Craftie Ladies Suspense ~ October 2016 Releases

Below are new releases from our talented Love Inspired Suspense writers. To buy these wonderful books, just click the book cover. And to learn more about the authors, click on their names.

  

High Risk Reunion

by Margaret Daley

A PERILOUS SECOND CHANCE
When district attorney Tory Carson returns home after a long day in court prosecuting a gang leader, she finds her house trashed. Concerned that the vandalism is connected to the trial, the local police chief calls the Texas Rangers…and her former love Cade Morgan responds. Tory's history with Cade—and the secret they share—makes her reluctant to let him back into her life. But Tory doesn't want to choose between bringing down a gang leader and protecting her teenage daughter. With the threat escalating the longer she tries the case, the safest place for Tory and her daughter is at Cade's ranch. But can Cade protect them long enough for Tory to bring the criminal to justice?

Lakeside Peril
by Lenora Worth 

ENEMY WATERS
Chloe Conrad suspects foul paly in the plane crash that killed her sister--and she's determined to hire private investigator Hunter Lawson to prove it. But convincing the former Special Forces operative to help isn't easy, especially since he blames her family for his sister's death. Hunter sees something familiar in Chloe's hunt for justice--and he can't leave her unprotected when he realizes the killer's switched focus to her. As they search for clues, he's beginning to wonder if his enemy's daughter could be the person who helps him heal from his painful past. But neither of them will have a future unless they find a way to unravel the twisted conspiracy that threatens both their lives

Big SALE

Terri Reed here, hoping you're having a wonderful weekend. Have you heard? Harlequin has many of your favorite authors backlist ebooks on sale now through October 25th. 

Many of the Craftie Ladies books are included! Link to the sale page on the Harlequin site below picture.  A great time to stock up!

http://books.harlequin.com/search#?p=Q&lbc=harlequin&uid=730695351&ts=ajax&w=*&isort=globalpop&method=and&view=grid&af=pb:01%20format:ebook

What Are We Writing? By Margaret Daley

What Are We Writing?By Margaret Daley

Author:  Patricia Johns

Title: Marrying the Runaway Bride

Hero and Heroine: Chance and Sadie

Line:  Love Inspired

One paragraph from the page you are currently on: 

Nana’s dollhouse was located in “the study,” which was a room too small for a bed, and since it had a window, it was also not suitable for closet space. Nana had turned this room into her crafting space, and was therefore where the dollhouse sat on display. This dollhouse had been a formative part of Sadie’s childhood. She’d spent hours just staring into the tiny rooms, soaking in every perfect detail. Nana’s dollhouse was four stories of sky blue, Victorian elegance on the outside, but inside, the rooms were carefully decorated in a 1950s style. The house opened on hinges, so that even more rooms were available once the two back wings had swung out on either side. The center of the house had a staircase that led up to the very top floor—a tiny attic room with a cot and a rickety little dresser.

Due date:  Feb 1

Word count goal today: 2000 words

Something cool learned recently from research:  I'm researching dollhouses for this book, and I'm loving all the tiny details that are possible in a dollhouse! I think I've found my new hobby.  

Author: Jolene Navarro

Title: Lone Star Bride

Hero and Heroine: Sofia De Zalavla & Jackson McCreed

Line: Love Inspired Historical (my first historical!)

One paragraph from the page you are currently on:  

The glossy black coat laid over powerful muscles flexing with each step. Long solid legs covered the ground in fluid motion. The stallion tossed his head, sending his mane flying over his arched neck.

Sofia was in love. "He's gorgeous."

Maria, Rose's granddaughter, leaned in closer to her. "They say he's from Kentucky." The younger women sighed. "I've never seen anything like him."

Kentucky? I thought he came over from Ireland." Not once had Maria shown an interest in horses. Frowning, she turned to get a better look at the man working the horse.

Oh, my.

