Kristen N. Bailey   Author, Editor and Book Publisher    Bravado Publishing
                                                                                                                    
                              


    About Author Kristen N. Bailey

    I feel so blessed that my writing is extending to new areas such
    as articles and blogs this last year. I dreamed of writing novels
    when I was little and still love story telling. My school published
    a one of my short stories when I was in the fourth grade, and I
    realized other people might like to read what I wrote. I saved up
    and bought my own typewriter and soon was tapping out books
    over summer break. Now I'm twenty-nine and a mother to three.
    Life's busy but a lot of fun! Since family is such a large part of my
    life, my stories naturally feature complicated family relationships
    and friendships. And, of course, romance. People are the most
    important aspect of life, so you'll notice great novels are about
    interesting people with both flaws and good qualities.

    I have several romance novels and a young adult fiction book
    available right now, another romances coming out soon from
    Lachesis Publishing, and a women's fiction novel that's still in the
    editing process.

    I live in central Oregon (the beautiful Umpqua Valley) with my
    three children. We enjoy camping, cycling, and trips to places
    throughout our region including the coast and mountains. The
    kid in me loves celebrations of any kind and exploring in the
    forest.

    This fish picture shows one of the many reasons I love living
    here! (Summer steelhead caught in early fall)


    Story telling runs in my family and my mother has two books
    out now. You can visit her website at www.beachpoet.com.

    Besides working on my own writing, I run Bravado Publishing to
    help other writers publish their own work, the way I did. It's very
    exciting to take an author through the process of turning their
    manuscript into a book. Publishing is exciting, fun and
    challenging because each project is different.

    Drop me an email if you love writing or reading!

    Kristen
          
    My latest title -  From Lachesis Publishing:

    In The Enemy's Son, Cora Evans must find a way to
    save her father from his corrupt employer who accuses him
    of embezzling a million dollars. She's done well as a
    reporter because she's naturally curious about everything.
    That makes for a lot of trouble now! The only person who
    can help her is the employer’s son, Nick Halloway, but she
    fears he’s helping his own father and lying to her, using her
    emotions against her.  

    Nick became a lawyer to make up for some of his family's
    crimes. When he meets Cora, attraction sparks like flames
    in dry, summer grass.

    Nick and Cora must hide from his family, and they're also
    being pursued by a white collar criminal who wants the
    money for himself. Alexander wants more than the money,
    he wants Cora along with it. Everything and everyone are
    suspect, so Cora wonders if she should trust him.

    Nick vows to protect Cora from his family and Alexander.
    Using Cora's optimism and Nick's drive, they work together
    to find who really stole the money and clear their names.     

    (Content: Would probably have a movie rating of PG13)
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Book Signing at My Coffee Saturday, July 18th, 11 - 1

I'll have copies of The River People, The Enemy's Son,
and my newest title  - A Cowboy For Christmas.
(Nothing like a little Christmas and a lot of romance in July!)

Jo Barnes will also be there with her Bart Bigfoot series.


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