Pub Date: October
3, 2017
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
The Beating
Heart of Christmas
Whether it’s a lonely spinster finding passion at last…an infamous
outlaw-turned-lawman reaffirming the love that keeps him whole…a lost and
broken drifter discovering family in unlikely places…a Texas Ranger risking it
all for one remarkable woman…two lovers bringing together a family ripped apart
by prejudice…or reunited lovers given a second chance to correct past
mistakes…a Christmas spent in a cowboy’s arms is full of hope, laughter, and—most
of all—love.
The six authors participating in this anthology are: USA Today bestseller Leigh Greenwood, USA Today bestseller Rosanne
Bittner, New York Times
bestseller Linda Broday, RITA
finalist Anna Schmidt, New York Times bestseller Margaret Brownley, and USA Today bestseller Amy Sandas.
From “Father
Christmas” by Leigh Greenwood
“If you’re going to shoot me, get on your feet first. I’d hate to have it known I was killed by a
woman so weak she couldn’t stand up.”
“I can stand up,” Mary insisted. To prove her point, she threw back the covers
and started to get to her feet.
Immediately she felt faint.
Joe caught her before she fell.
“I never met such a foolish woman in my life. Stay in that bed, or I’ll tie you down. You can shoot me when you feel better. Meantime, you’d better give me this.” He took the pistol from her slackened
grasp. “Next thing you know, you’ll drop
it and put a hole through the chicken pot.
I’m not chasing down another rooster.”
Mary started to laugh.
The whole situation was too absurd.
Nothing like this happened to ordinary people. She was ordinary, so it shouldn’t be
happening to her.
She certainly shouldn’t be experiencing this odd
feeling. It almost felt as if she wanted
to cry. But she didn’t feel sad. She felt bemused and bewildered. Her brain was numb. Here she was, completely helpless, and she
had tried to shoot the only human who had come along to help her.
She must be losing her mind.
From “A Chick-a-Dee
Christmas” by Rosanne Bittner
“Sadie Mae!” Jake
screamed her name as he made it around the other side of the small hill. He couldn’t see or hear her. All he saw was Tommy curled up on his knees
against one of the boulders, a cougar clawing at his shoulder.
Jesus, where is Sadie Mae!
Jake had to kill the cougar, but the bullet could go right through into
Tommy or even into Sadie Mae. He could
kill both of them!
“Grampa! Grampa!” he
heard someone screaming behind him.
The boys must be
watching. “Don’t shoot!” Jake
ordered them.
It all happened in a matter of perhaps three seconds. Jake knew he had no choice. He cocked and raised his 30-30
Winchester. A six-gun might not do the
job … but the risk! The risk! The big cat was moving violently over
Tommy. Sadie Mae must be under him! One of the other kids could be next! He aimed … and prayed … and fired … cocked
the rifle again … fired again.
Connect with
the authors online
Leigh Greenwood
Website: http://www.leigh-greenwood.com/
Rosanne Bittner
Website: http://www.rosannebittner.com/
Twitter: @RosanneBittner
Linda Broday
Website: https://lindabroday.com/
Twitter: @LBroday
Margaret Brownley
Website: http://margaret-brownley.com/
Twitter: @margaretbrownly
Anna Schmidt
Website: http://www.booksbyanna.com/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/as_li_sh/
Amy Sandas
Website: http://www.amysandas.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmySandas
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