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Friday 4 October 2019

Cover Reveal - TumbleStar

Another book from the talented and prolific Sandra Cox is about to come out.  Sandra writes fiction, non-fiction and across a wide genre range.  Her latest, TumbleStar will be available from the 14th of this month - and can be pre-ordered now.






Warning. Besides hand-tooled boots, content contains: a big-hearted, hasty-tempered cowboy, a homeless young woman, an orphaned little girl and a wild white stallion.




Blurb. Coop Malloy receives a telegram that his sister and brother-in-law have died and Kallie, his ten-year-old niece, is on her way to Texas to live with him.

Still reeling from the loss of his sister, he receives another shock when his childhood friend Randa Lockhart steps off the stage with Kallie. He’s stunned to see that the little pigtailed nuisance that tagged after him and his best friend years ago has turned into a beautiful young woman.

Randa and Kallie have barely settled in when Coop finds buffalo hunter Marvin Doolin beating the local blacksmith within an inch of his life for laming his horse. Coop steps in and when the buffalo hunter tries to kill him, he shoots him. Now Doolin’s four brothers are out to even the score.

When they go after Randa, they cross the line. They’re about to find out that’s there’s nothing Coop won’t do, and no one he won’t track down to protect the two females that have burrowed hard and fast into his heart.



Excerpt

A cacophony of bird song interspersed with the lowing of cattle and a nicker from a horse, woke Randa.

She blinked, disoriented, waiting to hear the jingle of harnesses, the rambunctious voices of vendors and neighbors calling from cobblestoned streets and the full-throated honks of paddleboats in the distance. She stretched, opened her eyes then shot up as she stared at strange surroundings. Instead of lavender scented sheets she smelled soap. A simple blue coverlet replaced her worn, multi-colored quilt. Her gaze swerved to her dresser which should have been covered with a fancy doily, mementos and knickknacks.  In their place sat a plain white basin and a pitcher with a chip in it.

Her body went slack as relief surged through her. They were at Coop’s ranch. She rolled over and looked into a big jug of Indian blankets, with coarsely toothed leaves, sitting on the nightstand. Moisture pricked behind her eyes at the thoughtful gesture. He must have picked them at the crack of dawn. 

What would she have done if he hadn’t come back for her? The close call made her belly flop. She sat up, straightening her spine and her resolve. There was no point thinking about that now. Hopping up, she trotted to the window. Dawn approached, in all her glory, the sky tinged with pinks and grays.

Curious, she glanced around the room.  It was bare but clean. The walls white. The dresser, her bed and nightstand were the only things that broke the even symmetry of the room.  That was all right. It was hers.

Throwing open the window, she leaned out to absorb the sounds, scents and sights around her. Fresh earth and sunshine filled her senses. Red, orange and yellow pinwheels of color blazed against lush stalks of grass spreading as far as the eye could see. Cattle grazed in the distance along with a dozen or so horses. Something inside her swelled, warmed then settled.





Sandra is a vegetarian, animal lover and avid gardener.  She lives with her husband, their dog and several cats in sunny North Carolina.

Besides western and western romance, Sandra also write time-travel, paranormal and regency romance, young adult fantasy and non-fiction.  She is a category bestselling Amazon author, Eppie finalist and Golden Ankh Award winner.




You can order (or pre-order) Sandra's latest work here.







81 comments:

  1. Congratulations to Sandra. I enjoyed her book.

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    1. I appreciate that, Lee. Good to see you back.

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  2. What a lovely surprise, EC! Thanks! I appreciate ya:)

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    1. Sandra: It was the very least I could do. You do a lot for others (including me) and it was a pleasure to be able to do this small thing for you.

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    2. Well I appreciate it. Not so small from where I stand:)

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  3. Hi, Laurie:) I appreciate that:)

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  4. Thank you for the heads up. I am always looking for something to read!

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    1. Anne in the kitchen: Aren't we all. I am so impressed at Sandra's productivity and range.

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    2. Words an author loves to hear:)

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  5. Cool beaners and congrats to your friend.

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  6. Thank you Sandra, I love them.

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  7. I love to read and immediately went to my city library's web site to see if any of her books were there. Alas! No! But will enjoy looking at her blog.

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    1. nothoughtsnoprayersnonothing: I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I do.

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    2. I appreciate you checking. Amazon is my only home:)

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  8. Thanks for the head's up, EC. This sounds like it will be a good read!

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    1. Lee: I haven't read this one yet, but have enjoyed every one of her novels that I have read.

