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                        November 1999
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COMING IN NOVEMBER
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Cait London
SLEEPLESS IN MONTANA
ISBN - 0-380-800338-1

Lives can be torn apart in a moment, futures, hard work to build homes and
families shattered.  This is what happened to the Kodiak family in Sleepless
in Montana.  The family already has dark shadows: the eldest son, Hogan, is
an outsider and yet a protector to his half-brothers and sister. As an adult,
hard and haunted, Hogan returns to Montana to find peace, the rift between
his father and himself too deep to bridge.  Jemma Delaney, his sister's
flamboyant friend, isn't letting him keep his lone-wolf life, not when danger
threatens the family.  All the Kodiaks together again isn't an easy mix,
shadows and old wounds haunting them.  Amid new and old loves, sparks fly
between Jemma and Hogan and he's pursuing more than the danger to the Kodiak
family.

I write about families and loved the Kodiaks as they come together to protect
a loved one.  It isn't easy to mend old wounds and struggle with shadows, but
this family tries.  I hope you'll like them, too.

More information can be found at: http://caitlondon.com
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Margaret Evans Porter
THE SEDUCER
0-380-80772-6

Lord Garvain is determined to bring prosperity to his remote valley by
expanding production at his linen mill, and at first he regards pretty Ellin
Fayle as a hindrance rather than a help.  Can this country lass convince the
ambitious lord that true love is more rewarding than the riches and power he
seeks?  Will he reveal to her the pleasures to be shared in a seducer's bed?

For more information about THE SEDUCER and an interactive tour of its
setting, stop by http://members.aol.com/MargEvaPor.
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ARRIVED IN OCTOBER
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Michelle Jerott
ALL NIGHT LONG - ISBN - 09-380-81066-2

Read an excerpt at: www.michellejerott.com/excerpt2.html
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Stephanie Laurens
A ROGUE'S PROPOSAL - ISBN - 0-380-80569-3

Read the first chapter at: www.vicnet.net.au/~savink/rogue's.htm
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Enjoy!
The Avon Ladies
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            October 1999 - Special Edition

Some special announcements have arrived since the October 1 newsletter went
out and we simply couldn't wait another month to share the news.
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A note from Judith Ivory
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Hey, put on your dancing shoes, and join me in a dance of joy.  I'm
celebrating the release my new book (it's a been while!) THE PROPOSITION
available December 7th.  The dance begins with, yes, DANCE then add a BLISS.
These books--two of my oldest and hardest to find out-of-print titles (both
written under the name of Judy Cuevas), are the prizes for my October contest
now running.  Then join me in November for an all  new drawing, this time for
the last Advanced Reading Copy in my possession of THE PROPOSITION.  Two
contests, one running for the full month of October, one the full month of
November; for both go to:  http://www.judithivory.com/Contest.htm
********************
From Margaret Moore
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My website won an award from StudyWeb for being "one of the best educational
resources on the web." The URL is http://www.mmoore.net
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ROMANTIC TIMES AWARDS
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At the recent Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Toronto, the Avon
Ladies Made a Grand Showing, bringing home an abundance of awards.

Best Historical Adventure: Connie Brockway
Best Series Romance Love & Laughter: Elizabeth Bevarly
Best British Isles Historical Romance: Loretta Chase, THE LAST HELLION
Best Innovative Historical Romance: THAT SCANDALOUS EVENING, Christina Dodd
Best Historical Mystery:  PRICELESS, Mandalyn Kaye (okay, so it's from
Fawcett...but it's our own Neesa!)
Best Historical Romance in a Series: DEVIL'S BRIDE, Stephanie Laurens
Best Contemporary Romance: BABY, I'M YOURS, Susan Andersen
Career Achievement Award for Best Contemporary Novel: Kathleen Eagle

Bookstores that Care Awards:

Best Historical Romance: CHERISH, Catherine Anderson
Best Contemporary Romance: DREAM A LITTLE DREAM, Susan Elizabeth
Phillips
Best Love and Laughter: SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, Rachel Gibson
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Our best as always,
The Avon Ladies
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                        October 1999
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COMING IN OCTOBER
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Michelle Jerott
ALL NIGHT LONG
ISBN - 09-380-81066-2

A forever kind of guy tangles with a rolling stone kind of woman...  Annie
Beckett temporarily moves in with gorgeous, forbidding Rik Magnusson in order
to unearth the last pieces of a 160-year old puzzle that's long been a
personal quest.  They're soon drawn together in a passionate affair--and
while Annie tells herself she can't stay, Rik has no intention of letting her
go.

Read an excerpt at: www.michellejerott.com/excerpt2.html
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Stephanie Laurens
A ROGUE'S PROPOSAL
ISBN - 0-380-80569-3

Demon Cynster has seen love bring his cousins to their knees, and he's vowed
he will not share their fate...until he spies Felicity Parteger sneaking
about his racing stables. Demon remembers Felicity as a mere chit of a girl,
but now she stands before him, begging for his help, all lush curves,
sparkling eyes...and so temptingly worthy of the love he's vowed never to
surrender to any woman.

Felicity knew Demon was one of the ton's most eligible bachelors and a rogue
of the worst sort, but he was the only one capable of getting her friend out
of trouble. Her fascination with him had *nothing* to do with the power
lurking behind his devil-may-care facade, or with the desire that flares when
he takes her in his arms. She knows he'll never yield her the love she
desperately seeks, but could a marriage with passion alone--even with a man
like Demon--be enough?

See the cover and read the first chapter at:
www.vicnet.net.au/~savink/rogue's.htm
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ARRIVED IN SEPTEMBER
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Gayle Callen
A KNIGHT'S VOW - ISBN 0-380-80494-8
To read the first chapter, go to: www.dm.net/~gaylecallen/
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Samantha James
HIS WICKED WAYS -  ISBN 0-380-80586-3
Read an excerpt at:  http://www.nettrends.com/samanthajames
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Linda O'Brien
COURTING CLAIRE - ISBN: 0-380-80207-4
Read an excerpt at: www.theromanceclub.com/authors/lindaobrien/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Come all ye goblins, vampires, and princesses to Susan Andersen's webpage,
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/andersen.html, where you're
invited to enter your name for a chance to win an autographed copy of her
romantic suspense classic ON THIN ICE.   Drawing to be held Halloween '99.
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Enjoy!
The Avon Ladies
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Avon Ladies are signing books from California to New Jersey this October.  We'd
love to see you there!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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VICTORIA ALEXANDER
October 16 @ Barnes & Noble, October 16, Topeka, KS, 2-4pm
October 23 @ Book Lover's Day 99, Sheraton Hotel,
                          525 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA,
                          11-12:30pm
*Note: Lunch to follow booklover's signing.  For more information, call Bobbie
or Donna at Basically Books, 319-396-8420
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GAYLE CALLEN
October 3 @ Borders Books, Carousel Mall, Syracuse, NY
                        2-4pm
October 23 @ Waldenbooks, Great Northern Mall, Syracuse, NY
                           2-4pm
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BARBARA FREETHY
October 16 @ San Francisco Book Festival, Fort Mason,
                           San Francisco, 10-2pm
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LOIS GREIMAN
October 23 @ Book Lover's Day 99, Sheraton Hotel,
                          525 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA,
                          11-12:30pm
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MICHELLE JEROTT
October 23 @ Booklover's Day 99, Sheraton Hotel,
                          525 33rd Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, IA,
                          11-12:30pm
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DEBRA MULLINS
October 9 @ New Jersey Romance Writers Fall Conference
                         Gala Bookfair (Proceeds go to Literacy)
                         Someret Doubletree Hotel, Somerset, NJ, 4-6pm
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LINDA O'BRIEN
October 2 @ Barnes & Noble, Merrillville, IN, 2-4pm
October 7 @ The Bookbag, Valparaiso, IN, 5:30-7:30pm
October 10 @ Borders, Highland, IN, 3-5pm
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Please visit us on the web at:
http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/ for
links to our web sites, infomation on upcoming releases, contests, the Avon
Ladies message board and much more!

Patti Berg regrets that she had to cancel her book signing scheduled for
tomorrow (September 8, at noon).

Happy September everyone!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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Romantic Times magazine will be holding their annual conference in Canada
this year and a wonderful array of Avon Ladies will be attending and signing
their books.  Please come and visit the following authors live and in
person....


September 18 @  Romantic Times Book Fair, Sheraton Centre,
                                 Toronto, Canada, 11am-4pm


ELIZABETH BOYLE
LORI COPELAND
LORRAINE HEATH
JUDITH IVORY
LISA KLEYPAS
STEPHANIE LAURENS
SUSAN KAY LAW
ANA LEIGH
MALIA MARTIN
CONNIE MASON
CATHY MAXWELL
MAUREEN MCKADE
MARGARET MOORE
LINDA NEEDHAM
HAILEY NORTH
KAYLA PERRIN
MARGARET EVANS PORTER
JULIA QUINN
ROSALYN WEST

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PATTI BERG

September 8 @ The Avid Reader, 10th and L Streets,
                              Sacramento, CA, 12-1pm
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GAYLE CALLEN

September 25 @ Waldenbooks, Millcreek Mall, Erie, PA  2-4pm
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RACHEL GIBSON

September 18 @ Log Cabin Literary Center Bookfest, Boise, ID
*Note:  The Bookfest is an all day event featuring local authors.  Rachel
will be speaking from 4-5pm on  "The Romance Novel."
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STEPHANIE LAURENS

September 20 @ Book Nook, Warren, OH
*Note:  Please check with the store for signing times.
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                        September 1999
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COMING IN SEPTEMBER
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Gayle Callen
A KNIGHT'S VOW
ISBN 0-380-80494-8

Isabel Atherstone is a hardened warrior with a grudge against James Markham
that drives her to exact revenge.  She becomes a masked thief, haunting his
lands, humiliating him past what a gentleman should stand for.  And as a
wife, she's even worse.

