Hello!

After purchasing a new computer last year, I’ve been unable to get logged in here, and to be honest, put off taking all the extra steps needed to make it happen. Now that I’ve done that, I have a list of updates to post.

Without further ado:

 

The Cowboy’s English Lady is now available in print and ebook!

The Old West and Victorian England collide when cowboy Jake breaks up Lady Caroline’s wedding—only, to save her honor, he must marry her himself!

Hitched in a hurry…

To a stranger!

When rancher Jake Simpson hears of his philandering cousin’s upcoming marriage to Lady Caroline Evans, he can’t let it happen: the good-for-nothing groom’s bound to someone else! But storming to London and stopping the wedding leaves Lady Caroline in need of a husband…

Honor bound to save her reputation, Jake offers himself—and a ticket to accompany him back to Texas, where gossip can’t hurt her. It’s supposed to be an arrangement of strict convenience, but Jake didn’t count on finding Caroline’s sweetness quite so charming. Soon he finds himself wondering whether this rugged cowboy can win his refined English wife’s heart…

This book is receiving wonderful reviews and will always hold a special memory for me because my granddaughter Hayley and I were traveling to see a concert for her birthday, and she was helping me brainstorm the opening scene of Jake interrupting Caroline’s wedding. We were having such a wonderful time, laughing and talking, that I was amiss in keeping an eye on the speedometer, until there were red lights in our review mirror! The wonderful highway patrol man encouraged us to slow down and have a wonderful weekend together. Which we did! We had a very memorable time while staying at a historical bed and breakfast and attending the concert.

This book is also unique in the fact that Harlequin/Mills and Boon chose to provide it with two titles. In the North American market, it is titled The Cowboy’s English Lady, and in the United Kingdom and International markets, the title is The Lady’s Stand-In Groom.

Winning His Manhattan Heiress was released in February. 

Favorite to win…
The heiress’s heart!

Committed bachelor Lord Wesley Wadsworth came to America for one reason: to introduce his Thoroughbred horses to New York racing circles. He’s not looking for a partnership, business or otherwise…until he encounters Manhattan heiress Miss Julia Eastman. Her stables are perfectly suited to house Wesley’s team, and even better, she shares his steadfast aversion to courtship. But when a convenient marriage is all that can keep Julia’s dreams of becoming the nation’s first female racehorse owner alive, can Wesley really stand by and watch her wed another?

This is book two in the Redford Dukedom duet, and the Library Journal said, “"Robinson (Captivated by His Convenient Duchess) completes her 'Redford Dukedom' duet with this touching Gilded Age romance, a compelling, closed-door, transatlantic love story."

 

Currently, there are a couple of special pricing deals happening:

Diary of a War Bride is now enrolled in KindleUnlimited and priced free for anyone enrolled in KindleUnlimited!

“One word sums this book up for me; Magnificent! . . . this is right up there with the best war romances I have read . . . Just stunning!” —Chicks, Rogues and Scandals

July 1942

Dear diary, despite the war raging around me, I find I can’t stop thinking about the American officer, Sergeant Dale Johnson. I’ve never known anyone as brave, kind and handsome! But I promised myself I wouldn’t care this much about a man again, especially when he could be transferred at any time. Yet that only makes me want to relish our time together. Now fighting my heart feels like the biggest battle . . .

“An excellent WWII romance that is both sweet and well-researched. This book was a delight to read.” —Romantic Parvenu

 

The ebook version of Becoming a Randal, the young adult story that I wrote with my granddaughters, is on sale for $2.99 through September.

When fourteen-year-old Samantha West and her younger brother, Tommy, are placed in a foster home, Sam feels as if she’s been thrown into a Hallmark movie, full of perfect looking people—actors. The only person not acting, is Spencer Randal, her sixteen-year-old foster brother who hates her. By way of a broken leg, getting hauled home by the cops, and a haunted house, Sam and Spencer each learn what it truly means to be a Randal—Do your best, don’t give up, set goals and work towards them, be a good person, and make things right whenever you can. However, just when Sam’s life has become as perfect as a Hallmark movie, she and Tommy are returned to their mother, where nothing has changed. As the cycle of living on the streets returns, Sam decides it’s time to make things right.

“A must read for all generations!” –Amazon reviewer.

 

Next up, released in March of 2026, will be Daring to Dream of the Duke, book 1 in the Brides for Sworn Bachelor’s duet. Book 2, still untitled, will be released in 2026, and following that will be a story that contains a Caribbean Princess. While on vacation in the Caribbean last March, I was inspired to write a story set/or about the Caribbean Sea. While in a bookstore, searching for research books, in Puerto Morelos, my 40 year-old-son managed to get himself kicked out of the bookstore. You’ve heard of a bull in a china shop—our family has a Cody in a bookstore! It was quite an adventure, and something our family will laugh about for years to come!

Right now, I’m brainstorming the first two books in the new contract I just signed. They will be another Victorian/Gilded Age duet of books.

Life on the home front continues to be busy with our oldest granddaughter graduating high school this year, and our youngest granddaughter graduating kindergarten. Another granddaughter received her driver's license, and the fourth one is looking forward to receiving her permit later this year, and our grandson is busy with both hockey and soccer. Our summer will continue to be busy with trips up north and me trying to find new ways to keep the deer from eating my flowers!

Thanks for stopping by and embrace each day, for each one contains a memory!

On Sale!

The wonderful advertising department at Melange Books has put Becoming a Randal on sale for $2.99 until it’s release date of February 15!

