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Whiskey Shots Vol. 17 - Two Fantasy Short Stories

Whiskey Shots Vol. 17 from Whiskey Creek Press
"Weaving a Dream"
Myna, widowed when the Lord's Guard murdered her husband, has two small children to care for, and no money or possessions left. Work in Augeas is nearly non-existent. Food is not much easier to find. Then something draws her to Amunador where she finds the means of fulfilling her dream.
- Sample Chapter for Weaving a Dream
"The Betrayer"
Gideon, a member of the Lord's Guard and loyal to Lord Culain, finds himself in an untenable position when he finds himself on the wrong side of Dorjan, also a member of the Lord's Guard who wishes to rule Augeas. Can Gideon save himself and his men?
- Sample Chapter for The Betrayer
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The Enchanted Hawk from Whiskey Creek Press
Brylyn, of the Hawk Clan, is drawn into the intrigue surrounding Thom McGarrety, when his brother is to wed Anna from another domain. Brylyn faces the danger of the feonds, the humans who rule the area where her people used to live. They would see her and her people dead because they are shape-shifters.
When Anna’s family wants the McGarrety castle, Brylyn must trust her secret to Thom. Thom, believing that the shape-shifters are nothing but myth, must learn to believe in Brylyn and trust her to help save his life and his domain. Together, can they save the castle, untie their people and find lasting love?
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WHISKEY SHOTS Vol 7 - Fantasy Short Stories
Whiskey Shots from Whiskey Creek Press,
Whiskey Creek Press
Two fantasy short stories in a download.
"Revenge of the Lady's Guard." Rayna returns from exile to the city of Augeas to find that her lady is dead, the city is in ruins and the man who had her exiled is reigning. She seeks the man she loves to find he has also vanished and thought dead. She sets out to seek revenge for her lady and her love.
Sample Chapter for Revenge
"Hunting The Ancient Ones." Dyna, a young Ancient One, discovers the secret her grandmother has been keeping for years just as Dorjan and the Lord’s Guard attack and kill half of the gathering. Dyna must use her magic to keep the secret safe and bring hope of rising Augeas from it’s ruin.
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COMING IN 2008 - A Historical Time Travel Romance Novel
Yesteryear's Love from Amber Quill Press
Following clues in her great-grandmother's diary, lovely Sarah Martin left the big city for Moose creek, Wyoming, hoping to trace her family history. As she stands in the town's church, Sarah has a strange feeling that the figure in the stained glass window is calling to her. She turns away...
...and finds herself over a hundred hears in the past! It's 1870, and suddenly Sarah must adjust to frontier life-and meet her great-grandparents. Then their friend, the handsome bachelor Joshua Campbell, arrives. He's looking for a bride-and thinks it should be her. Sarah doesn't want to interfere with the past, but this stubborn pioneer has captured her heart before she can refuse it. Can they hope for lasting happiness-when the force that brought Sarah to Moose creek begins to call her back?
The Kilted Governess - A Historical Romance Novel

