Ladies & Gentlemen, We are Go for JERICHO!
After a long and harrowing adventure a year in the making, THE FALL OF JERICHO has finally found a home. I am delighted to announce this book has been bought by Cobblestone Press!
I wrote this story originally for the Harlequin Historicals Undone line, and after six LONG months, they R’d it. Then, Carina and Samhain R’d it too. :’( Hmm. It’s really not a horrible book, I promise you! I was told a six month wait time is a long time for HQ Undone to get back to you so I was on pins and needles. But with their rejection, they sent me a nice letter of plot points that didn’t work for them, another “rarity” supposedly with these short stories.
So close and yet so far! **sobs into beer**
But being the intrepid eBook author I am, I spiced it up some and handed it to Cobblestone with shaking hands. It had been R’d three times. Gack, by the fourth time, you’re ready to throw it in the trash and start over, you know? Thoughts of “Hmm… Maybe I should offer this as a free read since no one wants to publish this dreck?”
BUT, there wasn’t a fourth rejection. Cobblestone really enjoyed the story, and I must say, I’m very happy/joyous/relieved they did. Why? Well, I finished JERICHO in June of ‘09. Here it is, one year later, and the ink isn’t even dry on my contract. I suppose I’m spoiled by the fast pace of ePublishing, as one year to get a contract is quite the long haul for us eAuthors. But I’m also relieved because this story proves that A.) not every house will love every story B.) Even if you’ve been around the block, you’re never guaranteed a sale and C.) THE FALL OF JERICHO isn’t dreck! YAY!
So to that end, I will leave you all with my blurb. I’m hoping to see this story published in the coming months.
Author hopefuls, may this be a lesson to you. Never give up, never surrender! Your Plan D might just be the ticket.
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The walls around his heart come crashing down…
Mercy Ainsworth never stopped loving Jericho James after he’d left town. She’d once pledged her virtue to him after a stolen kiss. Now that he’s returned, one look is all it takes to convince her he’s still the reason the sun rises and sets.
After the death of his sister, Jericho became a hardened bounty hunter. When he travels back home, danger follows him, and the girl he once loved is now a woman who desperately needs his help.
Sparks fly as old embers are fanned into roaring flames, but will love alone keep Jericho by Mercy’s side?
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Yup, another Western. Expect anything less?? \:D/
~~Becka

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