JULIET'S LAW ~ Single father Joshua Mad Calf wasn't a romantic guy - but like his precious four-year-old daughter, he was enchanted by the princesslike Juliet Rousseau. Still, his focus needed to be healing his daughter's emotional wounds, not the fire ignited by a beauty with demons of her own.
Visiting Colorado to help her sister through a bitter divorce, Juliet had never anticipated the fierce attraction she felt in the rugged tribal cop's arms. Then her brother-in-law was found murdered and her sister was arrested for the crime. Suddenly more than Juliet's heart was in danger. Could she trust Josh to help her prove her sister's innocence in time?

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Dear Reader,

I am absolutely delighted to let you know that Ruth Wind has been very busy the past two years to get this trilogy about three sisters together for you. The Sisters of the Mountain trilogy begins with Juliet's Law, about Juliet Rousseau, and continues with Desdemona Rousseau in April, and the youngest sister Miranda in July. All three are written and ready to go, and I'm very happy to unveil the first in the group. Juliet is a mighty soul, but even the mighty are sometimes wounded.

So many readers were disappointed when I turned my energies to writing women's fiction, but it was never my intention to give up romances completely--there was just a lot going on in my life and I had less time to write than I had in previous years.

Happily, I've now worked out a routine which allows me time to write both women's fiction and romances (and even a novella here and there - look for a new collection in April) and will be offering both new Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind titles on a regular basis.

Look for JULIET'S LAW October 1. As always, I love to hear from readers. For regular conversations with Ruth Wind, email me at awriterafoot.com.

All the best,
Ruth

Reissue:
The Love Talker
FAERY MAGIC
Novella collection
Jo Beverly, Mary Jo Putney, Karen Harbaugh, and Barbara Samuel

One of my favorite collections, born out of a chance comment Jo Beverly made about the appeal of Georgian rakes (and she does know how to write heroes!) The next thing you know, I was taking a shower and thinking of the Love Talker, an Irish legend about a faery with a weakness for mortal women - a rake made all the more dangerous by his magic.

If magic and novellas are your pleasure, you’ll also enjoy our collection about dragons, coming in April, 2007.

A note from Ruth:

Bombshells..

Everyone seems quite surprised that I'd turn my hand toward the Bombshell line, and I had to laugh when I kept getting emails asking, "Is it true..:

It's true. I've written chases and mysteries quite a few times (Light of Day, Breaking the Rules, For Christmas Forever), and everyone knows my characters and story lines have had a little more edge than was traditional for romance. What is less well known is that one of my most beloved editors at Silhouette, Lynda Curnyn, was instrumental in getting the Bombshell line in motion, and from the first time she mentioned it, I knew I'd have to write some action adventure babes.

So I am. Look for COUNTDOWN in April, part of the Athena Force continuity.

After that will be a book tentatively entiltled A TALENT FOR TROUBLE, about Sylvie Montague, daughter of a Formula One race car driver. Sylvie's passion and expertise for rare gems has led someone to drop a rare, cursed diamond into her bag-and she's going to have to find out who is-before one of her pursuers succeeds in killing her. Worse, she doesn't know who is the enemy-is it Paul Maigny, a man she's adored since childhood? Or Luca Colescui, the Romanian thief who has thrown himself on Sylvie's mercy?

Intimate Moments

And for those who'd rather have some juicy romances without all the mayhem, look for a trilogy of Intimate Moments about Mariposa, a southern Colorado ski town, starting sometime next year. Check back for more details.