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Elsa Winckler

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I have been reading love stories for as long as I can remember and when I ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James The Brontë sisters, etc. during my studies, I was hooked for life.
I married my college boyfriend and soul mate and we are fortunate to live in the picturesque little seaside village of Betty's Bay, South Africa with the ocean a block away and a beautiful mountain right behind us. And although life so far has not always been an easy ride, it has always been an exiting and interesting one!
I like the heroines in my stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong. And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous! My stories ty ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 4,159 ratings · 974 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Match Made in Montana (The Millers of Marietta #2) 4.37 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Family With the Cowboy (The Westons of Montana Book 1) 4.46 avg rating — 278 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Irresistible Temptation (The Cavallo Brothers #2) 4.07 avg rating — 259 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Impossible Attraction: A Steamy Billionaire Workplace Romance (The Cavallo Brothers Book 1) 3.89 avg rating — 261 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Surrender (The Cavallo Brothers Book 3) 4.14 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merry Christmas, Montana (The Millers of Marietta #3) 4.58 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reckless with the Cowboy (The Westons of Montana Book 2) 4.56 avg rating — 139 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Cowboy Wants (The Westons of Montana Book 3) 4.63 avg rating — 114 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whisperer 4.14 avg rating — 124 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rancher’s Christmas Bride (The Westons of Montana Book 4) 4.61 avg rating — 110 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A glass of Malbec with Tule author Kelly Cain

It’s such a pleasure to have Kelly Cain on my blog today. We’ll be drinking Malbec, her favourite wine and talking about her latest Tule Publishing release, An acquired taste. But before we do that, let’s find out more about Kelly!

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Tea or wine? (what brand/type/cultivar)

Wine. Fav is cab sauv but I discovered an allergy so now I usually go with malbec.

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Series by Elsa Winckler

The Westons of Montana (5 books)
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4.55 avg rating — 685 ratings

The Cavallo Brothers (4 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 757 ratings

The Millers of Marietta (3 books)
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4.40 avg rating — 616 ratings

Jody Series (7 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 194 ratings

Unexpected Love (2 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 103 ratings

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Elsa Winckler liked Barbara 's review of Home to the Cowboy: A Steamy Montana Ranch Romance (The Westons of Montana Book 5): "I found this book to be very enjoyable to read. It has great characters and an amazing storyline. It makes me want to go visit Montana after looking at the cover. This is a 5/5-star romance book. "
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Elsa Winckler liked Suze82's review of Home to the Cowboy: A Steamy Montana Ranch Romance (The Westons of Montana Book 5): "different but right Dylan and June´s story reminded me that in life things often develop in a different way we might have hoped but in the end just turn out right, I enjoyed the book very much."
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Elsa Winckler liked Sherry's review of Home to the Cowboy: A Steamy Montana Ranch Romance (The Westons of Montana Book 5): "Dylan and June didn't grow up with loving families so they weren't sure what they were feeling for each other, lust or something else. The Weston family is full of very special people maybe even a little magic. This series is very entertaining. "
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Elsa Winckler liked Bonnie Gonzales's review of Home to the Cowboy: A Steamy Montana Ranch Romance (The Westons of Montana Book 5): "Love the story of a small town ranching family, with all their family dinners, maybe some secrets and some match making, and a little bit of magic in some of the family’s mind reading and extra sensibility with animals. Also the developing love story " Read more of this review »
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Elsa Winckler rated a book it was amazing The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Glassmaker, a beautifully written and absorbing story about a specific family of glassmakers on Murona near Venice, spans centuries as the story follows Orsano’s life. Well researched, this poignant love story also brings the beautiful art of gla ...more
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A lovely story about family, loss, regrets, forgiveness, second changes and a wee bit of magic.
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Elsa’s Quotes

“Our eyes met. I kissed her soft face, and down the stairs they descended. Their voices blended into an echo, a murmur. I ventured barefoot into the bedroom. The dark gown lay crumpled upon the bed”
― Suzy Davies, Johari's Window

tags: memoir, romance

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