(Cover Art Designed by Karen Wiesner) Contemporary Romance Novella Collection Return to cowboy country in Fever, Texas, where the heat isn't the only thing causing a fever! See if you can find the heirloom wedding band in each story!

Cowboy Fever Series Karen Wiesner, the founder of Jewels of the Quill, is an accomplished author with 98 books published in the past 15 years, which have been nominated/won 125 awards, and has 36 more titles contracted for spanning many genres and formats. For more information about Karen’s fiction and series, consult her official companion guide THE WORLD OF AUTHOR KAREN WIESNER: A COMPENDIUM OF FICTION. Besides her writing, Karen enjoys designing websites and graphics for her pages, and designing cover art and logos for books. You can view her designs at Karen's Cover Art Designs. Karen's Incognito Series (romantic action/adventure/suspense) is published by Whiskey Creek Press. All twelve are now available: NO ORDINARY LOVE, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, BOUNTY ON THE REBEL'S HEART, DEAD DROP, UNDER THE SPELL, RENEGADE'S ROSE, UNDERCOVER ANGEL, HARD TO HANDLE, DANCE IN SHADOWS, HYPNOTIZED, MIND GAMES, and the final, DARK APPROACH. DARK APPROACH, Book 12, was nominated for RT Book Reviews 2011 Reviewer’s Choice Award. Also available are four Incognito Series "Megabooks", each containing three full novels in the series. The Incognito Series has won and/or finaled in RT Book Review’s Reviewer’s Choice Awards, FTHRW's Lories' Best Proposal and Best Publishing contests, the L-Edit Slip contest, EPIC's EPPIE Award, The Romance Studio's Sweetheart and CAPA Awards, Ecataromance's Reviewer's Choice Award, Fallen Angel Reviews' Recommended Read Award, The Long and Short of It's (LASR) Best Romance of the Year Award and their highest review rating--Best Book, Manic Readers' featured review status, and RT Book Reviews' Top Pick review award. The series has also received 5 star reviews from The Romance Studio, Fallen Angel Reviews, LASR, ReviewYourBook.com, Dark Diva Reviews, as well 4 1/2 stars from RT Book Reviews. Look for the upcoming spin-off trilogy of this series, Shadow Missions, which will include the novellas Guardian Agents, Book 1 (coming April 2016 in mass market paperback and electronic formats), Guardian Spirits, Book 2 (coming August 2016 in mass market paperback and electronic formats), Guardian Angels, Book 3 (coming October 2016 in mass market paperback and electronic formats). The trilogy will be included in a single collection to be released in trade paperback and electronic formats with the bonus novella Out of the Shadows, The Final Mission, in December 2016. Find out more here. Out of the Shadows will be released on its own in mass market paperback and electronic formats February 2017. Karen designed all the Incognito Series and Shadow Missions covers herself. Karen's inspirational romantic mystery trilogy is called Denim Blues Mysteries and is published by Whiskey Creek Press. All three books are now available, including: RETIRED AND ON THE ROCKS (Book 1) {5 stars from Readers Favorite}; LOVE IS BLIND...AND IT DON'T PAY THE BILLS EITHER (Book 2) {5 heart review from The Romance Studio, 5 Sweetheart Award winner, also the 2010 CAPA Award winner; and 2nd place winner in the Mainstream/Single Title/Romantic Suspense category of the 2010 Lories Best Published contest}; and SOULS ON (B)ORING STREET (Book 3) {4 ½ book review and Book of the Week Nominee from LASR}. Look for the spin-off trilogy, Red Velvet Mysteries, which will include BE MY BABY (Book 1, coming December 2017 in trade paperback electronic formats), MOONLIGHT AND ROSES (Book 2, coming February 2018 in trade paperback electronic formats), and FOREVER MINE, (Book 3, coming April 2018 in trade paperback electronic formats). Karen designed the covers herself. Karen’s inspirational romance series, Family Heirlooms, is published by Whiskey Creek Press, including: BABY, BABY (Book 1 reissue), SHADOW BOXING (Book 2 reissue), FOOLISH GAMES (Book 3 reissue), GLASS ANGELS (Book 4), SHARDS OF ASHLEY (Book 5), and WORLDS COLLIDE (Book 6). The Family Heirlooms Series has won and/or finaled for The Romance Studio’s Sweetheart and CAPA Awards, Ecataromance Reviewer’s Choice Award, and WDRF's Top