Since my new book,
BEYOND
CONTROL--Josh Cain and Victoria Bradford's story--is set in Texas, I thought
it might be fun to talk about one of my favorite places.
There is something special about Texas. My husband and I lived in Houston for a
couple of months one summer and it was a wonderful experience, though at times
it was sort of good news and bad. The people in Texas are extremely friendly,
and they always seem to be in a good mood.
We gorged ourselves on gourmet meals in some of the country's finest
restaurants, but also ate a ton of delicious Tex Mex, Asian, Indian flatbread,
and just about everything else. We visited art galleries, the beach, and some of
the beautiful ranches in the area.
That was the good news. The bad news was Houston in August is HOT. It's also
muggy and sticky and you just can't wait for October to arrive.
Two years ago, we traveled to Lubbock for a Western Writers of America
conference. I was reluctant to go in the summer, but it turned out to be a
really great trip--hot but dry. We visited some great museums and met some fun
people, including old-time movie star, Barry Corbin, who's been in everything
from Urban Cowboy to The Best Little Whore House in Texas--along with
forty-three other movies.
For the past few years, I've been setting my stories in and around Dallas, one
of my favorite U.S. cities. In
BEYOND CONTROL, Victoria
Bradford and her four-year old daughter are on the run from Tory's abusive
ex-fiancรฉ. Seventy miles north of Dallas, the Iron River Ranch is pretty much
nowhere, exactly what Josh Cain wanted when he came back from Afghanistan. Big
skies, quiet nights, no trouble.
When Tory shows up with her adorable little girl, Josh realizes he is in for
trouble of the most personal kind. But Josh has seen trouble before, and he
doesn't scare easy. Not when "accidents" start happening around the ranch. Not
when Tory's best friend is abducted--not when it looks like things are going to
get worse.
I've had great fun writing books set in Texas, including
BEYOND REASON and
BEYOND DANGER, the first in
my Texas Trilogy. Fortunately, I get to write four more novels set in Dallas
around the Maximum Security Agency. Chase Garrett (You meet him in
BEYOND DANGER) runs the
company and is the hero of my first book. It's out in January of next year.
Texas is a magical place that captured a piece of my soul long ago. I hope some
day you get to visit. If not, perhaps you might enjoy Josh and Tory in
BEYOND CONTROL. Till next
time, all best and happy reading, Kat
Texas Trilogy
#3
Present Danger
When Victoria Langford got engaged, she told
herself to give love a chance. Six months later, she's on the run from her
angry, abusive ex-fiancรฉ with her four-year-old daughter and nowhere to
go.
Seventy miles north of Dallas, the Iron River Ranch is pretty much
nowhere. That's what its new owner, Josh Cain, wanted when he came back from
Afghanistan. Big skies, quiet nights, no trouble.
One look tells Josh the
pretty redhead with the adorable little girl will give him trouble of the most
personal kind. But he's seen trouble before, and he doesn't scare easy. Not when
"accidents" start happening around the ranch. Not when Tory's best friend back
in Phoenix is abducted and brutalized. Not even when it looks like their current
problems are only the tip of the iceberg.
But if he gets too close to
fierce, determined Tory, Josh knows his nights are going to be anything but
quiet. And that's one possibility no amount of training can prepare him forโฆ
Romance Suspense
[Zebra, On Sale: May 29, 2018, Mass Market
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781420143195 / eISBN: 9781420143201]
New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is a graduate of the University
of California at Santa Barbara where she majored in Anthropology and also
studied History. Currently residing in Missoula, Montana with her Western-author
husband, L. J. Martin, Kat has written sixty-five Historical and Contemporary
Romantic Suspense novels. More than sixteen million copies of her books are in
print and she has been published in twenty foreign countries. Her last novel, BEYOND DANGER, hit #4 in
Mass Market fiction on the Bookscan National Bestseller list. Kat is currently
at work on her next Romantic Suspense.
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