To read the first chapter, go to my website:
http://www.dm.net/~gaylecallen/
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Samantha James
HIS WICKED WAYS -  ISBN 0-380-80586-3

     From across the Scottish HIghlands strides Cameron MacKay, the last
member of the once powerful Clan MacKay.  Handsome, fearless and determined,
he is a man who catches the eye of many a woman, yet he has but one goal --
to find Meredith, last daughter of the Clan Munro -- and to force her to
provide him with an heir.   But Cameron soon finds he's powerless to resist
her tender beauty.  And although she is the daughter of his sworn enemy, he
finds himself tempted to abandon his quest to bend her to his will . . .
     Meredith had vowed long ago never to trust any man.  Yet before she can
take her vows as a nun in the priory where she has sought refuge, Cameron
MacKay kidnaps her in a plot to avenge the death of his father and brothers.
Her head told he not to give in to the dangerous desire she felt for Cameron;
but her heart hoped that he had finally abandoned his wicked ways . . .

Read an excerpt at:  http://www.nettrends.com/samanthajames
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Linda O'Brien
COURTING CLAIRE
ISBN: 0-380-80207-4

Lovely, orphaned Claire Cavanaugh finds her family fortune gone and the bank
about to foreclose on her home -- until handsome riverboat gambler Tyler
McCane comes to her rescue. Devastatingly masculine, he seems a knight in
shining armor to Claire's trusting heart. But when Tyler makes her a
proposal, Claire is horrified to discover he isn't
suggesting marriage.

Tyler wants the Cavanaugh property and plans to own it no matter who gets
hurt. Through an unexpected series of events, Claire's faith in Tyler opens
his heart, making the lifelong scoundrel wonder: Can this small town innocent
teach him how to love?

Read an excerpt at: www.theromanceclub.com/authors/lindaobrien/
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ARRIVED IN AUGUST
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Patti Berg
WIFE FOR A DAY - ISBN: 0-380-80735-1
Read an excerpt at www.pattiberg.com
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Ana Leigh
THE MACKENZIES: JAKE - ISBN  0 - 380 - 79339
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Cathy Maxwell
MARRIED IN HASTE - ISBN 0-380-80831-5

Read an excerpt at www.booktalk.com/cmaxwell
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Karen Ranney
MY BELOVED - ISBN  0-380-80590-1

Read an excerpt at www.karenranney.com.
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                        August 1999
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COMING IN AUGUST
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Patti Berg
WIFE FOR A DAY - ISBN: 0-380-80735-1

The last thing millionaire rancher Jack Remington wanted was a wife. He'd
just been dumped by his fiancée and felt relieved no longer having a noose
around his neck. But Jack had one huge problem--he'd flown to ritzy Palm
Beach to attend his baby sister's highfalutin' engagement ball and he'd
promised her he'd be bringing his wife-to-be.  There was no way Jack could
let her down on the biggest night of her life.  So, when a beguiling,
flame-haired enchantress breezed into his hotel room with a tux and a
seductive smile, Jack figured his troubles had come to an end. All he had to
do was hire the beautiful tailor to masquerade as his fiancée.
     Of course, Samantha Jones thought the sexy cowboy was out of his
ever-lovin' mind. She'd never been to a ball, never worn a fancy gown, and
had no idea how to act like a socialite. She couldn't possibly pose as his
wife-to-be, but . . .  Just that morning her life had gone from not so good
to absolutely dismal. She'd been fired from her tailoring job, and she had
the feeling the cops would be hot on her trail before the evening was over
for "borrowing" the tux she planned to tailor for the gorgeous millionaire.
On top of that, Johnnie "The Shark" Russo had been threatening to make her
fish bait if she didn't pay back the money she'd borrowed.  Suddenly Jack's
offer sounded like something she couldn't refuse.  Besides, it was only for
one night . . .

Read an excerpt and take a peek at the fabulously fun cover at:
http://www.pattiberg.com
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Ana Leigh
THE MACKENZIES: JAKE - ISBN  0 - 380 - 79339

        In this sixth novel of the electrifying MACKENZIES series, the
ruthless owner of the Lone Star Railroad has desired Beth MacKenzie -- and
her family's railroad -- for years. But when he proposes to her, he's
motivated by revenge -- not love, and soon discovers that it takes a strong
man to match a MacKenzie woman. Beth wonders if it's too high a price when
she is forced to marry her long-time enemy to save the railroad.
       Savoring dreams of the marriage bed, the handsome entrepreneur never
imagines that Beth might turn the tables on him. Smart, strong, and sassy,
like a cunning Scheherezade, Beth cleverly puts off the wedding night, one
night at a time -- but when passion overcomes reason...will love follow?
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Cathy Maxwell
MARRIED IN HASTE - ISBN 0-380-80831-5

     Brenn Owen, the new earl of Merton, has come to London to choose a rich
bride.  The broad-shouldered war hero could have his pick of the season's
debutantes, but once he goldly gazed upon Tess Hamlin, he knew he wouldn't
rest until he had made London's reigning beauty his own.  How lucky for him
that she was also an heiress!
     Behind Tess's light-hearted facade was desperation.  She had to marry
quickly before news of her family's ruin became common gossip.  She accepted
Brenn's sudden proposal--without letting him know the truth.
     She thought he loved her.  He thought she was rich.  And both of  them
have a few lessons to learn about Love.

Read an excerpt at: www.booktalk.com/cmaxwell
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Karen Ranney
MY BELOVED - ISBN  0-380-80590-1

     Sebastian of Langlinais is no ordinary man.  He's a knight, a man of
learning, a crusader, an earl.  He quotes Ovid and ponders the nature of
mankind, while single-handedly opposing his enemies.  He is enchanted by his
bride, a fact that brings him only pain.
     Juliana would much rather be a scribe than a bride.  Even so, she finds
herself fascinated by the mysterious man who is her husband.  Exactly who is
Sebastian of Langlinais?  And why does he wish this odd bargain between them?
  Why does he wear a monk's robe, and why will he never touch her?
     The castle of Langlinais is an enchanted place, and the story of
Sebastian and Juliana one of a great love.  When I finished writing My
Beloved, I truly didn't want to leave this medieval world.  I hope you feel
the same way.

Read an excerpt at www.karenranney.com.
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ARRIVED IN JULY
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Christina Dodd
SOMEDAY MY PRINCE - ISBN 0-380-80293-7
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Kathleen Eagle
WHAT THE HEART KNOWS - ISBN 0-380-97705-2
Excerpt can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/~bookbug/eagle.html
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Connie Mason
TO TEMPT A ROGUE - ISBN  0-380-79342-3
Excerpt can be found at http://members.aol.com/conmason/index.html
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Hailey North
PILLOW TALK - ISBN 0-380-80519-7
Excerpt: www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8911/hailey.html
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Eileen Putman
NEVER TRUST A RAKE - ISBN: 0-380-80289-9
Excerpt at http://www.theromanceclub.com/authors/eileenputman/never.htm
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IN MEMORY OF NANCY RICHARDS-AKERS
*****************************************************
Although we don't have the final tally yet, Kathleen Eagle reported that
during the RWA Conference Literacy Signing in Chicago, "people generously
donated over $500 and over 700 children's books, plus adult books.  More
books were collected later as well.There were even some stuffed animals added
to the boxes! These will be donated to Sarah's Inn, a shelter for women."
Our homepage at <http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/>.
Our bulletin boards at <http://www.judithivory.com/bbs/>.

Our warmest regards,
The Avon Ladies

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August is almost upon us!  This is where you'll find the Avon Ladies signing
books....

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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KATHLEEN EAGLE
August 14 @ Maxwell's Books, Kirkwood Plaza, Bismarck, ND,
                        1-3pm
August 21 @ Waldenbooks, Valley View Mall, LaCrosse, WI,
                         1-2:30pm
August 28 @ Waldenbooks, Knollwood Mall, St. Louis Park, MN,
                         12:30-2pm
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HAILEY NORTH

August 3 @ Barnes & Noble, Metairie, LA, 7pm
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KAYLA PERRIN

August 1 @  Waldenbooks, Ford City Shopping Center, Chicago,
                        IL, 2-4pm
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Please visit us on the web at: http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/ for
links to our web sites, infomation on upcoming releases, contests, the Avon
Ladies message board and much more!

The Avon Ladies are headed for the Windy City.

