DUSTIN BY MARGARET TANNER

By Caroline Clemmons

 Last week I revealed the new sweet historical western romance series, Guns for Hire. Charlene Raddon conceived the series, and also created the covers via her Silver Sage Cover Designs. This past Sunday, March 28^th, Margaret Tanner released DUSTIN, Book 2 in the series.

Margaret’s western historical romances are very well-written. Learning she lives in Australia surprised me, because her westerns read as if she grew up in the Southwestern United States. She certainly is faithful to the history and landscape while she creates a great read.

Here’s the blurb for DUSTIN:

Dustin is a gun for hire, living in the shadows of black deeds from his past. He has long harbored feelings for Honey yet feels unworthy.

Honey knows Dustin is redeemable. Can she make him believe this so they can live their happily ever after?

https://www.amazon.com/Dustin-Hire-Sweet-Western-Romance-ebook/dp/B0DT87MCJL/

 Don’t forget my latest release, SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of my Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides series. By the way, Charlene Raddon designed the book covers for this series. You’ll find it on Amazon in e-book and paperback at:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD

It's also enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.

 Please continue reading my books! I love to write romances with adventure in them. I also love to get the royalties to make up for the time I sit at the computer creating the books. Royalties are the only way I know you like my writing. (Plus, I need the money.)

Thanks for stopping by! 

CURL UP AND READ!

By Caroline Clemmons

 

Winter has finally arrived in North Central Texas. I like the colder weather, although I’m not one who enjoys  cold-weather sports.  I don’t think I would enjoy living further north where snow lingers for months. Beautiful to see, but it makes transportation difficult. I’m the type who sits at my computer and writes, or curls up by the fire to read.

Do you read reviews before you purchase a book? I admit I seldom do unless the author is one who is new to me. I am pleased with the reviews for SIDNEW AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides—at least those I can see. The Kindle Unlimited reviews don’t show up, only the number of stars given. The problem is, I need more reviews!

Here are a few reviews to tempt you in case you have not yet purchased this book:

“This was an awesome story. It was funny and endearing. Antoinette trying to learn to cook and work in the store and take care of an adorable dog. I highly recommend this book.”

“Once again Ms Clemmons has knocked it out of the park with Sidney. Funny, heartwarming, with a sweet happily ever after. Can’t wait for her next book.”

 “I have, I think, read ALL of Caroline Clemmons books, and I’ve never been disappointed. This wonderful book had the same effect on me! I loved everything about it and have decided to buy this whole wonderful series in book so I can read them at my leisure.

I love mail order bride books and this book is way up on my list. Can’t wait for the next book. These will be housed on my bookshelf. Both Sidney and Antoinette will be in for a huge surprise and dare I say, a bit of a shock when they finally meet each other and discover their expectations may not be! Congratulations Caroline on what will be a wonderful series. I’m excited already about the next book. I highly recommend this book!”

“I really like this author she writes a really good story and her characters they are realistic and fun….”

To get your copy, here's tthe buy link:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD

 

 If you haven’t read SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, I hope you will now.

Please leave a review. Reviews help prospective readers as well as the author. Many places for promotion require a minimum number of 5-star reviews.

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Keep reading, stay safe, and be kind.

CHARACTER INTERVIEW WITH ANTOINETTE FOURNIER

By Caroline Clemmons 

As I mentioned earlier this week, all my characters are alive to me. My goal is to bring them alive to you! Today I've invited Antoinette Fournier, the heroine of SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 in the Texas Hill Country Mail Order Bride Series. Won't you grab the beverage of your choice  (mine is hot tea) and join me here in my small office.

CC: Come in, Miss Fournier. Thank you for joining us today.

A beautiful woman glides gracefully in wearing a lavender silk pongee dress. She is regal as a queen, but wears a wide smile that sets her dark eyes sparkling. Her pale skin appears flawless. Her coal black hair is thick and glossy and she's left it hanging loose so the curls tumble down ger back.

