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It has been a long time in coming...after years of writing and editing, the third novel in my Broadswords and Ballrooms series is finally coming into the world this December. And the lovely artists at Sourcebooks have the cover. At long last, Mary Elizabeth meets her match in the handsome and reclusive Harry, Duke of Northumberland and faces her mother who banished her from her home. Mary Elizabeth rides a untamed stallion bared-backed, interferes with a fox hunt, and generally makes Harry chase her down at every turn. If he wants her, he has to catch her, but Harry Percy is up for the challenge. Read a preview below as well as a description of the last installment of my Highland adventures among the English ton . She’s the Hellion of Hyde Park… A foolproof plan to avoid marriage: 1. Always carry at least three blades. 2. Ride circles around any man. 3. Never get caught in a handsome duke’s arms. Wild Highlander Mary Elizabeth Waters is living on borrowed time. She’s mana...

Knights, Dukes, Earls, firemen, policemen, federal agents, shape shifters, hunky guys from other worlds, cowboys, dentists, doctors…the list goes on and on and on! What do they have in common? They’ve all been heroes in romance novels. Next question. What are we guaranteed when we pick up a romance book? You got it—a happy-ever-after. That does not mean the hero (see list above and add whom-so-ever you want) and the heroine won’t jump hurdles, dodge bullets and even argue repeatedly but when the last page is turned, there will be an HEA. It can be in the form of a happy resolution that leaves us with the feeling that all is right with the world and someday there will be a wedding between the two. Or it can be when the hero drops down on one knee in the fancy restaurant, the middle of the rodeo grounds or even in the back yard and she says yes. Or when the groom carries the bride into the honeymoon suite after the wedding—be it a fancy affair with sixteen brides maids lined up i...