Hi Everyone

Since my last newsletter we have spent a week in St George and are coming to the end of a week in Miles before we head off on Monday to Chinchilla for two weeks. After that, we are in Warwick on the Queensland Western Downs for two months. From there we will visit my sister and get to see our brand new great-niece in January. Very excited for her arrival.

I have come to the end of another year or beginning, whichever way you choose to think of it and to celebrate, I will offer an ecopy, direct to Kindle app. of any of my December releases- A Cowboy for Corrine (Sweet Historical Western), TryAngel (A Rugby League short story) or Christmas with the Alpha (Wolf shapeshifter). Please email me at horsnells@yahoo.com.au and in subject line write "Birthday Giveaway." In the main body please add your choice and Kindle email address. Be sure to add my email as a safe sender. Don't leave off the au or it will bounce.

As usual, I have a lot of choice from sweet romantic historical stories to paranormal, hot and steamy, and gay romance. There are pre-order books in the Sweet Romance Collection that are about to release in a few days. These multi-author books have a common theme depending on the series but are completely stand alone reads.

Most of my books that aren't in multi author and committed to Amazon are now wide so please check out buy links at my website: http://susanhorsnellromanceauthor.com

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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Release Date: 4 December 2023

Corrine sat at her desk, her eyes fixed on the advertisement she had just finished drafting. The words poured out, a heartfelt plea for help disguised as a request for companionship.

After the loss of her husband, she found herself overwhelmed with the responsibilities of running a ranch and raising two young boys. She needed a partner, someone who could share the load and bring happiness back into their lives.

Waylon ‘Lonnie’ Cadogan had been a fisherman for years, and he was ready to move on and make changes in his life.

A chance flip through a magazine, left on the table of the boarding house where he lived, had him putting pen to paper and answering Corrine’s plea for a cowboy.

Fate seemed to bring these two together, but would an innocent omission finish them before they even got started?

When a shadow from Corrine's past emerges, a dark cloud is cast over their newfound happiness. Will someone filled with resentment and jealousy, endanger her life and destroy their blossoming love?

A Cowboy for Corrine is a tale of love, resilience, and the courage to embrace change, even when life's twists and turns threaten to tear everything apart.

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Release Date: 15 December 2023

Nathan McKenzie had been with the Richmond Cougars NRL team all his life and for the past six years he’d been their captain.

Time on his career was fast running out but there still one goal he hadn’t achieved…

He’d never played in a grand final let alone won the coveted Proven-Summons Trophy.

His desire to hold the coveted trophy over his head was strong. His determination was even stronger.

Would Nathan take his team all the way, or would fate intervene in the form of a TryAngel?

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Release Date: 21 December 2023

Marietta Forsythe is a well known and respected news reporter based in the outer western suburbs of Sydney, NSW. The Christmas season is approaching, and with it, her much anticipated wedding on New Year’s Day. But something isn’t right, and hasn’t been for a long time, in her relationship with Ryder Marshall.

Three days before Christmas, Marietta does the only thing she can think of…she runs to where her heart has always belonged. To a place where she can heal.

Graham Donovan is a paramedic in charge of an ambulance response station located in Penrith, NSW. He and his partner, Parker, are a well know search and rescue team in the area.

When Marietta makes a rookie mistake, circumstances leave her life in grave danger in an almost inaccessible part of the Blue Mountains National Park. People who disappear into the forbidding landscape aren’t often found alive, but luck is on her side when Graham and Parker, who are spending a few days in the area, get the call she is missing for they are no regular search and rescue team.

Can the young news reporter accept who the men really are, or are they in danger of their identities being blown?

Will being forced to spend Christmas in a small cabin in the mountains have Marietta falling for the Alpha?

And what will put all their lives in danger?

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SWEET WESTERN MULTI-AUTHOR SERIES

Several books in these series are now live and

all are available in Kindle Unlimited

MAIL-ORDER PAPA SERIES

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THE RELUCTANT WAGON TRAIN BRIDE SERIES

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DOUBLE TROUBLE SERIES

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SWEET ROMANCE COLLECTION

Release Date: 5 December 2023

Mail-Order Bride, Helena Grayson, marries a man she has only met through letters. Not more than twenty minutes later, her husband is killed by a stray bullet. She now must take her deceased husband's body back to his family and become a mail-order bride once again. That is the only way to keep herself safe from her controlling cousin.