Due date:  November 7, 2016 release date July 1 2017

Word count goal today: As many as I can get after work tonight! At least 1,500 Something cool learned recently from research:  In researching 1838 cattle drives between San Antonio and New Orleans I discovered that a few retired pirates got into the cattle business. One opened a cattle station and controlled the river crossing between Texas and Louisiana. I got very excited at the thought of being able to have cowboys and pirates on the pages together. 

Author:  Jean C. Gordon

Title: I'm just calling it Marc's Story for now

Hero and Heroine: Marc Delacroix and Fiona Bryce

Line:  Love Inspired Romance

One paragraph from the page you are currently on: 

Fiona folded the letter back into the envelope. The only question she had was why, Maire? And she wasn’t sure she was up to the answer.

Due date:  Proposal due: October 31.

Word count goal today: 1,200 to 1,500

Something cool learned recently from research: I don't know if it's exactly "cool," but 20% of people diagnosed with Crohn's disease are under age 20.

Author: Louise M. Gouge

Title: Working title: Cowboy Lawman

Hero and Heroine: Justice Gareau and Evangeline Benoit

Line: Love Inspired Historical

One paragraph from the page you are currently on:

As he strode up Main Street, a glance over his shoulder revealed that she continued to watch him through one of the front windows. After her heartbreaking betrayal, why did that please him? And what could he do to get over it?  

Due date: January 2017

Word count goal today: 1000

Something cool learned recently from research:  Toy trains have been made from the early to mid 1800s. The first ones were pulled by a string. Next came windup and clockwork models. Electric model trains came after 1900.

Author: Terri Reed

Title: Christmas Novella 2017, part of the Classified K-9 Unit continuity

Hero and Heroine: FBI K-9 agent Tim Ramsey and baker Vickie Petrov

Line: Love Inspired Suspense

One paragraph from the page you are currently on:

She’d trained for this. Determined to never again let anyone hurt her, she’d taken self-defense classes at the local community center. She bent her elbows, cupped her left hand over her right fist and used her right elbow as battering ram into her attacker’s ribcage as she twisted toward her assailant.  If she could face him, then she would have the use of her knees, feet and hands to strike out with, to disable him.

Due date: Feb 2017

Word count goal today: 1000

Something cool learned recently from research: Many serial arsonist call in their crime because they are trying to gain attention.

Love is a Compromise

by Lisa Jordan

At the end of this month, my husband and I will celebrate our 27^th wedding anniversary. We’ve never done anything elaborate to celebrate except for our 25^th anniversary when we renewed our wedding vows. Usually, our celebrations revolve around dinner and maybe a movie.

This year, my husband suggested we go away for the weekend. Totally onboard with that idea, I asked where he wanted to go. He said, “How about salmon fishing?” I responded, “Sure!”

My husband's latest brown trout.

Well, here’s the thing. My husband loves fishing. He’s an avid outdoorsman, particularly fishing. He’s also a professional fly tyer, so he loves fly fishing. And if he’s able to go salmon fishing, all the better.

Me? Well, not a huge fan. I dislike fish. The smell makes me gag. I don’t have very much fishing savvy. The fish see me coming and breathe a sigh of relief because they know I'm no threat to their demise. In fact, my hubby laughs when I stuff my pockets with paper towels and hand sanitizer so, in the off chance I catch a fish, I won’t have to touch it with my bare hands. Gross. 

But I do love my husband. So very much. 

Through the years, he’s done many things that I’ve really enjoyed and he hasn’t, but he’s done them anyway. If he wants to float a line, I’ll slip into my hip waders and cast my rod with the best of them...or at least, pretend I know what I’m doing.

You see, that’s what being married for twenty-seven years is all about—compromise. Any relationship worth savoring is about give and take. It’s about making decisions as a team with an open mind and being willing to make sacrifices for one another.

Even though I’m not so crazy about fishing, I love spending time with my husband. Seeing his happiness on the water fills me with joy, especially when he shares stories about his childhood or when we reminisce about past fishing excursions with our two sons, like the time when our youngest hooked Hubby in the back of the knee with a fishing hook, and I had to take him to the ER to get it out. Where we live, we bask in the beauty of the kaleidoscope of autumn colors. So, with the tranquil waters flowing around us, the sounds of nature serenading us, we will spend quality time with each other sharing an experience that will create a permanent memory. Because love is about compromise.

