Maria Spencer is in the middle of her third divorce, and doesn’t know what it is she wants, but knows there is something she’s missing.
When Maria brings her Dachshund into a grooming school and meets Dana, an out lesbian, something shifts for her. Torn between her church teachings and her emerging truth, she embarks on a journey to find herself as a single woman of God. Dana struggles to trust that Maria isn’t going to decide to go back to men and Maria strives to understand her budding feelings for Dana. When a disturbed woman becomes obsessed with Dana, they find themselves having to deal with her following their every move. Can their mutual attraction and growing connection become too strong to deny and draw them into each other’s arms? http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com |
My second novel, The Courage to Try. The Courage to Try isn't a sequel to Edge of Awareness, but it tells the love story of one of the significant characters. It includes horses, dogs, and cats. From Great Danes to four-pound Pomeranians and polydactyl cats, in the rural town of Novi, Michigan, Dr. Jaylin Meyers treats them all. Born to a single mother, and abandoned to the foster-care system, she's learned not to count on anyone staying around. Her temporary vet tech, Kristen Eckert, would rather take care of horses, is busy shooting skeet, riding her Appaloosa, and caring for her ailing father. She has no time for a relationship. Their mutual attraction takes them both by surprise, but they attempt to maintain a friendly working relationship. When their feelings for each other become too strong to ignore, they decide to date, but Jaylin finds offering her heart frightening and withdraws. Kristen is injured in an auto accident and they realize how quickly the chance for love can vanish without the courage to try. www.boldstrokesbooks.com |
Ptown - Women's Week 2015.
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My third novel from Bold Strokes Books is the love story of Debra Johnson from The Courage to Try.
She meets Alexandra Reed at a Meetup group and they immediately hit it off. But is Alexandra really who she says she is?
Can two women allow themselves to fall in love when one fears losing her heart and the other her life?
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She meets Alexandra Reed at a Meetup group and they immediately hit it off. But is Alexandra really who she says she is?
Can two women allow themselves to fall in love when one fears losing her heart and the other her life?
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https://sequimmorgayne.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/the-courage-to-try-by-c-a-popovichreview-by-morgayne-love/
Check out Morgayne's review of my second novel The Courage to Try.
Check out Morgayne's review of my second novel The Courage to Try.
When Kelly Newton decided at the last minute to join her friends for a two week getaway, all she expected was time away from the stress of her job, a hot tub, and hiking trails by the water. She didn’t count on her powerful attraction to Josie Harlow, the charismatic and totally unavailable owner of the lesbian resort in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Josie Harlow knows from past experience that happily ever after is a fairytale. When she meets Kelly, her desire is instantaneous, but a beautiful distraction is the last thing she needs as she works to make the resort a success, withstand the pressure to sell her land and hunt down the hooligans damaging her property. When her grandmother is no longer able to care for herself, Josie has to figure out how to support her Elder and deal with her growing feelings for Kelly too.
Can a romantic looking for a long term, committed relationship and a jaded cynic too busy for love conquer life’s struggles and find their way to what matters most?
I chose Drummond Island, Michigan for the setting of this novel because I fell in love with it while snowshoeing one year. I returned in the summer and enjoyed the peace and tranquility of it so much, that I decided to create an Ojibwe character for my next novel.
I hope readers enjoy learning a bit about the island while following the love story between Josie and Kelly.
Thank you, and keep reading.
Carol
Meet the cast.
Kelly Newton. A registered nurse who loves barrel racing events with her horse, Pogo and going on vacation.
Joslyn (Josie) Harlow. Owns resort cabins on Drummond Island in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Ruth Patterson. An Ojibwe elder and Josie’s grandmother.
Abe Bernstein. A bad guy who wants to buy Josie’s property and stops at nothing to get it.
Why does he want her property so badly? Will he ruin the group’s peaceful vacation?
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Through Love's Eyes
The setting is Mackinac Island in upper Michigan. Horse drawn carriages and bicycles. The Grand Hotel and a state park are my character's playground.
A preview:
A tragic accident as a preteen left permanent physical scars, but teasing by the mean girl clique in school caused deeper, equally painful, emotional ones. In an instant, Brittany Yardin's view in the mirror changed forever. The burned skin, scared and pink, is a stark reminder of how quickly tragedy can strike and transform a happy childhood into misery.
Amy Jansons, AKA, Erika James, is one of the top fashion models in the world. Her beauty is the benchmark most models hope to attain. She travels the world modeling for the top magazines and wearing the latest designer clothes, while longing for recognition as more than just a pretty face. Painful memories of her behavior while trying to belong to the "in" group during her teenage years still haunt her. Her fortieth birthday is fast approaching, and she sees her career ending.
When fate reunites the childhood friends as adults, can they move beyond the pain of their past to find love?
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Through Love's Eyes
The setting is Mackinac Island in upper Michigan. Horse drawn carriages and bicycles. The Grand Hotel and a state park are my character's playground.
A preview:
A tragic accident as a preteen left permanent physical scars, but teasing by the mean girl clique in school caused deeper, equally painful, emotional ones. In an instant, Brittany Yardin's view in the mirror changed forever. The burned skin, scared and pink, is a stark reminder of how quickly tragedy can strike and transform a happy childhood into misery.
