Bride Blunder (22 page)
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Life doesn't wait, and neither does Kelly Eileen Hake. In her short twenty-six years of life, she's achieved much. Her secret? Embracing opportunities and multitasking. Kelly received her first writing contract at the tender age of seventeen and arranged to wait three months until she was able to legally sign it. Since that first contract five years ago, she's reached several life goals. Aside from fulfilling fourteen contracts ranging from short stories to novels, she's also attained her BA in English Literature and Composition and earned her credential to teach English in secondary schools. If that weren't enough, she's taken positions as a college preparation tutor, bookstore clerk, and in-classroom learning assistant to pay for the education she values so highly. Recently, she completed her MA in Writing Popular Fiction.
Writing for Barbour combines two of Kelly's great lovesâhistory and reading. A CBA bestselling author and dedicated member of American Christian Fiction Writers, she's been privileged to earn numerous Heartsong Presents Reader's Choice Awards. No matter what goal she pursues, Kelly knows what it means to
work
for it! Please visit her Web site at www.kellyeileenhake.com to learn more.
When Clara Fields and her aunt are kicked off their wagon train, a store owner in Buttonwood offers a chance at redemption. Desperate, she agrees to find a bride for the man's sonâa stalwart bachelor. Will Clara's faith and wits help her wrangle a resolution to
The Bride Bargain?
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Opal Speck, whose folks have been maintaining a tenuous peace with the Grogan family, tells an outrageous lie to save Adam Grogan's life. Will her desperate declaration keep him alive, or will she end up with blood on her hands along with a soiled reputation?
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ONE NAME...
DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO COUSINS,
EQUALS BIG TROUBLE FOR THREE HEARTS!
The Bride Blunder?
has been writing since she could hold a pen and was published at the tender age of eighteen. A reader's favourite author in series romance, she is pursuing her masters in writing popular fiction.
