Authorpreneur Dashboard – Kathleen Eagle
What the Heart Knows
Literature & Fiction
A secret son. A lost love. A dangerous job. A frightening risk. A second chance at the happiness their hearts were once afraid to share.
Book Bubbles from What the Heart Knows
Evolution of writing
I think my style has changed over the years for both the longer and the shorter books. I think - I hope - I've been growing and fine-tuning the way I write a story for either publisher. Series romance is written for a specific market, and there are some expectations to keep in mind while you're writing those books. Length is one. In order to achieve a satisfying story within the length required by a given series, a writer develops a pace for that series. I don't think about length so much for the "mainstream" books. I'm looking for depth. I have a little more freedom with language, issues, and breadth of character in the longer books, and I'm able to explore more shades of gray.
You Never Can Tell
Romance
She tracks him until he catches her . . . Some say Native American activist Kole Kills Crow is an outlaw; others say he’s a hero. To reporter Heather Reardon, he’s a must-have story. Her friend Savannah, who’s married to Kole’s half-brother, Clay, can vouch that Kole won’t hurt Heather, even though a brush with the law has turned him into a fugitive. When Heather locates Kole in an isolated Minnesota cabin, she quickly learns that he’s a loner with no interest in sharing his side of the story with the world. Yet neither Kole nor Heather can resist the attraction that complicates their relationship, along with Heather’s persuasive arguments. Years ago Kole gave up a daughter for adoption because he couldn’t raise her on the run. His daughter is now seven and deserves to know what kind of man her father really is. Kathleen Eagle expertly mingles passion, suspense and Native American political issues into an unforgettable story of love and healing.
Book Bubbles from You Never Can Tell
What's Coming Up?
So I thought I'd drop by and let you know that kathleeneagle.com has just been updated with a few suggestions you might consider for your reading pleasure. REASON TO BELIEVE has just been released in e-book and trade paperback formats. It's available from all your favorite booksellers, but I think Amazon might be the first to have the e-book http://tinyurl.com/qczjjax There's an excerpt on my web site, so I hope you'll partake of a sample. This is truly a healing story--marriage, family, community and more. Very proud of this one.
The Sharing Spoon
Romance
A Christmas star shines brightly in the Western skies, bringing hope, love, and miracles in three unforgettable stories of romance trimmed with the holiday traditions of Native America.
Book Bubbles from The Sharing Spoon
The Nobility of a Human
Years ago when I sat down to write a story that would, much to my surprise, eventually become a book, it was just an idea that came to me, and I wanted to see where it would lead and who the people were who promised to take me wherever that was. They were the kind of people I liked—good at heart people—and they were going to overcome obstacles or die trying. I didn’t set out to write a romance. At the time (1980’s) I wasn’t reading much popular fiction, and I wasn’t aware of the burgeoning boom in “bodice ripper” historicals and series contemporaries. I wrote a story that was born of my vision, which is stubbornly optimistic. And since my characters didn’t die trying, my story qualified as commercial fiction in the romance genre. The nobility of the human spirit. The better angels of our nature. Celebrate every chance you get.
Sunrise Song
Romance
Two love stories, separated by years, intertwined by blood and history. Spring 1973 Zane Lone Bull is tired of fighting for lost causes. From the front lines in Vietnam to the home front in defense of his Lakota people, Zane has seen his share of bloodshed. He’s determined to put his past behind him, to build his horse business, take care of his family, and steer clear of trouble. But the murder of his brother forces Zane to take up what might be one more lost cause. Uncovering the facts about his brother’s death leads Zane to one discovery after another, including a beautiful woman seeking a truth of her own. Michelle Benedict has inherited property across the road from a cemetery where patients from a nearly forgotten insane asylum are buried. Her fate, the truth about the man who’d married her favorite aunt, and her future are tied to Zane Lone Bull, his brother, and a decades-old mystery about a young boy. Secrets long buried will shatter everything Zane knows about his past as he and Michelle piece together the dark history of the facility and the people who were committed there—many for reasons other than insanity. Unless Michelle can convince Zane that love is worth every risk, the past may destroy him.
Book Bubbles from Sunrise Song
On How Her Writing Has Changed...
I think my style has changed over the years for both the longer and the shorter books. I think - I hope - I've been growing and fine-tuning the way I write a story for either publisher. Series romance is written for a specific market, and there are some expectations to keep in mind while you're writing those books. Length is one. In order to achieve a satisfying story within the length required by a given series, a writer develops a pace for that series. I don't think about length so much for the "mainstream" books. I'm looking for depth. I have a little more freedom with language, issues, and breadth of character in the longer books, and I'm able to explore more shades of gray.
