Release day: WRONG TURN, RIGHT COWBOY

Today is the day! WRONG TURN, RIGHT COWBOY book 2 of the Paintbrush series is available.

No matter how far you run, the past is never far behind.

Paintbrush, Book 2

Gillian Harwood and her daughter are off the grid and on the run. One wrong turn later, they’re lost in a Wyoming backwater—and headed right for a man on horseback. Gillian hits the brakes, but not quick enough.

The horse is fine. The man? Not so much. Sure, he’s pissed as hell, but Gillian’s faced far worse. She can handle one grumpy cowboy with a bum knee. That is, until she uses her skills as a masseuse to make it all better.

Quint Walters knows a wounded animal when he sees one. Sexy, secretive Gillian shows all the signs of a grown-up runaway. He should know, he’s spent his life running from his father’s expectations. Her magic touch leaves him wanting more, and as she waits for car repairs, she seems to fit naturally into small-town life, and his heart. Except she resists all his efforts to get at her core.

One mishap after another makes it seem like Fate is conspiring to throw Gillian in Quint’s path—and into his arms. The heat they generate, though, isn’t enough to drown out the nagging feeling that the past is about to smoke her out of hiding…

Warning: Sparks that ignite the whole town, dangerous secrets and some much-deserved butt-kicking.

*NOW* Available from Samhain Publishing

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NOW AVAILABLE: SECOND CHANCES in print

“Second Chances PRINT” by Denise Belinda McDonald

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Genre: Contemporary Romance

ISBN: 978-1-60504-431-6
Length: 256 Pages
Price: 15.00
Publication Date: November 1, 2009
Cover art by Natalie Winters

Be careful what you ask for. It might come with spurs—and baggage.

The Paintbrush Series

Hit on, manhandled and terrorized by the town Golden Boy all within the first five minutes in Paintbrush, Wyoming, Suzanne “Zan” Walters knows she left the boredom and a stifling ex behind her in Texas. But is that a good thing? The only redeemable aspect for her geographical relocation is a near collision with a gorgeous Cowboy blocking her exit.

Jacob Bowman’s mouth dries up when he finds the new gal in town. The woman he’d fantasized about from the diner—a curvy, vivacious, spiky-haired blonde—and the vet’s new assistant, watches him from afar wary, but oh so interested.

The pair find themselves thrown together by circumstance one too many times not to take notice of the other. Both like what they see, but both are gun-shy thanks to their former lovers. Add in the constant threats to Zan which escalate to the point of physical harm on more than one occasion and the couple feels doomed it isn’t meant to be.

Can the two get over past grievances with the opposite sex, and protect each other from eminent danger long enough to discover something more than great sex?

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RELEASE DAY: THE COWBOY PLAN

Today is the release day for my sixth book:  THE COWBOY PLAN

“The Cowboy Plan” by Denise Belinda McDonald

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Genre: Contemporary Romance, Western Romance

ISBN: 978-1-60504-651-8
Length: Novel
Price: 5.50
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Cover art by Tuesday Dube

Big girls don’t cry over a spilled chocolate milkshake—they run like crazy.

Alex Barrett’s all too “real life” sentence is almost over. She’s spent years being a parent to her siblings—and her flaky mother. What was her reward, other than an empty bed? Nothing. And now that she’s almost free, nothing’s exactly what she plans to do. Except have fun.

One minute she’s one of thousands of panting female fans at hotter-than-hot Drew Hartford’s concert. The next, she’s all wet—and so is he. Okay, so it’s only because she dumped a milkshake all over him.

Drew’s meteoric rise to the top of the country charts is fueled by the swooning women who throw themselves at his feet. Alex? She’s different. When their icy paths cross, she doesn’t throw her panties, she beats a hasty retreat. There’s only one way to keep this intriguing lady around long enough to charm her out of those panties: offer her a job she can’t refuse.

Drew may be every female’s definition of a fantasy man, but a paycheck and a roll in the hay do not a relationship make. Besides, Alex is tired of living 24/7 for someone else. Even a someone who’s offering her dreams of happily ever after…

Warning: Hot and heavy loving; stuff country songs are made of.

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THE COWBOY PLAN cover

THE COWBOY PLAN has a cover… WOOHOO!

 

“The Cowboy Plan” by Denise Belinda McDonald
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Western Romance

ISBN: 978-1-60504-651-8
Length: Novel
Price: 5.50
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Cover art by Tuesday Dube

Big girls don’t cry over a spilled chocolate milkshake—they run like crazy.

Alex Barrett’s all too “real life” sentence is almost over. She’s spent years being a parent to her siblings—and her flaky mother. What was her reward, other than an empty bed? Nothing. And now that she’s almost free, nothing’s exactly what she plans to do. Except have fun.

One minute she’s one of thousands of panting female fans at hotter-than-hot Drew Hartford’s concert. The next, she’s all wet—and so is he. Okay, so it’s only because she dumped a milkshake all over him.

