Hello Book Fun Friday Readers. It's my pleasure to introduce a historical romantic suspense author, Judy Ann Davis:
Judy says: A big hello to everyone!
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Bio:
Judy Ann Davis began her career in
writing as a copy and continuity writer for radio and television in Scranton,
PA. Throughout her career, she has written for education and industry.
Over a dozen of her award-winning
short stories have appeared in various literary and small magazines and were
collected in an anthology, UP ON THE ROOF AND OTHER STORIES. To date, she has
written two historical (western) romances, RED FOX WOMAN and UNDER STARRRY
SKIES, and one contemporary novel, KEY TO LOVE.
When Judy Ann is not behind a
computer, you can find her looking for anything humorous to make her laugh or
swinging a golf club where the chuckles are few. She is a writer for The Wild
Rose Press and is a member of Pennwriters and Romance Writers of America. She
lives with her husband in Central Pennsylvania.
Book Title: Under Starry Skies – Historical Romantic
Suspense
Log Line: Can love survive under early Colorado
Skies?
Book Tag:
Mix a rancher, a
beautiful schoolmarm, and a wily Indian to get a rollicking tale as they team
up to find the mystery behind the death of the town’s inn keeper.
Book Blurb:
Hired as the town’s
school teacher, Maria O’Donnell and her sister Abigail arrive in the Colorado
Territory in 1875, only to find the uncle they were to stay with has been
murdered.
Rancher Tye Ashmore
is content with life until he meets quiet and beautiful Maria. He falls in love
at first sight, but her reluctance to jeopardize her teaching position by
accepting his marriage proposal only makes him more determined to make her part
of his life.
When their lives
are threatened by gunshots and a gunnysack of dangerous wildlife, Tye believes
he is the target of an unknown enemy. Not until Maria receives written
threats urging her to leave does she realize she might be the target instead of
the handsome rancher.
With the help of
Tye, Abigail, and a wily Indian called Two Bears, Maria works to uncover
her uncle’s killer and put aside her fears. But will she discover happiness and
true love under Colorado’s
starry skies?
Excerpt:
Two Bears grinned. “And a sorry hide yours is, Tye
Ashmore. You are getting careless. You leave woman with hair the color of mink
all alone. You lose horse, rifle, donuts, and water. And you do not take dog
with you.”
“If you keep insulting me, Two Bears, I’m going to
take my rifle and wrap it around your greasy neck. Why didn’t you bring my
horse?”
“Why didn’t you?” Two Bears asked. His mouth was
tight and grim. “If I had moved the horse, anyone watching would know to follow
me back to you or your woman.”
Tye nodded. “I figured the same. I decided we’d
walk down to get it when it gets dark.”
Maria rose and stepped between them. She was weary,
and she wanted to get home, take a bath, and soak her skinned arm and injured
knee. “Why can’t we just start now?”
“Your woman is not happy.” Two Bears grunted. “An
angry squaw can make sunny days seem like rainy ones.”
Maria glared at him.
“Maybe we’re both not happy since you’re eating our
food,” Tye countered.
Two Bears thumped his chest and grinned. “I even
ate the donuts you dropped on the trail. Before any varmints could get to them.
Come, I know another path to your horse. By the time we arrive,it will be dark,
and you can take your woman and go the rest of the way safely.”
“I am not his woman,” Maria snapped. “I am not a
piece of property. Stop saying that!”
Two Bears jumped back, away from her. “If you say so.”
He looked at Tye with wide eyes. “Hair like a mink. Temper like a badger.”
Question for YOU Dear Reader:
When choosing a book, what is most important to you—the cover, the first
paragraph or the back blurb?
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How to Contact Judy & Buy her books:
Website: http://www.judyanndavis.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudyAnnDavis4
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