BooksGloriousBooks Newsletter 15 November 2024
Nov 15, 2024 2:08 am
Hi Everyone
Our travels continue and at the moment we are in Tamworth, a regional city in central west NSW. We have been exploring the surroundings and have been blessed to find some gorgeous places, magnificent historical buildings, and the grave of a notorious bushranger. No matter how long we spend traveling, we always manage to find something new. Pics of our travels are on my Facebook timeline.
Blaze's Brides is now live and A Match for Colt releases in two weeks time. The Undertaker is now finished and loaded and The Schoolteacher in the same series is loaded for pre-order. Links for these are below.
Currently I am working on a story for an anthology called Save the Date. My story is I Do...I Don't? The anthology is now available on pre-order and again, links are below.
I hope all is well for you all and plans for the holiday season are going well.
I am over at Bluesky social media now so would love a follow if you are there-
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As usual, if you ever want to touch base, I am more than happy to answer questions or just share a chat and if I am in your town, I'd love to catch up so contact me at horsnells@yahoo.com.au
Until next time, thank you so very much for your ongoing support.
Sue
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A bewildered rancher.
Two confused women.
Innocent brothers.
And meddling sisters.
What could possibly go wrong?
The Double Trouble Multi-Author Series.
A stand alone story.
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*****
Release Date: 2 December 2024
Miss Agatha, having recently suffered a stroke, and struggling to deal with the demands of her mail-order marriage agency, had not paid particular attention to Colt and Veronica's requests on their applications and what resulted was an awkward mis-match.
Can Colt come to terms with a prospective bride young enough to be his daughter?
Will Veronica's maturity, and wisdom far beyond her years, encourage him to set aside his concerns and consider her as his wife?
What secrets from Colt's past will threaten to tear them apart before a series of events brings them back together and closer than ever?
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*****
Release Date: 15 January 2025
Dallas Flint had been the undertaker in Deadwood, South Dakota for more than a decade, and after the loss of his best friend, he begins to wonder what kind of life it was for a young man...caring for deceased souls every day.
Those around him insisted he'd been happy in his chosen field, and it was grief for his loss that was causing him to question his life. They advised the Lord would soon set him back on the right path.
But was it the right path for him now?
He craved a wife, children, and a home full of life, not the doom and gloom of death that seemed to be around his every corner.
Elouise Farrer was trouble with a T bigger than Texas, and when she turns up on his doorstep, Dallas' world is not only turned upside down, but inside out.
Wealthy.
Spoiled.
Self-centred.
Demanding.
All words Dallas would use to describe the beautiful but petulant young woman.
Can the pair stop warring with each other long enough to see they are a match made in Heaven?
Will Elouise come to the realization that the town of Deadwood is not where she belongs, and catch the next stage out of town, taking her broken heart with her?
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*****
Release Date: 3 April 2025
Blurb to come
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Release Date: 1 May 2025
The story of Maverick Carlysle and Daisy-May Adams
Set in Deadwood 1889
Blurb to Come
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Continue the journey from Dragon Bond with Roran and Lila. Trapped in a cavern, bound to a dragon. This wasn't the future I'd planned.
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*****
Must Love Cats….
The wording of the ad jumped out at me Cats and cheap rent?
It sounded too good to be true.
And it was.
It wasn’t the house or the cats, the problem was my landlord.
Italian.
Gorgeous.
Should have a marble statue carved in his image.
Until I got to know him.
Sure he was a good guy when it came to animals.
Raising millions….
But inside?
He was broken.
Tormented by his past.
Angry.
Hurting.
He wanted me to leave him alone.
I couldn’t.
He didn’t want my help, but I had to try.
Please Note: This book contains Australian English and some American English.