AF: Thank you so much for having me. I must remind you that I'm now Mrs. Garton, but no matter. Please call me Antoinette.

CC: Of course, Antoinette. Tell us something about your family and where they live.

AFG: I'm from New Orleans. (She pronounced it N'Orleans.) My sisters Cappucine and Ottillie and I attended Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies, where we learned almost nothing of a practical nature. Our younger brother Gaspard Jr. was more fortunate. Our father was a successful businessman who provided all the comforts money could buy. He and Maman met and married in New Orleans.

ANTOINETTE

CC: Does that mean you traveled widely?

AFG: To the contrary, our father was far too consumed with his business to take any time away and he insisted the family stay together.  We did through the war and various hurricanes.

CC: Still, it sounds as if you had a nice lifestyle. What prompted you to become a mail order bride?

AFG: Maman insisted my sisters and I attend her favorite social functions. Believe me, that means hundreds a year. She always chose the designs her dressmaker used to sew our gowns, regardless of what we wanted or our protests that the ballgown bodices were too... um, well, revealing. An odious man named Declan Venables decided to court me even though I assured him he wasted his time. Then at a ball at his home, he told me about a fabulous new rose his mother had acquired and offered to show it to me. I am a keen flower gardener, especially roses. Fool that I was, I allowed him to show me the rose.

CC: Oh, no. It was a trap?

AFG: Fortunately, my sisters followed at a discrete distance behind us. Declan ripped my dress from neck to bodice and tried to assault me. My sisters and I screamed and people rushed to the garden.

CC: I suppose that fixed the blackguard. Did your father beat him to within an inch of his life?

AFG: (Tears glistening in her eyes.) Quite the opposite. My father chose to believe Declan over me. He and Declan set a wedding date only two weeks away. Papa insisted I remain in my room until I consented to the marriage. Instead, my sisters and brother helped me become a mail order bride.

CC: Either way, you took a terrible chance.

AFG: That is so true, and so many things went wrong. (She rolled her eyes) I could never have imagined the problems we'd have. All the same, it was definitely the right choice for me. Sidney agrees and we're the happiest of couples now. I'm very fortunate!

CC: Readers, to read the exciting complete story of Antoinette and Sidney Garton, please go to Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD

This book is also available in paperback. It is enrolled in Kinde Unlimited.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe and be kind.

 

AN INTERVIEW WITH SIDNEW GARTON

 By Caroline Clemmons

Dear Readers, please help me welcome today’s guest, Sidney Garton, owner of Garton’s Mercantile in Harrigan Springs, Texas.

He is over six feet tall with brown hair showing a few strands of gray. His piercing ice blue eyes sparkle with mirth and echo his friendly smile. I’d guess his age to be in his late twenties.

He sits across from me.

 CC: Welcome, Mr. Garton. Thank you for agreeing to an interview today.

SG: Please call me Sid. I’m honored to be here, though I’m not sure why you invited me.

CC: We’re eager to learn more about you. Where did you grow up?

SG: St. Louis, Missouri is where my grandparents settled, and my folks still live there. It’s a nice place. Have you been there?

CC: Yes, and I agree it’s a nice city. What does your family do there?

SG: Grandpa established his mercantile and sold merchandise to folks moving West as well as to the local residents. Papa added a wholesale dry goods business to other, smaller stores. I started working in the retail store when I was old enough to push a broom.

CC: Sounds industrious, Sid. How did you come to move to Texas?

SG: You see, I’ve always understood my older brother—his name is Caleb—will inherit the St. Louis store. I dreamed of having my own store. Ben Hathaway and Papa were childhood friends who’ve kept in touch. Ben wrote Papa that the store in Harrigan Springs was going to be up for sale and needed improving. Ben suggested Papa buy it, but I sure wanted to be the one who purchased it.

CC: You’re young to be setting yourself up in such a large business.

