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~ Our Sizzling Summer Stampede of Prizes~
Congratulations!
Grand Prize Winner
Melissa Conatser
I received my package today and am so very thankful!! This box will provide me hours of entertainment! Thanks so much to each of the contributors. As I read the books, I will review them on my blog and let the author know.
2nd Prize Winner - Colleen
3rd Prize Winner - Aaron Martin
Hot Diggity!
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PATRICIA POTTER is tickled to death that her December book, BEHIND THE SHADOWS, has been selected as the featured alternative for FIVE bookclubs, including Rhapsody, Literary Guild, Mystery Guild, Doubleday and Book of the Month!!! Congratulations, Pat!
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CHARLENE SANDS is pleased to announce her November Desire, DO NOT DISTURB UNTIL CHRISTMAS, is a Romantic Times Book Review Magazine’s TOP PICK, 4 1/2 Stars! This is Book 2 in her Suite Secrets series. Yee-Haw, Charlene!
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MARY CONNEALY won the ACFW Book of the Year in the short historical category with Golden Days! The story is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush.
CHARLENE SANDS is happy to announce that her 2007 Silhouette Desire, Fortune’s Vengeful Groom won the Bookseller’s Best Award! Beautiful pins and a certificate were given out at an awards ceremony Thursday night at Romance Writer’s of America’s Convention in San Francisco!
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JULIE LENCE is excited to announce that “Lady Luck”, the second story in the Weston brothers trilogy has been contracted by Asylett Press. A November 2008 release has been tentatively set.
Congratulations!!
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Our friend, TANYA HANSON, reports “My contest winner from the SARA “Magic Moment Contest” Marrying Minda has just been sold to the Cactus Rose line at Wild Rose Press.”
Oh, wow! Another sale, Tanya. Hot-diggity!
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DONNA ALWARD is downright pleased to announce that her debut Harlequin Romance, HIRED BY THE COWBOY, has finaled in the Bookseller’s Best Awards, Traditional Category. Yeehaw! Winners to be announced at RWA Nationals in San Francisco.
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MARY CONNEALY is a finalist in two categories of the American Christian Fiction Writer’s Book of the Year contest with two different books.
Petticoat Ranch is nominated as best debut novel
Golden Days is a nominee for Best Short Historical Novel.
Winner will be announced in Minneapolis in September at the national conference.
Awesome news, Mary!!
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TANYA HANSON reports that Marrying Minda has just placed FIRST in the historical division of the Merritt “Magic Moment” Contest sponsored by San Antonio Romance Authors. Yee-Haw!
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KATHRYN ALBRIGHT SAYS “I just wanted everyone to know that The Rebel and the Lady has just received 5 spurs from Love Western Romances and also 5 cups from Coffee Time Romance! I am thrilled to be in such great company as Pam Crooks, Stacey Kayne, and Janette Kenny–and I’m sure even more I haven’t read yet!”
Mighty kind words, Kathryn, and we congratulate you!
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More news from CHARLENE SANDS! She’s accepted an offer to do the Texas Cattleman’s Club continuity for Desire! She’s happy to be writing another present day WESTERN! Slated for a September 09 release, her story will be Book 3 of the 6 part continuity.
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CHARLENE SANDS is thrilled to annouce she’s a double finalist in the Bookseller’s Best Award Contest for Bodine’s Bounty(HH) and Fortune’s Vengeful Groom (Desire). Award winners to be announced in San Francisco during RWA’s conference this July.
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CAROL BURGE is pleased to announce that her Historical Western Romance, Dangerous Desires, has been accepted for publication by Lyrical Press, Inc., and will be released in digital format in September and in print in December.
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WESTERN WEDDINGS, Harlequin Historicals, May, 2008, received a 5 Spurs review from Loves Western Romances! The anthology is a trio of stories from Jillian Hart, Kate Bridges and CHARLENE SANDS. Great job, ladies!
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TANYA HANSON announces her western romance, “Marrying Minda” has just finaled in the Merritt Magic Moment Contest sponsored by the San Antonio Romance Authors. (SARA) It’s a fun story about a mail-order bride who finds that her bridegroom’s kisses melt her toes–only he’s the wrong man.
Congratulatons, Tanya! Yee-haw!
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The hero in PAM CROOKS’ June release, KIDNAPPED BY THE COWBOY, has been chosen as one of Romantic Time’s K.I.S.S.(es). The book received a 4 star review.
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PATY JAGER’s first contemporary western romance, “Perfectly Good Nanny” won the 2008 EPPIE for the Best Contemporary Romance.