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*****
Tabitha:
I’m so done with dating. I met this ridiculously hot guy, Casper Thorne, and we went on a few steamy dates. Just when I thought things were going well—poof—he ghosted me. Now it’s a week before Halloween and he shows up again, looking annoyingly sexy... and semi-transparent. Turns out, his psycho witch ex-girlfriend killed him. Now, he’s stuck in some kind of ghost-limbo and needs my help before he’s gone for good. Great. All I wanted was a normal life, and now I’ve got a ghost ex-boyfriend, a deranged witch leaving creepy clues, and a deadline. Because, of course, the clock’s ticking on whether I should even help my sexy specter—or let the little devil disappear forever.
Casper:
Being dead sucks. Yeah, I messed up a little in life—okay, maybe a lot—but getting killed by an ex-girlfriend because I didn’t want to date her anymore? It was a new low. Now I’m a spook, stuck haunting the one girl I never meant to ghost, trying to convince her to help bring me back to life. My ex isn't making this easy though, leading us on a wild goose chase full of crazy tasks. I’ve got one shot at fixing everything before the clock strikes twelve on Halloween. Now I just need to stay focused long enough to win back my life—and hopefully Tabitha’s heart.
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*****
Meredith:
Returning to Kings Valley was supposed to be simple: revive my family’s beloved café and keep our town’s traditions alive. I never imagined my biggest challenge would be Kris Knight, the smooth-talking developer with grand plans to modernize our historic inn. From the moment we met we were at odds—our visions for the future couldn’t be more different. But a surprise kiss under the mistletoe has turned everything upside-down. Suddenly, the man I’d written off as my enemy seems to have more layers than I’d realized. Could my granny be right that there’s really such thing as Christmas magic after all?
Kris:
My plan was straightforward: transform the Queens Inn into a modern resort and bring new life to the town of Kings Valley. What I didn’t expect was Meredith Plum—fiery, passionate, and fiercely protective of her hometown’s traditions. From our first encounter, sparks flew, and not the good kind. But a surprise mistletoe kiss has suddenly changed the game, and now I’m questioning everything I thought I knew about her—and about my plans. Is there something more powerful at work this Christmas than I’d first believed, leading me toward something I never saw coming?
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*****
There are snowflake decorations and twinkling lights hanging from every tree branch…
Shops stink like gingerbread, and everyone seems….
Disgustingly festive.
It must be Christmas.
And to that, I say… bah-humbug.
I’m immune to this whole Christmas cheer thing that’s going around. People expect me to put up a tree and listen to carolers parading around the neighborhood? No, thank you!
Just when I thought I’d successfully avoided another holiday season, Holly Douglas and her daughter Noelle come tumbling into my life. What’s worse than two cheery, festive females? The fact that they’re taking over my entire apartment and filling it with that dreadful Christmas cheer.
Before I can even say “ho, ho, NO,” there’s cookies in my oven, a tree by the window, and mistletoe hanging from the doorway.
As a blizzard bares down on Evergreen Lake, something even more surprising is happening right under my own roof. Their infectious holiday spirit is starting to get under this Grinch’s skin. Without warning, I’m celebrating the holidays and agreeing to things I never thought I’d do.
Now all I have to do is figure out is how to keep Holly and Noelle once the storm passes…
And that might take more than a little mistletoe magic.
Mistletoe Magic is a sizzling holiday romance with a small-town feel! 1-Click Mistletoe Magic today to spread some Christmas cheer!
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*****
When you’re born into a dynasty, you’re never fully free.
I had one goal and I achieved it––keeping my friends safe. But leaving the girl with silver eyes is the hardest thing I ever did.
When danger threatens the people I love, I return to the place that never felt like home, to friends who think of me as a traitor and to the one girl who wants nothing to do with me.
The more I try to stay out, the harder she pulls me in.
I am only human after all and she’ll see what happens when she plays games.
Mia
When Blake left, he made a choice––and it wasn’t me.
Day by day, I stitched my broken heart back together and now he’s back.
He thinks he’s protecting me from the threat of his father, but his presence tortures me. I know he’ll never give me what I crave most.
