Dorothy Wiley's Blog, page 5
April 13, 2019
A Letter to My Readers and Facebook Followers
First, I want to thank all those readers who have left 19 Five-Star reviews for RED RIVER RIFLES in the first six days after release! Your kind support means a great deal to me. I can't thank you enough!
I also wanted to explain a little bit about the chronology and relationship of my three series:
Wilderness Trail of Love (6 books)
Wilderness Hearts (4 books)
Wilderness Dawning (1 book, so far...)
For those of you unfamiliar with my novels, this is a journey that began in New England in 1797 when the youngest of five brothers, Stephen, convinced his brothers to make the thousand-mile journey to Kentucky with him. After this first series ended with the sixth book and nearly 1,000 Five-Star reviews, I knew there was more to the story and started the Wilderness Hearts Series, four novels about the grown children of the brothers in the first series. These four novels are all highly-rated on Amazon and have received terrific reviews. Again, thank you readers!
After I finished the fourth book in that series, I was burning to tell readers about the real-life Wileys who moved from Kentucky to Louisiana and then to the Province of Texas 200 years ago. So, I started researching and writing the Wilderness Dawning Series. The first book in this new series, RED RIVER RIFLES, set in the Province of Texas in 1818, continues the Wyllie family saga. The hero of this tale is the now grown Samuel, the son of Stephen from the very first book. Samuel's uncle is Captain Sam, the well-loved hero of the second book.
Readers seem to grow attached to my characters (especially Bear and Baldy). Partly because many of the family members appear in all three series and the reader has a chance to really get to know them and follow their lives. So, with RED RIVER RIFLES, I want to welcome long-time readers back to the frontier and the characters they have come to love. I promise new readers a beautiful, heart-warming, always exciting, and sometimes tragic adventure that will keep you waiting for the next book.
As many of you know, I live on a ranch in central Texas, even though I grew up in a beach town in southern California. Even as a teenager, I had an abiding love of western values, wide-open spaces, and the kind of free-spirited heroes who created our country. I haven’t written a word yet of the book that follows RED RIVER RIFLES. It’s still simmering in my brain, but I can already tell there’s a tale of the West that needs to be told.
Thank you, awesome readers, for continuing to inspire me with your kind notes, Facebook comments, and reviews on Amazon and Goodreads! And if you haven’t read RED RIVER RIFLES yet, take a look at the book description and reviews on Amazon. You can see all of my books and follow me on Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/dorothywiley
I also wanted to explain a little bit about the chronology and relationship of my three series:
Wilderness Trail of Love (6 books)
Wilderness Hearts (4 books)
Wilderness Dawning (1 book, so far...)
For those of you unfamiliar with my novels, this is a journey that began in New England in 1797 when the youngest of five brothers, Stephen, convinced his brothers to make the thousand-mile journey to Kentucky with him. After this first series ended with the sixth book and nearly 1,000 Five-Star reviews, I knew there was more to the story and started the Wilderness Hearts Series, four novels about the grown children of the brothers in the first series. These four novels are all highly-rated on Amazon and have received terrific reviews. Again, thank you readers!
After I finished the fourth book in that series, I was burning to tell readers about the real-life Wileys who moved from Kentucky to Louisiana and then to the Province of Texas 200 years ago. So, I started researching and writing the Wilderness Dawning Series. The first book in this new series, RED RIVER RIFLES, set in the Province of Texas in 1818, continues the Wyllie family saga. The hero of this tale is the now grown Samuel, the son of Stephen from the very first book. Samuel's uncle is Captain Sam, the well-loved hero of the second book.
Readers seem to grow attached to my characters (especially Bear and Baldy). Partly because many of the family members appear in all three series and the reader has a chance to really get to know them and follow their lives. So, with RED RIVER RIFLES, I want to welcome long-time readers back to the frontier and the characters they have come to love. I promise new readers a beautiful, heart-warming, always exciting, and sometimes tragic adventure that will keep you waiting for the next book.