When she arrives at the Grayson ranch and meets her in-laws, she is surprised how well they treat her like one of the family. Well, except for Owen Grayson, the oldest brother. That man will cause her problems, both with trying to find a new husband, and toying with her heart.

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Release Date: 5 December 2023

Abram Exodus is successful in business and love, which are all at risk when the doctor recommends that he relocate to a better climate for his mother’s health.

Sarah Tyris knows how to take charge. Independence fuels her nursing career while caring for out-patients in the comfort of their homes.

Join Abram as he leaves his home in Delaware to seek out his mother’s version of the Promised Land. Is God leading or has He forgotten Abram? Could the strong, liberated nurse whose aim is to heal the body, soul, and mind of the Exodus family bring deliverance?

Enjoy this faith-inspired, sweet historical romance. It will warm your heart and provide the encouragement change often brings—growth and freedom from mountains considered unsurmountable.

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Once the flame of love is lit, it cannot be extinguished.

Having withdrawn from society, Quill Gentry's normal response to unexpected visitors is a warning blast from his shotgun. Somehow a beautiful stranger with a limp breaches his defenses and he begins to come out of his shell. Then Genevieve abruptly disappears. Thinking Quill just needs a wife, his preacher arranges a mail-order bride for him. But, the very day the gorgeous Lillian arrives, Quill learns from Genevieve of her imminent return and why she'd left so abruptly. Now Quill has a quandary.

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Release Date: 5 December 2023

Gabe Dawson didn't believe catastrophes came in threes. That is, until his grandfather died, a fire nearly destroyed his home, and his grandmother started showing signs of forgetfulness.

When Hope Brody discovers Nora Dawson wandering in a snowy field and learns of the family's loss, she sets out to recreate the quilt that was destroyed in the fire. But in order to present it to her at the Annual Christmas Eve Quilt gathering, that meant she'd have to get to know the taciturn Gabe Dawson.

Despite thwarting her efforts at friendship, Gabe finally acknowledges that Hope's visits are helping ease his grandmother's anxieties. Soon, he finds himself falling for the lovely quilter. But with only a small farm and almost constant care of his ailing grandmother, he has nothing to offer and would never be a woman's first choice.

As Christmas approaches, will Hope look beyond his obligations and see a future blossom from a special, once-in-a-lifetime friendship?

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Ben

For over a decade I’d been living a lie

They say the truth will set you free

They lied…

The TRUTH resulted in my wife’s death

Now I am free from my lie

But I’d never be free of my guilt

Until I met HIM

Suddenly crunching numbers had lost their appeal

He counted more…

More than I realised

He makes me feel alive

But I’m scared too….

Cam

I didn’t believe in love

I’d spent my life avoiding relationships

NOT for me

There was no such thing as: The One…

He was only meant to balance my books

Not rock my world

For the first time I wanted more

With HIM

I was in charge, in control always

I felt needy, yet alive

More alive than ever before

That was a first…

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Tanjie is a witch but doesn’t know it. Will she accept her power for good or evil?

Tanjie is pushed to face her destiny by an unexpected inheritance. The bookshop isn’t what she anticipated and is part of a magical world she doesn’t belong to. Tanjie can’t wait to leave, get back to her own life, but then she is shown what her magical powers can do.

Alaric detests the witches and their control over the pack as much as every other wolf shifter. The alpha is planning a rebellion and Alaric will help lead the attack on the witches. But then he meets Tanjie.

Secrets are being hidden from them both.

Tanjie must learn quickly otherwise her mistakes will cost her life. If Alaric isn’t clear what side he is on, he risks losing the pack forever.

Who will pay the consequences for their ignorance?

Fans of Roxie Ray, Kim Richardson, and Sarah Spade will devour Lilliana Rose’s world of unexpected adventure and imagination.

Scroll up and click to begin the journey in this forbidden love, finding one’s destiny and opposites attract series set in a urban fantasy world.

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Griffen

I take what I want. I’ve fought to get where I am and I’m at the top. My partner has embezzled millions of dollars and I know what I want in return. His daughter.

Katrina

I’ve always been in love with Griffen Van Halen, even as a little girl. I’m now an intern at his and my father’s publishing company and find out he’s embezzled millions. In return Griffen wants me for three months. To keep my father out of prison I have to do it. Being Griffen’s plaything can’t be that bad. Right?

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The world of men has fallen.

The predictable demise of the ‘New World Order’ led to a truly new social order: the rise of of the Ancient Ones, with the angel-born Nephilim as their masters. With the mighty dragons at their beck and call, the Nephilim wasted no time in creating a nightmarish world in their own image.