What I didn’t expect is him losing a bit more control each passing day.
It’s both thrilling and terrifying but ready or not, he’s here to consume me.
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*****
Step into a realm of magic and romance, and see if love can truly conquer all in Hearts at War...
Featuring heart-stirring stories from:
Brandi Elledge, Brooke Clonts,
Evelina Griggs, Harper Lynn,
Jacqueline Pawl, Michelle Helen Fritz,
Nicole Zoltack, Shae Merritt, Sophea Chan, T. S. Devon.
Ten tales of rivalry and romance await. Will you answer the call to adventure and lose your heart in the Romantic Realms?
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*****
Sounds like the start of a bad joke, right? I mean, come on, what could go wrong? Especially when they all fall for a girl whose scream can turn men to piles of ash and dust?
That girl is me, by the way. Yep, I k!ll people with my scream.
This is where the "I'm not like other girls" thing gets a whole new meaning.
Daughter of the Witch Queen who went psycho and was imprisoned before I was born, father unknown.
Too powerful to be left in peace.
Pandemonium College seems like a good place to hide until I figure out what I am. No place better than among your own kind, right? A crow among crows. A powerful girl in an academy full of powerful magical students.
And then I meet them. Five guys, one more gorgeous than the next.
Nice. Gentle. Friendly. Hot. How is a girl supposed to resist?
Beware of pretty strangers, they say, but they are just students. They don't know what I am, so no harm in being friendly right back, right?
I mean, what could go wrong?
I only have to avoid screaming… for any reason.
Shouldn't be all that hard.
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*****
Getting to know her softness, her toughness and the wide spectrum in between is being able to see her in the words she writes; a unique gift and treasure.
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*****
Adam Parrish is a modern-day witch. A pediatric oncologist by day and a hunter of evil witches by night, he’s conflicted by his two callings. Saving the world all on his own is not what it’s cracked up to be, and it’s hell on a social life, but what choice does he have?
Vivienne Lanier is a witch and a midwife in 1502. When she touches an illuminated manuscript, she's thrown through time to its present-day location at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. She has to find her way back home to care for her granddaughter who needs her, but the 21st century is full of surprises, and none is more interesting than Dr. Adam Parrish. Has she finally met her soulmate only to lose him to her duty?
When other witches discover Vivienne’s otherworldly power and her ability to heal anyone of anything, Adam realizes the danger she faces. Can he protect her and keep the secret of her time travel?
When equals fall in love, can they bridge a five-hundred-year gap to live their happily ever after?
Content Notes: This book is a slow burn romance that features open-door, consensual sex scenes between mature characters. There is a discussion about a rape that happened in the past and a subplot involves children in a hospital and doctors dealing with cancer treatments for children. Explicit language is used.
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*****
FROM STORY ORIGIN
U.S. Marshal James Creed has known loss, starting from the untimely death of his wife and daughter in a sudden fire.
His work, chasing down and arresting outlaws across the Wild West, is all he has left to live for.
Then one day, in 1876, the infamous killer Corwin Blake catches Creed by surprise and guns him down.
Creed awakes after a mysterious young woman resurrects him in a basement laboratory beneath a brothel.
Half alive, Creed feels torn between his need for justice and his desire to fall back into the peace of death.
Creed's instincts drive him to protect the city of Santa Cruz, California, from the outlaws it harbors while searching for Blake.
He uncovers a secret criminal organization, likely protecting Blake, determined to use resurrection technology for its own ends.
The former marshal, now faster, stronger, and a more deadly shot than ever before, must work with a brothel madam, a bounty hunter, and the remaining marshals to uncover the criminal syndicate before they can misuse the machines of rebirth and create more mindless zombies.
Meanwhile, he must also stop Blake, before the outlaw kills the only people he cares about.
His own death can wait.
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*****
All Andrew wanted for Christmas was some luck. He didn't anticipate finding happiness in a middle of a blizzard.