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CHERYL ST.JOHN has been nominated for the coveted RITA award for her novella, A CHRISTMAS FAMILY, part of the Western Winter Wonderland Christmas anthology from Harlequin Historicals. CONGRATULATIONS, Cheryl!!!
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CANDACE MOREHOUSE’S western historical romance, GOLDEN ENCHANTMENT, is now available through www.champagnebooks.com. She invites you to read an excerpt at her website: http://www.candacemorehouse.com/index.php?page=novels
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CHARLENE SANDS’ western romance, BODINE’S BOUNTY, has been nominated for the Cataromance Best Category Romance for 2007.
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Heartsong Presents has named MARY CONNEALY third in their annual Favorite New Author Poll. Congratulations, Mary!
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TANYA HANSON’s Western romance, MIDNIGHT BRIDE, is available January 25 at Cobblestone Press.
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VALERIE HANSEN has two Love Inspired Western Historicals scheduled for 2008, FRONTIER COURTSHIP, March 2008 and WILDERNESS COURTSHIP, August 2008, plus 2 more contracted for! She’s hoping to see at least one of those in 2009. Visit Valerie’s website: www.valeriehansen.com
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PAM CROOKS has accepted a three-book deal from Harlequin Historicals! The first book will be out in early 2009, the second is part of the Christmas anthology, slated for October, 2009. And the last book will be out in early 2010. Hot-diggity!
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STACEY KAYNE’s fourth western, THE GUNSLINGER’S BRIDE (sequel of Bride of Shadow Canyon) will be a July 2008 release! Stacey’s excited to announce she’s sold FOUR more westerns to Harlequin Historical, which will include the third book in her Wild Trilogy, as well as a Spring Bride Anthology due out in June ‘09.
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Three of the Founding Fillies are contenders for Love Western Romances Best Western Romance of 2007 for being awarded a 5 Spur review for their books by Love Western Romances.com and published in the year 2007.
PAM CROOKS (Untamed Cowboy, Western Winter Wonderland), STACEY KAYNE (Mustang Wild), and CHERYL ST.JOHN (The Preacher’s Daughter, Western Winter Wonderland) are up for the award. Ya-Hoo!
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Both Doubleday and the Rhapsody Book Clubs have picked up Give Me A Texan, the western romance anthology written by Jodi Thomas, Phyliss Miranda, DeWanna Pace, and our own Filly, LINDA BRODAY! Not only that, but it’s going to be a Featured Alternate selection. Rhapsody will include it in their winter issue mailed out in January, and Doubleday will list the book in their February 1st brochure mailings. If you’re a member of those book clubs, keep your eyes peeled. WaHoo!
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CHARLENE SANDS has sold a trilogy to Silhouette Desire. The first brother in the series–a millionaire cowboy from Arizona, of course! Yee-Haw!
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More stories from CHERYL ST.JOHN! Cheryl just completed a novella for the 2008 Harlequin Historical Western Christmas anthology. The only story requirement was a baby, so she doubled the holiday fun with twins. And Cheryl recently received offers for four new books. One is her first Love Inspired Historical, with the working title, Song of the Mountain. She hopes to see a family series develop from this story. The other three are Harlequin Historicals, and the working title for the first one is A Hero’s Embrace. Release dates will be announced.
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SARAH RICHMOND is pleased to announce her western romance, Brides of Serendipity, will be published by Cerridwen Press and will be available January 31, 2008. Brides is the story of three pioneer women living and loving in 1852-1871 Nevada territory.
Sarah’s website addy is: http://sarahrichmond.com
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LINDA BRODAY has sold another anthology with Jodi Thomas, Phyliss Miranda, DeWanna Pace. The title is Give Me A Cowboy and will be released Feb. 2009 by Kensington.
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From LINDA BRODAY:
My favorite site for plain cowboy talk with links to phrases and horses:
Old West Slang
My hang out for facts about everything Old West:
The Old West
My favorite site for running an 1881 household:
The Household Cyclopedia of General Information
My favorite site for everyday nineteenth century etiquette:
Behavior
Fun advice for those traveling by stagecoach:
Traveling Hints
From CHERYL ST. JOHN:
Old West Index Page
The Old West
Behind the Name: Native American Names
America’s West - Development & History
The Chuckwagon - Old West Recipes
CowPokin’ Fun -Old West- Stagecoach Etiquette
Cowboy Hat Facts from The Last Best West.
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE; REWARD POSTERS OF OLD WEST DESPERADOS
OLD WEST Writer’s Guide - Slang, Phrases and More
