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I just signed a contract for a new historical novella. The Treasure of Como Bluff features a paleontologist and a silver prospector in 1879 Wyoming during the Great Bone Wars.

I recently took a break from writing full length novels to try my hand at a novella. Come visit me today at www.rosesofprose.blogspot.com to find out some of the tricks I learned in the process. I've also posted a blurb about the resulting book, The Treasure of Como Bluff, which will be coming soon from The Wild Rose Press Love Letters series.

I received the contract offer for my new western historical novella on May 1st. Three weeks later, the edits are complete, the blurb is approved, and the cover request has gone to the art department. This has to be a record! Kudos to The Wild Rose Press for efficiency.

Here's the blurb for this very fun story set in Wyoming in 1879:

In her race against rival bone hunters, the last complication paleontologist Caroline Hubbard needs is an unconscious stranger cluttering up her dig site. Nicholas Bancroft might have the chiseled features and sculpted physique of a classical statue, but she's not about to let him hamper her quest to unearth a new species of dinosaur and make her mark on the scientific world.

Nick has come to Wyoming in search of silver but, after a blow to the head, finds himself at the mercy of a feisty, determined female scientist. Despite his insistence that he's just passing through, he agrees to masquerade as Caroline's husband to help save her job. Once their deception plays out, they face a crucial decision. Will they be able to see beyond their separate goals and recognize the treasure right in front of them?

Today's the release day for my new western historical novella, The Treasure of Como Bluff.

Here's the blurb:
In her race against rival bone hunters, the last complication paleontologist Caroline Hubbard needs is an unconscious stranger cluttering up her dig site. Nicholas Bancroft might have the chiseled features and sculpted physique of a classical statue, but she's not about to let him hamper her quest to unearth a new species of dinosaur and make her mark on the scientific world.

Nick has come to Wyoming in search of silver but, after a blow to the head, finds himself at the mercy of a feisty, determined female scientist. Despite his insistence that he's just passing through, he agrees to masquerade as Caroline's husband to help save her job. Once their deception plays out, they face a crucial decision. Will they be able to see beyond their separate goals and recognize the treasure right in front of them?

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Do you like to read about real-life historical characters in your fiction? Stop by and visit me today at http://petticoatsandpistols.com where I'm talking about the Wyoming Bone Wars and giving away a copy of my new western romance novella, The Treasure of Como Bluff.