The folks at Melange and their YA division, Fire and Ice, have been wonderful to work with through the entire process of publishing this book. 

When fourteen-year-old Samantha West and her younger brother, Tommy, are placed in a foster home, Sam feels as if she’s been thrown into a Hallmark movie, full of perfect looking people—actors. The only person not acting, is Spencer Randal, her sixteen-year-old foster brother who hates her. By way of a broken leg, getting hauled home by the cops, and a haunted house, Sam and Spencer each learn what it truly means to be a Randal—Do your best, don’t give up, set goals and work towards them, be a good person, and make things right whenever you can. However, just when Sam’s life has become as perfect as a Hallmark movie, she and Tommy are returned to their mother, where nothing has changed. As the cycle of living on the streets returns, Sam decides it’s time to make things right.

 

The creation of this book came about when I’d received author copies of one of my Harlequin books, and because they are targeted for audience over 18, my granddaughters asked when I was going to write a book that they could read. I told them that they would have to help me, and they instantly agreed. We plotted out a story, and spent a lot of time discussing characters and what sort of conflicts they would need to overcome to create a happy ending. That was important to both of them. They are both avid readers and we talked about books they liked and disliked all because of the endings. Once we had an outline, we began writing on a shared Google Doc, and when in person, we made additional notes. 

These are a couple of pictures of Hayley’s notes as we wrote.

Once the story was completed, I sent it off to a beta reader, but then, must admit, that I’d set it aside for a few months because I had other deadlines. With urging from the girls, I then looked into YA publishers, and after a discussion with Nancy at Melange, sent it off to them. We were all excited when Fire and Ice asked to contract it, and the girls were very excited when I told them that all three of our names would be listed as the authors!

Both girls helped through the editing process, and their mother, my daughter-in-law, read the story at that time. She sent a text stating that she was crying during the last couple of chapters, and my two-year-old granddaughter patted her hand, saying, “It’s okay, Mommy, here, I give you kisses.”

This has truly been an amazing journey to share with Isabelle and Hayley and we all hope that readers of all ages enjoy the story.

Buy links for the book:

Books to read: https://books2read.com/u/4NylaY

Amazon ebook-https://amzn.to/3ANQuHl

Amazon print-https://amzn.to/3KVSulx

Nook Press-https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/becoming-a-randal-lauri-robinson/1140947512?ean=2940160970073

Kobo-https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/becoming-a-randal

Apple itunes-https://books.apple.com/us/book/becoming-a-randal/id1607704452?ls=1

  

Life is a journey. Enjoy each moment.

Another New Cover!

Below is the cover for the second book in the Osterlund Saga, The Heiress and the Baby Boom. I was excited to see the heroine wearing a red dress on this cover. My father’s favorite color was red and every year for Christmas, he would buy my mother a new red dress. For years, my father would pick me up on Christmas Eve morning and we’d hit the stores so he could find the perfect dress for my mother. He died in May of 2007, and for his funeral, my mother, my sister, me, and all of my nieces, grandnieces and my granddaughter, wore red dresses. When Christmas rolled around that year, even though my shopping was done, I went shopping alone Christmas Eve morning, on his behalf, but didn’t feel as if it was my place to continue his tradition, so instead, I bought my mother a new red sweater, and continued to until she passed away in 2011. 

 The Heiress and the Baby Boom

From high school enemies--To shotgun wedding!

Growing up, heiress Randi Osterlund found the only person who didn’t care who her parents were was penniless Jason Heim—until a bitter exchange left bad blood between them. Now, years later, Randi needs Jason’s land for a business venture, but the self-made man refuses to sell. There was always something burning between them, and when their arguing turns into one unforgettable night, the consequences risk adding to the ’50s baby boom!

 

 

 

The Osterlund Saga Two generations taking twentieth-century America by storm!

 Marriage or Ruin for the Heiress

A pretend marriage--A passion that’s anything but…

The great depression has left heiress Jolie Cramer’s family destitute! To save them, Jolie must abandon her dreams of independence and marry wealthy Randal Osterlund. Thank goodness Randal only wants a wife to secure a business deal and shares her feelings about love—nothing but heartache! Jolie quickly realizes that’s not all they have in common, but falling for her charismatic husband wasn’t part of their agreement…

 

 

 

 

Next up: I don’t have a confirmed released date yet, but Becoming a Randal will be released in February or March 2021. This is a young adult book that I wrote with the assistance of my granddaughters Isabelle and Hayley. For years, the girls had been asking when I was going to write a book they could read, so when schools closed due to Covid, we outlined a book and then as I wrote, chapter by chapter, I sent it off to them to read and review via email. It was a fun process and they had specific ideas and suggestions about the entire story. We are all anxiously awaiting the cover art for this book.

Following that, The Return of His Promised Duchess will be released in June, and then the book I’m currently working on will be released in time for Christmas. It’s set at the end of WWl.

I’m also plotting out two more Victorian stories that will be connected to The Return of His Promised Duchess.

We had a fun-filled Halloween, complete with a pumpkin carving party and trick or treating with Papa driving the four-wheeler and pulling a trailer full of kiddos from house to house. We also managed to get a small shed built and filled so we now have room to park the John Deere tractor inside the woodshed for the winter. Plenty of yard work has been completed, but since the oak trees in our yard love to hold onto their leaves, lawn raking will continue until the first snow files. Plans have been laid out for deer season and Thanksgiving, and some Christmas shopping has already been completed, so all is good on the home front.

Hope the same for you and yours.

Stay happy and remember to welcome each day with a smile!