As many of you know, I live on a ranch in central Texas, even though I grew up in a beach town in southern California. Even as a teenager, I had an abiding love of western values, wide-open spaces, and the kind of free-spirited heroes who created our country. I haven’t written a word yet of the book that follows RED RIVER RIFLES. It’s still simmering in my brain, but I can already tell there’s a tale of the West that needs to be told.
Thank you, awesome readers, for continuing to inspire me with your kind notes, Facebook comments, and reviews on Amazon and Goodreads! And if you haven’t read RED RIVER RIFLES yet, take a look at the book description and reviews on Amazon. You can see all of my books and follow me on Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/dorothywiley
April 6, 2019
RED RIVER RIFLES RELEASED!
Yippee! Woohoo! Yay! Yes! Today, April 6, is release day, in both eBook and print, for RED RIVER RIFLES. I’ve spent the last six months researching and writing this novel and I would love to share it with you. Set in 1818 along the Red River in the Province of Texas, this book pays tribute to the very first pioneers to settle in what would become Texas. https://amzn.to/2VprVdG
“This is an epic adventure, a touching love story, and a legendary tale of the early frontier. She breathes life into memorable heroes struggling to survive in a savage new land where life is cheap and bloodshed is common. Based, in part, on the lives of real Texans, the Wyllie family meets danger head on again and again without ever losing their integrity. Despite brutal elements, dangerous outlaws, and tribes out for revenge, love blossoms and endures. Beautifully researched, and meticulously crafted, Dorothy Wiley will astonish you with this memorable novel.” – Amanda Hughes, bestselling historical author
"A smashing hit! It has a touch of documentary, a bit of actual family history, and a fictional story-line with romance. Bottom line, this book is an amazing Historical Western Romance. I loved it and so will your fans."- Marlene Larsen
"In Red River Rifles, Dorothy Wiley has once again left me on the edge of my seat! Her amazing ability to draw us into the lives and history of the settlers of our great nation - through drama, love, and peril - has resulted in one of her most heart-warming and suspense-filled works yet!" – Lori Ratterman
April 2, 2019
RED RIVER RIFLES Releases Saturday, April 6! Get a FREE eBook too!
RED RIVER RIFLES releases Saturday, April 6, on Amazon in eBook and print versions! Set in 1818 on the wild and dangerous Texas frontier, this novel kicks off my new Wilderness Dawning—the Texas Wyllie Brothers Series. The book's setting is a time and place when life was tough. And love had to be even tougher. RED RIVER RIFLES is a gritty western, a love story, and a gripping tale of the first daring settlers of Texas, I meticulously researched the Texas frontier and the lives of its early settlers for this series. It has a bit of actual family history and a fictional story-line with a touching romance. It is a clean, yet romantic historical set against the stunning backdrop of the Province of Texas and the Red River. One of my readers described it as one of my most heart-warming and suspense-filled works yet. I hope you'll agree."Exciting and entertaining ‒ five stars! Well-researched with authentic characters and vivid settings. The story is fast-paced with a great blend of adventure, romance, and history, combined with a certain gritty realism." - Bestselling Aussie author Jennifer Scoullar
"This is, without question, Wiley's best work yet. It is an epic adventure, a touching love story, and a legendary tale of the early Texas frontier. She breathes life into memorable heroes struggling to survive in a savage new land where life is cheap and bloodshed is common. Based, in part, on the lives of real Texans, the Wyllie family meets danger head on again and again without ever losing their integrity. Despite brutal elements, dangerous adversaries, and tribes out for revenge, love blossoms and endures. Beautifully researched, and meticulously crafted, Dorothy Wiley will astonish you with this memorable novel." - Amanda Hughes, bestselling historical romance author
https://amzn.to/2VprVdG
To celebrate the new release, LOVE'S WHISPER eBook will be free Thursday, April 4 - Monday, April 8! Grab your copy herehttps://amzn.to/2K0v8yj
March 12, 2019
NEW WEBSITE & NEW AUTHOR TRAILER!
