Debra Cowan

www.debracowan.net
deb@debracowan.net

Thanks for your great response to WILD FIRE, book #3 of The Hot Zone miniseries. It was amazing! Three more Hot Zone books are in the works for Silhouette Romantic Suspense. In the meantime, I hope you’ll check out my historical series set in Whirlwind, Texas. The fourth book, WHIRLWIND BABY, is an Aug ’07 release and features newcomer Emma York and rancher/deputy Jake Ross, whom you met in the first three Whirlwind books. Emma’s life depends on keeping her secrets and Jake could lose everything because of them.

Be sure and check back! I love hearing from readers. Write to me at:
P.O. Box 30123
Edmond, OK
73003-0003

Or e-mail me at deb@debracowan.net.

Debra Cowan

Here’s a sneak peek of WHIRLWIND BABY:

Excerpt

Jake Ross had buzzed in Emma’s thoughts all day like a pesky insect. She wasn’t sure if it was because of the hard look on his face when he held the orphaned baby that morning at breakfast or because of the quiet way he had studied Emma. As if he knew more than she’d told him. Thankfully she hadn’t seen him again today.

Now it was past midnight and she stood in the kitchen over the stove. Soft amber light from the lone kerosene lamp behind her pooled on the floor. Molly had been fussy since supper and nothing Emma did had helped. She had finally decided the little girl’s stomach hurt and come to the kitchen to make the onion tea that her mother had sworn was the best remedy for upset tummies or a mixed-up sleeping schedule.

When the onion-and-water mixture began to boil, Emma turned to take a folded cloth from the long counter to her right. And gasped. Jake Ross stood in the doorway, wrapped in shadows. In the shift of gray light, she could see he was shirtless. His denims were unbuttoned and he held a gun. How long had he been standing there?

“Shhh.” He put a finger to his lips, lamplight slanting across the strong angle of his jaw. “I heard something outside.”

She swallowed hard, nodding to let him know she’d keep quiet.

“I’m going to check. Don’t go anywhere.”

She couldn’t have moved anyway. Her legs felt like water. He walked past her and silently opened the door on the opposite wall that led outside.

Emma’s heart thundered. He’d startled her, but that wasn’t why her pulse spiked. Gracious, the man was … impressive. His shoulders and chest were hard, solid muscle, only a shade lighter than his face and arms, making it obvious that he worked outside frequently without a shirt. Dark hair on his chest narrowed to a thin line below his navel.

As he went out the door, Emma stared. She couldn’t help it. She’d never seen a man’s bare back. Or bare chest. Or bare anything. One time, she’d seen her stepfather in shirt sleeves, but she’d never laid eyes on a half-naked man.

A funny feeling clenched her stomach. Jake looked so huge. Intimidating.

After several minutes, the kitchen door opened and he moved back inside. He shook his head as he quietly closed the door. “Someone’s been out there, but they’re long gone. Found footprints, but no other sign.”

Though she cautioned herself not to jump to conclusions, Emma’s shoulders tensed up. There was no reason to think that whoever had been out there had been looking for her, but she couldn’t help it. She was a wanted woman.

Read a WHIRLWIND BABY excerpt here!

For information on previous and upcoming releases, visit Deb’s website at: http://www.debracowan.net

WHIRLWIND BABY
Harlequin Historicals
Whirlwind, Texas
Book 4
August 2007
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WILD FIRE
The Hot Zone miniseries
Book 3
Intimate Moments
February 2006
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MELTING POINT
The Hot Zone mini-series
Book 2
Intimate Moments
June 2005
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WHIRLWIND GROOM
Harlequin Historicals
Whirlwind, Texas
Book 3
January 2005
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WHIRLWIND WEDDING
Harlequin Historicals
Whirlwind, Texas
Book 2
Sept 2004
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WHIRLWIND BRIDE
Harlequin Historicals
Whirlwind, Texas
Book 1
January 2004
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BURNING LOVE
The Hot Zone mini-series
Book 1
Intimate Moments
July 2003
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