Caroline Clemmons is Visiting in a repeat post #MFRWAuthor #roance #brides

 

Since I didn't hear from Caroline with a new post, this is a repeat of one of her earlier ones.

1.      Tell me about your latest release? Genre?

MEG, book 20 of the Angel Creek Christmas Brides, releases December 18 in ebook and print and is also available on Kindle Unlimited.  This is a historical western romance set in Montana Territory in 1870.

2.      Where did the idea arise?

Sylvia McDaniel came up with premise of five friends from Charlotte who left the devastation of their hometown. In 1866, they traveled west as mail-order brides. The first year the books were released was 2018 but I didn’t join the series until book 11 in 2019.

3.      How much research was involved? Did you stay on point or be distracted by wanting to look at just one more thing?

A map of the town was included in the series files. Obviously research was involved. For instance, I needed to know the winter temperatures, how the town would look, were there Native Americans, did the residents use wood or coal to heat their homes? There’s always one more thing. Even if thirty minutes of reading results in using only one sentence, an author has to be certain what he/she writes is credible. 

4.      How long did you take to write the book?

I spent six weeks on this one. That’s a little longer than necessary but I had the flu. Not Covid, just ordinary flu that knocked me around for a week. Plus, knowing I had plenty of time, I took longer to finish the book.

5.      Now a bit about you. How long have you been writing? What is your Sun Sign?

In reverse order, I’m a Virgo born on September 16 (Not saying what year). I sold my first book to Kensington in 1998 and started self-publishing in 2012. I’ve been making up stories since I was about five or six. They usually involved a beautiful princess, a handsome prince, and a castle and were illustrated by crayon. Fortunately, I know great cover designers now—no crayons.

6.      Do you write in a number of genres or stick to one?

Most of my books are historical western romances but I also write contemporary western romance, time travel, and mystery. One of the great things about being independent is that you can write what you wish when you wish. 

 

 

7.      Where on the internet can you be found?

How nice of you to ask. Here are my links:

Website https://www.carolineclemmons.com 

NL Link https://carolineclemmons.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0a24664c906875718d975ad7b&id=7c2e488a51  

Amazon Author URL  https://www.amazon.com/Caroline-Clemmons/e/B001K8CXZ6/  

Bookbub Author URL  https://www.bookbub.com/authors/caroline-clemmons

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CarolineClemmonsRomances 

Facebook Readers Group - Caroline’s Cuties https://www.facebook.com/groups/277082053015947/ 

Goodreads  https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/458092.Caroline_Clemmons  

LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-clemmons-6130707/ 

Pinterest  https://www.pinterest.com/caroclemmons

Twitter  https://twitter.com/CarolinClemmons (no E in Caroline)

 

 

Saturday's Blurbs Feature Books by Eileen Charbonneau #MFRWAuthor #BWLAuthor #Historical #Romance #Civil War, Brides

Mercies of the Fallen coming April 2020!

Plantation heiress Ursula Kingsley is content with her secluded life in a convent, until the bloodiest day of the Civil War. Blinded Rowan Buckley is in deep love with the woman who pulled him off the battlefield.  He knows she’s full of secrets, but is treason one of them?

The two negotiate the crucial times and battles. Treachery meets them at every crossroad. Will their love survive? 

Seven Aprils

In April 1860, Dr. Ryder Cole returns home from his studies, sure of his abilities and on fire to serve his country and preserve the Union.  A panther attack threatens to cut his life short until a young woman with a rife and a sure-shot eye appears out of the mist.  Then she disappears, returning as Tom Boyde, his comrade throughout America’s Civil War, and as Diana, met in a Washington D.C. whore house.  The seven Aprils from 1860 to 1866 tell their tale of love and war, sex and friendship. And the price of crossing gender lines.

Watch Over Me

It’s the summer of 1942 in New York City. War widow Kitty Charente’s night on the town with a man she thinks is her company’s visiting salesman turns into a hunting ground.  Luke Kayenta is a Navajo code talker, and a Nazi agent is in pursuit.  American isolationists are searching for Luke too.  And his superiors at the the U.S. Office of Strategic Services want to know if he’s cracked under torture in Spain. Kitty and Luke must evade capture from one enemy and death from another as they race from the Lower East Side to the Savoy Ballroom to Coney Island, aided by unlikely allies in the Canadian and French spy networks, a Harlem baker, and even Weegee, the city’s most famous tabloid photographer. 