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  9. The book sounds just right for me. I'll hop on over to Amazon Aus a bit later and see if it is within my price range.

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    1. River: I hope it is - and it will be available for purchase very soon.

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    2. I appreciate you checking it out, River.

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  10. Thanks for the good review. It sounds like a fun read. I was sorry to see it isn't in paperback. (I've tried reading ebooks, but they never give me the same pleasure.) Hopefully it will eventually be in print?

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    1. Elizabeth Varadan, Author: Sandra's books usually do have a print version as well (I think). I hope this one goes to print (and I agree with you, I prefer 'real' books too).

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    3. Hey Elizabeth, Thanks for checking. Much appreciated. It is in paper. They just haven't linked the e and the paper versions together yet, for whatever reason.

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  11. Yay to Sandra for the release of her awesome new book! Sending HUGE hugs of congratulations! RO

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  12. Congrats to Sandra on the release of her new book. That's awesome.

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  13. I totally new world to me, Sandra, and fascinating to read 😊

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    1. lostinimaginaryworlds: It is alien to me too.

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    2. Thank you:) Always happy to expand horizons...or head them in a different direction:)

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  14. That's so like you, EC, pushing an author, not drugs or useless plastic products--but a book. The book pimp, hahaha. Just kidding around in the early morning. That's all I do now for entertainment is read, since the antenna on the TV now just pulls in one channel. Sometimes. It's hard to feed my habit. But when I handed over Dagwood to Animal Rescue and CAre Fund, Carma handed me over a bag of books she was done with. I have another bag.

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    1. Strayer: I can think of a lot worse things to pimp. I am so glad that you have another bad of books to read. Carma an Karma.

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    2. Let's here it for animal rescue.
      I love a book pimp:)

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  15. Lovely cover. I'd recommend a bit of cutting on the blurb though. Save the key drama...leave out the subplot. Just saying, Sandra ... ya only have seconds to grab the reader's attention.

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    1. Author R. Mac Wheeler: As another prolific writer that is good to hear.

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    2. I like short blurbs that grab. I probably should have just labeled this as description or storyline.

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  16. Oh WOW...this book sounds so intriguing...and I love the cover too!!
    Well done to Sandra... I'm certain that her book will be a huge success!😊😊
    Do hope you are doing Ok, Sue...you are always in my thoughts.

    Much love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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    1. Ygraine: Thank you so much. I have you in my heart every day. That cover is great isn't it?

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    2. Thank you both:) A huge success is a wonderful thought:)

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    1. John Wiswell: Woohoo indeed. And when is your book coming out? (and please, please don't tell me I have missed it).

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  18. She looks like a charming lady. The book is interesting and I hope many people buy it. I wrote 3 books myself, but I had to shut down my book business, because Borders Bookstores went out of business, and they were my biggest customer.

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    1. gigihawaii: Sandra is a truly lovely, generous, supportive person. I am so very sorry that you shut down your book business. Books are life blood to me.

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    2. gigihawaii: I echo EC. I'm sorry about Borders. That was a wonderful bookstore.
      EC, you are very kind:) And right back at ya.

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  19. Congratulations to Saundra on her new book and thank you EC for the nice book review.
    Our weather is cooling off and it looks somber today as we move further along in Autumn... Enjoy the weekend.
    Hugs, julia

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    1. Julia: Not a review, but a reveal. Our weather is (mostly) heating up now. I hope your weekend is far from sombre.

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    2. Thanks, Julia.
      I'm sure ready for our weather to cool.

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  20. Dear EC, thank you for the book review and the info about the author. Does she self-publish or does she have a publisher? Whatever the answer, she must truly know how to manage her time to get everything done. And . . . she must be a true storyteller! Peace.

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    1. Dee: She is a small dynamo - and yes, a true storyteller too.

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    2. Thank you both:) Makes me smile.

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  21. Just preordered. Congratulations on the new book, Sandra!

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  22. Always wanted to write a book greatly admire people who do.
    Merle......

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    1. Merlesworld: I share your admiration. I am also very grateful to those who have the talent and determination to write.

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    1. natalia20041989: She is - and a lovely person too.

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  24. I've never read any of her work, so thank you for the introduction! Off to check out the Amazon link now... :-)

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  25. Congratulations to Sandra - she's a prolific writer ... cheers Hilary

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    1. Hilary Melton-Butcher: She is, which blows me away.

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  26. Congrats Sandra! So happy for you! Big Hugs!

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    1. Magic Love Crow: Me too. I hope her book sales go gangbusters.

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