LIMITED TIME 99¢ SALE

By Caroline Clemmons

Merry Christmas to you and your family! That includes fur babies, too. So much has happened recently that realizing this is Christmas week surprises me. No one will know what I meant to get done but didn’t. The members of our household are recovering from that bad respiratory flu that is making the rounds in our area. In spite of that, our Darling Daughter 2 managed to accomplish decorating, and included several new surprises for us to enjoy. The house looks festive inside and out—even though someone stole the candy cane lights we had lighting the walk from the driveway to the front porch. The culprits didn’t steal our Christmas spirit, though.

A lot of people tell me they want to write a book… someday. Or, that they started one but only have a chapter or two written. Writing is hard work, taxing on the back, neck, arms, hands, and mind. In spite of the hours and hours each book represents, writing gives me pleasure, creating a story that takes the reader to a different time and/or place for a few hours. My aim is to provide a pleasant time for the reader. I’m grateful for those of you who read my books.

As a Christmas treat, I have several Christmas books on sale for 99¢:

MAIL ORDER GLORIA: AN IMPOSTOR FOR CHRISTMAS, is on sale for 99¢ only for a limited time from December 21^st through December 28^th. This is the perfect book for you to read to escape into during the holidays.

A desperate woman…

A distrustful rancher with a secret…

And a boy in need of a family.

Orphaned at an early age and sent to live with her relatives, Gloria Tabor is fed up with the treatment she receives from her aunt, uncle, and spiteful cousin. In a moment of desperation, she leaves her only relatives’ home. With only a small savings, where is she to go? The question is sobering, but she is determined she will not return to her kin’s home.

While deliberating her lack of choice, she overhears a young man comforting a sobbing woman. After a few minutes of conversation with them, the young woman offers Gloria the chance to escape town to a ranch in Texas as a mail order bride. In exchange, Gloria must promise not to divulge her real identity until the couple has eloped and had a honeymoon. Elated at the opportunity, Gloria agrees. She vows she will never let herself be told what to do or think again.

On the way to her prospective groom, Gloria rescues a ten-year-old boy from a policeman who wants to take the boy to the local orphanage. Heart filled with sympathy for the homeless child, she intercedes. Later, she wonders how her prospective groom will react to her bringing a ward with her.

 Texas rancher Dwight Price is a stickler for honesty. Once someone has lost his confidence, he won’t ever fully trust the person again. He strives to live up to his beliefs. On the one hand, he isn’t certain he wants to wed the daughter of his father’s oldest friend. On the other hand, he looks forward to a life of quiet harmony with his mail order bride and the boy he rescued from renegades eight years ago.

 On December 23, Gloria is relieved to receive a telegram releasing her from her promise. Dwight wants to know who sent the wire and why. Her explanation destroys the faith he had in her—but then his own secret crops up.

 How will these two overcome the damage to their relationship or will each be alone again?

 

Here’s the link to order MAIL ORDER GLORIA.

https://www.amazon.com/Mail-Order-Gloria-Impostor-Christmas-ebook/dp/B09GQLXMVL/

 

As we approach the end of 2022, let me express my gratitude for you! Thank you to everyone who read my books, joined my Facebook group (Caroline’s Cuties), and reads my newsletter. I wish you the very best holiday possible.

  

MY LATEST RELEASE IS LIVE!

Hooray! Help me celebrate the release of MAIL ORDER GLORIA: AN IMPOSTOR FOR CHRISTMAS, book 7. I love being a part of this series, which was conceived by the multi-talented Cheryl Wright. Today is about MAIL ORDER GLORIA, which takes place in 1878. She’s a good person stuck in a small town in Georgia, where she has no prospects for a husband nor a way to support herself.

Here’s the book description:

A desperate woman…

A distrustful rancher with a secret…

And a boy in need of a family.

Orphaned at an early age and sent to live with her relatives, Gloria Tabor is fed up with the treatment she receives from her weak-willed uncle, hateful aunt, and spiteful cousin. In a moment of desperation, she leaves her only relatives’ home. With her small savings, where is she to go? The question is sobering, but she is determined she will not return to her kin’s home. She vows she will become a stronger-willed and more adventurous person.

While deliberating her lack of choice, she overhears a young man comforting a sobbing woman she recognizes as a friend from school. After a few minutes of conversation with them, the friend offers Gloria the chance to escape town to a ranch in Texas as a mail order bride. In exchange, Gloria must promise not to divulge her real identity until the couple has eloped and had a honeymoon. Elated at the opportunity fulfill her vow, Gloria agrees. 

On the way to her prospective groom, Gloria rescues a ten-year-old boy from a policeman who wants to take the boy to the local orphanage. Heart filled with sympathy for the homeless child, she intercedes. Later, she wonders how her prospective groom will react to her bringing an unexpected child with her.

Texas rancher Dwight Price is a stickler for honesty. Once someone has lost his confidence, he won’t fully trust the person again. He strives to live up to his beliefs. On the one hand, he isn’t certain he wants to wed the daughter of his father’s oldest friend. On the other hand, he looks forward to a life of quiet harmony with his mail order bride.

