The Ruby Brooch

The only clues to Kitherina MacKlenna's true identity are a blanket with a monogrammed M and a ruby brooch with the mystical power to transcend time and space. When the brooch transports Kit to the nineteenth century, she finds the dangers along the Oregon Trail are not enough to distract her from the grief and guilt she carries with her. She willingly risks her life to save her traveling companions, but she may not be brave enough to risk loving again.

Her biggest challenge comes from the rugged and annoyingly protective Cullen Montgomery. The last thing Cullen needs is a reckless, mule-headed female distracting him from a legal career and sweetheart waiting for him in California. But the pain in Kit's emerald green eyes and the sweet taste of her lips soon has him dreaming of spending his life making her happy.

Contest Finals:

• Maine Romance Writers 2007 MERWA Synopsis Finalist
• Washington Romance Writers 2008 Marlene Finalist
• Yellow Rose Chapter of RWA 2008 Winter Rose Finalist

Quotes

Three Lines and a Horse, February 24, 2008

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"The rhythm of the language is wonderful; this writer has an ear. Vocabulary is good. Sentence structure is good, even with three long sentences in a row. In short, there's evidence of a real writer at work here."
— Theresa Stevens

"The pill bottle in the pocket of her tight-fitting riding pants - That is one gorgeous string of words. Read it out loud and listen to the cadence. It almost sounds like a canter. This is a natural result of using chained prepositional phrases, and is one of the reasons we like prepositional phrases better than other kinds of phrases."
— Alicia Rasley