Roxanne Rustand

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The first reviews are in, on ALMOST A FAMILY!

Almost A Family is a wonderful story that will enchant you until the final page. Ms. Rustand continues to weave emotional tales that will leave the readers breathless and begging for more! ...Wayne Jordan, Writers Unlimited


ALMOST A FAMILY is an exciting medical romantic suspense thriller that fans will enjoy. The story line is action packed but filled with plenty of angst over decisions made involving Stephanie. Connor and Erin are a fine pairing while the trio of children brings out the best in them. Fans of hospital romantic intrigue will want to read this fine tale.
Harriet Klausner,
The Best Reviews.com






The Reviews are in on OPERATION: SECOND CHANCE!

FOUR STARS RT Book Club magazine

"This book is a thrill a minute and reads like a runaway train. Roxanne Rustand has a special way of connecting you with her characters and making you fall in love with them immediately...an excellent storyteller who can melt your heart with her heartwarming stories, and set you on edge with sexual tension as well as set up plenty of fireworks with action and danger." Reader to Reader & Newandusedbooks.com

"An exciting second chance at love romantic suspense. Contemporary readers will enjoy Roxanne Rustand's fine tale of redemption through love not vengeance." The Best Reviews

"Romance, heartache, and love. This is a must for fans of contemporary romance with a bit of mystery woven throughout." RomanceReviewsToday.com


"Hang on tight readers, because Ms. Rustand definitely takes us on a rough ride in Operation: Second Chance. Man, once I started reading, I couldn’t catch my breath. The momentum is quick and breathtaking. Joe and Abby are multi-layered characters who have a lot in common. And I adored Megan. That sweet little girl will touch your heart in more ways than one. For a sweet, charming romance to curl up on the couch with and read in one sitting, pick up your copy of Operation: Second Chance today. You won’t be disappointed." WritersUnlimited.com

"A great read and a wonderful addition to the Special Agents miniseries. Don't miss the latest of Roxanne Rustand's compelling, heart-warming stories. It's a winner!" RomanceReadersConnection.com


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Compelling intrigue--heartwarming romance!

2005 CAREER ACHIEVEMENT NOMINEE--SERIES ROMANCE Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

A MAN SHE CAN TRUST Blackberry Hill Memorial series Harlequin Superromance February, 2006 ISBN 0-373-71327-4 4 1/2 STARS "Great characters...a great read!" Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine Blackberry Hill Memorial is a small, struggling hospital facing serious challenges, and some of staff members face them as well. For Dr. Jill Edwards and her husband Grant, their failed marriage may provide a perfect opportunity for an old enemy to seek revenge...for an old ghost to find peace at last...and perhaps, even give them a chance to recover what they have lost. Grace Fisher, the hospital's Director of Nursing, has devoted her life to her career and to the many foster kids she's raised. Now she's facing the rest of her life alone, with just the poignant memories of a man she's never forgotten--the once-in-a-lifetime-love who married someone else. But who knew life could change so quickly? In the blink of an eye, she finds herself with a troubled teenage nephew to raise and an unexpected last chance for love...and is faced with the toughest decision of her life. On another note... The third book in the Blackberry Hill Memorial series, A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT, will be out in August of 2006. For a copy of the first book in the series, go to www.eHarlequin.com or www.barnesandnoble.com

Almost a Family Harlequin Superromance, July, 2005 NATIONAL READERS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST
After her husband leaves her, Erin Lang figures that Blackberry Hill will be the perfect place to raise her three adopted children and start a new career as a hospital administrator.
Right now, she has neither the time nor the inclination for romance--especially not with her reclusive landlord, Dr. Connor Reynolds. He might be intriguing, but if he ever learns her deepest secret, her little family could be torn apart.
And things aren't quite what they seem, in this idyllic little town. Hospital patients are dying for no apparent reason, and she discovers that Connor has a few dark secrets of his own...


And some previous releases...
Suspense, romance, adventure...step into the world of the DEA in this Special Agents series!
Operation: Katie 6/02
Operation: Mistletoe 11/02
Operation: Second Chance 2/04
Operation: Texas 9/04
all are still available at www.barnesandnoble.com.

Current and backlist titles may be purchased at www.barnesandnoble.com

LATEST NEWS FROM 2006

Nominee--RT Magazine's 2005 Career Achievement Award--series romance

ALMOST A FAMILY
National Readers Choice Award Finalist
Long Contemporary



BACK IN TEXAS

FIRST PLACE: The Golden Quill Award in Romantic Suspense

Romantic Suspense finalist, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence

Long Contemporary Finalist, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence

Romantic Suspense Finalist, Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence

Romantic Suspense Finalist, Write Touch Readers Award

Long Contemporary Finalist, The Aspen Gold



NEWS FROM 2005...

Operation: Second Chance:

Holt Medallion Finalist--Long Contemporary

Finalist--Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence for Long Contemporary Romantic Suspense

The Lories--Second Place Tie, Romantic Suspense


Operation: Texas
The Lories--Third Place, Long Contemporary

The Golden Quill--Finalist, Long Contemporary



NEWS FROM 2004...


Christmas at Shadow Creek:

First Place--The 2004 Golden Quill, Romantic Suspense

First Place--The 2004 Lories, Contemporary

First Place--The 2004 Write Touch Readers Award, Long Contemporary

Third Place--The 2004 Beacon Award

Finalist--2004 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence in Romantic Suspense

Finalist--2004 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence in Long Contemporary




NEWS FROM 2003...
(Operation: Katie & Operation: Mistletoe)

Finalist, 2003 Holt Medallion

First Place, 2003 Laurel Wreath--Romantic Suspense

First place, 2003 Aspen Gold

First place, 2003 Write Touch Readers Award

Third place 2003 Write Touch Readers Award

Finalist, 2003 Golden Quill, Romantic Suspense

Honorable Mention, 2003 Colorado Award of Excellence


About the author...

Award-winning author Roxanne Rustand has sold fourteen novels to Harlequin Superromance. Her books, which have been translated into five languages, center on family relationships, with mystery or suspense woven in. She was also a contributor to KUNI Public Radio's 2001 murder mystery novel, "Orchestrated Murder."

Roxanne has presented writing workshops at national writers' conferences in California, New York, Washington DC, Texas, and Colorado, and at regional conferences throughout the Midwest. She was a co-founder of Heart of Iowa Fiction Authors, and is also a member of Authors Guild, Novelists Inc., and various writers groups across the country.

She has a Master's Degree in Nutrition and works part time as a registered dietitian for a residential psychiatric facility. She and her husband have three children, and live in the country with a host of dogs, cats, geriatric horses, and a snake named Igor, who insisted on appearing in her first book.


After taking a tour of this site, please head over to www.roxannerustand.com for monthly contests, a free cookbook, articles and other points of interest. Other good sites to visit are www.ditzychix.com--where you can meet some great authors and find other contests and fun things to do--and www.superauthors.com, where you'll meet lots of Superromance authors!

Readers: for bookmarks or other promotional items, please send a business-size SASE to
Roxanne Rustand, Box 2550, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52406-2550.


Booksellers: please write to the address above, or send an e-mail to R.Rustand@juno.com to receive promotional items for your store and/or reader's groups.