With phones ringing off the hook, the normally "behind the
scenes" Sophie Jordan has to come out front and center and
face all the upheavals happening at the recently merged
family businesses of Athletes Only, a sports management
agency, and its subsidiary Public Relations firm, "The
Hot Zone". With older Read more...
Nothing ever happens in Little Marching, Oxfordshire in
1819 and that is just fine with Penelope Trask. Already
labeled a double-jilter after two failed betrothals,
Penelope just wants a quiet existence without marriage, so
she could spend her time collecting fairy tales and
enjoying her friendship with Meagan and Read more...
Used to being woken in the dark as she is her clan's
healer, Aliss quickly makes her way to the dying priest's
side. But, the "ailing cleric" is really a kidnapper and he
forces her on a journey to the sea. Knowing this would
cause her to never Read more...
With a new dress and a marriage in two weeks to Douglas,
the son of Marquis Graydon, Susannah Makepeace was feeling
smug with the world and her place in it. Suddenly, with
the murder of her father, she is left penniless and is
speedily dumped by her friends, servants and Read more...
Sometimes, it only takes a small spark to ignite a fire --
one you may not be able to control or know where it will
go -- and if you aren't careful, you can get badly hurt!
This was the situation facing the normally fearless
smokefighter, Cade McKenzie, both physically and Read more...
Mayor Miranda Wright has her whole credibility staked on
the land giveaway plan she had started to revitalize
Homestead, Texas. There had been enough trouble already
with the vandalism and scare tactics that had been plaguing
the new people in town, but she braced herself for more
when she saw Read more...
Handsome Dr. Kent Mattson is a highly recommended
psychologist with a high paying private practice. It wasn't
the stars or the Hollywood industry casualties, however,
who normally captured his attention, but rather, the
challenges in his other work as a forensic psychologist
with the LAPD. Tired from checking out Read more...
Coming back after a ten-year absence hit Greer Bell harder
than she expected. While she had vowed never to return to
Homestead, Texas, the lure of free land and a guest ranch
couldn't be turned down. How else could she, a single mom,
ever afford to be her Read more...
Nothing can match the determination of a good schoolteacher
in protecting the interests of her charges and Alicia
Merriweather was very concerned about nine year old Jason.
He was starting to get into more and deeper trouble and
Alicia wasn't going to let the sign on the door that Read more...
Great comments and questions! I have just started in on INTO THE WHIRLWIND but only complaint is that I do not want to put it down ... how am I going to get all my errands done when I need to know what happens next?
That is just so grand that you are naming characters in your book with your ancestors' names. I love it when I know the special meaning behind the names. I look forward to reading it.
I found out from family lore that my mother's family comes from a former shield bearer to a 12th century Irish king but I think that has been the last irish connection as the rest is all Scottish. Thank goodness everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!
That is so Purr-fect of Avon to make a donation! I can appreciate your lemma (slightly less critical than a dilemma) as to what to do! It is up to you but remember a cookie in each hand is a balanced diet!
All teh best with your new book and Avon's kindness!
Oh, as you can see from all these comments that not only do you write incredibly well but you also spin your readers so convincingly to the period of your tale that they feelas if they are there as well!
I have to admit, I love your books, but I had to stop reading them on the bus as I would get so engrossed in the story that I would miss my stop and have to walk home more than I expected. I quite look forward to reading your newest one!
Oh, a hero to fall into sweet dreams with! Sounds wonderful and I especailly like that he is willing to apologize. It takes a strong person to acknowledge that a situation may need an apology. True heros think about the needs of others before themsleves!