The Romance Writers of America's National Conference is in Chicago this year.
On July 28th at the Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel and Convention Center, the
following Avon authors will be at the Literacy signing raising money for
literacy and collecting book donations for area women's shelters in memory of
Nancy Richards-Akers from 5:30 - 8:00 PM:

Alexander, Victoria - THE WEDDING BARGAIN
Andersen, Susan - BE MY BABY
Anderson, Catherine - CHERISH
Bevarly, Elizabeth - HER MAN FRIDAY
Boyle, Elizabeth
Byron, Eve - MY LORD STRANGER
Callen, Gayle - A KNIGHT'S VOW
Copeland, Lori - THE BRIDE OF JOHNNY MCALLISTER (9/99)
Dee, Kit - ARIZONA RENEGADE
Dodd, Christina - SOMEDAY MY PRINCE
Eagle, Kathleen - WHAT THE HEART KNOWS
Enoch, Suzanne - TAMING RAFE
Freethy, Barbara - THE SWEETEST THING
Gibson, Rachel - TRULY MADLY YOURS
Greiman, Lois - HIGHLAND ENCHANTMENT
Hawkins, Karen - THE ABDUCTION OF JULIA (4/00)
Heath, Lorraine - A ROGUE IN TEXAS
Ivory, Judith - SLEEPING BEAUTY
Jeffries, Sabrina - THE FORBIDDEN LORD
Jerott, Michelle - ABSOLUTE TROUBLE
Perrin, Kayla - THE WAY HOME (2001)
Kleypas, Lisa
Kruesi, Mary Alice - SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT
Laurens, Stephanie - SCANDAL'S BRIDE
Law, Susan Kay - THE LAST MAN IN TOWN
Leigh, Ana - THE MACKENZIES: JAKE
London, Cait - SLEEPLESS IN MONTANA
Martin, Malia - THE DUKE'S RETURN
Maxwell, Cathy - BECAUSE OF YOU
McKade, Maureen - UNTAMED HEART
Moore, Margaret - A SCOUNDREL'S KISS
Mullins, Debra - ONCE A MISTRESS
Needham, Linda - THE WEDDING NIGHT
North, Hailey - PILLOW TALK
O'Brien, Linda - PROMISED TO A STRANGER
Phillips, Susan E. - LADY BE GOOD
Porter, Margaret Evans - KISSING A STRANGER
Quinn, Julia - TO MARRY A MARQUIS
Ridgway, Christie - WISH YOU WERE HERE (2/2000)
Sizemore, Susan - THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE
Wade, Rebecca - AN UNLIKELY OUTLAW (12/99)
West, Rosalyn - THE PRETENDER: The Men of Pride County
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ANOTHER AUTOGRAPHING EVENT
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Waldenbooks will host an autographing event featuring 8 of the Avon authors
attending the RWA Conference.  Susan Elizabeth Phillips held a raffle to
determine which of the authors would sign at Walden Store#1204.

WALDENBOOKS
Friday, July 30th
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Waldenbooks #1204
127 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL  60602

Signing Times below:

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Christina Dodd
Linda O'Brien
Gayle Callen
Sabrina Jeffries

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Lorraine Heath
Stephanie Laurens
Hailey North
Debra Mullins

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Kathleen Eagle will attend the conference with her husband, Clyde, who enjoys
hanging out with reader-and-writer types.  But Kathleen has work to do.
She'll moderate the "Titans of Industry" panel discussion on Friday morning.
Since late May she's been on the phone lining up speakers, who are all major
book buyers, merchandisers and distributors.  On Friday afternoon she and
BookPage columnist Sandy Huseby will give a presentation on "How To Schmooze
Reviews."  Kathleen is the Pop Fiction reviewer for the Minneapolis Star
Tribune.  Of course Kathleen will be signing her new book, WHAT THE HEART
KNOWS, at the Literacy event Wednesday night and in the Avon suite on
Saturday morning.  This will be Kathleen's 16th national RWA conference, and
as always she will enjoy every minute.
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Margaret Moore announced that there are plans to have a Beau Monde author
booksigning at the Chicago Sheraton on Tuesday, July 27, starting at 7:30.
She will be there.
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We hope to meet many of you in Chicago.

Our best wishes,
The Avon Ladies

In memory of our lost friend and colleague, Nancy Richards-Akers, the Avon
Ladies are taking up a collection of children's books to donate to a women's
shelter in her name.  Anyone attending the RWA Literacy Autographing in
Chicago on July 28th at the Sheraton Twin Towers Hotel and Convention Center
is welcome to participate.

Many shelters have a need for new books they can give to children who may
have been forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night, often
without a single possession other than the clothes on their backs.  While
many people donate clothing, shelter workers expressed the desire to be able
to give children something of their own -- like a book.

We will also be asking all people attending the Literacy Signing to purchase
an extra book to donate to the shelter.  Fliers containing this information
will be handed out at the door.

If you are unable to attend the signing, then we ask that you donate
children's books to the women's shelter nearest you.

Thank you,
The Avon Ladies

Please join us this July as the Avon Ladies autograph books from Texas to
South Dakota!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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CHRISTINA DODD

July 16 @ Waldenbooks, 276 Northwest Mall, Houston, TX
                  12-1:30pm
July 17 @ Bookstop, 1513 West Bay Area Blvd., Webster, TX,
                  1-3pm
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KATHLEEN EAGLE (with Connie Brockway and Ana Seymour)

July 24 @ Wal-Mart, Sioux Falls, SD, 12-2pm
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CONNIE MASON

July 10 @ Borders, 4320 Coldwater Rd., Ft. Wayne, Indiana,
                   2-4pm
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KAYLA PERRIN

July 18 @ The Word Is Out Writers' Festival, Pickering Museum
                   Village, Pickering, Ontario, Canada, 11am-5pm
*Note: Kayla will be giving a reading at 2:30pm
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We look forward to meeting you!

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                        July 1999
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COMING IN JULY
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Christina Dodd
SOMEDAY MY PRINCE - ISBN 0-380-80293-7

Christina Dodd's fifteenth historical is the fairy tale of a headstrong
princess in need of a husband, a bastard prince in need of a kingdom, and the
madcap romance and adventure that results from their meeting at the
husband-hunting ball. SOMEDAY MY PRINCE is much-awaited sequel to her NewYork
Times bestseller, THE RUNAWAY PRINCESS.
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Kathleen Eagle
WHAT THE HEART KNOWS - ISBN 0-380-97705-2

I confess.  I love "secret baby" stories.  I have a soft spot in my heart for
men who love children and want to be fathers.  The complication for
parenthood that might arise from the Indian Child Protection Act has always
interested me, of course, because I am the mother of 3 children (now grown)
who are enrolled members of their father's Lakota nation.  A bi-cultural
child needs both his parents.  That premise and the writer's two-word best
friend--What If--gave rise to WHAT THE HEART KNOWS.  Stir two other
inspirations into the idea pot--one brother-in-law on the gaming commission
at the reservation where we used to live, memories of a former student (one
among many) who was a great basketball player--and the story of a retired
basketball player, the woman who got away, the mysterious death of a tribal
councilman, controversy over casino profits, and a fatherless boy on the
verge of manhood begins to emerge.  How do you squeeze all that between two
covers?  The answer to that, my friends, is WHAT THE HEART KNOWS.

Excerpt can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/~bookbug/eagle.html
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Connie Mason
TO TEMPT A ROGUE - ISBN  0-380-79342-3

My name is Katherine O'Shay and I've spent the past five years posing as a
boy named Kit and riding with the Barton gang.  To protect my identity I've
dirtied my face, hacked off my hair and wore baggy clothing.  All was going
well until my stepbrother, Lex, was killed during a bungled bank robbery.

I had no idea my real father, a man I never met yet despised for abandoning
me and my mother, was looking for me.  That's how I met Ryan Delaney.  When a
trick of fate put him right in the middle of the Barton gang, no one
suspected that he was seeking information about Katherine O'Shay.  Little did
I know that Ryan would see through my disguise with such ease.  Of course I
didn't know then that Ryan was called Rogue Ryan by those who knew him best.

I didn't appreciate being made a fool of by Ryan.  Knowing I was a woman, he
took me to a whorehouse and insisted I become a 'man'.  That's when I really
became spitting mad.  But Ryan seemed to know exactly how to soothe my
feathers.  I'm not going to tell you how he did it, but I will say I learned
exactly why Ryan was called a rogue.

I don't want to give away too much of the book.  You'll have to read TO TEMPT
A ROGUE yourself and judge if Ryan's story is as interesting and adventurous
as those of his two brothers, Pierce and Chad.  Saying good-bye to the
Delaneys was difficult.  They were all worthy opponents for the heroines I
created for them.  I hope you enjoy all three books of the series.

Excerpt can be found at http://members.aol.com/conmason/index.html

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Hailey North
PILLOW TALK - ISBN 0-380-80519-7
Pillow Talk is a story about the power of family love. It's a more intensely
emotional story than Bedroom Eyes, and I think this reflects my own personal
growth.  It's also a straight contemporary, relying on the power of love
rather than the paranormal.  I hope you enjoy sharing Meg and Parker's
journey of love and laughter as much as I did creating it!

URL with excerpt: www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8911/hailey.html
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Eileen Putman
NEVER TRUST A RAKE - ISBN:0-380-80289-9

Gabriel Sinclair wasn't about to traipse all over England looking for
virgins. And so, to win a drunken bet he invades a convent - intending only
to steal a lock of hair from one of the sleeping novitiates.

For his daring, he receives a death sentence.

But when he's plucked from the hangman's noose by a solemn young woman and
her enormous cavalier, Gabriel begins to suspect that even a rake can be a
hero - especially if it means winning the only woman in England immune to his
charms.