For centuries, the Sardonican Church maintained some semblance of order in the more civilized nations. Now, the Church is being challenged by a mysterious rebel leader known only as ‘the Dark One.’ Among all the Nephilim, there has never been a warrior more formidable—or more feared.

Something evil lurks in the Dark One’s blood; this much is obvious. And that reality begs the question: is a man nothing more than a product of his bloodline, upbringing, and environment? Or rather, is his identity forged by his actions? The fate of the civilized world hinges upon that terrible question.

Whatever the case may be, Karis—the erstwhile Angel of Death—is about to discover the answer.

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Join these 7 authors sharing their erotic thoughts and dreams with you to heat up your minds, body and souls.

Anne Rainey

Ree L. Diehl

Cree Nations

Mark S. R. Sterling

Erin Osborne

F. East

Sloane Ridge

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‘Tis the season to find trinkets, treats, and love at your favorite Christmas Market.

Will you meet someone special under the mistletoe? Is that a candy cane in Santa’s pocket or is he just happy to see you? Whether it’s the traditional markets of Europe or a small-town winter festival out of a television movie, the holiday market is the place to come together to shop, drink, and make merry. Will you find the perfect gift or the love of your life?

Grab your eggnog and cookies and join USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by The New Romance Café as we celebrate all the things that make this a holly jolly season.

Authors:

Linda G. Hill, Alexa Santi, Renee Dahlia, Sharon Michalove,

Bella Paige, Jill Brashear, Lily Kindall, H. D’Agostino,

Sera Taino, Harper Michaels, L.A. Remenicky,

K McEvern Lestrade, Jackie Paxson, Sofia Aves, Gabbi Grey,

Jewelz Baxter, Juliet Martini, Élodie Garroway, Chele MacCabe,

Annee Jones, Hannah McKee

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Brought together by grief…

When her brother is killed in action in Afghanistan, Stephanie (Stevie) finds herself unexpectedly thrown into the role of sole guardian of her two young nephews.

Determined to do the best she can for them, Stevie enters a marriage of convenience with her brother’s best friend. After all, she has known Chase for years and knows that he will provide for and protect them as if they were a real family.

It doesn’t matter that she had always hoped for more with Chase, for her nephews, she will put her own dreams on hold, the same way her brother had when they themselves had been orphaned too young.

Will the weight of guilt tear them apart…

There was nothing that Chase would not do for Kyle. Kids when they first met, they had spent more time together than apart.

Marrying Stevie was a no-brainer. She and the boys needed a stable home, medical insurance, and familiar faces to help them heal, all benefits that Chase could provide.

The fact that it was Chase’s fault that Kyle was gone was his own personal cross to bear. One that he was determined no one else should ever find out about.

Or will faith lead them to forgiveness and love?

As Stevie and Chase begin blending their lives together, helping the boys through the first year without their beloved daddy, they begin to see each other, and themselves, in a different light.

When Stevie learns the truth of her brother’s death, will she be able to forgive Chase, and claim the happiness they both deserve, or will she lose him forever?

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‘Tis the pucking season.

Kallen finally has the girl and they’re about to celebrate their first Christmas as a married couple. And Chelsea has a present for Kallen he'll never forget.

However, when his rivalry with Stefan Däuchmen spills over from the ice into their personal lives, it threatens to not only melt their careers but Chelsea’s surprise for her husband too.

**this book was first released in the 'Our First Christmas' anthology

Other books in the series:

I Pucking Hate That I Love You

A Pucking good Christmas

I Pucking Hate That You Love Me

It's Pucking Fake, appearing in Fake It Till You Make It

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In a world where love knows no boundaries and desires clash with duty, "Mated to the Human Luna" sets the stage for a tale of passion, power, and sacrifice.

Rowan, a fiercely independent human woman, yearns for a normal life, far from the dark allure of Onyx, the morally black king of werewolves.

However, fate has other plans as she discovers she is his destined mate. Onyx, a formidable alpha with a conflicted heart, relentlessly pursues her, entangling Rowan in a web of seduction, danger, and supernatural intrigue.

As she discovers the truth about her bloodline, her trust shatters, leaving her torn between her growing feelings and the darkness she sees in his world.

In a tumultuous journey, Rowan must navigate her heart's desires and the weight of destiny as she faces the allure of the Alpha King.

