BACK IN FORTUNE'S BED
Back in Fortune’s Bed is
the second book in the latest continuity
series from Silhouette Desire, The
Dakota Fortunes. This is another branch
of the family featured in The Fortunes
of Texas, a popular and long-running
series which even spawned an Australian
branch of the family. More on that
later, as Max Fortune from Back
in Fortune’s Bed IS
one of those Aussie cousins.
This series is set in South Dakota--Sioux
Falls to be precise--where the grandfather
of Nash Fortune struck oil and started
the family fortune (if you’ll excuse
the pun!) Nash is the patriarch
of the Dakota Fortunes series, and the
continuity thread that runs through all
the books relates to his third wife,
Patricia, and mysterious goings-on in
their marriage.
The six-book series comprises:
#1 Jan 07 MERGER
OF FORTUNES Peggy
Moreland
#2 Feb 07 BACK
IN FORTUNE'S BED Bronwyn
Jameson
#3 Mch 07 FORTUNE'S
VENGEFUL GROOM Charlene
Sands
#4 Apr 07 MISTRESS
OF FORTUNE Kathie DeNosky
#5 May 07 EXPECTING
A FORTUNE Jan Colley
#6 Jun 07 FORTUNE'S
FORBIDDEN WOMAN Heidi
Betts
The Dakota Fortunes series focuses heavily
on each couple’s romance, so each
story can be read independently. Hopefully,
though, you will want to read them all
and follow what happens along Nash and
Patricia’s rocky matrimonial road. Books
1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 feature Nash’s
5 children from 2 prior marriages. My
book is about Max Fortune, their Aussie
cousin (several times removed), who is
visiting for the first time and using
their Sioux Falls estate as his base
on an American business trip.
His business, in this instance, is horses. Max
and his good friend and business partner,
Zack Manning (book #5), are starting
up a thoroughbred stud farm and they’ve
come to America to study the business
and to buy stock. This allowed me some
fun times in research, over and above
what I needed to learn about South Dakota
in winter.
As a February book, I also got to play
with Valentine’s Day and the concept
of the perfect gift. Who is the lucky
recipient of Max’s gift-buying
campaign? An old flame named Diana Fielding,
who is booked to photograph his first
purchase, a dazzling mare named Bootylicious. Many
moons ago I worked on a rural newspaper
and spent some time pointing my camera
at livestock, but with the advent of
digital photography the world has turned.
Thanks to Laurie at Sunflower
Photography, I updated my knowledge
of equine photography and hope I have
done her lessons justice. I also
spent many, many hours researching
Sioux Falls and snow (thank you, Heather!)
and stud farms around Lexington KY,
where Max takes an overnight trip to
seal a deal. Diana goes along
for the ride. Add a snowstorm, closed
airports, delayed flights, and we get
to the book’s title. Back
in Fortune’s Bed.
If you’ve followed the Fortunes
of Texas series, then you might be wondering
how Max fits into the family tree. As
mentioned earlier, he is one of the Aussie
cousins and his siblings-- the children
of Teddy Fortune--appeared in an earlier
series. You may have already read
about some of them.
* Marry In Haste (Karen Rose Smith),
Fortunes of Texas #13, features Max’s
brother Reed.
* The Expectant Secretary ( Leanna Wilson)
, Fortunes of Texas #14, with Brody,
another of Max’s brothers.
* Shotgun Vows ( Teresa Southwick ),
Fortunes of Texas #15, is Max’s
sister Matilda’s story.
* To Love and Protect Her (Margaret Watson),
Fortunes of Texas #16, is about Griffin
Fortune, Max’s foster brother.
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