I’m excited to announce that my category length novel, Snowbound, releases on Monday, November 3, 2008 with Blade Publishing.

Cassidy Jenson always seems to make the wrong decisions. This ski trip with Rick might just be another. She knows he isn’t Mr. Perfect. But after six years of being told no one else would ever love her, she’s too scared and confused to walk away.

When Rick abandons her at the resort, Cassidy can’t help but notice the only one there to save the day is Daniel. Every time she turns around he is helping out, no strings attached. She isn’t used to that but soon realizes that’s the way it should be.

Daniel Robertson has come to SnowPeaks Resort for the first time since his fiancée died. He’s not looking for love but when he is knocked over by Cassidy, all bets are off. He can’t resist the need to show her how a real man treats a lady.

Being snowbound is only bad if you’re with the wrong person.

This book handles the subject of emotional abuse, although I tried to not deal it with a heavy hand. I hope I was able to show how strong women can make bad choices when they’ve been subjected to this kind of treatment. They come to doubt pretty much each and every choice that they make. However, they are not stupid, nor are they weak. Emotional abuse can affect all income levels, all education levels and all races. It does not discriminate.

I wrote this over two years ago, so it was interesting to go back and revisit it. I have grown and changed a lot as a writer, but I still think this story brings out a variety of emotions – annoyance (because Rick is a jerk), laughter (you’ll have to read it to see), some sadness and then, of course, a happy ending.