Excerpt, cover and more info at
http://www.theromanceclub.com/authors/eileenputman/never.htm
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ARRIVED IN JUNE
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Elizabeth Bevarly
HER MAN FRIDAY - 0-380-80020-9
Read the first two chapters at: http://www.win.net/romance/lizbio.htm
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Susan Kay Law
THE LAST MAN IN TOWN - ISBN: 0-380-80496-4
==========
Rachelle Morgan
LOVING LINSEY - 0-380-80040-3
For a preview, go to: http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/RachelleMorgan
==============
Rosalyn West
THE PRETENDER: The Men of Pride County - ISBN 0-380-80302-X
For an excerpt: www.tlt.com/authors/ngideon.htm
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SCOTTISH BRIDES  / anthology
0-380-80451-1
Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn and Karen Ranney
To start the novella excerpt loop, go to:
<http://www.christinadodd.com/page7.html>.
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Please stop by to visit the Avon Ladies signing their books this June!  We'd
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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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LORRAINE HEATH

June 11 @ Waldenbooks, Sykes Senter Mall, Wichita Falls, TX
                     5 -7pm
June 12 @ The Book Rack, Southwest Pkwy, Wichita Falls, TX
                     2 - 4pm
June 15  @ Borders, 1601 Preston, Plano, Texas, 7pm
*Note: A Romance Readers' Group will be meeting after the signing to discuss
A ROGUE IN TEXAS.
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LINDA NEEDHAM
June 1 @ The Old Church, Portland, OR, 7pm
*Note: In addition to signing, Linda will be participating as a Romance
Panelist at the Willamette Writer's monthly meeting.

June 8 @ Border's Books, Cedar Hills Blvd & Jenkins Road,
                   Beaverton, OR, 7pm
*Note: In addition to signing, Linda will be participating in a Reader's
Group Discussion.
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MARGARET EVANS PORTER

June 19 @ Borders Books & Music, Ft. Eddy Plaza, Concord,
                     New Hampshire, 2-4 pm
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NANCY RICHARDS-AKERS

June 16 @ WalMart, 7910 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA, 1pm
June 23 @ WalMart, 4725 Hwy 80, Savannah, GA, 11am
June 23 @ WalMart, 7805 Abercorn, Savannah, GA, 1pm
June 23 @ WalMart, 14030 Abercorn, Savannah, GA,  3pm
June 25 @ WalMart, 25 Pembroke Drive, Hilton Head, SC, 2pm

*Note: Readers in Savannah and Alexandria should email Nancy at
NancyAkers@... to inquire about lectures in conjunction with her
signings.  She will be giving her presentation, "IRELAND:  MIRACLES,
INSPIRATION & THE QUEST FOR TRUTH," in both cities.
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Hope to see you there!

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                        June 1999
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COMING IN JUNE
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Elizabeth Bevarly
HER MAN FRIDAY
0-380-80020-9

THAT MAN IS UP TO SOMETHING!  When investigator Leo Friday is sent to unravel
the shady goings-on at the Kimball family mansion, he never dreams that his
primary suspect will be pretty Lily Rigby, the eccentric family's social
secretary.  Leo finds Lily irresistible, but she might be filching millions
from the Kimballs' coffers.  And though Lily is on to Leo's secret
investigation, his kisses are too much to bear.  He couldn't be on to her.
Could he?

Read the first two chapters at: http://www.win.net/romance/lizbio.htm
==========
Susan Kay Law
THE LAST MAN IN TOWN
ISBN: 0-380-80496-4

"One man faces an unusual dilemma in this delightful and sexy romance when he
finds himself the only able-bodied, hot-blooded man in a town full of lonely
women."
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Rachelle Morgan
LOVING LINSEY
0-380-80040-3

I've always had a sort of nonchalant attitude toward luck--good or bad--and
figure everything happens for a reason, and not necessarily because of a
"sign".  And yet, two weeks before Avon bought Daniel and Linsey's story,
inspired by my grandmother--a firm believer in superstitions--I happened to
find a four leaf clover in my flower bed.
Do I believe in luck now?  Well, let's just say that I keep that
four-leaf-clover in my clutches. :)

For a preview, go to: http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/RachelleMorgan
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THE PRETENDER: The Men of Pride County
Rosalyn West
0-380-80302-X

Deacon Sinclair's dreams for the future hinge upon a woman from his past . .
. a woman he'd wronged while acting as a spy for the South . . . a woman who
now holds the Mortgage to his family home.  He's about to learn that the game
of deception goes two ways.

"A wonderful series that just keeps getting better and better with every
books.  A gifted storyteller, Ms. West makes the trip to Pride County
something special to remember with romance that tugs at your heart-strings
and characters that leap off the pages!" --The Literary Times

For an excerpt: www.tlt.com/authors/ngideon.htm
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SCOTTISH BRIDES  / anthology
0-380-80451-1
Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn and Karen Ranney
******************
The SCOTTISH BRIDES authors have banded together to give readers excerpts
from all four stories!  And they're all linked together on the web, so you
can move from one to the next with one click of your mouse.  Just look for
the "read MORE" button at the bottom of each page.

Start the novella loop by pointing your browser to
<http://www.christinadodd.com/page7.html> where you can read an excerpt from
Christina's story "Under the Kilt."  Then it's off to "Rose in Bloom," by
Stephanie Laurens, "Gretna Greene," by Julia Quinn, and "The Glenlyon Bride,"
by Karen Ranney.  Enjoy!
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From: Christina Dodd
UNDER THE KILT
	 My name is Lady Valéry, I'm a duchess, and I've been asked to tell
you about young Hadden Fairchild, so pay attention.
	 No doubt to some of you, Hadden isn't that young at thirty-one. To
me, he's a mere child. Although quite a handsome child. He's tall and hearty
with broad shoulders and long legs.
	 I may be old, but my eyesight is perfect.
	 Not long ago I determined it was time for Hadden to wed, so I sent
him off to Castle MacNachtan to meet Andra. She was perfect for him, and I
knew he would come back betrothed and happy.
	 He came back single and miserable. So I have taken the necessary
measures to remedy his situation. This will involve a bit of manipulation on
my part, but men are easily manipulated.
	 Bright and early tomorrow morning, he'll be traveling back to Castle
MacNachtan, and when he arrives Andra's housekeeper has instructions on how
to trap the wary couple into matrimony.
	 I can hardly wait.
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From: Stephanie Laurens
ROSE IN BLOOM

  Duncan McIntyre, Earl of Strathyre, returns to his Scottish Highlands home
of Ballynashiels for the midsummer festivities, expecting to use the event to
look over his chosen bride, a delicate English rose perfect in every way. To
his horror, he discovers a Rose of a different sort - a Scottish Rose who has
always proved a thorn in his flesh - who has also arrived to spend midsummer
at Ballynashiels, her staunchest admirer, the heir to a dukedom, in tow. Rose
also intends using the revels to decide whether she should accept her
admirer's offer. Unfortunately, both Rose and Duncan find it exceedingly
difficult to concentrate on anyone else when the other is in the room. How
can they think about marrying others when the prickly relationship that has
until now always existed between them has changed in such a confounding and
inexplicable way?
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From: Julia Quinn
GRETNA GREENE

Margaret Pennypacker has chased her brother all the way to Scotland,
determined to stop him from making a terrible mistake.  Angus Greene has
chased his sister all the way to England, determined to stop her from making
a terrible mistake.  But when Margaret and Angus meet up at the border, their
siblings are nowhere to be found, and they discover that love truly does
blossom in the most unexpected of places.
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From: Karen Ranney
THE GLENLYON BRIDE

Lachlan Sinclair didn't wish to marry because of some idiotic prophecy. But
if he was forced to wed because of the penurious state of his clan why did
it have to be to an Englishwoman? One he'd never met?

He was at least going to see her before he agreed to this union.  When he
encountered the woman who would be his bride he found his breath caught in
wonder.  She was bathed in moonlight, spoke of brownies and dared him to
improvident acts.  More than that, she gave him hope for the future.

Janet, in turn, needed a touch of magic in her life.  What could be more
enchanting than a man who whispered her name in the darkness and lured her to
forbidden dreams?

The only problem?  Neither of them was who they were supposed to be.  Or were
they?
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Linda Needham is pleased to announce HER SECRET GUARDIAN is a finalist in the
Sooner Area Romance Authors, Rising Star Contest.

Big news from Borders Books!  Kathleen Eagle will be the Borders "Author of
the Month" in ALL Borders stores in July.  She's the first romance author
Borders has selected for this special designation, and her July hard cover,
WHAT THE HEART KNOWS, will be prominently featured with some of her past
books.  There will be a special Kathleen Eagle drink available at the coffee
bar in all Borders stores.  Buy a cuppa eagle brew (we don't know what
they're going to call it yet) and get a discount coupon toward the purchase
of the new book.
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Enjoy Some Good Summer Reading!
The Avon Ladies
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The Avon Ladies wish you a delightful Mother's Day!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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SUSAN ANDERSEN

May 8 @ Waldenbooks, Kitsap Mall, Silverdale, WA, 12-2pm
============
SUZANNE ENOCH

May 22 @  Waldenbooks, Brea Mall, Brea, CA, 1-3pm
============

LORRAINE HEATH

May 8 @ B.Dalton's, Golden Triangle Mall, Denton, TX
             2:30 - 4:30pm
May 15 @ Barnes and Noble, Park & Preston, Plano, TX
             1 - 3pm
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MICHELLE JEROTT


May 22 @ Celebrate Romance Readers Conference, Westin
                    Suites, Philadelphia Airport, 10 -11am
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LISA KLEYPAS

May 7   @ Katy Books, 2347 Fry Road, Katy, TX, 12-1:30pm
May 7   @ Wal Mart, 5950 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX
                  4-6pm
May 8   @ World of Books, 9810 Hillcroft Street, Houston, TX
                  11-1pm
May 8   @ Waldenbooks, North East Mall, Hurst, TX, 6pm
May 9   @ Maxwell's, 900 Polk Street, DeSoto, TX, 12-1pm
May 10 @ The Bookshelf, 902 West Pioneer Parkway,
                   Grand Prairie, TX, 6-7:30pm
May 11 @ Last Chapter Bookshop, 11128 Antioch,
                   Overland Park, KS, 7-8:30pm
May 12 @ Basically Books, 212 Edgewood Road,
                   Cedar Rapids, IA, 3-6pm
May 13 @ Davis-Kidd Booksellers, 387 Perkins Road, Memphis,
                    TN, 5:30-7pm
May 15 @ Chapter 11, Highland Plaza Store, Marietta, GA,
                    2-3pm
(Please call the bookstore to confirm Lisa's signing times prior to
attending)
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Hope to see you there!