Read of Excellence, their highest review rating. SHADOW BOXING took 1st place in Love Romances & More 2010 Golden Rose Awards (contemporary romance category). FOOLISH GAMES placed 2nd in the inspirational category of the 2010 Lories Best Published contest. GLASS ANGELS received a 5 star review and was a 5 Heart Review Sweetheart Award nominee at The Romance Studio and won the 2011 TRS CAPA Award in the inspirational romance category. SHARDS OF ASHLEY received a 5 star review from Coffee Time Romance & More and was one of only two selected to receive January 2012’s Reviewer's Recommend Award. Additionally, it took 3rd place in the Single Title Contemporary category of the First Coast Romance Writers 2012 Published Beacon Contest. Look for the spin-off to Karen’s award-winning Family Heirlooms Series with the Friendship Heirlooms Series (inspirational romances) including CLUMSY GIRL’S GUIDE TO FALLING IN LOVE (Book 1, Chick-lit, available now ), MICHAEL’S ANGEL (Book 2, romantic suspense, coming July 2013), FOREVER AND ALL THAT JAZZ (Book 3, contemporary romance, coming March 2014), FIRST COMES LOVE (Book 4, contemporary romance, coming July 2014), CLUMSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO HAVING A BABY (Book 5, Chick-lit, coming December 2014), PERFECT REFLECTION (Book 6, contemporary romance, coming April 2015), and CLUMSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO HAVING IT ALL (Book 7, Chick-lit, coming August 2015). All will be released from Whiskey Creek Press in electronic formats and from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner in trade paperback and hardcover. Find out more about this series and upcoming titles here. Karen's inspirational romantic fiction novels, HOME and DESTINY, are published in trade paperback and electronic formats by Writers Exchange E-Publishing and in hardcover from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner. Her inspirational gothic romance, THE BLOODMOON CURSE (a 2006 Ecataromance Reviewer's Choice Award nominee, a 2006 Dream Ream Award finalist, a Fallen Angel Reviews Recommended Read, as well as the recipient of multiple 5 star reviews), will be reissued in February 2014 as the second book in her new Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series. Book 1, BOUND SPIRITS (paranormal romance) will be released August 2013 with CROOKED HOUSE, Book 3 (inspirational gothic romance) coming December 2015, RETURN TO BLOODMOON MANOR, Book 4 (inspirational gothic romance) coming June 2016, REUNITED, Book 5 (inspirational paranormal romance) coming February 2017, HAUNTED LEGACY, Book 6 (inspirational gothic romance) coming April 2017, and DEAD MAN’S ROAD AND OTHER GHOSTLY TALES FROM ERIE COUNTY {Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series Novella Collection} (six ghost stories) coming June 2017 in trade paperback and electronic formats from Writers Exchange E-Publishing. The individual stories in the collection will be released individually in mass market and ebook formats from January-September 2017. Karen’s Gypsy Road Series, Angelfire Trilogy (all contemporary romances), and Falcon's Bend Series (mystery/police procedural), and RESTLESS AS RAIN along with her award-winning paranormal romance SWEET DREAMS have been revised and reissued with new covers designed by Karen. New trade paperback and electronic editions of each title are available from Writers Exchange E-Publishing. These titles have been nominated for multiple RT Book Reviews’ Reviewer's Choice Awards, the Daphne du Maurier Award, Night Owl Reviews Top Pick, The Romance Studio’s Sweetheart Award, and several EPIC Awards. Karen has sold a second trilogy set continuing her Angelfire Trilogy. Angelfire Trilogy II will include ONLY THE LONELY (May 2014 release), MIDNIGHT ANGEL (February 2015 release), and SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT (October 2015 release). The trilogy will be published in trade paperback and electronic formats by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. Click here to find out more about this trilogy. Karen has also written police procedural mysteries, the Falcon's Bend Series, with award-winning author Chris Spindler of Auenwald, Germany. The following have been reissued in trade paperback