June 21, 2006: available in Large Print through Thorndike Press!
Lacy Murdock has to find a handsome single rancher fast. And he has to be willing to be auctioned off--for charity, of course. So Lacy goes hunting in a honky-tong and runs smack into Jared Conrad.
Tall, dark, and definitely handsome, Jared certainly stands out in the crowd. He's the kind of man any woman would want to date--and he's perfect for the auction. And Jared agrees to her scheme...
When a mystery woman drives up the bidding, Lacey knows that the date with Jared is out of reach. Then the winner donates the prize to Lacey--and she's off for a weekend with a man she's beginning to love...
Buy it here from Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Thorndike Press
January 2006: available in Large Print through Thorndike Press!
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When Celeste Parker was recruited to promote a radio station with deliveries of her gourmet cookies, DJ Gabe Freeman was dismayed to learn that he was part of the package. So why was he fantasizing about Celeste, with her wild curls and multicolored fingernails, when he should be planning his wedding to the boss's daughter? True, the marriage is just a business merger, but Gabe had never believed in true love until Celeste turned his orderly world upside-down...
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Dreams and his shaman grandfather urged Coyote to seek his fate. Had the white bird led him to it? The woman was a beauty with hair the color of corn silk, skin as pale as the desert lily. Naked and feverish, she floated in the cavern pool, seeming to await him. All his life, Coyote teetered between resentment of the white man and dreams that he should learn more. Now, one thing seemed clear: This woman was his destiny.
She found him in the cave where she'd taken shelter, the man whom Suzanne Lucas sought. Since she was five years old, she'd returned here to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park --- here where she'd nearly been killed in an earthquake; here where the dreams began. She'd seen herself in the desert, surviving and thriving, and a boy. In her dreams, she'd watched that boy grow. He'd become a man, a virile warrior --- just as she'd become a college professor. But he always vanished when she awoke. This time, she would find a way to make him stay.
REVIEWS:
Praise for DREAMQUEST...
5 stars from author Mary Leo at www.amazon.com
Absolutely Fabulous!, June 9, 2004
DREAMQUEST is a wonderful adventure between dreams and reality, leaving
the reader wanting to track their own dreams. Coyote is strong, amazingly
tender--and if ever you're going to dream about a hero, he's the one. Suzanne is
the white bird he was destined to save both physically and emotionally. Together
they learn about loyalty, love and tradition. And together they learn that there
are no physical boundaries when it comes to the heart.
I loved this book!
~ Mary
Leo
Harlequin Flipside author of
Stick Shift and A Pinch of Cool
Dreamy book, May 26, 2004
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Reviewer: lovescaleb from Spring Branch, TX United States |
DREAMQUEST is truly enjoyable. Beautifully written with dreamy characters. Janet Wellington's recipe for romance is perfectly told in this book with the right amounts of intriguing suspense and teasing sexual tension. This book will inspire you to keep track of your dreams-you never know, they just might be real.
fine time travel romance, April 27, 2004
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Reviewer: Harriet Klausner (see more about me) from Morrow, Ga. United States |
It seems all her life Suzanne Lucas has dreamed of the Native American male or at least since she was five years old and a visitor to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Now needing to make an employment decision, teacher Suzanne decides to go on a vacation back to her favorite state park after the most intense dream yet. However, at the park after seeing an old man, an earthquake strikes, injuring Suzanne.
In the 1860s, Coyote treks to his favorite spot, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, to get away from things, but an earthquake shakes things up a bit. When he reaches his oasis, he sees the injured naked white female. His grandfather informs him that Suzanne is the bird in the young warrior's dreams that he has envisioned for years. As Coyote helps heal Suzanne, they fall in love, but avaricious miners abduct his beloved trying to ransom her in exchange for the location of a legendary gold mine. Even if he succumbs to their demands, neither knows whether she will remain in the nineteenth century though if love is the ultimate force they belong together.
Time travel romance readers will enjoy Suzanne's trek. The story line is at its best when the two lovers are confronted with external enemies including stormy Mother Nature trying to bring Suzanne back to the future. The couple is a fine pairing, but has no strife between them as each easily accepts the other as their destined soulmate. Still sub-genre readers will appreciate Suzanne's journey for love and Coyote's acceptance that his cherished one was born over a hundred years from when they met.
Harriet Klausner
Janet Wellington has yet again created a well researched book with a great message: life is about taking chances. DREAMQUEST tells the story of how important it is to pay attention to your dreams and to trust yourself. Janet Wellington's care and respect of San Diego and its history comes through in her writing. This book will not let you go, even after you have finished reading--the characters, and all of the possibilities for them, stay with you long after you put the book down. Do yourself a favor; read and dare to dream.
~ Jennifer
Ward
Waldenbooks/ El Cajon, California
Librarian/tutor at the Barona Reservation
I don’t read much fiction and must admit I’ve never read a romance novel! However, I did read DREAMQUEST in two days and found it quite delightful. It called to me initially because of my interest in the Kumeyaay but I fell into its spell for several other reasons. I’ve been visiting the Anza-Borrego area for over 30 years and I always have said that it’s where my spirit lives and where I feel most at home– almost mystically so. I really related to the way Suzanne described her feelings about the desert. As a docent at the Kumeyaay Interpretive Center in Poway, California, I know most of the plants of the deserts, and found it fascinating how you included them so nicely. The book was just an all around nice experience. Thanks for the journey out of time.