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                        May 1999
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"MOMS ARE THE ROSES OF LIFE!" -- Rachelle Morgan
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This month Rachelle Morgan hosts our May Avon Contest which honors Mothers.
The participating authors will give you an opportunity to learn something
about the special women who touch our lives. To learn more about our mothers
and enter the contest, visit our contest page at
<http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/> and click the CONTEST icon. At the
end of the month, two lucky entrants will be chosen to receive a set of
either:

Suzanne Enoch's TAMING RAFE
Margaret Evans Porter's THE SEDUCER, Nov '99

or

Elizabeth Bevarly's MY MAN PENDLETON
Lisa Kleypas's SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME

Note: The Avon Ladies Website is maintained by Judith Ivory. The Contest Web
Page is maintained by Sabrina Jeffries. Kathleen Eagle coordinates the
volunteers and the prizes.
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COMING IN MAY
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Lisa Kleypas
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME - ISBN 0-380-80230-9

What if you awakened in a stranger's bed, with no memory of your past?  Your
rescuer tells you he's Grant Morgan, that he was once your lover, and that
you are Vivien Rose Duvall, a woman whose life has shocked Regency society to
its core.  Deep in soul, you know he has you mistaken for someone else, but
you have no proof . . . and he soon becomes your only hope to find out the
truth?
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ARRIVED IN APRIL
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Lois Greiman
HIGHLAND ENCHANTMENT - ISBN 0-380-80366-6
To read an excerpt, visit: www.midwestfiction.com/loisgreiman
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Lorraine Heath
A ROGUE IN TEXAS - ISBN 0-380-80329-1
An excerpt can be found http://www.paintedrock.com/authors/heath.htm
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Linda Needham
THE WEDDING NIGHT - ISBN 0-380-79635-X
You'll find a first chapter excerpt at: http://www.sff.net/people/lneedham
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Susan Sizemore
THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE - ISBN 0-380-80418-2
An excerpt can be found http://members.aol.com/ssizemore/storm/home.htm

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A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS
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Some of the Avon Ladies not participating in this month's contest share
memories of and words from their mothers.

1.From the mother of historical romance author Linda O'Brien:

"When Linda was about four years old, she began telling her father and me
about her three best friends, Jocko, Bimbo and Glassy - two young clowns and
a little boy with big glasses who we soon learned were figments of her
imagination. These imaginary friends existed until she was about six. Perhaps
that was the first sign of her vivid imagination and the creativity that
later developed into a successful writing career. Needless to say, I am very
proud of her." -- Rosemary O'Brien

2. From Rebecca Wade:

"She has a sex scene in her book?  Surely not my author-daughter! Why, she is
just a little girl herself.....ballet lessons, Nutcracker performances,
softball games, gap-toothed smiles, listening to stories, horseback riding,
running around campgrounds all over Europe.  That is MY daughter!!

You have to understand how tough it can be reading about her great
characters, the wonderful scenes, the feelings and emotions that she gives to
her novel, and yet while I read, I see super-imposed in my mind a pretty
little girl in a pink tu-tu. Then of course, though Becky has been married
five years, I get to the "steamy" parts and I have to wonder--did Becky
really write THAT? Becky was raised with love, faith and encouragement.  To
see her succeed so beautifully in her life, her marriage and her writing is a
thrill to me.  Somehow it goes beyond just being proud for so many emotions
are involved.   She is just "MY BECKY"--and I love her to pieces! -- Her Mom,
Suzy Clem

3. From Linda Needham:

My mom was a romance reader from way back, so when I sold my first book, she
was ecstatic.  Though she died a few months before its February '97 release,
the last time I saw her, she surprised me with two teddy bears that she had
planned to costume as the hero and heroine of FOR MY LADY'S KISS.  She was
too gravely ill to finish the gift, so asked me to be sure to dress them for
her some day.  The pair are still naked, except
for their neck ribbons, but they watch over me from their places on my
bookcases.  I know, I know, Mom.  But I've got to do my homework first!!!!
She was the greatest.  A loving wife, mother, almost scratch-bowler,
hairdresser, fisherman, and was even a welder in the Long Beach Naval
Shipyards during WWII--who lost her sight in a welding accident for three
weeks, AND later set a record for burning a ship free of its slip-restraints
for its maiden launch; a carrot-topped dynamo who left me a legacy of
independent thoughts and unshakable confidence in myself that has carried me
through my life.  Thanks, Mom.  Wavin' kisses up to you!

4. From Margaret Evans Porter:

My mother is born storyteller.  Her thrilling, entertaining descriptions of
our forbears, and both my parents' fascination with history is directly
responsible for my becoming a novelist.  Mother taught me to read, she fed me
books--fiction and nonfiction.  Every birthday, every Christmas, and many
days in between, I received books that I continue to cherish, as she
deliberately created a bookworm in her own image.  She also encouraged me to
write.  I intended to become an actress--and for many years I was one. But
"mom always knows best", and mine was convinced I'd be a writer no matter how
many detours I took along the way.  Ten novels later, I've proved how right
she was.

I have many other reasons to thank her, too many to share.  I'm grateful that
she demonstrated her love for England and sent me to school there. Together
we've explored our Scots, Welsh, Irish, and Manx ancestry.  She's my
strongest link to relatives "over there" and because of her, I feel at home
in the cultures I now write about every day.

My experiences researching and writing my novels inspired my mother to put
her own tales down on paper.  For my latest birthday, I received yet another
book from her--just as I expected.  Only this time, it was a manuscript, the
one she's been writing herself.  Attached to it was a note, politely asking
if I would mind proofreading it.  Mind?  I was delighted, and deeply honoured.

After hearing her boast of her daughter the writer so many times, now I can
proudly tell everyone of my mother's great talent.

Our relationship has changed a bit, I must admit.  In addition to recipes and
gossip, we now exchange research tips and share our writing joys and woes.

And on this Mother's Day, along with my love, I offer her my warmest wishes
for success.  She fills such a powerful, important role in my life, personal
and professional, that I'd have to live several more lifetimes to be able to
repay her for all she does and has done for me.

5. From Danelle Harmon:

Some of my mom's favorite quotes:

"The apple never falls far from the tree."
"Animals can usually find a way to get along; it's people who don't."

And one from my grandmother, now gone, that I'll always treasure: she used to
repeat this one when we complained about a boyfriend or husband:   "There are
no perfect men in the world.  There was only  one perfect man to ever walk
the earth, and God took him back."

6. From Rachelle Morgan:

My mom recently moved from New Mexico to live near me, and having her so
close is something I've wanted for a long time.  It really is hard being so
far away from my best friend.  All my life, I've always known that I can turn
to my mom, whether I'm celebrating or sobbing, she is always there.  We share
so many of the same interests, the same physical features, and the same
strong will.  She is the most talented woman I know when it comes to crafts
and such, and can take a plain box and make it beautiful.  She loves roses,
likes to travels, and best of all, she loves me.  I have never once doubted
that, and if she has taught me anything, it's to always dream.

When I asked her to write a letter to readers for the mother's day tribute,
she says, "You want ME to write a letter?  You're the writer!"

But great sport that she is, she did as asked, so here it is (even if it is a
little biased):

Dear Romance Reader,

Many of you have read or will read in the future, novels written by Rachelle
Nelson also known as. Rachelle Morgan. She is one of many talented romance
writers, but the thing that makes her special to me is that she is my
daughter.  As her mom, I'd like to share with you a little about the
remarkable young woman behind the heartwarming stories she brings your way.

To her family and friends, she is known as Shel or Sheli. She is married to a
loving and supportive husband (David) who is a Law Enforcement Officer. They
have 5 children to whom they are very devoted.  Sheli works a full time job
to help make ends meet, but her heart is in her writing. She is warm, bubbly,
and beautiful and has a heart of gold. She is honest, caring and
level-headed. When Sheli was born and put into my arms, I thanked God for
sending me such a perfect little Angel. She has never disappointed me.
Rachelle is not only my daughter and my very best friend, she is my Heart!

So as you read her books, keep in mind that this young and talented woman has
worked extremely hard to bring reading pleasure to each and everyone of you.
--Sharon Vandenberg

7. From Karen Hawkins:

I have a quote for Mother's Day!

My Mother always said "Marry for love and love money."
Of course, neither of us followed it . . .

8. From Sabrina Jeffries:

My mom is a wonderful woman, evidenced by the way she struggled to make our
childhood as normal as possible in the boonies of Thailand (my parents are
missionaries).  The Thais don't celebrate Halloween, needless to say, and we
kids had always loved trick or treat (there were four of us).  The year I was
ten, my mom dressed us all up in costume, then let us go trick or treating
from door to door of the three doors in our house.  She met us at each door,
exclaiming about our costumes and giving us candy.  It was so creative and so
thoughtful that I've never forgotten it.  And every time I look at the
pictures of us in costume in front of that house, I think of what a great
mother I have!