Your car breaking in a middle of a snow storm usually means disaster. But Andrew finds his savior in a burly Russian who leads him to a cabin in the woods, where they can wait for the blizzard to pass and, more importantly, get warm! The Russian bear will do anything to keep his little bunny comfortable.
If you like the Canadian Shack/snowed in trope and want to read about two men cuddling for warmth this steamy tale will keep you warm with fuzzy feelings!
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*****
“I told you, Bella, you’re not going anywhere...You’re mine now, little spitfire.”
What’s worse than having a drink dumped all over me on my birthday?
Sucker punching the guy that did it…
And then finding out he’s a dangerous Bratva boss.
I went to the Velvet Lounge to celebrate my 21st birthday,
and escape my father’s iron grip.
He secretly betrothed me to his client’s son…
Now I’m expected to marry him on my birthday!
Instead, I bumped into Andrey Belov.
Actually, he crashed into me,
spilling his sticky, sweet drink all over me.
He oozes confidence, power, and…danger.
Not to mention, he’s drop-dead gorgeous.
And he awakens a desire in me that I can’t control.
Andrey vows to protect me, even from myself.
But will he race to save me when I fall into the hands
of a dangerous stranger?
All my hope rests in the hands of this ruthless Bratva boss
who turned my world upside down…
And managed to put a baby in my belly.
VELVET VENDETTA, Book 1 of the Belov Bratva duet is a dark mafia boss romance. The story continues in Book 2, VELVET VENGEANCE.
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*****
Step into a world of corruption, power, and intrigue to follow one couple's fight to break a century of obligation forged by the darkest of sins.
KATE
I have always tried to be a good girl and live up to my family's impossible expectations. Never ask questions about my birth father. Never discuss the dark-clad men haunting my dreams. Never go to exclusive clubs or explore my urges. Jack Lawrence is everything my mother warned me about – dark, dangerous, and dominant – everything they've kept me from my whole life.
How could I have known letting him fulfil my fantasies would start a war neither of us could walk away from?
JACK
The Harpyiai order values honour and purity above all. We are people-snatchers, monsters out of the darkest fairytales, and Masters of the illegitimates. The sins of our forefathers bind us in blood to a lifetime of obligation, rituals, and sacrifices.
My father broke Harpyiai tradition by having his illegitimate son trained as a Marquis. I'm the reluctant heir to his legacy and the Harpyiai castle, but now I live in hiding. Only one unbreakable rule keeps me safe: I cannot dishonour myself by coupling with an illegitimate. Then, a dark-haired beauty catches my eye, and I must have her – even if she's forbidden.
Thrill of Fear is the first book in The Harpies series. This is a dark secret society, contemporary forbidden romance with mafia elements and is meant for a mature audience only. The books must be read in order.
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*****
Release Date: 18 June 2025
The cake is ordered, the dresses are tailored, and the guests are ready—love is in the air, and it’s time to Save the Date!
From grand celebrations to intimate elopements, Save the Date is filled with heart-warming and swoon-worthy tales of love found, lost, and rediscovered on the road to happily ever after.
Perfect for readers who believe in the magic of love and the romance of weddings, this anthology is your invitation to fall in love, one story at a time.
Authors:
Carrie DiRisio, Deaia Sanders, VK Holt, Michelle Moncrieff, Melinda Pine,
Chele MacCabe, Gabbi Grey, Sharon Michalove, Laura M. Baird,
Susan Horsnell, T.S. Simons, Clarice Jayne, Annee Jones, Kathleen Ryder,
Kristine Charles, Ebony Snow, Juliet Martini, Alexa Santi, MacKade,
JCC Downing, Anna Klein, Harper Michaels
MY STORY
I Do...I Don't
Hudson Owen and Jayne Peterson were destined to marry.
Everyone in their small town knew it was only a matter of time before they tied the knot.
The pair had been inseparable all their lives, even moving in together and attending the same university.
The thought of looking like a princess, on her once in a lifetime special day, was what Jayne had dreamed of for years.
