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  Excerpt from China Clipper 

Later, she sat up and arranged her hair. “I’m sorry I snapped at you about kissing me,” she whispered. “You’re a very fast thinker.”

“It was my pleasure,” he said, with a devious grin.

She smiled in spite of herself. “Very funny.”

“Do you play Gin Rummy? I have some cards.”

“Do you cheat?”

“Of course.”

“So do I,” she said, with a girlish giggle.

“This should be some game.” He stood, reached for his bag and produced a deck of cards, a note pad and pencil.

“You come prepared.”

“I was a boy scout.”

“And you still cheat?”

“I got a merit badge in it,” he said, shuffling the deck.

She giggled again. “Maybe I had better look at those cards.”

“Penny a point, OK?”

“Just deal. You think I’m going to gamble with someone who cheats?”

“That’s how I make my living. I buy expensive tickets on airplanes in hopes I’ll meet a rich heiress and play gin with her for a penny a point.”

They played for an hour while the plane gobbled up the miles, heading into the sunset. At the end of that time he was ahead.

“You do cheat.”

“I like to win.” He grinned and put the cards away. “You owe me 36 cents.”

“I don’t have any change. I’ll have to owe it to you.”

“Now there’s a likely story. I guess I’ll have to turn you over to my collection agency.”

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 Excerpt from Not Without Fear

     “No,” She murmured and struggled when his hand sought her breast. She tried to pull away but he was too strong and he kept fondling her, pinching her nipple through the cloth of her blouse. Despite herself, she felt a wild thrill in the pit of her stomach and she protested less and less. Her mind was a jumble of confused thoughts and she made only a slight protest when he started unbuttoning her shirtwaist. All the time he was fondling her breast, driving her into a world she had never dreamed existed. She was lying on her back when he undid the buttons of her chemise and pulled it back. Her soft white breasts came out of hiding and she moaned when he kissed them and took one in his mouth. By now she was on fire. Naked from the waist up, she pushed his head closer and dug her fingers into the skin of his neck and down his back while she gasped for breath. She was lost in a force so powerful she was unable to control herself and made no protest when his hand pulled up her skirt and began to trace the inner sides of her legs.  

     BECOMING BESTEMOR, written by Write on the Edge member Dr. Jeanne Hounshell, is a biohistorical novel. In Becoming Bestemor, 19-year-old Marie leaves her family in Denmark knowing she will never see them again. She crosses the ocean to find love and seven small chldren to raise.

    Marie will entrace you as her gentle love wins not only the seven children, but the man she has loved almost as long as she can remember.

   Becoming Bestemor is the story of her journey through hardship and heartbreak to the ultimate triumph of undying love. Her growth from a dreaming girl to a magnificent woman. To read what others say about this book, read excerpt, see Dr. Jeanne's bio, and learn far more about this book, click here and your adventure will begin.

This epic love story will take you from a sod house in Nebraska to a seaside condo in California; from the Queen's own cottage in England to a president's inauguration; from a working cattle ranch to a fertile Oregon valley.

You'll follow Ken and Jeanne through the hardships and joys of their lives. When Ken is facing a life-threatening disease, he vows to try one more time to find his Jeanne.

You'll laugh with them and you'll cry with them. And in the end, you'll wish this book would never end.

Click here to order, read reviews (including "It's the best book I ever read), and to read the first chapters.

These are two books you'll absolutely love!

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Bill Russell, author of Clyde and Oh, God, What have I Done?, two zany works found in the Humor section, also has a pair of  serious historical romances about to be released.Release dates are unavailable at this time.

Against the rich tapestry of the 1930s, the fabled China Clipper seaplane takes off with an odd assortment of passengers on its six-day island-hopping flight across the Pacific. Samantha Rockford, a pampered socialite is on her way to be wed. Traveling incognito to avoid the press, she believes she is alone. However, on board are two bodyguards, assigned by her father, and a kidnapper who recognized her despite her disguise. During the trip, she begins to have second thoughts about her future but in Manila these considerations take a back seat when she is abducted. Has her background of privilege and ease prepared her for this, a savage battle for her very life? If she survives, can she defy convention and her family to be with the one she loves? And who now owns her heart for all eternity? n

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NOT WITHOUT FEAR

(From Class Act Books) 

Set against the rugged 1906 Oregon and California coastline, Not Without Fear, is a story of love, hate, cruelty and desperation. The brutish captain of a lumber schooner drives his terrorized young wife into the arms of his first mate. The discovery of her infidelity triggers a murderous rampage. No longer content to simply ruin her life, he sets out to end it, along with that of her lover. You will find hope in this tragic tale as you experience the tenderness and love of two people swept up in a world they don’t understand. You will live the fear of waiting for a killer to strike and then know the penetrating horror of being on the deck of a ship during a fearsome storm at sea when he does. Feel the heart-stopping horror of the final resolution when you find out who doesn’t walk away from this all too human triangle. n