Amy Jansons, AKA, Erika James, is one of the top fashion models in the world. Her beauty is the benchmark most models hope to attain. She travels the world modeling for the top magazines and wearing the latest designer clothes, while longing for recognition as more than just a pretty face. Painful memories of her behavior while trying to belong to the "in" group during her teenage years still haunt her. Her fortieth birthday is fast approaching, and she sees her career ending.
When fate reunites the childhood friends as adults, can they move beyond the pain of their past to find love?
[email protected]
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
Available from Bold Strokes Books and wherever books are sold.
Love's Truth
Lynette McCarthy was twelve years old when her parents pledged sole loyalty to a charismatic cult leader. At twenty-one, she escaped, armed with the hope that there was a better and kinder world outside. Healing from the trauma of the past and making a life for herself in a new world is a long and challenging process. When she meets a sexy conservation officer, her vow to never to be vulnerable again is put to the ultimate test.
Growing up in a military family, Barb Donnelly has pride and a sense of duty. She loves her job as a conservation officer in the upper peninsula of Michigan, but needs some time away. In the Wisconsin Dells, she meets the mysteriously reserved Lynette, who captures her attention like none other.
Just when Lynette believes she’s beginning to trust her heart again, her past catches up with her and her secret threatens to destroy her chance at happiness.
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Love's Truth
Lynette McCarthy was twelve years old when her parents pledged sole loyalty to a charismatic cult leader. At twenty-one, she escaped, armed with the hope that there was a better and kinder world outside. Healing from the trauma of the past and making a life for herself in a new world is a long and challenging process. When she meets a sexy conservation officer, her vow to never to be vulnerable again is put to the ultimate test.
Growing up in a military family, Barb Donnelly has pride and a sense of duty. She loves her job as a conservation officer in the upper peninsula of Michigan, but needs some time away. In the Wisconsin Dells, she meets the mysteriously reserved Lynette, who captures her attention like none other.
Just when Lynette believes she’s beginning to trust her heart again, her past catches up with her and her secret threatens to destroy her chance at happiness.
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The Kiss. From Bold Strokes Books January 2022.
Kate Willis’s marriage to a possessive, abusive woman is the biggest mistake of her life. Worried about her three-year-old daughter’s emotional state' Kate attempts to convince her wife they need marriage counseling, fails, and files for divorce. Moving to Michigan to start a new life, she settles near her sister and joins a hiking group where she meets Leslie, and they share the most incredible kiss ever.
Leslie Baily runs the family restaurant she’ll one day own. On days off, she hikes. The last thing she expects is to meet an intriguing woman she can’t stop thinking about, let alone be kissed senseless.
Kate has a child to support, is waiting for her ex to sign divorce papers, and has absolutely no business falling for Leslie. When her wife refuses the divorce and begins to stalk her, threatening not only her chance at happiness but her life, Kate realizes to protect Leslie she has to let her go, even if it breaks her heart.
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Kate Willis’s marriage to a possessive, abusive woman is the biggest mistake of her life. Worried about her three-year-old daughter’s emotional state' Kate attempts to convince her wife they need marriage counseling, fails, and files for divorce. Moving to Michigan to start a new life, she settles near her sister and joins a hiking group where she meets Leslie, and they share the most incredible kiss ever.
Leslie Baily runs the family restaurant she’ll one day own. On days off, she hikes. The last thing she expects is to meet an intriguing woman she can’t stop thinking about, let alone be kissed senseless.
Kate has a child to support, is waiting for her ex to sign divorce papers, and has absolutely no business falling for Leslie. When her wife refuses the divorce and begins to stalk her, threatening not only her chance at happiness but her life, Kate realizes to protect Leslie she has to let her go, even if it breaks her heart.
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Coming in February 2023.
Jody Acosta grieves the loss of her father and helps her mother with finances while waiting for the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit. She’s certain that the work-related accident wasn’t her father’s fault and refuses to believe it when Nicole Bergeron, representative for the company, shows up to claim the company was not at fault. Her reaction to the attractive wealthy woman unsettles her.
Nicole Bergeron is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the county where she lives. Her father owns the company where Jody’s father worked and she manages. As the representative for the company, she investigated the accident that caused his death and found the company was not at fault.
Can Jody ignore her attraction and push aside her anger at Nicole for insinuating her father was responsible for his own death, to work with her to find the truth?
Jody Acosta grieves the loss of her father and helps her mother with finances while waiting for the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit. She’s certain that the work-related accident wasn’t her father’s fault and refuses to believe it when Nicole Bergeron, representative for the company, shows up to claim the company was not at fault. Her reaction to the attractive wealthy woman unsettles her.
Nicole Bergeron is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the county where she lives. Her father owns the company where Jody’s father worked and she manages. As the representative for the company, she investigated the accident that caused his death and found the company was not at fault.
Can Jody ignore her attraction and push aside her anger at Nicole for insinuating her father was responsible for his own death, to work with her to find the truth?