She suspected Hudson had been having doubts, but that was normal…Wasn’t it?
Will these two say, “I do,” or when the time comes, will it be, “I don’t?”
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*****
RULES FOR DATING A SINGLE DAD
Multi-Author Series
Coming in June 2025
A Clean Rules For Dating A Single Dad Romance
Love is strength, love is support, and love makes a family complete!
Single dads everywhere are about to learn that love doesn't come with an instruction manual. These devoted fathers, balancing career demands with the joys and challenges of parenthood, find themselves crossing paths with women who see beyond their "dad" label.
Each story in 'Rules For Dating A Single Dad' celebrates the unique journey of finding love as a single father, showing that sometimes the most rewarding relationships are built on a foundation of Lego bricks and soccer practice sidelines.
This sweet series will be brimming with tender father-child moments, blossoming romances, and the beautiful chaos of blending lives and hearts. Coming June 2025.
RULE #2 EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
Author: Daisy Landish
When the town’s bumbling mayor and its sharp-tongued post office clerk are roped into helping at a summer theater camp, their long-standing banter turns into something neither of them expected—love.
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RULE #3 DAD KNOWS BEST
Author: E.B. Silva
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RULE #5
Author: E.B. Silva
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RULE #6 DON'T FORGET TO CALL
Author: Amy Stephens
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RULE #7 LOVE IS IN THE LITTLE MOMENTS
Author: Lucy Locke
Becca Andrews, a free-spirited artist and new second-grade teacher, moves to the small town of Mistletoe Hollow, where she clashes with her uptight neighbor, single dad Thomas McArthur. When she agrees to nanny his shy daughter June for the summer, Becca’s quirky charm helps bring June out of her shell, and soon Thomas begins to see Becca in a new light. As love blossoms in the little moments, they must both learn that sometimes the best kind of love comes from embracing the chaos.
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RULE #8 DON'T DISMISS THE TEACHER
Author: Susan Horsnell
A teenage daughter who thinks she knows all.
A schoolteacher who agrees with her opinion.
Will sparks fly when the two most important adults in Harmony's life clash in disagreement?
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RULE #11 REMEMBER TO BREATHE
Author: Annee Jones
A grumpy coach, a free-spirited yogi, and one summer to find their rhythm...
Chloe:
Teaching yoga in the small town of Kings Valley has given me the peace I needed after a messy breakup. I’ve rebuilt my life, focusing on helping others find their balance and inner peace—because love? That’s a complication I’m not interested in. The last thing I need is a grumpy high school football coach walking into my studio, rolling his eyes at every pose. But when Jake Weston signs up for my summer class with his daughter, I’m stuck dealing with his rigid attitude and resistance to all things “woo-woo.” What I didn’t expect? That under his tough exterior, there’s something—no, someone—I just might want to get to know better.
Jake:
I run my life like I run the football field: with order, control, and discipline. Raising my daughter Maddie on my own hasn’t been easy, but it’s all I’ve got. When she asks me to join her for a summer yoga class, I’m less than thrilled. I don’t buy into the whole “zen” lifestyle, but I’ll do anything to connect with her. What I didn’t sign up for is Chloe—the overly cheerful instructor who tests my patience at every turn. But the more time we spend together, the harder it gets to stay frustrated with her sunshine-filled world. And Chloe? She’s making me reconsider everything I thought I knew about balance—both on the mat and off.
As the summer stretches on and the line between yoga and real life blurs, Chloe and I are left to figure out whether we can really be opposites who attract—or if we’re just too different to make it work.
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Several books in these series are now live and
all are available in Kindle Unlimited
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HONORABLE, HEALING, & HOPEFUL
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THE MATCHMAKER-AGATHA RETURNS
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MAIL-ORDER PAPA SERIES
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THE RELUCTANT WAGON TRAIN BRIDE SERIES
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DOUBLE TROUBLE SERIES
