Be My Guest 
Caroline Clemmons is a city girl turned country girl. After moves from Southern California to a series of small towns across West Texas, her family settled in Lubbock, Texas. A fourth grade teacher opened her world to the joy of reading. An eighth grade journalism teacher encouraged her to transfer her dreams and ideas onto paper. In addition to being mom to two delightful daughters, Caroline has experience that includes working as a newspaper reporter and columnist, an assistant to the managing editor of a professional psychology journal, and as bookkeeper for the local tax assessor-collector. Caroline and her husband are living happily ever after on five acres in Parker County, Texas, where she is now able to write full time. E-mail Caroline at
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LONG WAY HOME from the Anthology Northern Roses and Southern Belles
CHAPTER ONE
Witherspoon, Georgia, December 1864
Parmelia Bailey crept closer to the Union Army's makeshift corral. She shivered, but not from the cold air. At best, a prison cell awaited her if she was caught. What would soldiers do to a woman of twenty caught stealing back her own horses?
Suddenly, she stopped. Good heavens, was that Darrick McDonald in a Yankee uniform? When had he shown up? Four years had passed since he left Georgia, but there was no mistaking the man she'd once loved. Memory's pain almost felled her, and tears welled. She'd waited for him, dreamed of his return. The love she'd thought they shared still haunted her. He'd returned to Witherspoon and hadn't even contacted her. Had he forgotten her so easily?
Coming June 4, 2010 from The Wild Rose Press
Out of the Blue
She watched him. His eyes darkened and he lowered his head to kiss her. His lips, when they touched hers, were warm and soft. He brushed them against her mouth, then returned to press more firmly.
Kissing a man wasn't at all as she'd expected. Warmth pooled low in her belly and all thoughts flew from her mind except for this man and their kiss. She grasped his shirt in her fists and pulled him closer.
His tongue slid across her lips. Without thinking-for how could she?-she opened her mouth. He probed her tongue with his and she gasped.
He pulled away and smiled down at her. "You kiss like a virgin."
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The Texan's Irish Bride
Available soon as a Cactus Rose release from The Wild Rose Press
Cenora Rose O’Neill knows her father somehow arranged the trap for Dallas, but she agrees to wed the handsome stranger. She’d do anything to protect her family, and she wants to save herself from the bully Tom Williams. A fine settled man like Dallas will rid himself of her soon enough, but at least she and her family will be safely away from Tom Williams.
He pulled away and smiled down at her. Texas rancher Dallas McClintock has no plans to wed for several years. Right now, he’s trying to establish himself as a successful horse breeder. Severely wounded rescuing Cenora from kidnappers, Dallas is taken to her family’s wagon to be tended. He is trapped into marrying Cenora, but he is not a man who goes back on his word. His wife has a silly superstition for everything, but passion-filled nights with her make up for everything—even when her eccentric family drives him to distraction.
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Previous Publications
The Kincaid Books
Set in the late 1800's near fictional Kincaid Springs, Texas, this sweeping account of the dynamic Kincaid family will give readers a taste of life in the West. The Most Unsuitable Wife and The Most Unsuitable Husband trace members of the Kincaid family on their quest for happiness in an untamed land.
Finalist for the Holt Medallion Award and the Texas Gold Contest
D
rake Kincaid is so angered by the necessity to wed to save his ranch, he vows to find the most unsuitable wife available. He thinks he has found the perfect woman for his purpose in a gangling Amazon, toting a gun, barefoot and wearing a ragged tent of a dress. But when he weds Pearl Parker, he gets more than he bargained for, much more. How could he have known that under that rough appearance hid an intelligent and regal beauty with her own ideas of marriage? Ah, those violet eyes should have given him a clue.
Gambler Nate Bartholomew is a charming scoundrel who knows all the rules--and just how far he can bend each one. He follows Sarah Kincaid, determined to recover money and jewels he feels mistakenly passed to her. As she returns from settling her mother's estate, Sarah rescues three children from poverty and disease. Responsibility for the youngsters is the catalyst for the shy spinster to blossom into a no-nonsense commando. Having determined Nate is following her, she bravely enlists his aid in transporting the children to her home in Texas. Though she knows he is a scoundrel, she comes to believe in his innate goodness. Nate lingers in Kincaid Springs, intent on regaining his riches and bilking the Kincaids and their community with his most clever con. He succeeds only to find himself entangled in Sarah's sweet homespun web.
Including Caroline's novella, Happy Is The Bride
Something old,something new, something borrowed, something blue... Beth Pendleton didn't forget a thing. Mason Whittaker, the man of her dreams, will be waiting at the chapel, her friends are coming from far and wide, her elegant white satin gown is ready...what could possibly go wrong? Everything!
Reprinted in hard cover
by Five Star
ISBN 1-59414-141-X
Aurora
O'Shaughnessy comes by her flaming red hair naturally--and this
independent city woman has an inner fire to match. Nothing
stops Aurora--nothing short of a Texas flash flood, that is.
When rancher Will Harrison rescues her from the raging waters,
she's his guest for the next thirty-six hours. That's long
enough for Will to fall head over heels in love. He's got a hunch
the lady just might love him back--if he can convince her to move
out of the fast lane and into his life forever.
Be My Guest
Precious Gems
Romance
ISBN 0-8217-6245-1
Aurora O'Shaughnessy comes by her flaming red hair naturally--and this independent city woman has an inner fire to match. Nothing stops Aurora--nothing short of a Texas flash flood, that is. When rancher Will Harrison rescues her from the raging waters, she's his guest for the next thirty-six hours. That's long enough for Will to fall head over heels in love. He's got a hunch the lady just might love him back--if he can convince her to move out of the fast lane and into his life forever .
Caroline Clemmons' Recipes
These are some of my favorite family recipes, some of which characters share in my books. The recipe for chicken and dumplings is from my own grandmother, who was left a widow in Tennessee and bravely took her children West to seek a better life. The applesauce cake recipe is from my cousin, Rita Jo Phifer Nettles. The others are my own recipes, gathered and altered over my lifetime. I hope you enjoy them all.
Dallas Area Romance Writers
Romance Writers of America
Sisters in Crime
Yellow Rose Romance Writers