What about you? How have you compromised with a loved one? How did you end up being blessed by doing something you may not have wanted to?

Patricia Johns: Here Comes the Bride

When I got married eleven years ago, my mom forgot the music for the wedding march. Now, it was a teeny tiny wedding, and I had done very little of the actual planning, but I still remember the look on my mother's face when she gasped, "There's no music!"

The guests quickly came to a solution: everyone hummed the wedding march for me, and Mr. Johns and I said our vows.

Looking back on that day, the forgotten music is my favorite memory. Everything else went off without a hitch. Flowers, pictures, cake cutting... But the mistake became the sweetest memory because of the loving people who hummed for me.

Life never ends up the way we imagine it. We might vow "in sickness and in health," but our mental image doesn't really include sickness. Or poverty. Or worse. We imagine that life will go smoothly, our finances will grow and we'll grow old together. Positive thinking, right?

I've only been married for eleven years, so I don't have the wisdom of some other women who have been at this for much longer, but I have learned something... The hard times are a challenge, but when we look back on how we got through, they can be the sweetest memories.

Like when Mr. Johns and I drove across the country to relocate to a brand new city with nothing but what would fit into our Honda. Or when our son was born two months premature and we sat together in that hospital loving him as hard we could to get him through. Or when we worked our tails off to pay off debt--together! Always together.

Nothing worthwhile is easy. In my husband's home country in Africa, they have a saying for women who are in love: "I'd live with him in a tree." That's how I feel about Mr. Johns. Of course we want the good times, the financial security, but I'd live with that man in a tree if I had to. So long as we're together.

I didn't care if there wasn't any music. I was going down that aisle to marry him.

 I'm a Christian author who writes sweet romance. You can trust my books to bring you wholesome, heartwarming romance, whether it's a Love Inspired romance, Heartwarming, or Western.
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The Cowboy's Christmas Bride

Hope, Montana, is no longer home to Andy Granger, who sold his piece of the family ranch to developers. He's only back to run a cattle drive in his brother's stead. But the community can't forgive him for selling out. And Dakota Mason, the beautiful cowgirl he hired, has every reason to hate him…

Ranching is in Dakota's blood. And now the developers have cut off water her neighboring ranch desperately needs. She's only on the ride for a paycheck—not to turn her back on her community. And definitely not to fall for some overly protective urban cowboy. But Andy may surprise everyone…including himself.

Hitting shelves November, 2016

Craftie Ladies - Love Inspired Historical October 2016 Release

 

Below is the October new release from one of our talented Love Inspired Historical writers here at the Craftie Ladies of Romance. To buy this wonderful book, just click the book cover. And to learn more about the author, click on her name.

A FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
by Karen Kirst
 Her Guardian Groom

Paid to accompany two orphaned siblings to their grandfather in Nebraska, Lily Winter is dismayed to discover the old man has gone missing. And when the children's inheritance makes them a target, buying protection is Lily's only option. Until a handsome gun-for-hire suggests another solution: marriage.

Undercover US Marshal Jake Elder can't reveal his true identity without blowing his mission. Nor can he leave the town's pretty new arrival unguarded. But while uncovering a plot against her charges is difficult and risky, falling for Lily is all too easy. Especially once their marriage in name only gives Jake a glimpse of how wonderful Christmas—and their future as a family—could be.

Huge Book giveaway and Kindle FIRE!

Today, I have a fun surprise that I’d like to share with you. 

To celebrate the beginning of fall, I’ve teamed up with more than 

40 fantastic inspirational contemporary romance authors to give away a huge collection of novels, 

PLUS a Kindle Fire to one lucky winner!

You can win my novel Double Threat Christmas, plus books from other Craftie Ladies of Love Inspired. 

Enter the giveaway by clicking here:

http://bit.ly/contemp-inspy

Have a blessed and safe weekend!

Here in the Pacific Northwest we are expecting a huge storm. So far...not much is happening. LOL