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He’s got everything she ever wanted. She’s got everything he’s always needed. But it will take a bad agreement, a road trip, and a contract for them to make it work.

As an aspiring country-western star, there isn’t much Lila Potter wouldn’t do for a chance to make her dreams come true. So when words gets out that two bonafide superstars are giving away a recording contract, she’s prepared to follow their tour for as long as it takes to get lucky. But when she unexpectedly falls into the arms—and bed—of the nation’s most troubled rock star in the process, her entire plan is endangered.

Singer Rivers Shine is the epitome of a bad boy, and he’s got the reputation to prove it. His agent, once patient with his adventures, is now fed up with his antics. Desperately in need of some good PR for her this proudly bad boy, she issues an ultimatum: Either Rivers agrees to fix his image or his band loses its spot as the opening act on the biggest tour of the year.

Rivers doesn’t like it, but he knows he has no choice. Agree... or lose his band the chance of a lifetime.

And it shouldn't be that hard, right? According to his agent, he just has to pretend he finally has a steady girlfriend and might actually be thinking about settling down.

And she already has the perfect woman in mind. She knows they have chemistry. She knows they can't keep their eyes off each other.

The girl he's already taken to bed once.

The girl who sees him for who he actually is.

Now, everything depends on Rivers and Lila convincing the public that they really are a couple. If they succeed, Rivers and his band continue on the tour. Lila gets the recording contract she’s always dreamed of.

Easy.

But when very real feelings start to get in the way of their very fake relationship, things get complicated. The more they see of each other, the more real sparks begin to fly. After several late-night chats, a forced road trip, and more than one physical encounter that leaves them both shaking with desire, Lila and Rivers are forced to admit that there might be more to this fake relationship than they thought.

But is there a happily ever after waiting at the end of their publicity stunt? Or will they both be left with nothing more than tattoos and heartbreak?

Tattoos and Heartbreak is the first in the Trouble Next Door series, and is a spicy story that promises a broken rock star, a girl who's too sweet for him, and a chance at the HEA neither of them knew they needed. Look for the next in the series, Guitars and Mistakes, out in spring of 2024.

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A girl with a broken heart. A guy with a broken family. And a Christmas dream that will bring them together.

Olivia Johns has tried the real world, and failed. She had the record contract… and a boyfriend who stole that contract, along with her music.

Now she's heading home for Christmas, escaping the real world and trying to get her feet under her.

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Connor Wheating knows a thing or two about having his feet knocked out from under him. He was on the verge of getting signed to his first record contract when his dad was diagnosed with cancer.

Now he finds himself home for the holidays… and missing the future he was polishing for himself.

But Christmas doesn't only bring snow and holly. In Arberry, North Carolina, it also brings the Annual Music Festival. The competition: fierce. The reward: a shiny new record contract with one of the biggest labels in the industry.

When Olivia and Connor find themselves in an unwilling partnership, working together—and against each other—for the same prize, the chemistry between them growing by the minute…

Christmas wishes might actually come true.

Two lost souls looking for a way out. A Christmas music contest. And an unwilling partnership that leaves them both longing for something more.

Christmas Music is a sweet small-town Christmas novella that features cowboys, hopeless romance, and a heroine willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, and is the prequel to the Southern Heroes series.

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Life isn't always easy for me...why? Because I grew up without family or friends to help guide and support me through my life.

One fateful night, I was walking home and a sound of a gun went off; looking down, I saw blood staining my shirt; I don't understand why I was the one shot, but it happened. Waking up after a gun shot in an unfamiliar bed, well, that would make anyone panic; especially when said bed wasn't in a hospital.

Gabriel Hudson, my savior, isn't letting me leave his mansion and I don't know why; not that I mind all that much. He's got short dark brown hair and these most intense blue eyes I've ever seen that anyone could drown in. My problem, he keeps looking at me like I'm a midnight snack; not that I mind a hot guy wanting to hook up with me, but my alarm bells are ringing and I really should listen to them.

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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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New day. New town. New temptation.

I prowl the wastelands solo, a lone wolf.

When I find him, a scrappy young man with fire in his eyes, my hunger stirs.

That defiant gaze challenges me.

I thought I'd wander alone, but claiming this fierce boy?

I wasn't prepared for that.

But when two wild souls collide, you surrender.

You take.

And you don't let go.

So that's what I do, regardless of our age gap.

I make him mine...

In every way.

A steamy M/M dark short story romance, featuring an alpha hero, an age-gap romance, and plenty of V-card fun and praise.

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