9. From Kathleen Eagle:

My mother was the most beautiful woman in the world.  She died of cancer ten
years ago.  Today I received an e-note from a woman whose name I recognize
but whom I've never met.  She stumbled upon my home page and wanted to let me
know that she remembers my mother.  "Mary was so proud of you," she said. And
I her.

She was not a reader, but she helped me become one.  She was the keeper of
the purse strings in our family.  She didn't permit many frivolous purchases,
but each month I was allowed to order from the school book club. Remember TAB
and Scholastic?  My mother always let me turn in my order. Three was the
magic number.  Books only, none of that poster stuff, and no more than three.
  Three books!  I would spend hours narrowing down my choices.

My mother respected my love of books, even though she didn't read many
herself.  It took me some living, but I understand that now.  She let me
grow.  Oh, how I miss her.
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Note: Thank you to Linda O'Brien for compiling the information.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The May 11 Woman's Day contains a feature article and photo of Christina
Dodd. Be sure to check it out.
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After a winter hiatus, Nancy Richards-Akers is continuing her online Virtual
Tour of Ireland [maybe a little bit of Scotland will creep in now and again
since her next book is set in both].  The April tour featured a photograph
from the Lawrence Collection at the Library of Ireland and was taken more
than 1OO years ago of Fair Day in Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan.  The music
she selected was a medley of jigs: the familiar "Irish Washerwoman" and to go
with the pic, "Monaghan."  As with each of her virtual tours, the text
offered a little history, some folk lore, and a few colorful facts.  This
time there wasn't an excerpt from one of her books, but she has been known to
slip in passages every now and then.  If you'd like to be on Nancy's list to
receive future virtual tours, please email her at NancyAkers@....
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AN INVITATION TO VISIT
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Post a note on our Avon Ladies' boards on any topic you want to discuss. Our
bulletin boards are found at <http://www.judithivory.com/bbs/>.
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SPREAD THE WORD
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Please share this newsletter with your friends and other romance readers.
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Happy Reading!
The Avon Ladies

In April Avon Ladies will be signing books all the way from California to
Delaware.  Please come out and see us if you have a chance!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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SUSAN ANDERSEN
April 10 @ Waldenbooks, Salem Center, Salem, OR, 1-3pm
April 17 @ Barnes & Noble, Southcenter, Seattle, WA, 2-3pm
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BARBARA FREETHY
April 10 @ Waldenbooks, Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton, CA,
                     2-4pm
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LORRAINE HEATH
April 10 @ B. Dalton's Highland Mall, Austin, TX, 10-12noon
April 17 @ Walden Books, Northeast Mall, Hurst, TX
                     1:30-3:30pm
April 18 @ Waldenbooks, Vista Ridge Mall, Lewisville, TX
                     2-4pm
April 24 @ Bell's Books, 9888 Ferguson Suite 153, Dallas, TX
                     2-4pm
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LINDA NEEDHAM
April 10 @  Waldenbooks, Salem Center, Salem, OR, 1-3pm
April 16 @  Border's Books, Stafford Exit, Wilsonville, OR, 6-8pm
April 24 @  Arcade Books, Next to Sunset Esplanade,
                      Hillsboro, OR, 1-3pm
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NANCY RICHARDS-AKERS
April 11 @ Books-a-Million, Potomac Mills Mall, Dale City,
                     VA, 1pm
April 26 @ Barnes & Noble, Concord Pike Mall, Wilmington, DE,
                     7-9pm

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AVON LADIES PRESENTATIONS
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LORRAINE HEATH
April 11 @ Allen Public Library, Panel presentation on the many
                     facets of romance, Allen, TX, 2-4pm
April 22 @ Texas Library Association Conference, Presentation:
                      From Seed to Blossom, the Publishing Process
                      Dallas, TX, 8am
April 24 @  Dallas Public Library, Panel presentation on the
                     many facets of romance, Dallas, TX, 10-12noon
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NANCY RICHARDS-AKERS
April 26 @ Barnes & Noble, Brief talk about Research, Ireland,
                     Romance and Inspiration, Concord Pike Mall,
                     Wilmington, DE, 7-9pm
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We look forward to meeting you!

@}--- AVON LADIES' NEWSLETTER ---{@
                        April 1999
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MATCHMAKING AVON STYLE!
*****************************
This month Karen Hawkins hosts our April Avon Contest and challenges YOU to
be the MATCHMAKER!  To put your talents to work, visit our contest page at
<http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/> and click the CONTEST icon.

The first winner will receive an autographed copy of Barbara Freethy's THE
SWEETEST THING and an autographed copy of Julia Quinn's HOW TO MARRY A
MARQUIS!

Our lucky second winner will receive an autographed copy of Lorraine Heath's
book A ROGUE IN TEXAS and a lovely apple-shaped porcelain hinged box!

Good luck, one and all!

Note: The Avon Ladies' Website is maintained by Judith Ivory. The Contest Web
Page is maintained by Sabrina Jeffries. Kathleen Eagle coordinates the
volunteers and the prizes.

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COMING IN APRIL
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Lois Greiman
HIGHLAND ENCHANTMENT - ISBN 0-380-80366-6

This is the final story in my Highland Brides series.  It had to be written
just to prove that Liam the Irishman is a redeemable rogue.

To read an excerpt, visit: www.midwestfiction.com/loisgreiman
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Lorraine Heath
A ROGUE IN TEXAS - ISBN 0-380-80329-1

The illegitimate son of a Duke, Grayson Rhodes welcomes the opportunity to
come to Texas, work Abbie Westland's farm, and carve out his own fortune.
But from the moment he meets Abbie, he is determined to use his strong arms
to work her fields by day and embrace her through the night. But the young
widow has learned to savor the independence that the war gave her. The last
thing she wants is to be under the control of a man, but Grayson's charm soon
proves too irresistible until a reminder from her past thrusts them into a
nightmare where honor and love must battle.

I thoroughly enjoyed writing Grayson's story.  My mother is British, my
father Texan so I grew up listening to my mother's initial impressions of
Texas. Moving to this vast state was not an easy transition.  Some of her
stories were humorous, some poignantly sad. I hope I did justice to the two
cultures that are alike on so many levels, but still so different --
especially in 1865.

An excerpt can be found http://www.paintedrock.com/authors/heath.htm
==========
Linda Needham
THE WEDDING NIGHT - ISBN 0-380-79635-X

I'm delighted to invite you to THE WEDDING NIGHT, my debut as an Avon
Romantic Treasure. I can't wait till you meet Viscount Jackson Rushford, the
tall, dark and, oh, so dragon-hearted hero--who is so, SO dragon-hearted,
that RT has declared him a K.I.S.S. Hero of the Month!  Self-made and
politically powerful, the wealthy English mining baron meets his match--and
his dearest love--in Mairey Faelyn, a penny-poor folklore scholar whom he
forces into helping him find a legendary silver mine.  But Mairy already
knows the secret to the blackguard's treasure, has vowed to protect it from
those who would ravage the earth for its riches--a secret passed down to her
through generations.  And so she sets out to deceive her thunderous lord and
relentlessly lead his search astray.  Delicious deception and THE WEDDING
NIGHT ensues.

You'll find a first chapter excerpt at: http://www.sff.net/people/lneedham
==========
Susan Sizemore
THE PRICE OF INNOCENCE - ISBN 0-380-80418-2

Jack PenMartyn knows that the price of innocence is what someone is willing
to pay to destroy it. In his case, the innocence he destroys was that of
Sherrie Hamilton who he forced to become his mistress when he was a spy in
the Orient. The price he paid was his soul. He has spent years trying to
redeem himself, only to discover that his obsession for the woman is as
strong as ever when they meet again in a London ballroom.

"What evil lurks in the hearts of men? ...The Shadow knows." The Shadow knew
about all that lurking evil cause he'd been there, done that. I've always
been fascinated by the Shadow, the story of a man who fought his inner demons
while bringing criminals to justice. I always wanted to create a hero with
the same sort of dark edginess as Lamont Cranston (the Shadow's real
name....is it any wonder he turned out bad...what were his parents thinking?)
Jack PenMartyn is my walk on the dark and dangerous side.

An excerpt can be found http://members.aol.com/ssizemore/storm/home.htm

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ARRIVED IN MARCH
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Suzanne Enoch
TAMING RAFE - ISBN 0-380-79886-7
Read an excerpt at: http://www.suzanneenoch.com
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Barbara Freethy
THE SWEETEST THING - ISBN 0-380-79481
Read an excerpt at http://www.barbarafreethy.com
=========
Julia Quinn
HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS - ISBN 0-390-80081-0
First chapter on the web at: www.juliaquinn.com.

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ROVING READERS
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If you see the Avon Ladies' books being discussed on other bulletin boards or
by readers' groups, would you please post a note on our Avon Ladies' boards
and let us know? Our bulletin boards are found at
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SPREAD THE WORD
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Happy Reading!
The Avon Ladies

The Avon Ladies will be out and about again in March!  This is where you can
find us....

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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SUSAN ANDERSEN

March 7 @ Silverdale Hotel on the Bay, 3073 NW Bucklin Hill
                     Road, Silverdale, WA, 11:30-1pm
March 13 @ Waldenbooks, 204 Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA,
                      1-3pm
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GAYLE CALLEN

March 13 @ Marketplace Mall, Rochester, NY, 2-4pm
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KATHLEEN EAGLE

March 26 @ The Marriott, 50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA,
                        5-7pm
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MAUREEN MCKADE

March 6  @ Wal Mart, Lavista, NE, 11-1pm
March 6  @ Wal Mart, Omaha, NE, 2 - 4pm
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LINDA NEEDHAM

March 6 @ Huckleberry's Books & Coffee, 809 Washington,
                     Vancouver, WA, 10-12noon
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JULIA QUINN

March 20 @ Waldenbooks, Westminster Mall, Westminster, CO,
                       1pm
March 20 @ Waldenbooks, Villa Italia, Lakewood, CO,  4pm
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NANCY RICHARDS-AKERS

March 7 @ Books-A-Million, Potomac Mills Mall, Woodbridge, VA
                     1pm
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Please stop by and say hello!  We'd love to meet you.