Near Christmas, Gloria gets a telegram releasing her from her promise. Dwight wants to know who sent the wire and why. Her explanation destroys the faith he had in her—and then his own secret crops up.

Can these two overcome the damage to tsheir relationship or will each be alone again?

https://www.amazon.com/Mail-Order-Gloria-Impostor-Christmas-ebook/dp/B09GQLXMVL/ 

Enjoy an excerpt. They went from the stage depot to the church and were married. They've just arrived at the ranch and Dwight is showing Gloria the house:

         Gloria and Dwight climbed the stairs and paused in the hall.

As Tommy and Mike ran past them, Tommy said, “I’m gonna show Mike my room.”

Dwight called, “Mike, pick your room.”

Mike stopped and turned to stare. “You mean I get my own room?”

Dwight laughed. “Sure. Did you think we’d make you sleep hanging from the rafters?”

Solemn, Mike shook his head. “I didn’t know what to think.”

“Now you do. If I were you, I’d choose one next to Tommy’s or across the hall. Doesn’t matter to me which, so suit yourself. But you boys don’t run in the house.”

Tommy grabbed Mike’s arm. “Come on, I’ll show you.”

The two boys walked so fast they almost ran.

She said, “Thank you for making Mike feel welcome. I’m sure he’s had a rough life.”

“No doubt. Guess I’m a little surprised you rescued him. Doesn’t sound like the person from your letters or what Papa’s told me about your life.”

She stopped and stared into his eyes. “That’s not a nice thing to say. Do you believe me to be shallow and selfish?”

He took a step back and raised his hands at his side. “I don’t mean anything bad. Usually if someone has had a lot of… well, advantages, they don’t sympathize as much with those less fortunate. I mean, giving money to a cause is fine, but acting toward an individual is entirely different.” He grimaced. “Your face is all clouded up, so I’ve said that badly.”

She took a deep breath while she counted to ten. “I think I understand your meaning, but don’t judge everyone comfortably well-off by the same standard. I care a great deal about orphans and the homeless and those less fortunate.” He might have intended that for Juliet, but he used poor judgment. Even if she wasn’t the real Juliet, she wanted to give him a stern lecture.

“Look, forgive me for the way I expressed myself. I didn’t mean what I said as an insult.”

She crossed her arms under her chest. “Oooh, I hope you never intend to insult me. That would be excruciating.”

“As Papa often reminds me, when you’re in a hole, quit digging. Let’s look at the rooms on this floor, shall we?”

 

Each of the nine books in the IMPOSTOR FOR CHRISTMAS SERIES uses a different reason for the heroine posing as someone else. Each book is stand alone western historical sweet romance. The first released November 12. The amazing V. McKevitt of Black Widow Cover Designs created the series covers. Don’t miss any of the delightful series. The series page is:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KRGTCZX 

Amazon appears to be having difficulty keeping up with traffic volume. The page has disappeared twice. We hope it's up to stay this time, but who knows?

Stay safe and keep reading!  

  

MAKING MAGIC!

Some things are hauntingly magic. Those of us born before the age of everyone carrying a mobile phone—we in our family call this back when the world was black and white and dinosaurs roamed the earth—find many things of the computer age amazing. I took a computer programming class in college. Believe me , the machines we used were nothing like the one I’m using now!

But I digress. Back to magic. Remember in the movie “The Wizard of Oz” when it opens in black and white in Kansas and then changes to color in Oz? That seems like magic to me. It’s a good example of what I mentioned—the world was black and white and became Technicolor.

The reason I’m talking about magic is because of preorders for your e-reader. Yes, this is a plug for my two books on preorder. You preorder them now and—poof!—they appear on your e-reader on release day. What a great concept! 

The first is the upcoming Impostor for Christmas Series. The first of these books will be released on November 12. The series page is at https://www.amazon.com/Impostor-Christmas-9-Book/dp/B09H7NN9XK/  At that site, you’ll find nine books listed.

The Impostor For Christmas Series consists of sweet, western historical romances that are short reads certain to bring comfort and pleasure to your fall reading time. As you guessed by the series name, each book occurs at Christmastime.

My novella is titled MAIL ORDER GLORIA, Book 7, and will be released on December 3. The buy link for this selection is https://www.amazon.com/Mail-Order-Gloria-Impostor-Christmas-ebook/dp/B09GQLXMVL I hope you’ll preorder MAIL ORDER GLORIA.

The other series you can preorder is the Angel Creek Christmas Brides. This very popular series is in its fourth year. You can find the series page at: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=angel+creek+christmas+brides+series&crid=2K66KEOE45O4N&sprefix=Angel+Creek+Christmas+%2Caps%2C176&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_22

My book, AMY, is at https://www.amazon.com/Amy-Angel-Creek-Christmas-Brides-ebook/dp/B098GK1PCH.

AMY, book 25, will be released on December 10. In this story, the heroine starts out as a swindler looking for a safe place to hide for a few months. She takes the place of another woman. Not completely relaxed, she believes she has escaped the former partner chasing her as well as leaving behind her old life. That is, until she learns her groom is a sheriff. Why not preorder now and give yourself a Christmas present?

Go forth and preorder books. Make magic!