Attention lovers of Historical Romance – You will be head-over-heels in love with the Tulsa Series!
Originally published by Barbour Heartsong in the 1990s, these books have been warming the hearts of romance readers for decades. Now available for a new generation of readers in digital form!
The Tulsa Series: • Presents the intriguing setting of Tulsa at the height of the oil boom (1921) • Rich in historic detail • Introduces realistic characters who leap off the pages • Action and suspense that builds from chapter-to-chapter and title-to-title • Stories woven into the backdrop of the infamous 1921 Tulsa Race Riot!
Tulsa Turning (Book 2)
When you jump into the second book in the Tulsa Series you will find the scene has shifted from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to New York City.
Clarette Fortier is an up-and-coming reporter for a New York newspaper fighting to make her mark in a man’s world. She is assigned to travel to Tulsa, to sniff out the leads on the story of the race riots that plagued that city.
When Clarette is not on assignment, she is as determined to find the right man as the inside scoop. Shelby Harland is her current date du jour, a man who knows how to show a woman a good time. Also vying for her byline is Erik Torsten, but Clarette feels uncomfortable when he mentions God and the Bible.
Accustomed to finding the truth whatever the cost, Clarette may not foot the bill this time. Her job is in jeopardy, she’s received threats from the Klan, and the next Tulsa Tribune obituary may well be her own.
Early Reviewers Agreed
“Tulsa Turning is another riveting story told in a time when the lines between black and whites were clearly drawn. It's also told in a time where women weren't easily accepted by men in the work place. Two sensitive topics, woven intricately together to form an incredibly wonderful read. Another recommended book!” – Romance Reader at Heart
Norma Jean Lutz’s writing career began when she enrolled in a writing correspondence course. Since then, she has had over 250 short stories and articles published in both secular and Christian publications. The full-time writer is also the author of over 50 published books under her own name and many ghostwritten books. Her books have been favorably reviewed in Affair de Coeur, Coffee Time Romance, Romance Reader at Heart, and The Romance Studio magazines, and her short fiction has garnered a number of first prizes in local writing contests.
Norma Jean is the founder of the Professionalism In Writing School, which was held annually in Tulsa for fourteen years. This writers' conference, which closed its doors in 1996, gave many writers their start in the publishing world.
A gifted teacher, Norma Jean has taught a variety of writing courses at local colleges and community schools, and is a frequent speaker at writers' seminars around the country. For eight years, she taught on staff for the Institute of Children's Literature. She has served as artist-in-residence at grade schools, and for two years taught a staff development workshop for language arts teachers in schools in Northeastern Oklahoma.
As co-host for the Tulsa KNYD Road Show, she shared the microphone with Kim Spence to present the Road Show Book Club, a feature presented by the station for more than a year. She has also appeared in numerous interviews on KDOR-TV.
Norma Jean has brought out past out-of-print novels to create a new series. These teen novels (which she likes to call "Clean Teen Reads") were published in the 1980s and 90s, yet the story lines are timeless. Sporting new titles and new book covers, these books will become part of the "Norma Jean Lutz Classic Collection" series.
Her newest teen offering is Brought to You By the Color Drab. A story of a young man living in the ghetto who seemingly was born in the wrong place in the wrong time. This is a story of redemption!