The Next Stage by Christine Bush

                             

In the course of our lives, we often face many different stages. Childhood, Early adulthood,  parenthood, adulthood, and those challenging times we call “The Golden Years”. Change.

Sometimes, those life changes mean facing different occupations, different interests.  Sometimes those changes are not what we expect.  Sometimes they are not what we want.  There is growth in the adjustment.

Two of the male characters in my novellas enjoy the life of being professional athletes.  This brings money, excitement, and fame.

But then, injury changes the trajectory of their lives.  What do they find to bring joy back into their lives after the loss of their career. 

These, of course, are romances, so you can imagine that love is going to play a part. There are strong and interesting heroines in these stories. But there’s more.

I hope you enjoy their path to joy!

 

Lucy’s Laugh

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A sweet romance novella about love, hope, and community. Lucy is a dedicated teacher in an alternative school in Philadelphia. She's connected to community and the kids in her life. The new physical education teacher is trying to hide from his famous sports past as he rehabs a crushing injury. She's determined to fight the growing attraction. He can't possibly stay and put down roots in her simple life. Or can he?

 

Hannah’s Heart

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A sweet romance novella. Grady O'Neill has led a fast paced life as a pro athlete and professional sports announcer, until a serious car accident followed by surgery leaves him stuck and resentful, needing to recuperate in his family's old vacation farmhouse in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. His physical therapist, Hannah, has no time for his grumbling or his bad attitude. Or his adorable blue eyes, which begin to sparkle again when he sets sights on her. He's her patient, and that's all. Her heart has already learned its hard lessons about love, and she wants no part of it. She saves her warm feelings for the pets works with as a volunteer at the local animal sanctuary. But then, the aggravating man decides to risk his life to save a newborn litter of puppies, and her heart begins to thaw. Sooner or later, he won't be her patient anymore. But then, he'll also be gone from her simple country world, back to glamor and bright lights. And what will happen to her heart?

I’d love to hear what you think!

Love, Christine

Christine Bush is a USA Today Bestselling author of romance, romantic mystery, and suspense.  She can be found living in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania with her husband and 2 lazy cats, and spending time with her 14 grandchildren.   When she’s not writing, she’s teaching Psychology at a local college, and working with clients in her private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She loves to hear from readers and writers!

 

 
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She survived a childhood tragedy. 

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Yes, I've Written One Historical ~ Jean C. Gordon

Although I write contemporary romance, I'm a history lover and more of a historical than contemporary romance reader. So in 2009, I tried my hand at writing a historical romance. It took me at least twice as long to write as a contemporary and I loved every minute. Maybe too much. I got myself so involved in the research, that I had to stop and make myself write or I would have never finished it. My Lady Viking was released by a now-defunct small publisher in early 2010 with the cover above. I rereleased it about a year and a half later as His Lady Viking with a new cover (below)

Inside Tidbits

At the time, I was writing, my daughter and her family were very active in a Viking reenactment group. In fact, they even volunteered to walk around the mall in costume for a signing I had. I declined. I did succumb to researching Viking settlement in Scotland and elsewhere in the British Isles--along with everything I could find about 10th-century Scotland. I chose that period partly because information is scarce and I felt could better avoid making blatant historical mistakes. Not getting the facts right in a historical bothers me as a reader. Also, this book isn't a sweet romance.

Originally, I submitted the manuscript to Harlequin Historicals and received a nice rejection letter in which the UK-based editor said, "You are a quite adequate writer," before saying why she wasn't interested. That tickled me so much much that I didn't feel bad about the rejection.

The 2011 Rerelease

I changed the title when I re-released the book in Summer 2011 and had an artist friend at work redesign the cover (below). I received some criticism that it doesn't look like a romance. I love it anyway.

Aedan Hakonson spent his childhood hating the Norse and his adult life fighting them. The son of a Norse warrior and a Caithness noblewoman, he’s never forgiven his father for abandoning his mother and him. Battle-weary and heavy-hearted, Aedan is wary of relying on anyone for anything.

Kara Thorddatter is a Viking warrior. For all intents and purposes, she’s her father’s second son and better suited for the world of a Viking warrior than her studious older brother. If only her father and stepmother would acknowledge that fact and let her lead the independent life she wants.

When Kara’s brother disappears in a storm off the coast of Alba, she and Aedan are drawn together into a mutual quest for a hidden Viking hoard—a quest that reveals love is the real treasure.

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Lyn Cote Asks: What's Wrong with Cats?

 I just saw on the morning news that they are going to start giving rats in New York City birth control pills or I should say pills that will sterilize them. I was just wondering where are the cats in New York City? I have a sneaking feeling that all the feral cats in New York City have been gathered up for their own good. But that means they can't do the job humans domesticated them to do! Or does anybody have any idea of why the cats aren't doing their job in New York City? The piece on the news said that they have over 3 million rats in town. I don't mind pet rats but wild rats-- I'm not a fan of them either. So does anybody have an answer for me?

Here's a shot of my late cat V-8 who liked to keep me company as I wrote. AND YES, HE WAS A GREAT MOUSER!!!