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MFW-PAN CyberNews SEP 2005
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MFW-PAN CYBERNEWS - SEPTEMBER 2005
Midwest Fiction Writers Published Authors' Network's
Monthly Online Newsletter
Where did the summer go?
It’s September. Labor Day. Back to school. In
Minneapolis we celebrate the harvest with one of the
biggest state fairs in the country and a Renaissance
Festival to rival any other. ANY other. Perfect
inspirations for romantic fiction.
Members of Midwest Fiction Writers have had a busy summer.
We’re really proud of our many contest finalists. In
Romance Writers of America’s prestigious competitions we
had two Golden Heart finalists for outstanding unpublished
manuscripts and three RITA finalists, recognized for their
excellent published books. We celebrated bigtime when
Susan Kay Law brought home the RITA for Best Short
Historical Romance. Now we look forward to our own annual
Fall Harvest Workshop at the end of September and our
writers’ retreat in October. Look for complete information
about these and other special events at
www.midwestfiction.com. And don’t miss our September
books....
A VIEW OF THE RIVER
by Kathleen Eagle
Mira (ISBN: 0778320987)
Rochelle LeClair has her hands full with turning the old
family estate into a B&B in hopes of keeping a roof over
her elderly aunt’s head. It’s just like her sister to
complicate matters by commandeering the Rosewood Estate for
her wedding. With a house full of gold-digging wedding
guests, what’s Rochelle to do when Aunt Meg hires Ojibwe
medicine man Birch Trueblood to settle Rosewood’s restless
spirits with a purification ceremony? Her family
history–the fact that her great-grandfather’s lumber
business displaced Birch’s ancestors from their ancestral
home a century ago–makes dealing with ghosts a little
awkward. Lively characters and family secrets–not to
mention the much more recent memory of Rochelle’s
not-so-secret crush on the mystical medicine man–make A
VIEW OF THE RIVER a delicious read. Visit
www.kathleeneagle.com for more detail, photos, and an
excerpt.
Kathleen is WAY into nostalgia these days...
I’ve been a member of Midwest Fiction Writers since I moved
to Minnesota 14 years ago and Romance Writers of America
for over 20 years, and the best part of both groups is
FRIENDS. Girlfriends, mostly. The two writers who share
the September book page with me are excellent examples.
Judy Baer and I met in Fargo, ND in 1983 at a workshop
given by LaVyrle Spencer. Neither of us had published a
book, but we attended the third RWA conference that summer,
and the rest is history. I won a Golden Heart that year
and went on to sell my winning manuscript to Silhouette.
Judy discovered Inspirational Romance. Over the years
we’ve attended many more conferences, and we’ve partied,
laughed and cried together as fast friends are bound to do.
And then there’s Lois Greiman, with whom Judy and I also
share North Dakota connections, along with our interests in
writing and riding. I think Judy will agree that of the
three of us, Lois is definitely the best rider. Horseback,
that is. I happen to be the best car rider. Anyone else
is welcome to drive; I’ll gladly ride along. Lois did all
the driving last spring when we went to Nebraska for a
great book event. I fell down on the navigating job, and
we overshot Lincoln by about 30 miles. I’m also an
excellent chatterer.
But I think I can safely say that, as writers, we
three–like our State Fair and Renaissance Festival–rival
any you can name. Don’t believe me? Try our September
books!
MILLION DOLLAR DILEMMA
Judy Baer
Steeple Hill (ISBN: 0373785488)
Preacher’s daughter Cassia Carr pitches $5 into an office
pool on the assumption that it’s for a shower gift.
Neither gambler nor Lotto player, Cassia is shocked when
and her co-workers actually win the $20 million lottery
jackpot. Now Cassia must figure out where God would have
her donate her share of the windfall. In keeping with
publisher Steeple Hill’s motto, the theme is “love, faith,
and getting it right.”
TAMING THE BARBARIAN
Lois Greiman
Avon (ISBN: 006078394X)
The countess of Briarburn craves excitement, adventure, and
passion ...
But she never dreamed she'd find it in the arms of a
warrior from centuries past.
Be sure to visit www.midwestfiction.com for photographs of
Kathleen, Judy, and Lois, more MFW news, and links to all
of our terrific authors. If you like what you see, please
spread the word.
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