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LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER!  Hope vacation beckons all of you sometime this summer, promising time to kick back, sleep late, enjoy ginger tea on the patio and of, course, read lots of good books! To assist you in that endeavor…

A MOST UNCONVENTIONAL MATCH, Hal and Elizabeth’s story, is available now!  Hal Waterman has always avoided society beauties, who remind him too painfully of his demanding Diamond of a mother. He’s especially steered clear of Elizabeth Wellingford, sister-in-law of his best friend Nicky, to whom he had an instantaneous, mesmerizing attraction. But when, seven years after their unforgettable first meeting, the now-married Elizabeth’s husband dies suddenly while all her family are abroad, Hal knows Nicky would expect him to call on the bereaved widow and, in Nicky’s stead, offer her assistance. He hopes to perform this duty quickly and resume his tranquil bachelor’s existence…until he finds the mature Elizabeth even more alluring than the young beauty.

NEW CONTEST!  What is more evocative of summer than the scent of roses?  Besides being the distinctive perfume that signals Elizabeth’s presence to Hal whenever she enters a room, it’s also the flower—and the aroma—that most often conjures up the serene beauty of summer.  To celebrate the scent and the season, I’m offering a gift basket of rose-scented products along with a copy of A MOST UNCONVENTIONAL MATCH.  Inhale deeply and follow the link to enter.

MORE WELLINGFORDS TO COME! Next to be featured will be Elizabeth’s sister Meredyth, the heroine of “Merry’s Christmas Miracle” in the November 2008 Harlequin Historical Christmas anthology CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT.  The “responsible” sister who stayed to manage the family’s country estate and tend her younger siblings when Sarah and Elizabeth married, upon the death of her soldier fiancé, Meredyth resigned herself to spinsterhood.  Until the yearly Christmas gathering at Wellingford brings home not just her family, but Allen Mansfell, the fascinating older brother of Colton Wellingford’s Oxford friend.…

NED IS NEXT!  I’m now working on another Wellington-related book, the story of Hal and Nicky’s other good friend, Sir Edward Austin Greeves, a country gentlemen who disdains London and loves his land.  After suffering disappointment at the lovely hands of a fellow agriculturist’s daughter whom he’d thought would make him an ideal wife, Ned thinks to put romance behind him as he tackles the challenge of rebuilding a failing property whose embezzling manager Nicky has just fired.  Discharged from her governess position after rejecting the improper advances of her charges’ father, Joanna Merrill spends her last coins to reach the estate at which her brother is manager.  Arriving at midnight, cold, soaked through and discouraged, she’s horrified to discover her brother has been replaced…by a grimly disapproving Ned Greeves!

ROGUE’S LADY STILL AVAILABLE!  My November 2007 Regency historical is still available at your local bookstore.  Daughter of a misalliance between a viscount’s daughter and an itinerant Italian musician, Allegra Antinori knows she should marry a paragon of unimpeachable virtue—like handsome returned soldier Rob Lynton, the family acquaintance she’s always adored.  If only out-and-out rogue Will Tavener weren’t so impossibly appealing…  Click here to read excerpts of Chapters 1 and 2 or to see the video trailer. 

 “With characters you care about, clever banter, a roguish hero and a captivating heroine, Justiss has written a charming and sensual love story.”  — Joan Hammond, Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

 “A fantastic novel whose characters will defiantly capture your attention.” — Emily at Publisher’s Weekly Behind Her Book.

BOOKMARKS AVAILABLE!  To receive a bookmark of ROGUE’S LADY or THE UNTAMED HEIRESS, send an SASE to Julia at 179 County Rd 4112, Daingerfield, TX  75638.