and electronic formats by from Writers Exchange E-Publishing: DEGREES OF SEPARATION, TEARS ON STONE, THE FIFTEENTH LETTER, ROMANTIC NOTIONS, and FALCON'S BEND CASE FILES, Volumes I and II. The individual stories in the first and second novella collections have also been released individually in mass market and ebook formats. Look for brand new Falcon’s Bend Series titles with AS PATIENT AS DEATH, Book 5 (September 2014), PRETTY FLY, Book 6 (June 2015), and FALCON’S BEND CASE FILES, Volume III (November 2106) in trade paperback and electronic formats from Writers Exchange. The individual stories in the third collection will be released individually in mass market and ebook formats from January 2016-January 2017. The Falcon’s Bend Series has won and/or finaled for The Romance Studio’s Sweetheart Award, the L-Edit Slip contest, RT Book Reviews Top Pick review award and EPIC’s EPPIE Award. The series has also received 5 star reviews from The Romance Studio, Huntress Reviews, Dark Angel Reviews, and Coffee Time Romance, as well as 4 1/2 stars from RT Book Reviews. Karen’s multi-award-winning Wounded Warriors Series will be reissued in 2013. RELUCTANT HEARTS (Book 1, available now), WAITING FOR AN ECLIPSE (Book 2), MIRROR MIRROR (Book 3), WAYWARD ANGELS (Book 4), UNTIL IT'S GONE (Book 5) and WHITE RAINBOW (Book 6) will be published in trade paperback and electronic formats by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. Karen designed the covers for the series. Karen's first writing reference title with Writer's Digest Books, FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS, is a bestseller available wherever writing reference titles are sold. Writer's Digest Book Club released it as a Main Selection in March 2005. You can find more information and the bonus website advertised in the book by clicking on the First Draft in 30 Days button. Karen's second release from Writer's Digest Books was FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL {A Writer's Guide to Cohesive Story Building}, available now. Also available is the FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINISHED NOVEL bundle, which contains both of Karen's Writer's Digest Books with the Writer's Digest Weekly Planner. Karen’s third release from Writer’s Digest Books is WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas available now in trade paperback and electronic formats. She’s also the author of THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS, detailing how published authors can set up a promotional group (like Karen's own, Jewels of the Quill). The reference book is available now in trade paperback from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner. It’ll be revised, expanded, and reissued in January 2014 and published in trade paperback and electronic formats by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS was a 2009 EPPIE Award finalist. Find out more about Karen's writing references here: http://www.firstdraftin30days.com. Karen’s book of poetry, Soul Bleeds The Poetry, Melodies, and Other Wanderings of Karen Wiesner (previously released as Soul Bleeds The Dark Poetry and Other Wanderings of K.S. Wiesner), finaled in the 2002 EPPIE Awards and is available reissued and expanded as a trade paperback, hardcover, and ebook. Find out more here. Karen also writes children's books under the pen name Karen Sue Wiesner, including: TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUILDS TRUST (Making Good Choices Series--2004 EPPIE Award finalist) electronic reissue coming soon along with new paperback release TAKING CARE OF YOUR THINGS (Making Good Choices Series) electronic reissue coming soon along with new paperback release CODY KNOWS with Linda Derkez--2004 EPPIE Award finalist electronic reissue available now along with new paperback release Visit Karen’s children’s book page here. Karen has contributed novellas to all the Jewels of the Quill anthologies. Most recently, Revenge in Amethyst (Story 2 of her Adventures in Amethyst Series) in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume III, winner of a 2008 EPIC Award and also a finalist for the RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award) and Papa (Book 1 of her romantic horror series, Woodcutter's Grim) in