NOvellas
Finding love in the New World.
Katy Lonergan was the toast of County Cook. When she and her father immigrate to America from Ireland, all the men mourn her absence, particularly the two handsome but impetuous McKay brothers. Then her diary is found, stating that Katy is in love with one of the McKays. Within a week, Sean and Patrick McKay are headed for New Orleans.
Matthew McKay, the oldest son and head of the family farm since his parents’ deaths, wishes to hunt down his brothers, shake sense into their irresponsible heads, and drag them back to Ireland. But when he arrives in New Orleans, he finds Katy first, and she has told the world she is married to Matthew.
Is it possible that Katy referred to Matthew in her diary? That she could love a man who constantly puts his foot in his mouth when it comes to women? Can Matthew find his brothers in the wilds of America? And can he manage to say the right thing to win Katy’s heart?
BOOK DETAILS
• Historical Romance
• Set in Ireland and Louisiana
• A novella of approximately 21,000 words
• PG-rated content: Some adult issues, no sex
BOOK DETAILS
• Historical romance set in Louisiana
• Book Six of Cajun Series
• A novel of 35,000 words
• R-rated content: Steamy love scenes!
• Originally published by Kensington
The Cajuns: The Letter
Orphaned and alone in antebellum New Orleans, Fiona Riley promises a dying friend she will raise the woman's child as her own. But without a job and a roof over their heads Fiona fears for their lives. When a letter arrives announcing that relatives in a bayou town are searching for their long-lost cousin, Fiona finds the answer to her prayers, even if it means deceiving others to survive.
Emile Dugas knew she was lying the moment he set eyes on Fiona Riley, an Irish immigrant trying to pose as his distant Cajun cousin. But how could he resist the entreating blues eyes of the angel baby she held in her arms or the fact that a larger force was at work in bringing them together?
The Cajuns series follows a family of Acadians (Cajuns) who travel to South Louisiana and start anew after being exiled from their Nova Scotia home.
Carnival Confessions
At Mardi Gras time, be careful of those behind the mask!
BOOK DETAILS
• Contemporary romance
• Set in New Orleans during Carnival
• Approximately 7,500 words
• PG-rated content: No steamy love scenes!
Attorney Cameron Reed is not too pleased to be paired off in a court case with Stephanie Bertrand, a New Orleans socialite whose privileged background is vastly different from Cameron’s bayou upbringing. But when Cameron overhears Stephanie’s boyfriend asking another woman out, he feels it his duty to tell her of her financé’s betrayal.
Wearing a mask and sneaking into a Mardi Gras ball, Cameron plans to inform Stephanie of her boyfriend’s tryst but never gets a chance. Instead, a tipsy Stephanie delivers a confession. Not only is she not dating the man in question, she is secretly enamored with Cameron. And because Cameron does not return the feelings, she plans to take a job in an Atlanta law firm.
Like the wild Mardi Gras festivities, Cameron’s world turns upside down at the news. But how can he make amends to the woman he nicknamed “Deb” for debutante, and convince her to remain in New Orleans — and hopefully in his arms.
NOTE: Carnival is the season that stretches between Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, and Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras is only one day, a Tuesday, the final blowout before city residents must give up something for Lent.