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Wendi M.
Volunteer Docent, Kumeyaay Interpretive Center
Just wanted to tell you that I just finished reading DREAMQUEST and I loved it. I knew it would be good because I like your writing but I don't usually care for paranormals or historicals. However, this was such an enjoyable read that I had to tell you. Your scene where the hero and heroine meet is priceless. The story kept me wondering how you could ever resolve both her worlds. And I fell in love with Coyote. It was so fun to read and I was quite impressed with the level of research that went into making it so real. What a great job! I truly enjoyed it. Can't wait for your next one!
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Sandy K.
aspiring romance writer
Janet Wellington's beautifully
written book, DREAMQUEST, weaves the folklore and culture of the Kumeyaay people
with time travel and a contemporary heroine. Richly drawn characters tell the
story of a romance that bridges past and present.
~ Virginia Farmer
Award winning author of
A Blast to the Past
DREAMQUEST is a dream of a book!
Evocative and rich in detail, it captured me from the beginning. Janet
Wellington is definitely a new voice to watch.
~ Sherrilyn Kenyon
NYT Bestselling author of
Seize The Night
Forever Rose
A JOVE Time Passages TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE
FOREVER ROSE was a finalist
in the time travel category of the
Futuristic, Fantasy, and
Paranormal RWA Chapter
2000 PRISM contest!
Click on the title below to find a used copy (currently out of pring):
Forever Rose (Time Passages Romances)
Modern Southern California. When Taylor Rose Martin visits the local county fair, a clairvoyant tells her that she is about to embark on a passion-filled journey--a prediction she certainly isn't silly enough to believe. After all, Taylor is an independent woman who has never had the time or the temperament for love affairs. But she has a change of heart when she is drawn back into the past...
San Diego 1888. While trying to discover the reason for her trip through time, Taylor falls for Jackson, a handsome bartender at a local saloon--and is horrified to learn that he is plotting to assassinate Wyatt Earp. She soon gets a hint of her purpose in the past, but she is preoccupied by her growing affection for Jackson--and wonders whether his attraction to her is stronger than his desire for vengeance...
As reviewed in Romantic Times Magazine
"3 Stars"
Kathe Robin says:"Fans of the paranormal will find a great deal in FOREVER ROSE. Not only is Taylor traveling through time, but there is her father's voice, her dead mother's appearance at a séance, the mysterious Rosalinda and her mission.
Ms. Wellington takes a fresh approach to the traditional time travel romance while bringing readers a vibrant and carefully researched portrait of old San Diego and the excitement of the Wyatt Earp legend. (www.romantictimes.com)As reviewed in New-Age Bookshelf
"4 Hearts"
Connie Stamych says:Talented new author Janet Wellington has written an emotional heart-tugger that grabs hold of you and never lets go. Forever Rose exhibits the perfect blending of a historical western with its gun-toting hero and secondary characters, such as Wyatt Earp, with a witty modern day heroine, a fortune-telling gypsy and traditional time travel elements, that combine together to make for a truly remarkable story. Janet Wellington is definitely a star on the rise. (www.angelfire.com/tx2/newagebookshelf)
And this is what other authors are saying...
"Forever Rose is a delightfully charming travel through time into the Wild West. Janet Wellington is a name to remember!"
Susan Leslie Liepitz, Jove Time Passages author"Talented new author Janet Wellington has penned a real winner with Forever Rose. Emotional and lyrical, Forever Rose grabs you on the first page and hangs on long after you reluctantly finish this heart-warming love story."
Judi Lind, Harlequin Intrigue author"Forever Rose is a totally enjoyable time-travel story combining a gun fighting hero from the past, a determined heroine from the present, and a plot that deliciously melds paranormal and historical elements."
Linda Johnston, Jove Time Passages author"Janet Wellington is an enchanting and lyrical new voice in time travel romance. Forever Rose is an enticing story filled with wonderful characters and a strong sensual romance. This debut book is one to read!"
Terri Brisbin, Jove Time Passages author
SWEET ON
YOU wins the Romance Category
in the 1999 San Diego Book Awards !!!
When Celeste Parker was recruited to promote a radio station with deliveries of her gourmet cookies, DJ Gabe Freeman was dismayed to learn that he was part of the package. So why was he fantasizing about Celeste, with her wild curls and multicolored fingernails, when he should be planning his wedding to the boss's daughter? True, the marriage is just a business merger, but Gabe had never believed in true love until Celeste turned his orderly world upside-down...
A Precious Gem Romance
Released in October 1999--original paperback version available through used bookstore sources. January 2006, available in large print format through Thorndike Press.
My first Sale: BACHELOR FOR SALE
Lacy Murdock has to find a handsome single rancher fast. And he has to be willing to be auctioned off--for charity, of course. So Lacy goes hunting in a honky-tong and runs smack into Jared Conrad.
Tall, dark, and definitely handsome, Jared certainly stands out in the crowd. He's the kind of man any woman would want to date--and he's perfect for the auction. And Jared agrees to her scheme...
When a mystery woman drives up the bidding, Lacey knows that the date with Jared is out of reach. Then the winner donates the prize to Lacey--and she's off for a weekend with a man she's beginning to love...
A Precious Gem Romance
Released September 1998--original paperback version available through used bookstore sources. June 2006, available in large print format through Thorndike Press.
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