the first Jewels of the Quill Halloween anthology, SHADOWS IN THE HEART. Also available now is the second book in her Woodcutter's Grim Series, Blood of Amethyst, in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume IV. Perfect Cadence, Book 1 of her Kaleidoscope Series, is now available in CHRISTMAS WISHES, Jewels of the Quill's second Christmas anthology; In Cahoots With Cupid, Book 2 in her Kaleidoscope Series, available in MAGICAL KISSES, Jewels of the Quill's second Valentine's Day anthology, which was a 2010 EPIC Award winner; Behind Amethyst Eyes, Book 3 in her Kaleidoscope Series, available in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume V, A Jewels of the Quill Anthology; Jordana's Chair, Book 4 in her Kaleidoscope Series, available in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume VI, A Jewels of the Quill Anthology (a 2011 EPIC eBook Award finalist); Paper Tiger, Book 5 in her Kaleidoscope Series, available in HALLOWEEN TREASURES, A Jewels of the Quill Halloween Anthology; Moonlight Becomes You, Book 4 in her Woodcutter’s Grim Series, available in TALES FROM THE TREASURE TROVE, Volume VII, A Jewels of the Quill Anthology; and Wings of Love, Book 1 in her Cowboy Fever Series, available in CHRISTMAS GEMS, A Jewels of the Quill Christmas Anthology. Karen's first Dame collection, DAME AMETHYST TREASURES, is now available. ADVENTURES IN AMETHYST SERIES, her second Dame collection, is also now available. Her WOODCUTTER'S GRIM SERIES collection has also been released. WOODCUTTER'S GRIM SERIES received Dark Angel Reviews' Recommended Read, their highest review! It was also a 2008 Dream Realm Award winner in the anthology category and a Siren Book Reviews Best Book of 2010 nominee (horror category). The KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES collection, including Perfect Cadence (Book 1), In Cahoots With Cupid (Book 2), Behind Amethyst Eyes (Book 3), Jordana's Chair (Book 4), Paper Tiger (Book 5), plus 2 bonus stories in the series never before published: Cabin Fever (Book 6) and The Longest Night (Book 7), is available now. KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES received a 5 star review, was 5 Sweetheart Award Nominee from The Romance Studio, and was also a 2010 CAPA Award finalist (anthology category). The WOODCUTTER’S GRIM SERIES—Classic Tales of Horror Retold, Volume II collection, including Moonlight Becomes You (Book 4) plus three bonus stories: Bewitched (Book 5, available now in mass market paperback and electronic formats), One Night of Eternity (Book 6, available now in in mass market paperback and electronic formats), and Beauty is the Beast (Book 7, coming in in mass market paperback and electronic formats September 2013, WCP), is available now in trade paperback from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner and electronic from WCP. It received a 5 star review and Top Pick from The Romance Reviews. Look for the first Woodcutter’s Grim Series novels, THE DEEP, Book 8, (inspirational romantic paranormal horror) October 2013 and HUNTER'S BLUES (romantic futuristic paranormal) October 2017, both in trade paperback and electronic formats. The COWBOY FEVER SERIES collection, including Wings of Love (Book 1) plus four bonus stories: Losses and Gains (Book 2, available now in electronic formats and mass market paperback), For Always (Book 3, available now in electronic formats and mass market paperback), Taming April (Book 4, available now in electronic formats and mass market paperback), and The Only One (Book 5, coming in mass market paperback and electronic formats November 2013, WCP) is available now in trade paperback from http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/karenwiesner and electronic from WCP. Look for a Cowboy Fever Series novel, DRIFTER’S HEART (Book 6, contemporary romance) December 2013 in trade paperback and electronic formats. Now you can search Karen's characters, the major settings in her books, search by series' and genre, and find a printable book list of all Karen's titles, along with a map of links for every page on her website. Start your journey here: http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/kswiesner/search.html. 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