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Sword of MacLeod

Romance

A renowned tracker throughout the galaxy, Raven reluctantly agrees to help Beckett MacLeod find his runaway nine-year-old daughter, even though he’s from a backward planet that denies the advances of technology. The task turns out to be much more trouble than she expected. In addition to almost destroying her spaceship, fighting privateers, and being forced to seek the one man she never wanted to encounter again, Raven finds herself drawn to Beckett and his primitive mindset. If she isn’t careful, they’ll all end up dead.

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Sword of MacLeod

Beckett MacLeod was first created during a writing exercise at a weekend creativity session. We were given the name 'Baku' and told to write while listening to an African melody. Everyone wrote about a man dancing in the jungle, but that's not what I saw. Instead, I pictured the bar from Star Wars with a man looking for someone. He's out of place but determined and a definite hero. From that one page beginning, Beckett MacLeod came to life.Needing a reason for him to be looking for someone, I had his daughter disappear and thus the search for the Sword of MacLeod was on. And, of course, I had to have the person Beckett was looking for. Who else but Raven, a female Han Solo,would do? A modern woman and an old-fashioned man. I like to call Sword of MacLeod, "the Highlander meets Star Wars." It has adventure, romance,action, space battles and wonderful characters that I hated to leave. The hero came by his name of Beckett in tribute to Sam Beckett,the character played by Scott Bakkula in Quantum Leap, who was the inspiration for Beckett.

Must Love Dogs

Romance

When Megan Grinnell discovers the brother she thought dead is alive, she's thrilled. Now she'll have a family. But her teenage brother, Riley, doesn't remember her. Worse, the next door neighbor, Kade Sullivan, is his temporary guardian.Meg is determined to do whatever it takes to win over her brother. Even if it means moving to Dogwood, a town littered with dogs, which terrify her. In addition, she has to find a way to convince Kade she's the best guardian for Riley.Kade swore to Riley's father to watch over the boy. He's not about to let this citified socialite take Riley away from Dogwood, even if she is his sister. Problem is, she's attractive on many levels, which he really doesn't need right now. He's learned women aren't to be trusted, and that includes Meg.Can Meg overcome her fear and Kade his distrust of women in order to make the best life for a grieving, rebellious boy?

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Why Did I Write This Book?

As someone who usually writes paranormal romance, writing a sweet romance presented a challenge, but once I met Meg, a young woman searching for her brother she'd thought long dead, I was off and running. Riley was fun to write as I have a lot of experience with teen-agers and their ever changing moods. And I adored Kade, who wanted to do the right thing but wasn't sure what that was. Plus I had to add in cats since I live with three of them. Not only did Meg need to learn to love dogs, but so did the cats. What fun!!

A Touch of Charm

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A Touch of Charm

Romance

When the girls overhear their escorts mocking how little they resemble their names, each girl makes a wish at the magical Three Graces rock formation. Charisma wishes aloud for charm, but secretly hopes to make a difference in the world. When William Barclay, a candidate running for the Colorado congress, asks Charisma to be his platonic escort to functions in the city, Charisma is ecstatic. A suffragette-in-training, she can make Will see that rights for women are important. But her plain speaking almost ruins her opportunity before it even starts. Fortunately, a newly-arrived Greek widow in town agrees to tutor Charisma in the art of charm. And it works . . . most of the time. Even as Charisma finds herself falling for Will, she can’t stop herself from trying to help those in need, threatening her reputation in the process. Will she end up pushing Will away or will he realize that what he needs is an impulsive, plain-speaking, do-gooder?

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Why Did I Write This Book?

My critique partners and I had such fun writing the Hope Chest series that three of us put together another series for Zebra Ballad. We set the book in 1882 Colorado Springs, a time when the city was known as “Newport of the Rockies” and “Little London,” a time when policemen were called bobbies and natives carried umbrellas when it rained in London. We conceived of three sisters–Belle, Charisma and Grace, named after the three graces. However, none of them embodies the grace for which they were named. Belle isn’t beautiful, Charisma is appallingly blunt and Grace is a first-rate klutz. But their fervent wishes made before the Three Grace rock formation in the Garden of the Gods change everything. Suddenly, each sister discovers not only her spoken wish, but her unspoken desire as well.

My Enemy, My Lover

Romance

Romeo and Juliet in space. The PSI police are supposed to capture and reprogram the scanners, but when happens when Shannara falls in love with one?

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Why Did I Write This Book?

This book was a RITA Finalist for Best Paranormal Romance. This story began as a play on a Romeo and Juliet theme. The hero had brief walk-on role in Sword of MacLeod and had threatened to take over when I wrote that book. I promised him his own story and cut out a lot at that time. Now it was time for Tristan to find romance. I knew he was an outcast with special powers. Who could possibly be a match for someone like that? I had no problem creating Shannara--a feisty, controlled woman who's never been able to please her father and decides the only way she can is by doing her job better than anyone else. Which is, of course, destroying the race to which Tristan belongs. I had fun creating the Scanner race and especially Tristan, who turned out to be so much sexier than even I expected. Shannara never had a chance.

One Fine Fae

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One Fine Fae

Romance

Kate Carmichael is about to lose the Victorian house she knows her recently-deceased guardian meant her to have. Now, without a will, her guardian’s next-of-kin is about to toss her out. While searching for the will, she frees charming Robin Goodfellow from the portrait where he’s been trapped for two hundred years by Titania, Queen of the Fae. Though he’s free, magic ensures he can’t leave her side. He needs to free himself from his tie to Kate, and she needs to find the will. Working together, they discover that maybe the only magic they need is each other.... Winner for the 2001 Award of Excellence in the Paranormal Category Finalist for 2001 National Readers’ Choice Award Previously published as Prince of Charming

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Why I Wrote This Book

I discovered Robin Goodfellow in a book entitled Things That Never Were. While I’ve always thought of him more in the Puck mind-set, the drawing of Robin Goodfellow beside the entry in this book changed my mind. Not only was he good-looking, but the text stated that he was a favorite among women. It wasn’t long after discovering that entry that this story began to take shape. I adored Robin, my sexy, fun Fae prince, and my Rubenesque Kate, and hated to write “the end.”

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