Drew’s meteoric rise to the top of the country charts is fueled by the swooning women who throw themselves at his feet. Alex? She’s different. When their icy paths cross, she doesn’t throw her panties, she beats a hasty retreat. There’s only one way to keep this intriguing lady around long enough to charm her out of those panties: offer her a job she can’t refuse.

Drew may be every female’s definition of a fantasy man, but a paycheck and a roll in the hay do not a relationship make. Besides, Alex is tired of living 24/7 for someone else. Even a someone who’s offering her dreams of happily ever after…

Warning: Hot and heavy loving; stuff country songs are made of.

 

COMING SOON to SAMHAIN PUBLISHING

 

 

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Official Print Release of TRADING FACES

Today is the official print release day for TRADING FACES

There are worse things than winding up dead…

With her ex-husband’s death, Elyse Cabot thinks she’s permanently off the emotional roller coaster… until he turns up posing as his twin brother—the real victim of foul play—at his funeral. Before she can get any answers out of him, he’s gone, leaving her with more questions than closure.

And a fortune in loose diamonds.

Seeing Elyse again brings back a lot of hot, sweaty teenage memories for Jack. Then she opens her mouth and out comes some cockamamie story about her ex, diamonds and double crossing. So much for rekindling an old flame. Still, he just can’t seem to resist the lure of this dame in distress.

He just hopes he can solve the case before he does something stupid—like fall in love.

Warning, this title contains the following: Twins, explicit sex, graphic language, some rock ’em sock ’em violence, and did we mention diamonds?

WOOHOO!

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It’s up!

THE COWBOY PLAN  is up on Samhain’s coming soon page!

WOOHOO!

No cover yet. I will post that as soon as I get it.

blurb:

Big girls don’t cry over a spilled chocolate milkshake—they run like crazy.

Alex Barrett’s all too “real life” sentence is almost over. She’s spent years being a parent to her siblings—and her flaky mother. What was her reward, other than an empty bed? Nothing. And now that she’s almost free, nothing’s exactly what she plans to do. Except have fun.

One minute she’s one of thousands of panting female fans at hotter-than-hot Drew Hartford’s concert. The next, she’s all wet—and so is he. Okay, so it’s only because she dumped a milkshake all over him.

Drew’s meteoric rise to the top of the country charts is fueled by the swooning women who throw themselves at his feet. Alex? She’s different. When their icy paths cross, she doesn’t throw her panties, she beats a hasty retreat. There’s only one way to keep this intriguing lady around long enough to charm her out of those panties: offer her a job she can’t refuse.

Drew may be every female’s definition of a fantasy man, but a paycheck and a roll in the hay do not a relationship make. Besides, Alex is tired of living 24/7 for someone else. Even a someone who’s offering her dreams of happily ever after…

Warning: Hot and heavy loving; stuff country songs are made of.

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One in print, one coming soon and one more :)

TRADING FACES is NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon in print.

 

…. AND

SECOND CHANCES in print is up on Amazon for pre-order… WHOOPEE!

I am diligently working on book two in the Paintbrush series. Chug. chug, chugging away!

 

…. AND

THE COWBOY PLAN should be up soon on Samhain’s Website coming out late this summer. (I don’t have the cover yet, but will post it as soon as I do!)

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Second Chances up on the coming soon pages–Yippee

I go to my page at Samhain’s website every day–several times in fact–hoping my newest book will be up… and it is!

note: if you are related to me in any way shape or form… I didn’t write the book-blurb   8)

“Second Chances” by Denise Belinda McDonald    

Samhain Publishing, Coming Soon

Genre: Contemporary Romance

ISBN: 1-60504-359-1
Length: Novel
Price: 5.50
Publication Date: January 13, 2009
Cover art by : Coming Soon

Be careful what you ask for. It might come with spurs—and baggage.

The Paintbrush series

After catching her boyfriend with his pants around his knees while a walking, talking cliché takes “dictation”, Suzanne Walters quits her job, quits her man, quits Texas and moves to Wyoming to find the woman she used to be. Unfortunately, her first five minutes in Paintbrush finds her facing down the town bully in the local diner—and running smack into the one thing she’s not looking for: a wet dream in cowboy boots, Jacob Bowman.

Jacob excels at two things—flying under the radar, and saving his pennies in hopes of running his own ranch someday. He can’t stop thinking about the fantasy in tight Wranglers who nearly mowed him down exiting the diner. The curvy, vivacious spitfire makes his mouth go dry. She’s got her eye on him, as well, but her determination to prove her independence is just as strong as the sexual pull between them.

Life’s knocks have given them both strong hearts, and even stronger wills. As danger looms, that stubborn pride could cost their one chance to discover if there’s something more between them than great sex.

Will they swallow their pride, or will they lose it all?

Warning: Cowboys and horses and bullies OH MY! Sweet, sweet loving and a little rowdy behavior.

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