The Heart Of A Hero

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Working full-time in credit and collections, supporting her husband's career in the U.S. Air Force, raising a daughter, and having a new baby wasn't quite enough for Judith Stacy. She picked that particular moment in her life to venture into the world of romance writing.

Raised in rural Virginia, it wasn't unusual that neighbours had no electricity, running water, or indoor plumbing, and cooked on woodstoves. This experience gave Judith insight into the settings she now uses in her historical novels.

Story ideas come to Judith in a variety of ways and at any time, the most alarming being when she's driving. She's also gotten ideas while waking from a nap but is having trouble convincing her family these are serious plotting sessions.

Judith's novel The Last Bride in Texas deals with literacy. Researching this issue prompted Judith to get involved with her local literacy program. She is a certified tutor with the Los Angeles County Public Library Literacy Program, volunteering her time to tutor adults in reading.

Judith is married to her high school sweetheart. They have two daughters and live in Southern California. Judith loves to hear from readers - contact her at http://www.eclectics.com/judithstacy.

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WAKING UP WITH A STRANGER WAS THE LEAST OF HALEY CAUFIELD'S PROBLEMS

A very official–looking license said she was married to one. And staring at the very male, very naked Adam Harrington, she knew the scandal she'd come to Sacramento to escape from was nothing compared to the one in store for her!

The very practical Adam Harrington would have liked at least to have been introduced to his blushing bride before bedding her. Instead, he found himself wedded to Haley Caufield, an enticing surprise of a woman who just might beat him at his own game!","rating":"3.90","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13128,"isbn13":"9781460870433","title":"The Marriage Mishap","seo":"the-marriage-mishap","summary":"WAKING UP WITH A STRANGER WAS THE LEAST OF HALEY CAUFIELD'S PROBLEMS A very official–looking license said she was married to one. And staring at the very male, very naked...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460870433.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Her past has finally caught up with her

After years on the run, Kinsey Templeton has settled in Crystal Springs. But when a handsome stranger steps from the stagecoach, Kinsey knows her past has finally caught up with her. If she doesn't run she is in danger of losing everything she has ever fought for her respectability, her home and her son.

Jared Mason has searched long and far for this woman, and he will not leave until he gets what he wants. But Kinsey surprises him in so many ways and, despite everything, he wants her. So Jared will just have to make sure she never runs again .","rating":"3.72","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11719,"isbn13":"9781460854075","title":"Jared's Runaway Woman","seo":"jareds-runaway-woman","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460854075.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
HIRED HELP?

With her father's business empire crumbling around her, Miss Rachel Branford will try anything to save her family's name. Even if it means offering handsome financial consultant Mitch Kincade a room in her house and four times his usual fee!

OR HIRED HUSBAND?

Abandoned at an orphanage, Mitch has struggled to gain wealth and power. But all that changes when he finds himself tempted by Rachel's money then Rachel herself. Especially when drawn into a contract of marriage.","rating":"3.80","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11758,"isbn13":"9781460854495","title":"The Hired Husband","seo":"the-hired-husband","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460854495.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC014000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Brandon Sayer Wanted His Wife Back. What Could Be Simpler?

Jana would come home, and they could resume their marriage. All he had to do was give her a little guidance as all wives needed. But Jana was not the naive girl he married, and didn't seem to want his guidance!

Jana Sayer Wanted A Divorce. What Could Be Simpler?

Brandon's business dealings still kept him too busy to be married, let alone be a father to the son he'd never seen. But he insisted Jana try marriage for one month more. And her traitorous heart had her deciding to give the man he'd become one last chance.","rating":"3.62","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11902,"isbn13":"9781460856291","title":"The One Month Marriage","seo":"the-one-month-marriage","summary":"Brandon Sayer Wanted His Wife Back. What Could Be Simpler? Jana would come home, and they could resume their marriage. All he had to do was give her a little guidance as all wives needed. But Jana...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460856291.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC014000"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Jess Logan knew his life would change when he returned to Walker, Wyoming, to raise his late sister's children. But after meeting pretty schoolmarm Sarah Wakefield, he found out he had much to learn not just about child rearing and housekeeping, but also about love.

Sarah Wakefield arrived in Walker hoping to start life with a clean slate. But as her feelings for Jess and his family grew, she realized she could never truly love someone until she shared the secret that was weighing down her heart.","rating":"3.78","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11527,"isbn13":"9781460857304","title":"The Heart Of A Hero","seo":"the-heart-of-a-hero","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460857304.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"},{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Kaitlin Jeffers Had Big Dreams

Dreams that would take her far beyond a dilapidated store in the middle of nowhere. And if she couldn't banish the memory of Tripp Callihan's melting kisses, or fight her growing feelings for his impish little boy, she was going to wind up in his one–horse town forever!

How his search for a life filled with ordinary pleasures had led him to join forces with a woman like Kaitlin Jeffers, Tripp would never figure out. But he knew for a fact that whatever happened next, he'd try his best to make himself and his son a part of Kaitlin's dreams.","rating":"3.91","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12027,"isbn13":"9781460857694","title":"The Dreammaker","seo":"the-dreammaker","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460857694.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

ABANDONED, ALONE, PENNILESS

When Lily St. Claire buried her father along the Santa Fe Trail her life of privilege and ease had ended. Her future had loomed ahead of her, empty and unknowable until North Walker–half-Cheyenne and all man–bargained for her with horses and hope for brighter days for his people, his family, his heart!

North Walker personified the rugged frontier that spawned him. Elegant, refined Lily St. Claire belonged to a different world–but she was perfect for his plan to bring their worlds together. She would teach his sister Eastern manners and then she would be free to go. But in his heart he was beginning to hope that Lily would never leave.

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Of All the Rotten Luck!

Kelsey Rodgers was already in trouble up to her elbows. The last thing she needed was a U.S. Marshal staying at her hotel. Especially one as sharp, sexy and dangerous as Clay Chandler was turning out to be!

Clay just knew that Kelsey was going to get him into hot water. The little whirlwind had more secrets than sense and more sass than was legal. And darned if she hadn't gone and swept him off his feet like a greenhorn kid!","rating":"3.78","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13117,"isbn13":"9781460870235","title":"Outlaw Love","seo":"outlaw-love","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460870235.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Historical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027050"},{"name":"Romance / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027000"}],"scheduled":[]}],"scheduled":[],"products":[]}