by Debra Holt
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
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BLURB:
Fighting
for his life after an ambush, Sheriff Josh Wellman awakes to find himself
looking into the eyes of a real-life angel of mercy. Despite his groggy
condition, he knows his life has changed the instant their hands touch.
Devastating heartbreak has left Mercy Smith's faith in tatters, her heart
guarded against more loss. Her dedication to the air evac trauma team she leads
has insulated her from the realities of the earth below, so now Josh faces the
biggest challenge of his life. Can he find a way around the walls that fortify
her heart and convince this angel to stay on the ground with him? Can Mercy
open herself to life again and find a way to restore her faith in God ... as
well as love?
J.D.
Sterling shook the dirt of the small Texas town from his boot heels a dozen
years before. Now, he’s returned… not as the poor country boy who left to follow
his dream, but as country music’s sexy superstar. He has everything he always
wanted except for the girl who holds his heart. Mandy.
Years
come and go and people change. Amanda Lawson has grown up. From heartbreak and
struggling to survive to becoming a successful businesswoman, she has taught
herself to never look back. Once before, she had survived the wild, green-eyed
cowboy with only a guitar to his name and a pocketful of dreams. Then he left
her behind with nothing but his hollow vows and a shattered heart.
Mandy was
his muse. J.D. was her dream. But tragedy and broken vows can be insurmountable
obstacles. Can they find their way home to each other again… or is it too late?
"Sheriff's
Department! Raise your hands above your head and don't move."
She’s a
runaway bride who left her two-timing fiance at the altar. He’s a county
sheriff determined to keep the peace in his country and leave city girls alone
after his own fiance left him for the bright lights of the city. Neither of
them planned on running straight into each other...over a burning wedding
dress.
Ellie and
Lucas planned on never trusting their hearts to love again. When danger follows
her from the city, the sheriff must do his duty to protect her. However, it
isn’t long before he discovers the real danger may be to his heart. Ellie just
might teach him that even a city girl can be a country girl at heart.
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EXCERPT
His Country Bride
Lucas set the extinguisher on the ground and used a
couple of fingers to push the hat back on his forehead, hands on his hips,
obviously considering the options before him. “Do you have any other clothing
with you, ma’am?” A furrowed brow preceded her reply. “Why are you calling me
‘ma’am? I’m not that old. And just who are you, anyway?” “Lucas McCann. I’m the
sheriff of Joshua County, which is where you are at the moment. I use
respectful manners and call you ‘ma’am because I don’t know your name.
The woman turned in a huff and stomped toward the
porch steps behind them. Perhaps stomped wasn’t the right description Lucas
amended, as he folded his arms across a broad chest and watched her negotiate
the uneven stones of the walkway leading up to the porch...all in her
ridiculously high heels. Of course, the sight of those long, tanned legs and
spiky heels caused a definite stirring in his midsection. That realization made
his jaw set harder as he sought for the calm control he always demonstrated
when performing his duties-that is, until he came across her.
A slow shake of his head. “I have to hand it to
you, lady. You’re one cool customer, under the circumstances. You also may be
used to giving orders to people wherever you come from, except there’s one problem with that at this moment. You’re in my county now. Here, I give the
orders and as a general rule, people follow them.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Born
and raised in the Lone Star state of Texas, Debra grew up among horses,
cowboys, wide open spaces, and real Texas Rangers. Pride in her state and ancestry knows no bounds and it is
these heroes and heroines she loves to write about the most. She also draws upon a variety of life
experiences including working with abused children, caring for baby animals at
a major zoo, and planning high-end weddings (ah, romance!).
When
she isn’t busy writing about tall Texans and feisty heroines, she can be found
cheering on her Texas Tech Red Raiders, or heading off on another cruise
adventure. She read her first
romance...Janet Dailey's Fiesta San Antonio, over thirty years ago and became
hooked on the genre. Writing contemporary romances, is both her passion and
dream come true, and she hopes her books will bring smiles...and sighs...to all
who believe in happily-ever-after’s.
Debra
invites you to visit her website at www.debraholtbooks.com. She loves to hear from other aspiring
authors or readers via email at debraholtbooks@gmail.com. Twitter is
https://twitter.com/DebraHoltBooks and Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/DebraHoltBooks.
Barnes
& Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/debra+holt
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
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