READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 9 JUNE 2015 | Page 41

frontier lawman Tom Reeves is doomed to relive the worst – and last – Halloween of his life, until the day he rescues archaeologist Hallie Constantine from the wreck of her jeep. The question is, can she rescue him? I've recently begun writing short fiction, something I love doing but put on hold as I was writing novels. Now, thanks to some amazingly talented fellow authors at Prairie Rose Publishing, I've had the delightful opportunity to write a series of short pieces, all Western historical romances, and all with at least a touch – and sometimes much more – of the supernatural. The stories all have a tie-in with a holiday or special time of year, and there's something for everyone, thanks to a roster of outstanding Western writers! Love some thrills and chills along with heartfelt Western romance? That's exactly what you'll find in my story “The Sheriff of Hel'n Gone” in COWBOYS, CREATURES, AND CALICO! Courageous Christmas is a time of memories, family, and surprises. A very big surprise is in store for former Union Army officer Will Blackburn, whose decision to fight for the United States cost him his home and family in Georgia. Forging a new start in Nevada, he is trying to put the past behind him. Then, one December day, a young woman arrives at the train depot bearing a most unexpected “Christmas Treasure.” Read my story of hope and love in PRESENT FOR A COWBOY. Love and fate – what forces could be more powerful and magical? In my story “A Kiss in Time” from COWBOY KISSES, a tattered old diary sends a young woman into the arms of a long-ago Texas Ranger. Can love overcome the impossible gulf of time that separates them? And coming in Summer 2015 is A COWBOY CELEBRATION with my newest story, “The Longest Way Home.” Lily Harmon's heart was captur ed when she adopted little Maddie Cullin an, an orphan whose father was presumed killed in battle. But former Union Army Major Luke Cullinan is very much alive and very determined to find and reclaim his cherished daughter, and he'll let nothing and no one stand in his way! I hope these stories will give you as much pleasure in reading them as they gave me in writing them!