Nancy Herkness

Country Roads Nancy Herkness

Publisher Marketing:2014 (c) Desert Rose RWA(r) Golden Quill Award Winner, Contemporary Romance"Nancy Herkness welcomes readers back to Sanctuary, West Virginia, where family loyalty leads to sparkling love, with the help of a whisper horse." When sheltered artist Julia Castillo flees her hometown, she has just one goal: to prove to her overbearing family once and for all that she can make it on her own. After she moves to Sanctuary, West Virginia, her horse paintings take the art world by storm. Yet Julia finds her courage tested as never before by her love for a handsome country lawyer, by her bond with a dangerous black stallion, and by the secret she is so desperate to keep. Paul Taggart abandoned his high-powered legal career to return to Sanctuary, giving up his own dreams to care for his troubled brother. But the day he rescues Julia Castillo from the side of the highway, his staid, responsible life changes forever. Irresistibly drawn to the fiery but unsophisticated beauty, Paul will do anything to protect her even sacrifice his own happiness to guarantee hers. Dramatic and emotional, "Country Roads" is a heartwarming tale of two people trying to balance the bonds of family with a passionate love of their own." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/08/2013 (EAN 9781477807699, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Herkness, Nancy Nancy Herkness is the author of the award-winning Whisper Horse series and several other contemporary romance novels. Her second Whisper Horse novel, Country Roads, was nominated for a Romance Writers of America RITA award. Nancy is a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, and Novelists, Inc. She has received many honors for her work, including the Golden Leaf Award, the Maggie Award in Contemporary Romance, and the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English literature and creative writing. A native of West Virginia, Nancy now lives in a Victorian house twelve miles west of the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey with her husband, two mismatched dogs, and an elderly cat. Contributor Bio:  McManus, Shannon Shannon McManus is a Los Angeles based actor, writer, and narrator. She has appeared in features, plays, festival shorts, and national commercials. Critical praise for her voice work includes an "AudioFile" Earphones Award, a Best Voice of 2012, and a "Publishers Weekly" Listen-Up Award.