-old grandmother to his six-month-old niece he’d been so pleased to finally meet.
“I think you’ve gotten even more handsome since you were here two years ago,” Keeva said, grinning up at him with the unveiled admiration of a sixteen-year-old. Although he was eleven years older than the baby of the family, he and Keeva had always been close. Perhaps it was because they were the most alike of the seven Holt siblings.
He glanced around at the unmistakable red hair of his brothers and sisters, inherited from Eira Walsh Holt, their effervescent mother. She had moved to Altoona with her family when she was nineteen. Her father and brothers acquired jobs on the railroad, building the famed Horseshoe Curve three-track railroad that helped advance westward travel.
Evan never tired of hearing the story of how his parents met. His father, Hiram Holt, was a young farmer and had just purchased several piglets that came in on railway car. He was loading them in his wagon when one escaped. Eira caught it and carried it over to him. It had been love at first glance, and they’d wed a month later.
Now, his parents had seven children, nine grandchildren, and were about to gain another son-in-law when his sister Fianna married her sweetheart Saturday afternoon. Evan had timed his arrival so he’d have a full week to spend with his family before he boarded the train and returned to his home in Holiday, Oregon, where he’d opened a medical practice three years ago.
Love is a gamble, and heartbreak is a risk she’s willing to take.
Despite her dreams to set down roots, Henley Jones has never had a place to call home. She’s spent her life on riverboats and railroad cars, tagging along with her gambling father. A shoot-out during a card game results in his death, leaving Henley alone and nearly penniless. Out of luck and options, Henley agrees to travel across the country to the newly established town of Holiday, Oregon to marry a stranger.
A demanding practice in a town clawing its way to respectability keeps Doctor Evan Holt rushing at a hectic pace. He’s far too busy to see to pressing matters like hiring competent help, or finding a wife. When one of his patients orders a mail-order bride, Evan can’t decide if the man is crazy or brilliant. From the moment he meets her, Evan battles an unreasonable attraction to the beautiful, charming woman who seems to be hiding something from her past.
In a town flush with possibilities, will taking a chance on love end with heartache or a winning hand?
Find out in this sweet western romance full of the humor, hope, and love.
Henley is part of the Love Train sweet romance series and releases April 15. Look for more books set in Holiday in the heartwarming and wholesome Holiday Express and Holiday Brides series.
