OUR CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU!

 By Caroline Clemmons

The authors of the Yours Truly: The Lovelorn Series want to give you a Christmas present. From now until Christmas, each of ourYours Truly: The Lovelorn books is reduced to only 99 cents. We appreciate our readers and hope those of you who haven’t yet read our series will do so at this bargain price!

My own contribution to the series is DESPERATE IN DELAWARE.

 

Here’s the blurb in Mina Faye Stapleton’s own words:

I will wait no longer! Since my parents’ death I’ve been living with my sister’s family. I help care for her home and her adorable children. But, when will I have my own husband and children? There is not even one eligible man near my age in our small town. I hear the snickers and hurtful remarks—old maid, spinster, on the shelf. My cousin sent me a newspaper clipping from a Yours Truly: The Lovelorn’s column. Imagine my surprise when the letter to the columnist read as if I had written it. I’ll do it—I’ll follow the Lovelorn’s advice and change my location. I’ll go to Texas to visit my cousin. I refuse to watch my life disappear until I’m left with only regrets!

**Caution: Make sure Amazon has really lowered the price before you click to buy! Mine is.**

 Here's an excerpt of the heroine and hero's first meeting:

After a harrowing ride, they arrived at Palo Pinto. When the stage stopped, she waited until the other passengers stepped out before she climbed down. There was Cindy to greet her. The tall man with Cindy must be her husband, Bert Kennedy.

Cindy ran forward and hugged her. “I’m so glad you’re here. I know you’re exhausted but I promise you’ll be glad you’ve come.”

Mina laughed with pleasure at seeing her cousin once more. “I hope so because I’ll never ride that stage again. Well, not for a while anyway.” She stood on tiptoe to accept Bert’s kiss to her cheek.

“I’m happy to finally meet you.” He grinned at her. “We left the twins with our housekeeper so we’d better load your trunks and get home before she gives notice.”

Bert called to a tall man standing nearby. “Austin, make yourself useful and give me a hand with this luggage.”

The man, who wasn’t bad looking, gave her a long scan from head to toe and back up then stared from the pile of luggage back to her. “You plan on opening a store or did you just bring everything you ever owned?”

She started to give him the sharp side of her tongue but Cindy interrupted.

“Miss Mina Faye Stapleton, this is our good friend, Austin Wright. Austin, Mina is my favorite cousin and she’s moving to Palo Pinto.”

Mina’s pique evaporated. She laughed and nudged Cindy. “Are you still stealing my line? I’m the one who only has one cousin while you have two.”

She sobered and glared at the rude man. “How do you do, Mr. Wright?”

“I do fine, Miss Stapleton. Good thing I’m here. Bert could have killed himself if he’d tried to load these trunks alone.”

As if the man hadn’t left Mina aghast with his latest rudeness, Cindy linked arms with Mina’s. “Let’s leave them to their job and walk to the house. It’s only a short way.”

 https://mybook.to/Mina 

Happy Reading!

I HAVE TONS OF NEWS TODAY!

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I have tons to tell you today!

First, I have a new release. DESPERATE IN DELAWARE is part of the Yours Truly: The Lovelorn series. In this one, Mina Faye Stapleton leaves Delaware for Palo Pinto, Texas. Not coincidentally, Palo Pinto is not that far from me. The county historical society has wonderful county tours each year. Hero and I attended several and loved them.

Here’s the blurb for DESPERATE IN DELAWARE:

I will wait no longer! Since my parents’ death I’ve been living with my sister’s family. I help care for her home and her adorable children. But, when will I have my own husband and children? There is not even one eligible man near my age in our small town. I hear the snickers and hurtful remarks—old maid, spinster, on the shelf. My cousin sent me an invitation to visit her and included a newspaper clipping from a Yours Truly: The Lovelorn’s column. Imagine my surprise when the letter to the columnist read as if I had written it. I’ll do it—I’ll follow the Lovelorn’s advice. I’m heading for Texas to stay with my cousin. I refuse to watch my life disappear until I’m left with only regrets!

The Universal Amazon Link is https://mybook.to/Mina

There’s so much more!

