The HEA Cafe

I love writing about strong women– past and present.  And my latest heroine Dorritt Mott is a woman ahead of her time. In 1821, the majority of people in the US and Europe considered women less intelligent and less competent than men. Also the same majority thought that any person who didn’t have white skin was inferior too. There was no political correctness in 1821.

Dorritt who opposes slavery and who wants to run her own life is very aware that she is out of step with her times. But her innate honesty won’t let her go along with what everyone else thinks is right.
Here’s what Library Journal had to say about Dorritt’s story, The Desires of Her Heart, the first book in my newest historical saga.

Cote. Lyn The Desires of Her Heart. Avon Inspire. (Texas: Star of Destiny, Bk. 1). Feb. 2009. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-06-137341-1. pap. $12.95.

“After gambling away his family’s estate, Kilbride decides to pack up and move the family to the new Texas territory, where land is free for the taking. But 25-year-old Dorritt knows her stepfather doesn’t have the sense or character to lead them there; instead, she relies on their wagon train’s rugged scout to guide them. Dorritt trusts Quinn until she discovers his prior business dealings with Kilbride. Dorritt, who wants to be free of her stepfather so she can live her own dreams, discovers, though, that her dreams may include a man after all. In her new series launch, the RITA nominee and award–winning author (Blessed Assurance, “Women of Ivy Manor” series) demonstrates her skill at creating strong female protagonists in compelling stories that will captivate historical romance readers.”

And today happens to be the release date! I’m smiling!

I’ve also started my own blog  http://www.strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com. If you’d like to read stories about other brave women in real life and good fiction, drop by on Tuesday and Thursday.
Lyn Cote