2012 Rita Finalist for Contemporary Series Romance!
The Texan’s Bride
Harlequin Super Romance
October 2011
When love’s a business arrangement…
Sheltered her entire life, Jessie Murdock has rarely gotten her way. Until her dying father makes a deal with Cadde Hardin. Cadde will get shares of Shilah Oil on one condition: marry Jessie. In love with him for years, Jessie doesn’t hesitate to sign the papers. But she didn’t sign up for a completely absent husband.
Now Jessie has a counter offer. She’ll give Cadde controlling interest of the business if he’ll give her a baby: the natural way. Only he has a few caveats of his own. When life refuses to follow their written plan, Jesse and Cadde have to decide which is more important: their unspoken love or the family business.

December 2011

August 2011
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Available for Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, and Sony.
Book 1 – The Texan’s Secret came out in August 2011, and Book 3 – The Texan’s Christmas – came out in December 2011.
For more of the Rita Finalists: Rita 2012 Finalists.
Don’t Miss The Belles of Texas
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NEWS!

The Texan’s Bride finaled in…
Golden Quill (Phoenix Desert Rose Chapter) – Long Contemporary Greater Detroit RWA Booksellers Best Award Contest – Long Contemporary

The Texan’s Bride is nominated for RWA’s RITA for Contemporary Series Romance for 2012! Winner will be announced at the National Conference in July. This is Linda’s second nomination.

Finalist! Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for Contemporary Series

The Texan’s Christmas earns 4 1/2 Stars from RT Book Reviews
The Christmas Cradle is reissued in e-book form with a new cover
and Linda earns a nomination for the 2011 Series Award for RT Lifetime Achievement.

Earns 4 1/2 Stars from RT Book Reviews