Perhaps you’ve heard of Christmas in July from July 1-31. I have two books in this collection of all sweet, clean Christmas stories, each is only 99 cents. Snap up some cool reading at this bargain price. My western historicals are WINTER WISH and MISTLETOE MISTAKE.

Find them at:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/christmasinjuly2020/mwy9ddts0i

A group of books of all heat levels is Romantic Fireworks in July from July 1-31. 

You can find these, which include my sweet contemporary ANGEL FOR CHRISTMAS for 99 cents at https://books.bookfunnel.com/romfireworksjuly/x9fy05924y

A wonderful collection in which I’m proud to be included is the Angel Creek Christmas Brides series. My book this years is MEG and it’s on preorder now for release December 18. Think that’s too far in advance? Not at all. Preorder it now and then when you’re busy later it will magically pop up on your e-reader. Well, maybe it’s not really magic, but it seems like it is.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08262PTY1?ref_=dbs_r_series&storeType=ebooks

Curious? Find out more at https://romancegems.blogspot.com 

To celebrate my new release and all these bargains, I'll give away a $10 Amazon gift card to someone who comments today. Be sure and leave your name so I can let you know if you win.

SNEAK PEEKS!

By Caroline Clemmons

This is an exciting time in my writing. I have many projects in the works and want to share a few with you. The rest of 2020 is filled with book launches and 2021 has numerous titles already scheduled. Of course, as well as being available in e-book and in print, all my titles are free in Kindle Unlimited.

The closest release will be at the end of next week on the 19^th when I publish AN AGENT FOR JUDITH, book 79 in The Pinkerton Matchmaker Series. In fact, you can preorder this one now and it will show up on your e-reader magically on release day. AN AGENT FOR JUDITH required a lot of research but I enjoyed it. Hero and I love northern New Mexico. Writing about the area was hard work, but also a pleasure. Virginia McKevitt did the cover for this title. I wish my hair were like the model's. I wouldn't mind looking like her either. In case you want to preorder AN AGENT FOR JUDITH, click https://mybook.to/Judith 

July 1-July 31 is Christmas in July, sponsored by Cheryl Wright. She’s an Australian author who writes the Old West as well as if she had lived there. She’s also an incredibly nice person. She’s rounded up a slew of bargains for your summer reading.

On July 7 DESPERATE IN DELAWARE, book 11 in the Yours Truly: The Lovelorn Series, will be released. This is a column in the tradition of an early Dear Abby column. People write in and The Lovelorn offers advice. Mina Stapleton goes west to visit her cousin and, hopefully, meet a husband. Austin is glad to have a wife, but his legal battle against his neighbor keeps him on edge. Winning against the neighbor is the only way to save his cattle and his ranch. DESPERATE IN DELAWARE is now available for preorder at https://mybook.to/Mina.

August 4 is the date a Secret Project will release… shhhh, it’s a surprise for later!

August 18 will be the release date for LOUISIANA BRIDE, book 12 in the North and South Series. This book takes place in 1862. While the Civil War rages, people still find romance. Phoebe Boudreaux and two of her friends aid Captain Cody Claiborn's escape before he’s sent to a Union prison. How could bringing food to those who need it be criminal? Although he willingly goes with them, he lectures them on the dangers of treason for their part in his escape. But, can they get him to safety and then to his ship before they're caught?

CHARLOTTE’S CHALLENGE, Golden Legacy Series, will release September 18. That puts the callous descendant of a pirate in the clutches of a desperate widow close to losing her ranch. Charlotte Dunn surprises herself when she finds an injured man who appears to have amnesia. A woman will concoct quite a story when faced with losing her livelihood and the ranch her late husband worked so hard to found. With a case of amnesia, Brett Craig has no choice but to believe the lovely widow and her children. After her stern lecture that this is the only time they can lie, her stepchildren help her trick this man into helping them. His soft hands soon have blisters. Is he on the way to being reformed?

There are more releases coming your way. If you haven't followed me on BookBub, please do so. You'll be notified when I have a new release. Here's the link:

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/caroline-clemmons

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