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No wonder Beth Volmar loved the story of Pygmalion: it was happening to her! And the transformation was making this dignified, selfless widow feel quite giddy—and girlish all over again. Catering first to her domineering husband, then to her children, and finally, to her grandchildren and her aging but imperious mother had left Beth little time for dreams of adventure or passion. Until handsome archeologist Karim Donovan arrived in town and embarked on a crusade to push back the narrow boundaries of her life. When he insisted she accompany him to Turkey on an archeological dig—and added an ardent kiss for persuasion—Beth could feel the seeds of a new freedom take root…and a surge of excitement that made her toes tingle. Her family could take care of themselves for a while. It was her turn now…her turn to love again!
Author
Hello! My name is Joyce Ware aka Joyce C. Ware. I just published my first Middle Grades novel as a Kindle eBook. The Dragon Whisperer is a here-and-now story about a boy, a girl and a dragon known as Gwork. The cover is amazing! Take a look at the creepiest little dragon you ever saw, and email me at jware8424@charter.net for the artist's name. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. The first pieces I had published were articles on travel and camping for a variety of magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times. I made my first foray into book length fiction with, a Gothic novel titled The Lost Heiress of Hawkscliffe. It was accepted by Kensington-Zebra, which published five more of my genre novels, four of which are available as Kindle ebooks by Joyce C. Ware My interest in oriental rugs inspired me to do research about their care and repair, which I incorporated in a proposal for a book aimed at beginning collectors. To my pleased surprise, this guide, published by Random House, was well received by oriental rug collectors, dealers and scholars and led to contracts for two more updated editions, the last of which was published in 2004. The publishing business, which has changed enormously in the last ten years, has seen many well-established writers come and go. Writing for commercial publication is an unwise choice for the thin-skinned: the first rejections brought tears, but now I greet them with a shrug and wry smile. Fortunately, the advent of ebooks keeps my fingers tapping and the brain cells percolating. I hope to publish a sequel to The Dragon Whisperer—The Dragon Seekers—in 2012.
