One of Booklist’s "Top Ten Romances of 2006"

“Parra continues her lively and adroit tale of a marvelously gutsy gal who bolts from her wedding and heads to Wyoming...thrilled to prove her mettle to a man who doesn’t prefer women on pedestals.”

— Booklist, September 15, 2006

“...Parra continues to create marvelously gutsy heroines-complex characters who aren't what the rest of the world thinks they are.”

— (Starred Review) Booklist, May 15, 2006

A Morgan Family Romance

Beth Morgan has never met a man she couldn’t love. All her life the Wisconsin beauty has been happily surrounded by beaus. It isn’t until she starts down the aisle that she realizes it’s the attention she loves and not the actual men. So, Beth does what any self respecting socialite would do. She turns on her heel and runs.

Quaid Blair does his friend, Robert Morgan, a big favor and hunts down the runaway bride. He drags the spoiled willful girl home, dumping her ruined wedding dress and all in her father’s study.

Beth knows in that moment there is one man she will never love and his name is Quaid Blair. But that’s the least of her worries. Currently her fiancé and his family are waiting for her in the parlor along with the entire town of Boltonville. Humiliated she has to get out of town now, even if it means going all the way to Wyoming with none other than Quaid Blair.

Quaid aggress to take the spoiled vixen to her brother in Wyoming. He figures it will take one maybe two days on the trail before Beth Morgan caves to the hardship of pioneering and demands to be taken back home. The trip becomes a battle of wills and Quaid learns there is more grit to this stubborn woman than he first thought. Admiration turns to love, but once back in civilization, will this fickle woman go back to gathering beaus?

Beth comes to understand the difference between infatuation and true love. But Quaid has seen her at her worst. How could any man forget the spoiled girl she once was?

Nancy J. Parra holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism but turned to writing fiction when she discovered it was more fun to interview the people in her head. She lives in the Midwest with her wonderful husband, her two almost-perfect children and a mutt named George Bernard, who grew to unexpected proportions.

Nancy is currently hard at work on her next book. She loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at: nancyjparra@yahoo.com.

The Lovin’ Kind is Nancy J. Parra’s seventh book for Avalon and the next in the Morgan Family series.

Avalon Historical Romances by Nancy J Parra:

The Morgan Family Romance Series
THE LOVIN' KIND
THE BETTIN' KIND
THE MARRYIN' KIND

The Morgan Brothers Romance Series
WYOMING WEDDING
LOVING LANA
A WANTED MAN
SAVING SAMANTHA