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Breaking News!

Eloisa James has selected LEAH AND THE BOUNTY HUNTER for her Barnes & Noble column, Reading Romance, this month!  Check out what she has to say about the 3rd installment in the Men of Defiance series!

Buy Leah and Jace's story at B&N Now

LEAH AND THE BOUNTY HUNTER released August 2, 2011!

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Come see me at RomCon 2011! 

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Autographed Books!

Would you like an autographed copy of one of my books, but can't make it to a book signing event?

The owners of Who Else Books at the Denver Book Mall -- Nina and Ron Else -- are now carrying autographed copies of RACHEL AND THE HIRED GUN!

You can contact them to make arrangements to purchase a copy. Their policy is to keep shipping costs to the very minimum to cover postage. You can email Nina and Ron (who_else@att.net) for information, phone them at 303-987-0281, check their website (http://www.whoelsebooks.com/), or write to them at:

Who Else! Books
Denver Book Mall
32 N. Broadway
Denver, CO 80203

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Appearances

If you would like me to chat with your readers group, email me (elevine@elainelevine.com) to set it up!

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NetPrint: Find me on the Web!

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Reviews!

"Fast paced and action filled, Rachel and the Hired Gun is a book you can't afford to miss. From what I have heard, there are more coming from Elaine, and I hope to get every one if they are all like this one. This will remain on my keeper shelf, and if you really want to know, I have gone back to read it again already. Sager is the best of what heroes have to offer, and Rachel is a woman you will love, so head on out and get your copy of Rachel and the Hired Gun TODAY!."
--Rose, Romance Readers At Heart!

"Elaine Levine makes a sterling debut with a novel filled with wonderfully complex characters set in the hard-scrabble western frontier where the line between right and wrong doesn't run so straight or clear. Sager is almost an anti-hero, hard, vengeful and filled with a deep-seated hatred. Yet, he saves a child from a wolf, tenderly ministers to Rachel's wounds and shields her from the censure of others. His slow ascent into finding his conscience and his heart has the reader rooting for him. And the sensuality that electrifies Rachel and Sager's relationship is wonderfully described. Not since Elizabeth Lowell's Only His have I read such an intense love scene set in a pool of water. Looking forward to Ms. Levine's next western historical romance."
--Carol, Five Spurs from Love Western Romances Book Reviews!

"Elaine Levine pens a story of adventure, love and redemption. The characters pop right off the page and are truly realistic. The plot is seamless, full of twists and turns that keep the reader enthralled. I loved the interactions between Sager and Rachel and I wonder if some of the secondary characters will have their own stories. Levine scores a victory with Rachel and the Hired Gun."
--Nicole, Four and a Half Stars from Manic Readers!

"First-time author Levine draws on classic western themes and a rugged backdrop like a veteran of the genre. Her realistic characters leap from the pages yet never supersede the emotionally charged romance. The western is alive and well with authors like Levine."
--Kathe Robin, Four Stars from Romantic Times!

"New author Elaine Levine offers us a stylish Western romance with a wonderful pair of lead characters, and a promise of more to come. Rachel and the Hired Gun is a welcome addition to the Western subgenre, which could use more fresh voices like this."
--Cathy Sova, Four Stars from The Romance Reader!

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News - I'm in Second Life!

 

About The Men of Defiance Series

Where is Defiance Anyway?

Well, it isn't. I made it up. I liked the sound of a town named Defiance. It brings to mind a place filled with conflict and drama. And hot Wyoming winds!

Here are some pics of places that were inspirational in the founding of my fictional town:

Hells Gulch:  Julian McCaid's Sheep ranch is located (in my imagination anyway) in a beautiful valley much like the one just outside of Centennial, Wyoming.  Seems as if you can see forever there. 

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This is South Pass City, Wyoming, in September 2006. It was a short-lived town founded in 1867 to support a brief gold rush in the area. Even before it was incorporated, the town was an important supply stop for emigrant travelers. It was visited by such notables as Butch Cassidy, Calamity Jane, Robert Todd Lincoln and General Phil Sheridan. Abandoned in 1948, it is now being painstakingly restored. It's a lot of fun to visit, but, at an elevation of 7550 feet, it's only open in the summer.

This is me and my great-niece, Alika, at one of the miner's cabins in South Pass City (my husband Barry's taking the picture). Alika made great friends with another little 4 year old, whom we never did see. Every time our niece pointed her out, it appeared she'd just run around a corner.

Later that day we did find a tiny grave in the cemetery at the top of the hill where a 4 year old girl was buried, alone and long forgotten.

Discover more about South Pass City at: http://www.southpasscity.com/

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