After the first Coventry contemporary romance was released in October 2006, I was astounded by all the positive e-mail I received. THANK YOU! Please keep those e-mails coming; they mean so much to me. The second Coventry romance, which welcomes new visitors to the tiny town of Coventry, Texas, will be released by Kensington in January 2009.
Coventry, Texas, bills itself as the "tiny town with the big heart." Amid its picturesque storefronts and open-minded locals, one woman in search of a temporary hideaway might find much more than she hoped for...
Jandy Taylor's grandfather always teased her about not being able to finish anything. So perhaps it's not a shock that a few days before her wedding to soap star Hudson Blake, Jandy postpones the ceremony and hitches a ride to Coventry, Texas, with a stranger named Sam, a dog named Sue, and an overwelming desire to escape—if only for a few days...
Coventry is in the middle of its famed annual Godiva Festival, making it the perfect place for Jandy to be carefree and invisible. That is, until the press dubs her a "runaway bride." Now, with an eager groom, her PR-hungry mother, and a swarm of paparazzi on her trail, Jandy has to figure out if it's possible that a town, a life, and a man she hardly knows could suddenly feel an awful lot like home...
Coventry, Texas—a place where the locals are friendly and snow has been known to fall in December. And this year, Christmas in Coventry promises the most wonderful and magical gift of all—love!
Keelie Cannon is in danger of becoming a Scrooge. Her job at a Houston bookstore is hardly inspiring Christmas cheer—more like a need for double vodka martinis. Her surrogate mom, the rock of holiday predictability, is suddenly spending Christmas in Hawaii. So, why not grab her friends, get away from it all, and spend a nice quiet Christmas together in Coventry? It sure beats repeats of How the Grinch Stole Christmas...
Between a fractured ankle, a bawdy grandmother, and Hamlet (Keelie's suddenly under-the-weather hamster), she and the gang are in for a Christmas that is as unpredictable as it is merry.
And when Coventry's veterinarian starts making house calls to check on Hamlet, Keelie wonders if this Christmas might bring her what she's always wanted: true love...
Becky's short story "Never Judge a Book" is included in this collection from Alyson Books.
Inspired by Harley Jane Kozak and invited to contribute by Greg Herren, Becky talks a little about writing on the November 6-12 page of Insight Out's daily calendar.
Becky's A Girl With Secrets can be found at Purse Stories.
What Becky does by herself.
What Becky does with that sexy author Timothy James Beck.
What Becky does with the incomparable Timothy J. Lambert.
Why Becky does it.
Becky roams the Internet.
Becky speaks at her online LiveJournal.
Becky loves to read.
Becky loves her friends and family (including dogs).
Becky cares about how HIV/AIDS impacts us all.
Becky likes to take photos and make photo collages.
Sometimes, Becky paints.