SG: Yes, ma'am, but I’d saved all I could from my salary. Papa paid me to work in the store after I turned thirteen, but I lived at home and didn’t have many expenses. I had enough to make the down payment. The place was in pretty bad shape but includes spacious living quarters upstairs. I’ve had to make a lot of improvements and changes on the store and living space, plus I added a large warehouse.

CC: That must have been difficult for you. How did you manage it?

SG: I worked long hours but couldn’t have managed if the bank hadn’t loaned me more money to expand. I’ve had to pinch every cent. Now, I’m finally at a place where I feel more comfortable financially.

CC: What about your personal life, Sid?

SG: (Sid chuckles.) Not much of one, especially since my wife Bethany died.

CC: My condolences, Sid. When and how did she pass?

SG: Of Cancer a  little over two years ago. Sure was hard to watch her suffer. We’d known each other all our lives. Can’t tell you how much I’ve missed her calm presence and sweet smile.

CC: That would have been very difficult. You must have some hobbies or outlets to relieve the effects of your hard work. What are they?

SG: People in Harrigan Springs are friendly, or most of them are. I enjoy talking to customers or those who stop by just to say hello and drink a cup of coffee. On Tuesday evening I host a card game. We play for pennies. (He chuckles again.) Mostly we just talk to each other. Usually the players include my three best friends, sometimes two or three more. Once or twice a week, I take my horse Blackjack for an hour’s ride. I attend church on Sunday morning, but don’t always make the other meetings. I take part in church and civic activities when I can. There’s always something happening in town.

CC: Sounds like a busy schedule. How many people help you in the store?

SG: So far, it’s just me, but my friends have been nagging me to remarry, and then a wife could help me in the store and cook meals, and such. There isn’t anyone locally who is the right age and disposition. Levi Iverson gave me the name of a matchmaker in New Orleans. So, I sent away for a mail order bride. I don’t know whether to be eager for her to arrive or afraid of whom I might end up marrying. (He pulls out his pocket watch.) I’m sorry, Mrs. Clemmons, but I have to get to the store and open for the day.

CC: Of course, Sid. Thank you for coming in so early and for answering my questions.

Sid smiles and gives a half-bow before hurrying out the door.

Readers, to learn about Sid’s mail order bride, Antoinette Fournier, and their adventures and romance, get your copy of SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the Texas Hill Country Mail Order Bride Series. You’ll find it in e-book and paperback at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD

 It is also enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe and be kind to others and yourself.

SIDNEY IS HERE! - AND LIMITED TIME AUDIBLE SALE

By Caroline Clemmons

Great news—the e-book is here of SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the historical western romance series Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides. The print book will be available soon. This book is enrolled in KU.

Here’s the link at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD

 

Here’s the description:

Sidney Garton, owner of Garton’s Mercantile in Harrigan Springs, Texas, sent for a wife:

“What I hope for is that she cooks our meals and manages the household, but also assists me in the store when needed—which would be quite a bit  of the time.”

Antoinette Fournier must evade her father’s plan to marry her to a terrible man. She’s confined to her room until she agrees to wed the rogue. Her sisters arrange with the matchmaker for her departure and help her get away immediately. Antoinette doesn’t have time to read the letter her groom-to-be sent the matchmaker until she is on the train for the first part of her trip to Texas.

Uh oh, she foresees a huge problem. She can’t cook. Her training in managing a household is directing the servants. She’s never worked in her life.

What if he sends her away?

He doesn’t, but what if he resents her forever?

When Sid is injured, she proves she is capable of managing his store and confronting a robber. But the criminal has sworn revenge against her. When he escapes from jail, can she and Sidney foil the evil thief’s plan? Is happily-ever-after together in Antoinette and Sid’s future?

 

                                LIMITED TIME SALE AT AUDIBLE

If you remember I've mentioned that two of my Pinkerton Matchmaker books are now on Audible, narrated by Chris Kemsworth. The news is that the audible version is now available for a limited time for 99 cents. Of course there’s a slight catch (isn’t there always?). See the deal  below the information about the two books.  

