June 2009

Dear Readers,

June is quickly becoming my favorite month and summer my favorite time of year. For the third time, I'm having a June release. I'm pleased and excited to announce my latest book, Waiting for Baby, is due to hit bookstores the 12th. (Read the first chapter!)

Waiting for Baby is the second in my Bear Creek Ranch series, books three and four will be out next year. The hero, Jake Tucker, was something of a bad guy in book one, Cowboy Dad. I had a such fun redeeming him in Waiting for Baby. He really turned out to be someone special and perfect for my heroine, Lilly Russo.

Lilly wants nothing more than to have a child of her own but she's lost three already due to a genetic disorder and is afraid to try again. The last thing she expects is to wind up accidentally pregnant after a brief affair with Jake. She chooses to have the baby, hoping this time to beat the odds, but refuses to saddle Jake, already the father of three spirited girls, with a responsibility he didn't ask for, especially one that could end tragically. Jake, however, has different ideas. He isn't about to let Lilly have this baby without him. In fact, he'd like to be a whole lot more to Lilly than the father of her child...say, a husband...if she'll just let him.

Romantic Times Book Club gave Waiting for Baby 4 Stars and the reviewer commented: McDavid's story strikes at the heart with its sensitive storyline and nearly perfect character interpretations.

Book three in my Bear Creek Ranch series will be out February of 2010. The heroine, Corrine Sweetwater, is Jake's cousin. A former Warrant Officer, she's recently retired from the Army and extremely A-type, if you know what I mean. She's thrown together with Greg Pfitzer, a champion tournament fisherman, author, and popular cable show host and about as B-type personally as anyone can get. I had a good time with these two polar opposites and hope you'll enjoy reading their story. Book four in the series will follow in about a year and features another of Jake's cousins, Carolina Sweetwater, an ambitious journalist who tangles with the new Acting Sheriff, Neil Lovitt.

Lastly, I'm thrilled to announce that I've been invited to participate in Harlequin American's first ever continuity. The books will center around the Cody family, a sort of modern-day dynasty. There are five brother and one sister, all of them compete and are champions in various rodeo events. My book will focus on the youngest brother, Dusty Cody, who's specialty is tie-down roping. He's matched up with Maryanne Devonshire, an urbanite through and through who's spending a month in the small town of Markton, WY, and is absolutely certain she has no business falling for country boy Dusty. My book is number three in the series and will be out in August of 2010. Following that, I'll have a sequel tentatively titled Cowboy College. The heroine, Adele Donnelly, is the owner of the ranch next door to the Cody's place and its "school" for ropers. The hero, Ty Boudeau, a tie-down roper well on his way to becoming the next National champion, comes to the school because he's lost his mojo. He can't believe he's sunk so low as to be taking lessons in roping from a woman but little does he know she's exactly the teacher he needs.

As you can see, I'm going to pretty busy this coming year. As always, I'm still giving away freebies to anyone who signs up for my newsletter so if you haven't already, be sure and drop an email to: cathymcdavid@yahoo.com. Have a wonderful summer and thanks for stopping by to visit.

Warmest wishes,

Cathy McDavid

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