Several years ago, while teaching high school art, I was as thrilled as my students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and that encouraging other people's good works was very gratifying.
Fall is coming upon us soon and it makes me think of family, friends, hot tea and cocoa, and time together. So this week I'd like to present author Linda Shenton Matchett, and three of her recently released fiction stories... "Spies and Sweethearts", "Murder at Madison Square Garden", and "Dinah's Dilemma"...novels rich with WWII history, suspense and western romance!
Spies & Sweethearts: A WWII Romance (Sisters in Service)
Paperback – April 15, 2020
Publisher: Linda Shenton Matchett
A secret mission. A fake bride. A run for their lives.
According to the OSS training manual, the life expectancy of a radio operator in Nazi-occupied France is six weeks. Partnered with one of the agency's top spies, Gerard Lucas, newly-minted agent Emily Strealer plans to beat those odds. Then their cover is blown and all bets are off. The border to neutral Switzerland is three hundred miles away-a long way to run with SS soldiers on their heels.
Will Emily and Gerard survive the journey and get home?
And what about their hearts? Nothing in the manual prepared them for falling in love.
Murder At Madison Square Garden
Paperback - July 15, 2020 5, 2020
Publisher : Shortwave Press
The dream of a lifetime becomes a nightmare.
Photojournalist Theodora "Teddy" Schafer's career has hit the skids thanks to rumors of plagiarism. With any luck, a photo spread with Charles Lindbergh at the America First Rally will salvage her reputation. After an attempted assassination of Lindbergh leaves another man dead, Teddy is left holding the gun. Literally. Can she prove her innocence before the police lock her up for a murder she didn't commit?
Private Investigator Ric Bogart wants nothing to do with women after his wife cleaned out their bank account and left him for another man, but he can't ignore the feeling he's supposed to help the scrappy, female reporter who is arrested for murder at the America First rally. Can he believe her claims of innocence and find the real killer without letting Teddy steal his heart?
Dinah's Dilemma
Paperback - August 15, 2020
Publisher : Linda Shenton Matchett
Will she have to run from the past for the rest of her life?
Dinah Simpkins has no chance of making a good marriage. Her outlaw brothers and her father's gambling addiction have ruined the family's reputation. Then the Westward Home and Hearts Matrimonial Agency provides an opportunity for a fresh start. After Dinah arrives in Nebraska, she discovers her brothers played a part in the death of her prospective groom's first wife.
As a former Pinkerton detective Nathan Childs knows when someone is lying. The bride sent by the matrimonial agency may be beautiful, but she's definitely hiding something, and he has no intention of marrying her until he uncovers the truth. But an easier solution may be to send her packing. Then his young daughter goes missing. He and Dinah must put aside their mutual hurt and mistrust to find her.
An exciting addition to the "Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Bride" series, this story is a Christian western romance. Easily read as a stand-alone.
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Linda Shenton Matchett ~ Author 2013 and 2015 Genesis Semi Finalist |
...Where you can find Linda and her books:
http://www.lindashentonmatchett.com/
https://www.hhhistory.com/
https://www.facebook.com/author.linda.matchett/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/authorlindamatchett/
https://www.pinterest.com/lindasmatchett/_created/
https://twitter.com/lindasmatchett
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Very beautiful and intriguing covers. Stories sound very good.
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