AN AGENT FOR MAGDALA

 

 She craves adventure, but this may be too much…

His job means the world to him…
Capturing jewel thieves will test them…

https://www.amazon.com/Agent-Magdela-Pinkerton-Matchmakers-Book/dp/B0DNRQ5P2R

                                       AN AGENT FOR LYDIA

 

When Lydia Wood is left at the altar, she believes something beyond her Pinkerton Agent groom’s control has happened. Two years with no word have hardened her heart. She has to get away from her parents’ constant urging her to choose an acceptable husband and wed. Becoming a Pinkerton agent suits her plans.
https://www.amazon.com/Agent-Lydia-Pinkerton-Matchmakers-Book-ebook/dp/B0CPQBGP7H/

                                         

LIMITED TIME OFFER FROM AUDIBLE ON THESE BOOKS

  For a limited time, join Audible for only $0.99/mo for the first 3 months, and get a bonus $20 credit for Audible.com. Bonus credit notification will be received via email.

·         1 bestseller or new release each month from our entire selection - yours to keep.

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Those are not bad conditions, are they? 

PRE-ORDER NOW!

 By Caroline Clemmons

SIDNEY AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6 of the historical western romance series Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides, is headed your way! In fact, you can pre-order your copy now for December 4^th release.

Here’s the link at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNTP95FD 

 

 Here’s the description:

Sidney Garton, owner of Garton’s Mercantile in Harrigan Springs, Texas, sent for a wife:

“What I hope for is that she cooks our meals and manages the household, but also assists me in the store when needed—which would be quite a bit  of the time.”

Antoinette Fournier must evade her father’s plan to marry her to a terrible man. She’s confined to her room until she agrees to wed the rogue. Her sisters arrange her departure with the matchmaker and help her get away immediately. Antoinette doesn’t have time to read the letter he sent the matchmaker until she is on the train headed for Texas.

Uh oh, she foresees a huge problem. She can’t cook. Her training in managing a household is directing the servants. She’s never worked in her life.

What if he sends her away?

He doesn’t, but what if he resents her forever?

When Sid is injured, she proves she is capable of managing his store and confronting a robber. But the criminal has sworn revenge. Can she and Sidney foil the evil thief’s plan? Is happily-ever-after together in Antoinette and Sid’s future?

 Thanks for stopping by!

COMING SOON!

By Caroline Clemmons

Book 6

Coming Soon to Amazon/

Stay tuned for more news next week!
 

WE WANT YOU!

 By Carp;ine Clemmpns

https://www.amazon.com/Keith-Order-Bride-Country-Brides-ebook/dp/B0CW7B2GZS/

You won't want to miss any of this series. Coming in November, the sixth book in The Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides Series:

Stay tuned for more details next week. Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe and keep reading.

NAME THE DOG CONTEST

 By Caroline Clemmons

In the book I’m currently writing, SIDNEW AND THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE, Book 6, Texas Hill Country Mail Order Brides Series, a stray dog is one of the characters. One of my daughters wanted him to be a Lacy Blue, the only dog breed developed in Texas and now the Texas State Dog. We are dedicated Texans. However, after deliberation, I decided he needed to be scruffier than the Lacy Blue, the breed developed by the three Lacy brothers in 1860. That beautiful breed needs lots of exercise, which Sidney and Genevieve are not in a position to provide. So, he’s going to be a mixed breed.

THE DOG

When he shows up the first time, he looks as if he’s been rolling in a mud puddle. He’s too thin, but very affectionate. If he stands on his hind legs, his paws can rest on the heroine’s shoulders. So far, I’ve referred to him as “the dog,” but he needs a name.

I’ll award a $10. Amazon gift card to the person who suggests the winning name. To enter here, just leave a comment.

You can also enter by leaving a comment at Caroline’s Cuties, my Facebook Reader Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/277082053015947 If you’re not already a member, why not join?

The winner will be announced on Facebook on May 21^st.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe and keep reading!