Amidst the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains in 1871, Daniel
Hobart keeps to himself—a man with a hole in his heart that matches the scar on
his face. But when he starts having visions of a young girl crying out for
help, he begins to fear that solitude may have caused him to lose his mind.
Determined to find out the truth about the mysterious girl, Daniel travels into
New Hope and learns that she’s the missing daughter of widow Lacy Ellis. After a year of heartbreak, Lacy isn’t sure what to make of Daniel’s claims of seeing her daughter. But when he sets out to find Hannah on his own, Lacy decides to join him, allowing herself one last chance to hope. And as they retrace the long-cold trail of Hannah’s disappearance, two broken people manage to take some small comfort in each other, and in the possibility of a miracle…
HEARTBREAK CREEK
Penguin
Group US/Berkley Sensation
ISBN:
978-0-425-25426-4
Honest, hard-working widower, age thirty-three, seeks
sturdy English-speaking woman to help with mountain ranch and four children.
Drinkers, whores, and gamblers need not apply.
Not very romantic, but after one
disastrous marriage, widowed Edwina Ladoux isn’t looking for romance, but an
escape from the war torn South…even if she has to offer herself up as a mail
order bride to a stranger a thousand miles away in the Colorado Rockies.
Declan Brodie, rancher and
sometime sheriff, is burdened with more work than he can possibly do. He’s
hoping this new wife will help with the chores and his rambunctious
children. Instead, he gets a rail-thin
Southern princess who can’t even cook.
After one look, they each wonder
how to get out of this proxy marriage. But as weeks pass, thoughts of annulment
become hopes of a real marriage…until the unspeakable happens. Then suddenly an
honorable man must choose between duty and desire, and a woman who has never
had to fight for anything must do battle for the family she’s grown to love.
THE STOCKING STUFFER
WHO’s on SANTA’s LIST?
In between her years as a mother, teacher, commercial
artist, reluctant collection agent and surly secretary, KAKI WARNER fooled around with
writing. Finally, in 2008, after twenty-five years of procrastination, she sent
her first manuscript out into world.
Now, four years later, she’s retired on a mountaintop in Washington State
busily working on her next trilogy and doing whatever she feels like
doing—which is writing, enjoying the wildlife and thinking up stuff for her
husband to do.
It’s a grand life.
THE SANTA INTERVIEW
SANTA: Do you believe in Santa Claus?
KAKI: Not since he ignored repeated
requests for a horse. A real one.
SANTA: What’s your favorite Holiday cartoon special?
KAKI: The Penguins (from the
Madagascar movie)
SANTA: Which Holiday film can you watch over and over
without falling asleep?
KAKI: Phantom of the Opera. (Yeah, I
know it’s not a holiday movie, but watching Gerard Butler is a special treat I
allow myself every Christmas)
SANTA: What’s your favorite Holiday Movie?
KAKI: The Ref with Dennis Leary. Clearly, I’m insane.
SANTA: What’s your favorite Holiday desert you’d share
with friends?
KAKI: Dates stuffed with marshmallow
and pecans and rolled in sugar (followed by a call to the aid unit). My kind of cooking…as in none.
SANTA: What is your favorite Holiday tradition?
KAKI: Watching Phantom of the Opera.
Oops. I already said that. Then watching the grandkids open presents or driving
around looking at Christmas lights.
SANTA’S GOTTA ASK: What’s your favorite gift Santa ever left under
the tree?
KAKI’S GOTTA ANSWER: You mean one I didn’t pick out myself? An English
saddle. Oh, wait. That didn’t happen, either. Then books. Every year my parents
would give me the latest Lippincott and Newbury Award winners. I LOVED those.
Better than Barbies any day.
SANTA KNOWS where to
FIND KAKI:
UP NEXT:
COLORADO DAWN
Book 2 of
the Runaway Brides Novels
December 31,
2012
PREVIOUS RELEASES:
For a complete list of Kaki's Books check out her website.
BRIDE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY
Book 1 of the Runaway Brides Novels
KAKI’S SANTA GIFTS: Yes. Two. One gift card from Amazon
for a free download of my e-novella, MIRACLE IN NEW HOPE, and a signed print
copy of HEARTBREAK CREEK. BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR
EMAIL (U.S. Residents only)
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KAKI WANTS TO KNOW: For
me, one of the best parts of Christmas is the music. I sang in church choirs as
a kid, and my favorite was O Holy Night. What’s
your favorite song or music for the holidays?
