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Grand Prize for June 30th!

To celebrate our Grand Opening, we are offering prizes every-other day during the month of June to those who leave comments. On June 30, a Grand Prize winner will be selected from the comments to win a KINDLE FIRE HD 7” with Dolby Audio , Dual Band Wi-Fi, and 16GB.

We're kicking off our giveaways today with an e-copy of TABITHA’S JOURNEY, a western historical romance novella by Caroline Clemmons. (Description near end of today’s post.) *Just leave your email with your comment to be included in the drawing. Also, if you follow this blog with the form you’ll find on the sidebar beneath our author photos, that counts as 2 extra entries!

MEET THE AUTHORS

Anna Jeffrey is an award winning author of steamy mainstream contemporary romance loaded with strong characters. Her latest novel, THE TYCOON, SONS OF TEXAS BOOK 1, is set in the Fort Worth area and is the first of a family saga. Her previous novels are set in Idaho and Texas. Those include LOVE OF A LAWMAN, LOVE OF A STRANGER, LOVE OF A COWBOY, SWEET WATER, SWEET RETURN, and SALVATION, TEXAS. She is also half the writing team of the Dixie Cash series.

Ashley Kath-Bilsky’s first novel, A SENSE OF HONOR, is set during the English Regency period and won numerous awards, including being voted #109 of the 1001 Best Books Ever Written. Her current release is the sensual western time travel set in Texas, A WHISPER IN THE WIND, and also garnered awards.

Beth Trissel is an award winning author of historical and paranormal romance. Her historical romances often contain a kernel harvested from her family’s rich history in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley and include RED BIRD’S SONG, THROUGH THE FIRE, and KIRA, DAUGHTER OF THE MOON and more. Her acclaimed Somewhere paranormal series includes SOMEWHERE MY LOVE, SOMEWHERE MY LASS, and SOMEWHERE THE BELLS RING.

Brenda Chitwood is writing the humorous romantic cozy mystery Cookie Devereau series. Brenda also devotes a great deal of time to her local writers chapter, of which she is a charter member.

Caroline Clemmons is an award-winning and bestselling Amazon author of numerous contemporary and historical western romances plus a couple of mysteries. Her latest release is the sweet novella TABITHA’S JOURNEY, a spin off from the sensual Men of Stone Mountain series that includes BRAZOS BRIDE, HIGH STAKES BRIDE, and BLUEBONNET BRIDE. Her upcoming fall release is sensual THE MOST UNSUITABLE COURTSHIP, Book 3 in the Kincaid series.

Carra Copelin is an award-winning author putting the finishing edits on the contemporary romance, CODE OF HONOR, the first in her Code series due to be released this summer.  

DeLaine Roberts writes contemporary romance. Her current release is RUNNING TO YOU, the first of her Running series.

Ellie James is the author of the acclaimed and amazing young adult Dragonfly series for St. Martins. Those include HAUNTED DESTINY, BROKEN ILLUSIONS, and FRAGILE DARKNESS. Visit her website for a walk where her heroine treads.

Geri Foster is the award winning author of the sexy, action-adventure, romantic suspense Falcon Securities series. Her first two books are OUT OF THE DARK and OUT OF THE SHADOWS. Soon to be released are OUT OF NOWHERE and the novella OUT OF THE PAST.

Jacquie Rogers is an award-winning author who writes an eclectic mix of western historical, fantasy, and young adult. Her lastest releases are the fun-packed western historical Hearts of Owyhee series: MUCH ADO ABOUT MARSHALS, MUCH ADO ABOUT MADAMS, and MUCH ADO ABOUT MAVERICKS. She has also co-authored two non-fiction books for writers, NAIL IT! and GROWING YOUR AUDIENCE.

Joan Reeves says: “It’s never too late to live happily ever after.” She proves that with a slew of fun-filled, sensual romance series: The Lingerie Covers; San Antone Two-Step; The Good, The Bad, and The Girly; and Texas One-Night Stands. She also has authored two non-fiction books of memoirs and personal essays. Her latest release is SCENTS AND SENSUALITY, a romantic comedy filled with strong, lovable characters.

Paty Jager is an award winning author of western historical romance, Native American paranormal romance, and romantic mysteries. Her latest releases are the Isabella Mumphrey romantic mysteries, SECRET OF A MAYAN MOON and SECRETS OF AN AZTEC TEMPLE. She has also released a boxed set of two of her historical romances, WESTERN DUETS, VOLUME I, which contains SHANGHAIED HEARTS and LAST STAND FOR LOVE.  Paty is a prolific author whose books garner frequent accolades.

Vonnie Davis says, “Love is a single syllable with infinite emotion.” Vonnie is the award-winning author of STORM’S INTERLUDE; MONA LISA’S ROOM: BOOK 1, RED HAND CONSPIRACY; RAIN IS A LOVE SONG: BOOK 2 RED HAND CONSPIRACY; and the novellas THOSE VIOLET EYES, TUMBLEWEED HEARTS, WHEN PAISLEY MEETS PLAID, and BACK WHERE YOU BELONG.

Now you know a little more about us. Here’s something about today’s prize, TABITHA’S JOURNEY.

Would you become a mail-order bride?

Tabitha Masterson is certain whatever awaits her in Radford Springs, Texas will be better than what her brother and that awful William have in mind in Boston. After her father’s death, her brother has become a tyrant. She escapes to begin her new life in Texas, but trouble can’t be far behind. She believes if she’s married when trouble arrives, she’ll be safe. But her fiancé is reluctant to accept her as a substitute for the mail-order bride he’d courted.

Bear Baldwin is crushed when he receives a wire notifying him that the woman with whom he has corresponded for almost a year has passed him off to her friend. Do the two women believe he’s like an old shirt to be handed down? His mother urges him to give the substitute fiancée a chance, but his pride is stung and he hasn’t decided.

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