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<\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n11.4.2018\u00a0 New titles from popular Texas women novelists<\/h1>\n
Several of Texas\u2019s popular women novelists<\/span> have new titles on the market this fall.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/bird%2c%20daughter%20of%20a%20daughter%20of%20a%20queen%2c%20cover%20sm.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/a><\/span>Let\u2019s start with Sarah Bird\u2019s<\/span> intriguing novel, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen<\/span> (St. Martin\u2019s, $27.99 hardcover), a fictional treatment of a fascinating but little known character from history, Cathy Williams, who was born as a slave and fought with the Buffalo Soldiers, disguised as a man.<\/p>\nBird said she first heard about Williams in the 1970s but couldn\u2019t find out much information. Then, in 1988, when Bird was taking a childbirth class, the teacher gave her copies of Williams\u2019 enlistment and discharge papers. She first told the story as a screenplay, then turned it into a novel. The author\u2019s website is sarahbirdbooks.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\nSandra Brown<\/span>, one of Texas\u2019 best-selling authors, is treating readers to her latest book, Tailspin<\/span> (Grand Central, $27 hardcover).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/brown%2c%20tailspin_cover%20sm.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/a><\/span>The lead characters are Rye Mallett, a fearless \u201cfreight dog\u201d pilot taking a mysterious cargo to its destination, and Dr. Brynn O\u2019Neal, a doctor who is conflicted on how to deal with this precious cargo when it arrives. While Tailspin is an adventure mystery thriller, it wouldn\u2019t be a Sandra Brown novel without a little love and lust thrown in. Read more at SandraBrown.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nJodi Thomas<\/span> returns to Crossroads, Texas, for her new holiday-themed romance novel and sixth in the Ransom Canyon series, Mistletoe Miracles<\/span> (Harlequin, $7.99 paperback). Thomas\u2019s many Texas fans will appreciate her new heartwarming, small-town Christmas tale involving three unlikely couples. For more, see Thomas\u2019s website, JodiThomas.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\nProlific best-selling Texas author Susan Wittig Albert\u2019s<\/span> latest novel, The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle<\/span> (Persevero Press, $25.95 hardcover), is an upbeat holiday mystery set in Darling, Alabama, in 1934. The story features the ladies of the Darling Dahlia garden club, the subject of a series of Albert novels, and she includes several holiday recipes from club members, such as pecan tassies, holiday bread pudding, and eggnog. Read more at SusanAlbert.com<\/span><\/a><\/span> or DarlingDahlias.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\nAbilene novelist Karen Witemeyer<\/span> sets her historical romance novel, More Than Meets the Eye<\/span> (Bethany House, $15.99 trade paperback) in Pecan Gap, Texas. The story involves an orphaned girl with mismatched eyes (one blue, one brown) and a man seeking justice against the criminal who destroyed his family.<\/p>\nWitemeyer also has one of four novellas published in a new holiday collection from Bethany House, The Christmas Heirloom.<\/span> Her story is titled \u201cGift of the Heart.\u201d Read about Witemeyer\u2019s novels at karenwitemeyer.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\nThe Long Paw of the Law<\/span> is Diane Kelly\u2019s<\/span> seventh novel in her delightful Paw Enforcement series featuring Fort Worth police officer Megan Luz, her K-9 partner Brigit, and firefighter boyfriend Seth (St. Martin\u2019s, $7.99 paperback). Megan and Brigit find themselves in a religious cult compound as they search for the identity of an abandoned baby. Check out Kelly\u2019s books at dianekelly.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n* * * * *<\/p>\n
Glenn Dromgoole<\/span>\u2019s most recent book is The Book Guy.<\/span> Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/a><\/span>Let\u2019s start with Sarah Bird\u2019s<\/span> intriguing novel, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen<\/span> (St. Martin\u2019s, $27.99 hardcover), a fictional treatment of a fascinating but little known character from history, Cathy Williams, who was born as a slave and fought with the Buffalo Soldiers, disguised as a man.<\/p>\n Bird said she first heard about Williams in the 1970s but couldn\u2019t find out much information. Then, in 1988, when Bird was taking a childbirth class, the teacher gave her copies of Williams\u2019 enlistment and discharge papers. She first told the story as a screenplay, then turned it into a novel. The author\u2019s website is sarahbirdbooks.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Sandra Brown<\/span>, one of Texas\u2019 best-selling authors, is treating readers to her latest book, Tailspin<\/span> (Grand Central, $27 hardcover).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/span>The lead characters are Rye Mallett, a fearless \u201cfreight dog\u201d pilot taking a mysterious cargo to its destination, and Dr. Brynn O\u2019Neal, a doctor who is conflicted on how to deal with this precious cargo when it arrives. While Tailspin is an adventure mystery thriller, it wouldn\u2019t be a Sandra Brown novel without a little love and lust thrown in. Read more at SandraBrown.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Jodi Thomas<\/span> returns to Crossroads, Texas, for her new holiday-themed romance novel and sixth in the Ransom Canyon series, Mistletoe Miracles<\/span> (Harlequin, $7.99 paperback). Thomas\u2019s many Texas fans will appreciate her new heartwarming, small-town Christmas tale involving three unlikely couples. For more, see Thomas\u2019s website, JodiThomas.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Prolific best-selling Texas author Susan Wittig Albert\u2019s<\/span> latest novel, The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle<\/span> (Persevero Press, $25.95 hardcover), is an upbeat holiday mystery set in Darling, Alabama, in 1934. The story features the ladies of the Darling Dahlia garden club, the subject of a series of Albert novels, and she includes several holiday recipes from club members, such as pecan tassies, holiday bread pudding, and eggnog. Read more at SusanAlbert.com<\/span><\/a><\/span> or DarlingDahlias.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n Abilene novelist Karen Witemeyer<\/span> sets her historical romance novel, More Than Meets the Eye<\/span> (Bethany House, $15.99 trade paperback) in Pecan Gap, Texas. The story involves an orphaned girl with mismatched eyes (one blue, one brown) and a man seeking justice against the criminal who destroyed his family.<\/p>\n Witemeyer also has one of four novellas published in a new holiday collection from Bethany House, The Christmas Heirloom.<\/span> Her story is titled \u201cGift of the Heart.\u201d Read about Witemeyer\u2019s novels at karenwitemeyer.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n The Long Paw of the Law<\/span> is Diane Kelly\u2019s<\/span> seventh novel in her delightful Paw Enforcement series featuring Fort Worth police officer Megan Luz, her K-9 partner Brigit, and firefighter boyfriend Seth (St. Martin\u2019s, $7.99 paperback). Megan and Brigit find themselves in a religious cult compound as they search for the identity of an abandoned baby. Check out Kelly\u2019s books at dianekelly.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n * * * * *<\/p>\n Glenn Dromgoole<\/span>\u2019s most recent book is The Book Guy.<\/span> Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n