Scandalously Yours
by
Eight Scandalpus Authors
and
Jane Leopold Quinn
@jelquinnauthor
How I came to write Wooing
the Librarian Wooing
the Librarian.
This all started with sex in elevators. ;-) I was part of a
group of authors who contributed to anthologies titled
Goin' Down. We had so much fun that we decided to write mail order
bride stories. Since I'm kind of an obstreperous woman, I wanted my bride to be
in Joshua, California with the rest of the ladies under false pretenses. A mail
order bride who didn't want to be a bride under any circumstances. As a writer,
you let your mind wander to find the most unique story possible.
Why would my bride be opposed to marriage? Well, maybe
because she'd already been seduced by a man and dumped. Believe me, that'll do
it. Then to add just a little more interest to her, she had been raised in
Egypt by Egyptologist parents. Coming back to America was her escape and new
beginning. Her mission now was to open a library in the small town of Joshua.
Now for my hero. I'd always wanted to write about a minister
and give him lots of temptation. How would he handle that and still follow the
tenets of his faith. To add some more complications, he'd been a bounty hunter
who'd found God after the disastrous shooting of an innocent child. He'd now
settled in Joshua and arranged for a group of mail order brides for the single
cowboys and ranchers in the area. He wouldn't mind a love for himself.
Unfortunately, the woman he's attracted to wants nothing to do with finding a
committed relationship.
With these backstories, Isis Garrett and Prescott MacKay
were born.
Long
and Short Reviews gave it 4-1/2 Stars
"Ms. Quinn’s
writing is wonderful, making the vicarious experience seamless. The plot is
well-written and moves along at a quick pace. I felt as if I were transported
into this frontier town, experiencing life in 1877."
Romance
Junkies gave it a 4-1/2 Blue Ribbon Rating
"…a
wonderful mixture of historical and erotic romance. I adored Pres and Isis who
each have pasts they’re uncomfortable sharing with each other.
Following is the opening scene from Wooing the Librarian.
"Well, Preacher, see any filly you like?"
Prescott MacKay studied the ladies as they alighted from the
train. Unselfishly, he hoped his buddies would find suitable brides, and
quickly. The thing he wanted most on this earth was a woman of his own, but as
the preacher, he had to make sure the other guys found their wives first.
"Not really," he responded, not quite truthfully,
to Mayor Jim Benson. Many of the ladies were pretty, a couple could be called
plain, one looked a little long in the tooth. Tall, short, thin, plump, the
women came in all sizes and shapes. Someone for every fella's taste. He
wondered if one of them was to his taste. He might be a preacher, but he was still
a man. A great, hungry, lonely, randy man.
"That one." Benson pointed to a severely dressed,
severely visaged lady. "Doesn't look like she's happy to be here."
The woman stood to the side, away from the other chattering
mail-order brides, her lips pursed, gimlet-eyed gaze sweeping the town. The way
her brows drew together said she didn't find much favor in Joshua, California.
Frown notwithstanding, she was still pretty. Round cheeks, a determined pointed
chin, fair skin, dark eyes, rich brown hair barely covered by a ridiculously
small hat, there was something about her that called to Pres. Her gaze rolled
over him, on to Jim, past them, assessing everything. Assessed and found
wanting?
He was curious. If she traveled all this way to find a
husband, why would she scowl like that? Wouldn't she want to put on her best face? Her gaze came back to him. Or was
it aimed at his friend? Even from across the busy, dusty street, he could see
her lips part slightly and her eyes widen. The sudden heated tightening of his
belly shocked him. She didn't look like the kind of woman to inspire lustful
thoughts, and as a preacher he tried to keep a lid on them. Didn't feel it was
right to respond to all his manly urges, at least not in public.
In his life before becoming a preacher, in his bounty
hunting days, he wouldn't have bothered with a proper looking woman. He'd needed the easy, no commitments, no
responsibility, no-morning-after type of woman back then. It was all different
for him now. Now he wanted the morning-after woman, the family, the promise of
forever.
They traded gazes for a long moment, sights and sounds
melting hazily into the background. His heart thudded heavily, almost
painfully. What
the hell, uh heck. At
the same time, her breasts rose and fell in a deep breath. And a nicely rounded
bosom it was. It didn't escape his notice she was a bit on the plump side all
the way around, but that didn't keep him from salivating at the promise of all
that softness under his work-roughened hands. His lips quirked, and he brushed
his forefinger across his lower lip anticipating the pleasures he could share
with the woman.
About Jane -
Being a romance writer has its good and bad points. Good
because we can always arrange for our characters' stories to have a happy
ending. Bad because we're constantly inundated with stories and characters and
sometimes talk aloud to them when other people are around. Writing romance
stories is a fulfilling and happy job, and I'm grateful to be able to do it.
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I love a good mail order bride book. What a great post. Muffy, thank you for hosting Scandalously Yours today.
ReplyDeleteLove the excerpt, Jane! And Muffy, thank you so much for featuring Scandalously Yours on your blog today. Very much appreciated! :)
ReplyDeleteJane's preacher's a hot one--every hero in the eight stories in Scandalously Yours is a keeper! Thanks so much for hosting our blog today!
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