Please join me today in welcoming award-winning historical western romance author Paty Jager as we're introduced to her Letters of Fate series.
Have you ever received a letter that changed your life?
That’s the premise of my new historical
western romance series, Letters of Fate.
I started out with the idea of writing a Mail Order Groom series. As I pondered
the idea, I decided rather than an agency or newspaper announcement bringing a
woman and a man together I’d have men receive a letter that changes their life
and brings them to the woman they can’t live without. This element also makes
the books stand alone. One book doesn’t have to be read before the other as
they are only connected by the hero receiving a letter.
This idea allowed for more external
conflicts as I tend to like to have a bit of suspense in the stories. Giving
either the hero or heroine an interesting background before they meet adds more
to the conflict and brings in elements that up the tension and makes the reader
have more to think about than just the romance.
The heat level in these books will be
anywhere from PG to R- rated. I allow my characters and their chemistry and
personalities to gauge the heat level in stories. Davis is R-rated with some steamy love scenes and violence.
Several of the first books will be set
in the area we moved to three years ago. I’ve found fun facts about the history
surrounding the area. In Davis, the first book of the series,
I am using the conflict between the cattle baron Peter French and the smaller
ranchers and homesteaders in the Harney and Blitzen Valleys of SE Oregon.
French had several ranch compounds. He built wire fences between his
properties, blocking homesteaders from free land. He had 30-40,000 mother cows
and sold that many cattle a year. He was known as a man of small stature who
was loved by his employees who were loyal to him. He also had a temper and
would strike out when aggravated. He was nice to children. He was such a
contradiction in so many ways that I use him as a secondary character in Davis.
Book Giveaway
Paty is giving away an
e-book copy of Davis: Letters of Fate to one lucky commenter! If you prefer not to leave your e-mail in the comments, use this simple entry form.
Ends 2/4/2016.
Davis: Letters of Fate
Widowed with two small children and a
ranch to run, Mariella Swanson knows she needs help, but isn’t sure her heart,
or neighbors, will accept her marrying a stranger. When the greenhorn shows up,
smoking a pipe and wearing a derby hat, she can’t help but wonder if agreeing
to this marriage may prove to be her biggest mistake.
When Davis Weston receives a letter
from his sister asking him to marry a friend, he scoffs at the idea. However,
losing his wife and son has left him a lonely man, and the whispers from others
that he didn’t do enough to save his family has gone on long enough. His
arrival in Oregon may be worse—these neighbors are doing more than whispering.
Guns and horses aren’t his forte. He’s willing to learn, but is he willing to
love again?
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Meet the Author
Award-winning author Paty Jager and her
husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. She not only writes the
western lifestyle, she lives it. All Paty’s work has Western or Native American
elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her
penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet
another story.
You can learn more about Paty at:
Newsletter: Paty’s Prattle: http://eepurl.com/1CFgX
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@patyjag.
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