| No longer
a WIP! Editors at a small publishing company in a west coast state
have read the first three chapters of Storm Surge and requested
the entire manuscript! Wow! A pdf version has been sent to them via e-mail.
Godspeed, Justin and Briana! |
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Briana
was sent under-cover to bring down a crook. But how can a criminal be a
man of such high principles and virtue?
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AN EXCERPT~
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Currently, all my WIPs are in the early stages of planning and writing
except Wesley's Women. It is still in the idea stage, and
whether it sees completion depends on what happens in Sweet Southern
Boys and Little Sister. The former is about 75% complete,
the latter about 35%.
About the covers. Several years ago, I read that
creating covers for works in progress will make the book/novel seem acheivable,
the goal more real. This particularly helps during spells of writer's
block. So I tried it, and liked it! These covers help me visualize
the end result -- and keep plugging away! If you're a writer, try
it! |
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Southern Heroes Series
Three
very different stories, but they have one thing in common. The leading
men are true Southern heroes. Tough, sweet, loving men ... men of
principle, men courage ... men of passion.
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| On her way to help at a friend's
bed and breakfast, Leslie Hoffman encounters violent weather, flooding
and terrifying creatures that run her SUV off the road. But can her rescuer,
handsome Julian Walraven, be trusted? |
When professional quarterback Dan
Rawson shows up at Lake Lucy Campground, Georgia girl Cassie Windham and
son Julian are enthralled. But how long will he stay? |
What will a man risk for the wellbeing
of his children? If the man is Catlin Ross, everything, including
his life. |
They forced her to choose between
her family and her baby. Caroline chose her son. But will the new
man in her life accept them both? |
| Romantic
suspense |
Category
romance |
Mainstream
fiction with romantic elements |
Mainstream
fiction with romantic elements |
From
Wrong Turn
"I'm
going to take a shotgun out of my gun cabinet. I don't think anything
can get in, but I'm not taking any chances. The level of fear that thing
causes...just from looking at it...it's not natural or logical."
--Julian
Walraven to Leslie Hoffman
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From
The
Whirlwind
"Hi. My name's Daniel. I just got here for the weekend when your son came
by my cabin looking for his dog. I'll be glad to help him hunt for Pepper,
if it's all right with you."
"Oh, my goodness." She put a hand to her cheek as recognition dawned. "You're
Dan Rawson. Steelers quarterback!"
~Conversation
between
Dan
Rawson and
Cassie
Windham
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From
Catlin
"Good lord, those are burns! Nobody should have to put up with that. When
are you going to leave her?"
"The day I'm ready to never see my children again."
"Catman, she's crazy and dangerous. You could get custody--"
"Not on this planet."
~Conversation
between
Wayne
McFarland and
Catlin
Ross
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From
Jeremy's
Blessing
"I've changed my mind. I'm not going to give the baby up for adoption.
I've given it a lot of thought and it is my decision to make."
"What! Caroline, you haven't changed your mind! You've lost it!"
"Mother, don't fight me about this. Don't make me have to choose...."
~Conversation
between
Caroline
Tate and
her
mother
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The Georgia Tetralogy
The series
revolves around four families--The Stevensons, Kincaids, Jordans and Bratchers--living
in Verona, Georgia, a small town on the state's coastal plain, in the latter
decades of the 20th century. The stories feature the clash between
elements of traditional Southern culture--family love, Christian faith
and individual responsibility--with the forces of change.
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| The adventures of best friends
Shelby Kincaid, Randy Stevenson and John Mark Jordan, growing up in small-
town Georgia. |
It isn't always Big Brother who's
watching. Sometimes it's Little Sister. Ainsley Kincaid is watching
out for her bubba, Shelby. |
Who does a man turn to when his
life has been all for nothing? Can the love of one woman save him from
destruction by another? |
| Mainstream
adult and young adult fiction |
Mainstream
fiction with romantic elements |
Mainstream
fiction with romantic elements |
From
Sweet Southern Boys
"My
daddy thinks our friendship is a gift from God. I don't know if I believe
that. Did the Entity who created the entire universe look down on Earth,
on the Western Hemisphere, on the North American continent, on the southern
part of Georgia, and pick three little boys out of billions of people and
purposely bestow this blessing on us?"
~John
Mark Jordan
to
Shelby and Randy
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From
Little Sister
"All
my life, you three took care of me, played with me, paid attention to me,
did things for me, bought me things, made me laugh ... As far
back as I can remember, you were there, around me, all the time.
And then, all of a sudden, all three of you were just ... gone. You
left me all by myself."
~Ainsley
Kincaid
to
Shelby, Randy
and
John Mark
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From
Wesley's Women
"You're
going to have to forgive your mother. If your life is ever going
to be worth living, you have to forgive her. She didn't raise you
the way she did out of malice or indifference. She just made mistakes.
For your own sake, your own future, you must forgive her."
~Todd
Bratcher
to
his son, Wesley
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