My Latest Release is Out!

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It’s an exciting week for me – the release of my first Love Inspired Suspense – WILDFIRE THREAT was the 24th. Whoo, hoo! I loved every moment of writing this book, and I realized why when I recently gave an interview. So many things about Wildfire Threat are very personal and special for me, and not just because it’s my first Love Inspired Suspense.

I’ve been writing for Harlequin a long time. I admit it, I sometimes don’t have to work as hard as other authors to land a new contract. My editor knows me and can depend on me to deliver a book in good shape and on time. But when this opportunity came around, I had to work hard for it and go up against a lot of other authors. There was no golden ticket or cutting to the head of the line. When I got the call, I felt really good. My hard work paid off.

Purchase Wildfire Threat

As you can guess from the title, the story is about a wildfire. In this case, it’s headed straight for the fictional Arizona small town of Happenstance. For many, many years, we owned a small vacation home in Young, Arizona, a place that’s considered the most remote town in the state. One year, a wildfire came close enough we could watch it from our front porch. That inspired the book that became my first Harlequin sale about a Hotshot. About ten years ago, the Young fire came “this” close to destroying the town. Yes, it was the inspiration for Wildfire Threat.

My son, an avid outdoor enthusiast, helped me brainstorm the book. We had several long sessions where we tossed ideas back and forth. Okay, I tossed ideas out there, and he told me why they wouldn’t work. He is the source for much of my information about herding cattle and driving trucks and ATV through the burning wilderness.

Lastly, the heroine’s grandfather suffers from dementia. My own sweet mother, who I lost last year, suffered greatly from this terrible disease. It did my heart good to write about the love and devotion my heroine has for her grandfather, the tender, kind and respectful way my hero treats the older man, and how the family copes — which isn’t always easily. Writing the grandfather allowed me to honor my mother in a small but meaningful way.

To celebrate the release, I’m having a giveaway — one of my coffee mugs, a Starbucks gift card, some author bling and couple of previous books. To enter, you just have to make a comment. That’s all.

For anyone interested joining my newsletter, you can email me at: cathymcdavid@yahoo.com It’s not necessary for entering this giveaway. Just if you’d like to keep up on the latest news about me.

Thank you for letting me share my good news with you and tell you about my newest book.

Hugs,

Cathy McDavid

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Cathy McDavid has been penning Westerns for Harlequin since 2005. With over 55 titles in print and 1.6 million-plus books sold, Cathy is also a member of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Honor Roll. This “almost” Arizona native and mother of grown twins is married to her own real-life sweetheart. After leaving the corporate world seven years ago, she now spends her days penning stories about good looking cowboys riding the range, busting broncs, and sweeping gals off their feet — oops, no. Make that winning the hearts of feisty, independent women who give the cowboys a run for their money. It a tough job, but she’s willing to make the sacrifice.

56 thoughts on “My Latest Release is Out!”

  1. I think it’s great when an author can make a novel come alive because of personal experiences.

  10. Wow that fire was too close!
    One of my friend’s son is a hotshot in Montana.
    Watched the movie, ONLY THE BRAVE, about hotshots in Arizona. Scary job!
    Thanks for sharing your experience!

    • It’s a terrifying job. Those young people (there are a few brave women hotshots, too) are true heroes. Thank your friend’s son for me for his service.

  11. This sounds really good! It’ll be even better knowing the background for the book and characters! As someone else who has also lost their mother, my heart goes out to you. I was so glad when all of the “firsts” were over! Things do get a bit easier, especially with the firsts out of the way.

      • The missing part is still hard. Mom passed Dec 2020, so that is still an every day thing. I can say the crying days have gotten a lot further apart, though. The grief books I’ve read say that it’s a process, and we learn every day how to process it, and that it never truly goes away.

  12. Hopping off the western books I read mostly is very much like hitting the reset button. Getting into modern and faith based love stories with some suspense intermingled leads to a delightful experience. These books I find hard to put down. Your latest sounds like a very interesting and fulfilling read.

  14. I enjoy reading books which have a combination of real life experiences and fiction which is very rewarding and unforgettable.

  19. Yes the loss of a loved one to dementia is a horrible thing since they are already gone but still living – had this with my MIL!

  20. Congratulations on your latest release! It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

  21. Congratulations for your new release. It is timely with wildfire season upon us. We have been very fortunate in only having to suffer from days and weeks of thick smoke while others have lost everything. We are so thankful for those willing to take on the dangerous job of fighting fires. Most in our area are volunteers.

  26. Congratulations on the new release. It sounds great and I love the cover. So sorry for the loss of your mother. Last year we lost my mother-in-law to pancreatic cancer which made for a difficult year for my family along with other losses we faced

  28. I so love books like this. The book excerpt/blurb, title, plot(s) and etc…. make the book sound so inviting to buy it.
    Would love to read & review the book(s) in print format.
    Love the prizes for this giveaway.
    Please enter me in giveaway
    Hope I Win

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