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And they lived happily ever after!
The End
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Why, you ask, are authors always asking for reviews? Well, mainly because it helps people find our books. You don’t have to say much. “I liked it because . . .” or even just “I liked it!”
Of course I hope you liked it! But do feel free to share with me what I could have done better (you’ll find all sorts of links below), or if you’d like to see someone else get her (or his!) own story.
And, thank you for reading!
ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies series presents Mail Order Brides with a twist—a secret baby, whose existence was not mentioned in any correspondence.
My volumes are scattered through this multi-author project, each volume standing alone. Here’s where you can find the rest of the series:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084WYL1QX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A few decades ago I “retired” from the corporate world and announced I was going to write a romance novel. I then spent the summer at the beach and the next year on the road visiting friends and relatives in some forty states and multiple Canadian provinces and Mexican estados. I chalk this—and the many intervening years before I finally actually published a book—all up to research. And I still love to travel!
In the meantime I’ve honed my editorial skills, gotten a history degree and learned a fair amount about antiques, running a business, and restoration of orphan buildings, the last several in conjunction with my charming spouse. And for us the adventure continues, although I seem to be writing a bit more (check out the Acknowledgements for my upcoming schedule!).
As my own inbox is filled with far too many newsletters, I’ve chosen not to write one and instead focus on social media to share my stories. Naturally I’d be tickled red, white, and blue were you to follow—or contact—me on any of the links below:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElissaStratiAuthor
Twitter: Betababe [@AvenueAntiques]
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Elissa-Strati/e/B077GLWD94
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17307510.Elissa_Strati
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/elissa-strati
Sweet Promise Press: https://sweetpromisepress.com/authors/strati
AllAuthor: https://allauthor.com/author/elissastrati
(Nota Bene: The cover of this book was a runner up in the March AllAuthor cover contest!)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(Or, More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About My Upcoming Books)
No man is an island. This makes my sixth published work of fiction and the list of folks who’ve helped me along the way continues to grow. I might never even have started this journey without the encouragement and support of author Melissa Storm whose original First Street Church novels set in Sweet Grove, Texas, became the inspiration for an entire Kindle World into which I wrote my first three novels. When Amazon dropped the worlds, the intrepid Melissa formed her own publishing house, Sweet Promise Press, which subsequently reissued an expanded version of Love’s Odds. (My next two novels in the series. Love’s Sweet Memories and Love’s Laird, await my rewriting efforts.)
It was among the First Street group of fellow authors that I met Jane Lebak and delved into the world of Gothic Romance—okay, maybe a little bit of Horror. But it shouldn’t keep you up at night! Yes, this would be Hunger. I hadn’t realized collaboration could be such fun!
Then I joined Cheryl Wright’s Christmas Rescue series (set in the late 1800s in the west) and things got serious with Rescuing Christmas. This was actually my second foray into historicals, and I have two more planned for this series, one in July (why, yes, a Christmas in July tale, Rescuing Barnabas, a sequel to Rescuing Christmas) and the other in December (Rescuing Abigail, another sequel—each is a standalone, however they happen after Charles Barnett’s story). Margaret Tanner and Angela Lain joined Cheryl in mentoring me through the joys of pre-ordering, keeping me on track in numerous ways, and answering my myriad questions.
Cheryl also introduced me to Virginia McKevitt of Black Widow Books who does all of Cheryl’s covers, and has now done a number of mine. Virginia has an uncanny knack for finding exactly the right model to represent the heroine in each book. That sassy grin on Megan’s face expresses her indomitable spirit to a tee.
I was penning Rescuing Barnabas when I discovered Marie Higgins’ Yours Truly: The Lovelorn series, which is a wonderful take on Dear Abby, set in 1880, west of the Mississippi. Firmly back in historical westerns territory! And publishing was taking place before July. I sent Barnabas back to the barn to groom his gelding, and started getting to know Charlie Sue a little better. If you’ve read Rescuing Christmas, you met her as a youngster at the barn raising. I had no idea when she sat next to Charles that she’d want her own novel, Overwhelmed in Oklahoma. I’m also doing a second story in this series, Kissless in Kansas, which again ties loosely into the Barnett Family Saga but both are set about 15 years later. So, my series crosses series!
Scribbling furiously on Overwhelmed, I was surprised, thrilled, and honored when Cheryl invited me to join her in a third series, Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies. Still an historical western set in the late 19th century, this is a Mail Order Brides series, an entirely new genre for me.
At this point Megan’s story is unconnected with any of my other tales, past or planned. But who knows what the future may hold. Do let me know if you think someone else deserves his or her own forum. (And I already have two more books coming out in this series. This will be a busy year!)
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These incredibly talented people mentioned above, and many others, have provided an amazing amount of backing, ideas, and assistance for a still neophyte writer, helping out with all manner of tricks of the trade. This amazing camaraderie, I have come to find, is not unusual—authors seem
