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Tom used to tell her, "It's okay to be fat." But that was a long time ago. Is he still Mr. Wonderful? Cowboy Tom Tillman has had it with heroics. His last act of courage cost him plenty--left him scarred, inside and out. Now he hides behind his Stetson and solitude, where no one dares trouble him to do the honorable--the terrific--thing anymore. Until his long-ago sweetheart, bold Blythe Redd, blows back into town, intent on transforming him.... With her over-generous curves and worldly glamour, Blythe vows to breath life--and hope--into the brooding Texan who once meant everything to her. Still does. But awakening Tom is the easy part--opening his wounded heart to love will be the real challenge. How Blythe loved a good challenge.... Terrific Tom Silhouette Special Edition * June 1998 ISBN: 0-373-24186-0 "Terrific Tom has a delightful premise and a wild assortment of absurd characters who will have readers continuously smiling. I love the exceptional heroine who is brought to life through exquisite prose. A fantastic read." -- RENDEZVOUS, Review Magazine

Dirty Rotten Tricks "There once lived a cowpoke by the Nu-aces, Who looked for a wife in pious places, He wanted a bride with nothing to hide, What he got was a ride, For the nag done been put through her paces ..." LAUGHS & CHUCKLES IN THE TEXAS BADLANDS, 1872 WORTH MORE THAN $4.99! Magic and the Texan Zebra Splendor * mid-December 1997 ISBN: 0-8217-5822-5 "Jon Marc tells all his confessions before marriage. Bethany waits until she is forced to tell them. He wanted honesty. She wanted compassion. What they received was a wonderful tale!" Huntress Book Reviews (Read the full review!)

Martha Hix -- author of 15 romance novels, one medieval novella, and a section of the Lair of the Wolf continuing story at Romance Communications that will soon be published by Leisure Books -- finds herself amazed that life can be this grand. Recently one of the six writer-celebrity emcees in the Mr. Romance Cover Model Pageant, sponsored by ROMANTIC TIMES Magazine aboard Carnival Cruise Line's m/s Celebration, as well as being the organizer of the RT Spice Girls, Martha enjoys a splendid personal life along with an amazing career...for, she says, "a fat girl."

Martha's newest book addresses the issue of being fat and being satisfied with it. Terrific Tom, a Silhouette Special Edition available in mid June of this year, has received fantastic support for looking the issue of weight in the eye and saying, "So what?"

Her books have been translated into an assortment of foreign languages, some of them very foreign--like Japanese, Mandarin, Greek, and Turkish. Her historicals, Destiny's Magic and Mail Order Man, were finalists in the HOLT Medallion competition, an award for literary excellence determined by readers across the nation. "The best 'literary excellence,'" Martha says, "comes from the wonderful letters I receive from readers."

A Texas native and resident whose family has been in the Lone Star State since the 1840s, Martha says with her trademark grin, "I enjoy writing. I get to be in charge." She has a couple of daughters, a couple of grandkids, and a couple of pets, but only one husband. She says, "He's great. I don't know how he puts up with me, not to mention my moods and antics. But I'm glad he does."

If Martha could have three wishes on a magic lamp? "Great health for my family. Great health for myself. And that chocolate eclairs weren't fattening. But since they are, so what?" On a trip to the Copper Canyon in Mexico, Martha and her traveling companion, Evelyn Rogers, put their Spanish to the test, asking everyone, "What famous person, living or dead, would you most like to meet?" We asked Martha the same question, and she replied, "Golda Mier. She was an American woman of simple origins, not beautiful, yet she rose to lead Israel. I'd love to ask what fired her soul, what made her happy and sad. Why Israel was important to her."

Recently Martha became pals with multi-published author and cover model, the gorgeous and talented SUSAN PAUL. Martha and Susan have formed the Podners writing team to explore various forms of fiction. More details later!

Member Of:

• Romance Writers of America (RWA)
• Novelists Inc.
• San Antonio Romance Writers

Publisher:

• Zebra Books
• Harlequin/Silhouette

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