In keeping with that theme, reader Kim Adams reflected on Veteran's Day in a post that mentioned author Margaret Mallory's father, Norman Brown, among others. Check it out!
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Lorelie Brown has sold her latest historical romance--a western set in the Arizona Territories in 1882 titled CATCH ME--to Carina Press for a July release. Congratulations! Here's the blurb:
Desperation has driven Maggie Bullock to rob a bank. Her father's stomach ailment treatments at the expensive sanatorium must be paid for somehow, and Maggie absolutely refuses to watch the last member of her family die. But the daughter of a sheriff should have known that there are consequences to lawbreaking.***
Dean Collier is the gun-toting embodiment of consequences. A bounty hunter, he's shed enough blood to know every kill takes a little shard of his soul with it. So when he's offered a sheriff's post, just for bringing a slip of a woman like Maggie to justice, he's on her trail in no time.
But catching Maggie is the easy part. It turns out to be much harder to get back to Fresh Springs without falling in love with the little hellcat who rides, shoots and shows a determined spirit that disproves everything Dean knew about women. Meanwhile, Maggie does her best to escape from the dangerously broken bounty hunter...
Join us Sunday when Kristi Astor will be here to chat about her first Edwardian-set romance, A MIDNIGHT CLEAR, set in England in 1909. She'll also be giving away a copy to one lucky commenter! Be sure to join us then.
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We'll also draw the winner of Jane Goodger's latest "Christmas" romance, A CHRISTMAS WALTZ, from her guest appearance on Sunday. You still have time to leave a comment or question for your chance to win.
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Stay with us through the coming weeks when we'll be featuring the best unusual historical authors! Kate Allan, Zoe Archer, Michelle Styles, and our fourth anniversary bash will be coming up. Join us!
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Have a good weekend! Remember, you don't have to be an Unusual Historicals contributor to submit good news to the weekend announcements. If it has to do with unusual historicals, we'd love to shout it out to the world! Send announcements to Carrie. See you next week...