Short stories about the characters - "An Honorable Profession" and "The Incident."
Eirica MacDougall’s ailing father promises her in marriage to a line of suitors who want her farm and are willing to overlook “the incident” that ruined her reputation at sixteen. Also, her father hires Duncan MacKinnon as governess to her young sister and he steals Eirica’s heart.
Then her father dies and the suitors become more adamant that she chose one. Duncan steps in to help her run the farm. But someone wants her inheritance and threatens her family. She must convince him to marry her to save her from the suitors. Duncan, having nothing to offer but his love, refuses. Then he must save her reputation and her life.
- Sample Chapter for The Kilted Governess
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-Cover art by Trace Edward Zaber
The Irish Countess - A Historical Romance Novel
Short stories about the characters - "The Queen's Men" and "An Heir Needed"
After the death of her husband, Earl Fitzsimmons, Countess Ciara MacCormack Fitzsimmons returns home to Ireland and the earl’s estate accompanied by her six-year-old son, the new earl. There she meets Mick O’Hurlihey, the estate overseer, and falls in love for the first time in her life. However, her concern must be for her son’s welfare and keeping his inheritance safe. Being the countess keeps her from Mick.
Mick is smitten with Ciara the first time he sees her, but realizes that he can never lay claim to the Countess Fitzsimmons. Then danger stalks Ciara and her son and Mick risks his own life to keep theirs safe. Can their love prove stronger than the social status that separates them? Can Ciara have Mick and his love and still insure her son will grown up to be the Earl Fitzsimmons?
- Sample Chapter for The Irish Countess
Number 5 on the Whiskey Creek Press Best Seller List for the July 2006.
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- Cover art by Sean Ryan
Did You Know?
- The passage to America cost 3 pounds or $17.50.
- In the first year of the Famine sailings, the ships were supposed to provide each passenger, each week, with a total of 7 pounds of bread, biscuit, flour, rice, oatmeal or potatoes.
- Throughout Ireland 130 workhouses were built. In Newry the workhouse was designed to accommodate a maximun of 800. In 1841, it accommdated 1,283 - half of them children.
- Large amounts of grain, bacon and butter was shipped from Ireland to England during the great potato famine. The Irish were only allowed to use grain to distill alcohol.
- 4 million people left Ireland because of the great potato famine of 1845. The exodus continued for 50 years though the famine was only 5 years long.
- 1.5 million people starved to death during the famine. 2.5 million people left the country.
A Moment In Time - A Time Travel Historical Romance Novel
Short stories about the characters - "Sword Master" and "Pirate Girl"
Bored and unhappy, Eric Sandoval finds himself transported back in time to a seventeenth century pirate stronghold. There he must use his wits to find out who is trying to kill Captain Felicity LeBeau and to win her heart. Felicity, caught in a struggle to keep her captaincy, must guard her heart from Eric, or her struggle will be for naught. In the end, Felicity must choose between the pirates and her love for Eric and Eric must choose between a life in his own time or a life filled with love.
- Sample Chapter for A Moment In Time
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- Cover art by Nora Baxter
Yesteryear's Love - A Time Travel Historical Romance Novel
Following clues in her great-grandmother's diary, lovely Sarah Martin left the big city for Moose creek, Wyoming, hoping to trace her family history. As she stands in the town's church, Sarah has a strange feeling that the figure in the stained glass window is calling to her. She turns away...
...and finds herself over a hundred hears in the past! It's 1870, and suddenly Sarah must adjust to frontier life-and meet her great-grandparents. Then their friend, the handsome bachelor Joshua Campbell, arrives. He's looking for a bride-and thinks it should be her. Sarah doesn't want to interfere with the past, but this stubborn pioneer has captured her heart before she can refuse it. Can they hope for lasting happiness-when the force that brought Sarah to Moose creek begins to call her back?
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Short stories about the characters - "Betrayed" and "Dreams"
Stranded in the gold fields of Colorado with her two siblings, Melanie Whittaker starts a new life as a business woman, having given up hope of ever finding love or happiness for herself. Then Marshal Callum Reynolds steals her heart.
But can she trust him to love her and her family when he insists she would be
better off elsewhere? Then her business is threatened by another and she might
be forced to leave. Can they find lasting happiness if life wants them apart?
- Sample Chapter for Wild Honey
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- Colorado is a Spanish word meaning "red." The state was named for the Colorado River that flows through red canyons.
- Colorado was the site of the gold rush in 1858-1859.
- Spaniards were the first non-Indians in Colorado. They came searching for gold in the late 1500s.
- In 1858, William Green Russell found gold in Colorado. Thousands of people rushed to the region.
- An egg cost one dollar, a sack of potatoes cost $15.
- Miners paid with pinches of gold. A pinch was the amount held between thumb and forefinger and was worth 25 cents.
The Lucky Lady - A Historical Romance Novel
Short stories about the characters - "A Gambler Is Born" and "Saloon Singer"
Lila Kane moves to Cottonwood to start a dressmaking business and escape her
past as a saloon singer. She becomes embroiled in danger and must rely on Carter
Hawkins, a gambler, to help her. As much as she tries to keep her heart, she
finds herself giving it to Carter, the wrong type of man.
- Sample Chapter for The Lucky Lady
Number 7 on the Whiskey Creek Press Best Seller List for January 2006.
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- Cover art by Jinger Heaston
The River's Treasure - A Historical Romance Novel
Short stories about the characters - "Freedom" and "'Til Death Us Do Part"
Genevieve Rawlings awakens on the banks of the Mississippi River, cold, half drowned and with no recollection of how she came to be there. Cooper Monroe takes her in and she finds love and happiness with his family, something she doesn't believe she's ever had. Then someone tries to steal her diamond and ruby necklace and her life. As he protects her, he finds he is falling in love with her. Cooper lost his first wife to a fever and has vowed to never again love a woman, but no matter how hard he tries, he cannot stop himself from loving her. After he returns her to her father in New Orleans and knows that she will be safe, he returns to his family. She longs to return to the love in Cooper's house that is missing from hers. Can she convince him that she'll be happy as a farm wife instead of a socialite?
- Sample Chapter for The River's Treasure
Number 5 on the Amber Quill Paperback Best Seller List for the second quarter of 2005.
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- Cover art by Trace Edward Zaber
Did You Know?
- Major crops in Arkansas were cotton, rice, livestock, poultry and soybeans.
- From 1800-1860, healthy young male slaves brought up to $1,500 and females brought up to $1,000. Around $700 is probably the average cost of a slave during that time.
Arrow of the Heart - A Contemporary Time Travel Romance Novel

Short stories about the characters - "Undercover Warrior" and "Buckskin Gal"
Riding across the Arizona desert in 1884, Cassidy Howard suddenly finds herself in the present with an Apache arrow in her back and close to a million dollars worth of twenty dollar gold pieces. Sheriff Jesse White Feather, full blood Apache, wants to know how she came to have his family's arrow in her back. Then someone in the present tries to steal her gold and they must overcome their inbreed prejudices to find out who. As they investigate, he is drawn to the unusual woman and finds he is giving away his heart, which is the only gift she wants from him.
- Sample Chapter for Arrow of the Heart
Number 1 on the Amber Quill Paperback Best Seller List for the third quarter of 2005.
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- Cover art by Trace Edward Zaber