@}--- AVON LADIES' NEWSLETTER ---{@
                        March 1999
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COMING IN MARCH
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Barbara Freethy
THE SWEETEST THING - ISBN 0-380-79481

Alone in the world, Faith Christopher had always yearned for love, and a man
who'd make her heart pound.  But her dreams of a place to call home were
getting harder to hold onto.   Alex Carrigan liked fast cars, fast women and
fast deals -- then a tough-talking teenager arrived on his doorstep claiming
she was his long lost daughter, and his meddling grandfather decided to move
in.  His life was getting more complicated by the minute, then he met Faith,
who was all wrong for him.  But little did Alex know that the sexy, outspoken
passionate baker down the street just might have the recipe to bring him true
love -- the sweetest thing life has to offer.

Read an excerpt from THE SWEETEST THING at http://www.barbarafreethy.com
=========
Julia Quinn
HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS - ISBN 0-390-80081-0

Regency England meets THE RULES in this funny and touching tale of a
impoverished orphan, a marquis in disguise, and a little red book that claims
it can teach any woman how to marry a marquis.  Don't miss this spin-off of TO
CATCH AN HEIRESS, which was recently honored by amazon.com as one of the top
ten romances of 1998.

First chapter on the web at www.juliaquinn.com.
=========
Suzanne Enoch
TAMING RAFE
ISBN 0-380-79886-7

TR is the sequel to BY LOVE UNDONE, and takes up the adventures of Rafe
Bancroft, the younger son of the Duke of Highbarrow.  Determined to escape his
family and live a life of adventure, Rafe is ecstatic when he wins an estate
in a card game.  Selling Forton Hall will see him with enough money to fund
his travels for life.  Forton Hall, though, is a shambles, and is still
inhabited by the former owner's two sisters.

When Rafe appeared in BY LOVE UNDONE, I knew I wanted to turn his self-
confidence and jauntiness on its ear, and place him in a situation where he
either had to grow up or to admit that he is beyond redemption.  And doing
that was a whole lot of fun *g*.

Read an excerpt at: http://www.suzanneenoch.com
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ARRIVED IN FEBRUARY
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Susan Andersen
BE MY BABY - ISBN 0-380-79512-4
To read an excerpt, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/andersen.html
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Eve Byron
MY LORD STRANGER - ISBN: 0-380-80364-X
To read an excerpt, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/byron1.html
========
Christina Dodd
RUNAWAY PRINCESS - ISBN: 0-380-80292-9
To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.christinadodd.com/page2.html
========
Stephanie Laurens
SCANDAL'S BRIDE - 0380-80568-5
To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~savink/scandal'.htm

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NEWS TO SHARE
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Kathleen Eagle made the NYT extended list in February (a first for her) with
THE LAST TRUE COWBOY.  In connection with that there's a drawing for
autographed copies of THE LAST TRUE COWBOY at Bookbug On The Web
http://www.geocities.com/~bookbug.
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Nancy Richards-Akers announces, "My site, Author to Author, is the first
recipient of the Golden Paw Writer Award from the RestStop Writers' Forum and
Newsletter.  Here is the link to my site:
http://members.aol.com/Aislinn283/Index.html"
======
Linda Needham has posted a Reader's Group Guide for THE WEDDING NIGHT on her
home page at: http://www.sff.net/people/lneedham
======
Rebecca Wade recently made her first sale to Avon and has been turning
cartwheels ever since!  Her western, WILD JASMINE, will hit the shelves in
late 1999.

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THE AVON LADIES PHOTO ALBUM
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Tanya Ann Crosby maintains our unique photo gallery. See us at booksignings,
playing with a tiger, and dressed as our own heroines by visiting:
<http://www.tanyaannecrosby.com/avonphotos/avonnojava.html>

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
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More February Avon Ladies Booksignings!  Stop by and say hello if you can.
We'd love to meet you!

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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EVE BYRON, MAUREEN MCKADE and JULIA QUINN

Feb. 14 @ Barnes & Noble, Aurora, CO, 3pm
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CHRISTINA DODD

Feb. 12 @ World of Books, 9810 Hillcroft, Houston, TX, 11-1pm
Feb. 13 @ Houston Gold Exchange, 12586 Westheimer, Houston,
                    Tx, 10-1pm
Feb. 13 @ Walmart, 2727 Dunvale, Houston, TX, 2-3pm
Feb. 13 @ Barnes & Noble, 7626 Westheimer, Houston, TX,
                    6:30 - 10 pm
Feb. 20 @ Blue Willow Books, 14512 Memorial, Houston, TX,
                    1-3 pm
Feb. 27 @ Waldenbooks, Baybrook Mall, Houston, TX, 1-3pm
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SABRINA JEFFRIES

Feb. 13 @ Borders Books and Music, 8825 N. Six Forks Rd.,
                    Raleigh, NC, 11:30-1pm
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MAUREEN MCKADE

Feb. 13 @ read all about it bookstore, Omaha, NE, 2-4pm
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DEBRA MULLINS

Feb. 13 @ Borders Romance Festival, Route 73, Marlton, NJ,
                    12 noon
Feb. 20 @ Belles & Beaux of Romance Readers Group,
                     Barnes & Noble, Broomall, PA, 2:30pm

Feb. 28 @ Bergenfield Public Library, Bergenfield, NJ

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Here are the signings scheduled by our Avon authors for the month of February.
Hope you'll drop by and visit us if we're in your area.

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AVON LADIES BOOKSIGNINGS
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ELIZABETH BEVARLY

Feb. 13 @ Bowling Green, KY Wal-Mart, 12:00-2:00
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EVE BYRON

Feb. 13 @ Barnes & Noble, Aurora Colorado
Feb. 20 @ Beth Anne's Book Corner, Colorado Springs, CO --12 noon
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GAYLE CALLEN

Feb. 6 @ Binghamton, NY Barnes & Noble 12 - 3
Feb. 13 @ Syracuse, NY Barnes & Noble 11 - 1
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TANYA ANN CROSBY

Feb. 13 @ North Richland Hills, TX
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CHRISTINA DODD

Feb. 13 @ Walmart 2727 Dunvale, Houston, TX 2:00 - 4:00
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BARBARA FREETHY

Feb. 13 @ Wal-Mart, Mountain View, California (San Antonio Rd. & El Camino)
12-2
Feb. 13  @ Borders Bookstore, Stonestown Mall, San Francisco, CA3-5 p.m.
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LORRAINE HEATH

Feb. 6 @ Hasting's, Denton, TX 1-3
Feb. 13 @ B. Dalton's Broadway Square Mall, Tyler TX 10-1
Feb. 13 @ Walmart, Mesquite TX 2-4
Feb. 20 @ Bell's Books, Dallas, TX 11-1
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MAUREEN MCKADE

Feb 7th @ St. Cloud, MN Waldenbooks -- 1 - 3
Feb 13 @ Omaha, NE - read all about it bookstore - time to be announced
Feb 14 @ Denver, CO - Barnes and Noble - 3:00 p.m.
Feb 20th @ Co Springs, CO Beth Anne's Book Corner -- 12 - 2
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RACHELLE MORGAN

Feb 13 @ B. Dalton's Broadway Square Mall, Tyler TX (10-2 pm)
Reader Appreciation Literacy Event
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Margaret Evans Porter
Feb. 13 @ Wal-Mart 85 Route 101-A, Amherst, NH (1-3 pm)
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PRESENTATIONS
****************
Ana Leigh and Michelle Jerott will present "An Afternoon of Romance" at the
Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, WI, on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2:00 PM.
Afterwards, there'll be a booksigning.  With us is Harlequin Historical author
Shari Anton.

@}--- AVON LADIES' NEWSLETTER ---{@
                        February 1999
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FAIRY TALES DO COME TRUE
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Maureen McKade is the host of this month's contest. She has written a
delightful fairy tale using the titles of several Avon books.  To read the
fairy tale, go to our webpage <http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/> and
click the CONTEST icon. Enter the contest and have an opportunity to become a
winner.

One winner will receive an autographed copy of Sabrina Jeffries' THE FORBIDDEN
LORD and a tie-in gift, along with an autographed copy of Cathy Maxwell's
BECAUSE OF YOU.

The other winner will receive an autographed copy of Kathleen Eagle's THE LAST
TRUE COWBOY and a tie-in gift, along with an autographed copy of Stephanie
Laurens' SCANDAL'S BRIDE.
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ARRIVING IN FEBRUARY
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Susan Andersen
BE MY BABY - ISBN 0-380-79512-4
To read an excerpt, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/andersen.html

When a Boston blueblood meets a blue collar hunk, the sparks are gonna fly!

