Here's Cynthia.
I wish I knew what to talk about. Do you make goals for the new year? I don’t
usually and if I do, they always include “lose weight”. J This year is a little different. I’m making
writing goals. I don’t know if I’ll make them all but I’m going to give it my
best effort.
Here are my goals for the year. What are yours?
1.
Write and publish three new books. The Destiny
in Deadwood series. First to publish is Redeemed by a Rebel due January 31
2.
Second to publish is Healed by a Heart. I’m
writing that one while the first book is in edits. I expect it to be out the
end of April.
3.
Third to publish is Saved by a Sinner. I’ve
started writing it as well and hope to have it out the end of July or August.
4.
Lose weight. Yes, I’d like to lose weight.
Notice I didn’t put it first this year. That’s because although it’s important,
it’s not as important as finishing my books.
5.
Start a new books series, maybe go back to a
scifi series for the last part of the year. I haven’t written a scifi book in
more than a year. Perhaps it’s time to start a new one.
6.
Exercise – this goes with the lose weight, but
is even more important, really. I sit at the computer all day long and because
I have severe insoma, that could amount to about 16 hours a day. I have to find something that I like to do,
that also gives me exercise because I hate exercise just for the point of it.
Well there you have it.
My goals. When you leave me a
comment with some of your goals, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a copy of
Tame A Wild Heart (print US only). Be sure and leave your email address in the
body of the comment.
FIERY BRIDE
BLURB
After a disastrous marriage,
Matchmaker Maggie vowed never to marry again. She will never give
another man the power of life and death over her body and soul.
Unfortunately, that doesn't keep her lonely heart from fantasizing about
her newest client, Caleb Black. She made the mistake of starting a
flirtatious correspondence with the clever devil, believing they would
never meet. But when his new bride abandons her mid-way to Colorado to
elope with another man, Maggie is forced to face the devastatingly
handsome Caleb and explain. Now she'll have to stay long enough to
make things right and find him a new wife. But Maggie better
hang on to her vow with both hands, because Caleb has other plans for the
fiery matchmaker...and a very seductive kiss.
EXCERPT
“What do you mean, you quit? Mr. Sinclair, you just can’t quit.” Margaret “Maggie” Selby put her pen down on
the desk. She would not raise her
voice. She would not lose control.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Selby, but I got no
choice. There’s an opening at the
sanitarium in Albany and my Mary, she needs to go right now. The doctors there might be able to help
her. We leave on the morning train.”
Maggie took a deep breath and nodded. She understood. She really did, but it didn’t change the fact
that she was now in a difficult situation.
“Of course, you must go. I know
how poor Mary’s health is and any help that can be obtained for her, must be.”
“I wish I could give you some notice, but we
just received the letter in yesterday’s post.”
“It’s fine, Mr. Sinclair. I’ll manage.”
He handed her an envelope. “Here are the train tickets.”
“Yes, well, I’ve wanted to see the frontier
I’ve been sending my these girls to. I’m
simply going to see it sooner than I anticipated.”
“I’m truly sorry, Mrs. Selby.”
Maggie got up, came around the desk and held
her hand out to him. “You just take care
of Mary. That’s your job now.”
He shook her hand, nodded. Mr. Sinclair put on his hat and wiped his
brow with his kerchief before venturing back out into the already hot and sunny
morning.
She went to her desk, grabbed Caleb Black’s
file, put the closed sign on the door and then went upstairs to her apartment
to pack. Her bride, Jenny Talbot would
be by in an hour or so to pick up her tickets.
Maggie would tell her then that she’d be accompanying her, not Mr.
Sinclair. It was just as well. Jenny was nervous as a kitten and Maggie
worried about the union, but both Mr. Black and Jenny had been adamant that it
take place. If truth be told, Maggie
herself was a better match for Mr. Black than Jenny. But she was here to find matches for others,
not for herself.
Jenny’s reasoning she understood. Jenny was the oldest of the seven Talbot
children. At twenty-two years old, felt
she was a burden on her parents even though she worked and helped out with the
bills. She hated her job and wanted to
get married. Her chances were growing
slim. Most men of marriageable age were
either already married, old or widowers with hellions for children.
Jenny was a tall, slim girl with pale blue
eyes and dark blond hair. Her lips were
full, her nose long and straight. Just a
plain young woman from a struggling family who wanted a better life. One that the wild frontier might be able to
offer.
Mr. Black’s reasoning was less clear. He was successful and wanted children. Maggie had presented him with several other
possible candidates, some more attractive, some younger, some older, all of
whom he’d rejected. The reasons he gave
were weak. Brown hair. Too short.
Too fat. Too thin. Too young.
Too old. There seemed to be a
reason for rejecting every one she sent him.
Finally, he’d settled on Jenny with the
proviso that Maggie herself accompanied the girl. She’d agreed, but stated only that Jenny
would be accompanied. With her full
intention having been to send Mr. Sinclair in her place. Maggie’s time was much more well spent here
in New York. Finding clients, assigning
candidates that is where her mind, body and commitment lay. Yes, running her business is where she belonged
more than on a trip to the wild West.
She didn’t feel bad about her decision.
Really she didn’t, she told herself over and over. But she was lying. If she were honest, deep down she was afraid
to meet Mr. Black. Afraid her image of
him would be wrong, but even more afraid it would be right and he really was
the man he depicted in his letters.
She shouldn’t have allowed it, the private
correspondence, but it had been innocent enough. In the beginning. A simple flirtation with someone she’d never
meet. But now, the thought of actually
meeting him terrified and thrilled her at the same time. Now she had to
go. Maggie released a rather breathless
sigh. She blinked repeatedly against the
harsh sunlight. So Mr. Black was getting
what he’d asked for after all. Much to
her dismay.
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Cynthia Woolf was born in Denver, Colorado
and raised in the mountains west of Golden. She spent her early years running
wild around the mountain side with her friends.
She was and is an avid reader. Her mother was a librarian and brought new books home each week. This is where young Cynthia first got the storytelling bug. She wrote her first story at the age of ten. A romance about a little boy she liked at the time.
She was and is an avid reader. Her mother was a librarian and brought new books home each week. This is where young Cynthia first got the storytelling bug. She wrote her first story at the age of ten. A romance about a little boy she liked at the time.
Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive
husband Jim and her critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to
explore her creativity.
TITLES AVAILABLE
CENTAURI DAWN
CENTAURI
TWILIGHT
CENTAURI
MIDNIGHT
TAME
A WILD HEART
TAME
A WILD WIND
TAME
A WILD BRIDE
THE
SWORDS OF GREGARA – JENALA
THE
SWORDS OF GREGARA – RIZA
THE
SWORDS OF GREGARA - HONORA
CAPITAL
BRIDE
HEIRESS
BRIDE
FIERY
BRIDE
COMING
SOON
REDEEMED BY A REBEL
WEBSITE
– www.cynthiawoolf.com
exercise and write - great goals! always working to do more of each!
ReplyDeleteyour book list is impressive! congrats!
have a great weekend, ladies!