Saturday's Blurbs feature Books by Caroline Clemmons #MFRWAuthor #Brides #Bachelors #Babies #Matchmaker

STUART, Bachelors and Babies book 10:

He is building for the future . . .

She is escaping the past . . .

Trouble could destroy their family

Stuart McGee needs the bounty from capturing the two men he’s trailing. That reward will allow him to buy the ranch of his dreams. When he encounters the men, he learns they’ve killed a young couple. The big surprise is there’s a baby in their cabin. What is Stuart supposed to do with a baby girl?

Georgina Potter has to get away from home. Her family treats her as a screw-up. She is determined to prove them wrong. Starting over as a mail-order bride might not be the best way but it’s the only way she can get away from her family. When she arrives she learns her groom has married someone else. What is she going to do with no money, no groom, and nowhere to stay?

When Georgina and Stuart marry, neither is convinced it’s the right choice. Baby Adeline captures the affection of both. Can working together as parents ignite romance for Georgina and Stuart? When trouble comes, will their fledgling relationship disintegrate or become stronger?

Universal URL is http://mybook.to/Georgina

https://www.amazon.com/Stuart-Bachelors-Babies-Book-10-ebook/product-reviews/B084GFPRGL/

2.

POLKA WITH PAULINE, The Matchmaker’s Ball Book 8

Pauline Brubaker arrives in Creede, Colorado from Denver to help care for her aunt while the aunt’s broken leg heals. Her aunt and uncle are special favorites of Pauline’s. They’ve recently retired to Creede due to her uncle’s heart problems. Pauline’s hesitant to give in to her attraction to Creighton because she will only be in Creede the few weeks her aunt needs her help. Her parents and her life are in Denver.

Creighton Reed makes amazing pieces of furniture. They sell as fast as he can create them. Creighton meets Pauline when her aunt and the sponsor of the Matchmaker Balls conspire to have them attend a dance together. He is immediately attracted to Pauline but she gives mixed signals. Later a man who claims to be her fiancé warns Creighton away from her. Creighton tells the man he’ll believe Pauline’s engaged when she tells him.

Two fire bombs destroy Creighton’s workshop and his living quarters in the back, and he’s almost trapped inside. Fortunately, he has purchased a house in order to marry Pauline and had moved some of his things there before the fire. Who sent firebombs into his workshop?  The arsonist must be caught before Pauline, her family, and Creighton are safe.

Universal Amazon URL: http://mybook.to/Pauline

Amazon link is https://www.amazon.com/Polka-Pauline-Matchmakers-Ball-Book-ebook/dp/B085BT965N/

3.

A BRIDE FOR LUKE, Proxy Brides Book 36

Each is struggling to build a better life . . .

Two strong-willed people are bound to clash . . .

Danger forces them to focus on what is at stake . . .

Maeve Kelly came to America for a better life but found only signs that said No Irish Need Apply. When the cousin with whom she is staying leaves Boston, Maeve is left desperate. Her job at the laundry doesn’t pay enough for her to survive alone. Her friend suggests a way out, Maeve resists but finally accepts. What else can she do?

Sheriff Luke Sullivan is proud of his accomplishments. Known for his strong principles, he is admired and well-respected in the community. When he learns his mother and aunt have schemed to get him a proxy bride he’s furious. If he’d wanted a wife he would have found one. He respects and loves his mother and finally agrees to the marriage. Before he and his bride can adjust to one another, Luke is caught in the middle of an explosive situation between striking miners and the railroad. 

Threats against Luke by each side have him fearing for the safety of his wife, mother, and aunt. He must resolve the strike to protect his family and many others. Will he succeed in time to save lives?

Universal Amazon URL: http://mybook.to/Maeve

https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Luke-Proxy-Brides-Book-ebook/dp/B08416GQHG