Detective Beau Dupree has better things to do than babysit prim and proper
Juliet Rose Astor Lowell while she's in New Orleans for the grand opening of
Daddy's new hotel.  So when the brass refuse to pull him off the case, that
leaves him with only one option-make her demand his replacement by driving the
oh-so-proper Juliet beyond the bounds of her good-girl restraint.  But who
would have thought so much passion sizzled beneath Juliet's polish?  If she
ever lets down her hair, the two of them might just go up in flames!
========
Eve Byron
MY LORD STRANGER - ISBN: 0-380-80364-X
To read an excerpt, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8078/byron1.html
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Christina Dodd
RUNAWAY PRINCESS - ISBN: 0-380-80292-9
To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.christinadodd.com/page2.html

Regency spinster Evangline Scoffield squanders her inheritance on a fabulous
European tour, but her vacation goes awry when she is mistaken for a crown
princess -- by Prince Danior, the princess betrothed. Misadventure follows
adventure as this plucky heroine deals with Danior, determined to marry her,
villains who would do anything to stop them -- and love.
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Stephanie Laurens
SCANDAL'S BRIDE - 0380-80568-5
To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~savink/scandal'.htm

This novel, #3 in the Bar Cynster series, follows directly from the epilogue
of A RAKE'S VOW (#2 in the series), where we learn that Richard "Scandal"
Cynster, Devil's half-brother, has gone to Scotland, summoned thence to claim
a bequest from his long-dead mother. Scandal is feeling restless, dissatisfied
with life--on reaching the Highlands, he learns that the purpose of the
bequest was to bring him north, so he could be presented with a proposition
specifically designed to appeal to his Cynster soul. He can, if he wishes,
marry a wild witch--one with lands most men would kill for. His role as her
husband will not be to tame her, but to protect her. Not a naturally impulsive
man, Richard is unsure if he should accept.
      Catriona Hennessy has no such uncertainty--she is perfectly convinced
Richard, a London swell, will never marry her. He will shortly return south of
the border, which will be a very good thing. He's too masterful, too powerful,
to ever be her mate. However, Catriona has been told that Richard Cynster is
the one man above all most suited to be her children's sire, so she takes
matters into her own hands.
      And thereby seals their fates.
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ARRIVED IN JANUARY
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Kathleen Eagle - THE LAST TRUE COWBOY - ISBN 0-380-78492-0
To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.geocities.com/~bookbug/eagle.html

Sabrina Jeffries - THE FORBIDDEN LORD - ISBN 0-380-79748-8
To read an excerpt, visit:
http://sabrinajeffries.home.mindspring.com/excerptfl.htm.

Maureen McKade - UNTAMED HEART - ISBN 0-380-80284-8
To read an excerpt, visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~mmckade/UntamedHeart.htm

Susan Elizabeth Phillips - LADY BE GOOD - ISBN 0-380-79448-9

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INDIVIDUAL AUTHOR NEWSLETTERS
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Keep track of Nancy Gideon writing in all her different incarnations by
sending a SASE to: PO Box 896, Portage, MI 49081.  You'll receive an updated
newsletter and back list for all her books written under her own name as well
as Rosalyn West and Dana Ransom and a gorgeous full color postcard of THE
REBEL.

You can receive e-mail newsletters from Lorraine Heath by sending a blank
message to LORRAINE_HEATH-subcribe@onelist.com.

You can receive e-mail newsletters from Rachelle Morgan by sending a blank
message to RachelleMorgan-subscribe@onelist.com

Chapter One of Julia Quinn's upcoming HOW TO MARRY A MARQUIS is now on the
web!  Check it out at http://www.juliaquinn.com.  If you'd like to receive
JQ's email newsletter (sent prior to each new release) just drop her an email
at Juliaquinn.aol.com.

Stephanie Laurens sends out announcements on upcoming releases - simply email
Stephanie at slaurens@..., and ask to be included in her Fan Book.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
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We would love to have the opportunity to get to know you.  Visit our bulletin
boards and chat with us at <http://www.judithivory.com/bbs/>.
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SPREAD THE WORD
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Please share this newsletter with your friends and other romance readers. They
can easily subscribe by sending a blank message to Avon_Ladies-
subscribe@onelist.com.
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KEEPER SHELF ETIQUETTE
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In closing, Christina Dodd shares this bit of sage advice -- "The perfect
hostess will see to it that the works of male and female authors be properly
separated on her bookshelves. Their proximity, unless they happen to be
married, should not be tolerated." -- Lady Gough, Etiquette, 1836

Happy Reading!
The Avon Ladies

AVON LADIES' BOOKSIGNINGS
§«:*´`³³´`*:»«:*´`³³´`*:»«:*´`³³´`*:»§

GAYLE CALLEN

Jan. 16 @ Liverpool, NY Waldenbooks at Great Northern Mall 12 - 2
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LORRAINE HEATH

Jan. 22 @ Holiday Inn Select Richardson, TX (DARA Literacy Signing) 7-8:30
==========
MAUREEN MCKADE

Jan. 23rd @ Minot, ND Wal-Mart -- 12 - 2
Jan. 24th @ Williston, ND Wal-Mart -- 12 - 2
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THE AVON LADIES' NEWSLETTER
January 1999
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WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS
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To see the covers of our newest releases, catch up on our past releases, or
find a delicious recipe to enjoy while watching the Super Bowl, visit the Avon
Ladies' website managed and designed by Judith Ivory and Tanya Ann Crosby at:
http://www.judithivory.com/avonladies/

For a little fun and the opportunity to win a fabulous prize, check out our
contest page maintained by Sabrina Jeffries at:
http://sabrinajeffries.home.mindspring.com/avonladi.htm

Be sure to pop by our latest addition -- THE REVIEWS PAGES -- which includes
Booksellers' Reviews, What the World is Saying, and the Spotlight Review.
These pages are maintained by Stephanie Laurens and can be found at:
http://www.vicnet.net.au/~savink/alreviews.htm
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COMING IN JANUARY
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Kathleen Eagle
THE LAST TRUE COWBOY - ISBN 0-380-78492-0 (Available for the first time in
paperback on or about January 6.)

"Readers who liked The Horse Whisperer will LOVE this boots and saddle romance
from Eagle."  --Publishers Weekly

From the moment Julia Weslin sees K.C. Houston, she senses her world is about
to be turned upside down.  This long, lean cowboy is a dream come true.  Even
though she knows the sexy drifter would never break his word, he's never
promised her forever.

To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.geocities.com/~bookbug/eagle.html
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Sabrina Jeffries
THE FORBIDDEN LORD - ISBN 0-380-79748-8

When Jordan Willis, the Earl of Blackmore, known for his exploits with
experienced bedmates and his avoidance of innocents, finds himself alone in a
carriage with the prim Emily Fairchild, a rector's daughter, he can't resist
stealing a kiss. Stunned by her passionate response, he nonetheless expects
never to see her again. Then he meets the flirtatious Lady Emma, who's a
double for the lovely Emily, and he determines to find out the truth about
her, even if it means risking his notoriously granite heart.

To read an excerpt, visit:
http://sabrinajeffries.home.mindspring.com/excerptfl.htm.
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Cathy Maxwell
BECAUSE OF YOU

An orphaned vicar's daughter is about to lose her home when a stranger pounds
on her door one dark night and turns her orderly, quiet world upside down.
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Maureen McKade
UNTAMED HEART - ISBN 0-380-80284-8

Although Tyler Ashburn is running for mayor on a Law and Order platform, he
can't help but imagine breaking a few rules...with the sassy, irresistible
Gabby.  The only problem is Gabby Wade owns a saloon and has shocked the good
citizens of Sawtooth, Wyoming by running against Tyler.  As their campaigns
heat up, so do their passions!

To read an excerpt, visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~mmckade/UntamedHeart.htm
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
LADY BE GOOD - ISBN 0-380-79448-9

Lady Emma Wells-Finch, the oh-so-proper headmistress of a British girls
school, has two weeks to lose her reputation.  Kenny Traveler, a bad boy Texas
golf pro, needs to get his back.  When a gorgeous man who can't afford another
scandal meets a hardheaded woman who's determined to cause one, anything can
happen!
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ARRIVED IN DECEMBER
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If holiday shopping distracted you, be sure you didn't miss these books that
hit the shelves in December:

Gayle Callen
THE DARKEST KNIGHT - ISBN 0-380-80493-X

Trained as a knight, yet sworn to the monastery, Reynold Welles had always
lived by a strict code of honor. Then one night, he rescues beautiful Lady
Katherine Berkeley from a treasonous kidnapper. A secret sin already torments
his soul, and his desire for Katherine only increases his anguish. Reynold is
duty bound to bring the lady to the king, whose life may depend on the secret
she holds. Yet when he discovers that Katherine is to be married, he is torn
between doing his duty...or claiming Katherine as his own.

To read Chapter One, visit: http://www.dm.net/~gaylecallen/Chapt1.html
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Tanya Anne Crosby
ON BENDED KNEE

A Romantic Times Top Pick!  "With the mesmerizing skill of a bard of old, Ms
Crosby draws you into her tale, spinning a vibrant and lush tapestry. ON
BENDED KNEE is another keeper from the talented Ms. Crosby." Romantic Times

To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.tanyaannecrosby.com
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Debra Mullins
ONCE A MISTRESS - ISBN 0-380-80444-1

Alex Rawnsley, Earl of Rothstone, masquerades as the pirate El Moreno while
hunting down his brother's murderer.  Pampered beauty Diana Covington is
caught up in a triangle of deception when she is kidnapped by pirates. But
once rescued by El Moreno, she learns to enjoy her new-found freedom...and
falls in love with her handsome savior.  Alex is forced to choose between
obsession and love in this action-packed tale of romance and adventure on the
high seas.

To read an excerpt, visit: http://www.wdass.net/dmullins
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