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Second Chances: Two Novellas
Two Novellas: One Simple Wish and A Bitter Creek Christmas
ONE SIMPLE WISH (originally in Untamed: Maverick Hearts anthology)
The lady . . . and the blacksmith . . . Everyone in Fredericksburg, Texas, believes their newest resident, Alyssa Moreland, is a "true lady." So they don't understand why she's willing to be courted by the local blacksmith, Karl Eberhardt. Surely, Karl isn't good enough for her. But if folks only knew the truth about her, Alyssa is pretty sure they wouldn't think she was good enough for him!
A BITTER CREEK CHRISTMAS
A Black Sheep returns home at Christmas . . . Five couples celebrating the holidays at the Bitter Creek ranch in Texas share stories of their most memorable Christmas gift, while awaiting the arrival of a long-lost brother.
ONE SIMPLE WISH (originally in Untamed: Maverick Hearts anthology)
The lady . . . and the blacksmith . . . Everyone in Fredericksburg, Texas, believes their newest resident, Alyssa Moreland, is a "true lady." So they don't understand why she's willing to be courted by the local blacksmith, Karl Eberhardt. Surely, Karl isn't good enough for her. But if folks only knew the truth about her, Alyssa is pretty sure they wouldn't think she was good enough for him!
A BITTER CREEK CHRISTMAS
A Black Sheep returns home at Christmas . . . Five couples celebrating the holidays at the Bitter Creek ranch in Texas share stories of their most memorable Christmas gift, while awaiting the arrival of a long-lost brother.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2015
About the author
Joan Johnston
126 books754 followersJoan Johnston (born Little Rock, Arkansas) is a best-selling American author of over forty contemporary and historical romance novels.
Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a B.A. in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earning an M.A. in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1971. She received a law degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.
Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and one grandchild, and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.
Awards
* Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer
* Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice)
* The Maggie (twice)
* Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride
Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a B.A. in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earning an M.A. in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1971. She received a law degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.
Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and one grandchild, and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.
Awards
* Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer
* Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice)
* The Maggie (twice)
* Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride
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