I've been busy!!! After getting RED RIVER RIFLES
uploaded to Amazon for preorders for release April 6 (YAY!), I updated and completely revised my WEBSITE! Please take a minute to check it out! www.dorothywiley.com
And while you're there, if you have another 55 seconds, view my brand new author TRAILER! Just click on Book Trailers at the top of my new website, and then play the top video. If you’re not subscribed to my newsletter, you can do that on the website too and send me a note if you’d like.
As a reader, do you like to view book trailers? Are trailers helpful in deciding whether to purchase a book?
uploaded to Amazon for preorders for release April 6 (YAY!), I updated and completely revised my WEBSITE! Please take a minute to check it out! www.dorothywiley.comAnd while you're there, if you have another 55 seconds, view my brand new author TRAILER! Just click on Book Trailers at the top of my new website, and then play the top video. If you’re not subscribed to my newsletter, you can do that on the website too and send me a note if you’d like.
As a reader, do you like to view book trailers? Are trailers helpful in deciding whether to purchase a book?
March 1, 2019
NEW RELEASE - RED RIVER RIFLES
I am very proud and thrilled to announce that RED RIVER RIFLES is now available for preorders and will release on April 6! Inspired by actual family history, this book continues the Wyllie family saga. Kicking off my new Wilderness Dawning—the Texas Wyllie Brothers Series, this novel is set in a time and place when life was tough. And love had to be even tougher. RED RIVER RIFLES is a gritty western, a love story, and a gripping tale of the first daring settlers of Texas. This story of the frontier and the pursuit of the American dream is a clean, yet romantic historical set against the stunning backdrop of the Province of Texas in 1818!.
Preorder your copy now and it will automatically appear on your device on April 6.
https://amzn.to/2VprVdG
Preorder your copy now and it will automatically appear on your device on April 6.
https://amzn.to/2VprVdG
December 2, 2018
Holly, Jolly Christmas Sale! Every EBook just .99 cents!
I want all my precious readers (new ones and long-time) to have a holly, jolly Christmas. So, during December, all TEN of my eBooks will be just .99 cents! Stock up now on these highly-rated, full-length novels with an average star rating of 4.6! And if you want to make me jolly and grateful, please share and recommend to your friends.
By the way, SANTA thinks a set of the print copies makes a great gift idea.
Happy Christmas everyone! May this be your best and most blessed December ever!
www.amazon.com/author/dorothywiley
By the way, SANTA thinks a set of the print copies makes a great gift idea.
Happy Christmas everyone! May this be your best and most blessed December ever!
www.amazon.com/author/dorothywiley
November 17, 2018
A Thanksgiving Gift for My Readers
Ready for an exciting and touching Christmas tale? FRONTIER GIFT OF LOVE is FREE Nov. 17 -20, 2018!
This book was a LARAMIE Awards for Western Fiction Finalist and has 4.4 stars with 232 reviews on Amazon!
Amazon http://amzn.to/1S7LRdF
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Dorothy
This book was a LARAMIE Awards for Western Fiction Finalist and has 4.4 stars with 232 reviews on Amazon!
Amazon http://amzn.to/1S7LRdF
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Dorothy
July 7, 2018
Final Countdown to the Release of LOVE'S WHISPER! Another freebie--LOVE'S GLORY!
FREE 5-Star rated eBook, Saturday, 7/7 - Monday, 7/9! LOVE'S GLORY, Wilderness Hearts Book 3.
LOVE'S GLORY delivers a moving and hopeful message about the power of love and redemption. http://amzn.to/2yDyMVi
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Remember, LOVE'S WHISPER, Wilderness Hearts Book 4, releases July 13!
Happy summer and happy reading,
Dorothy
LOVE'S GLORY delivers a moving and hopeful message about the power of love and redemption. http://amzn.to/2yDyMVi
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Remember, LOVE'S WHISPER, Wilderness Hearts Book 4, releases July 13!
Happy summer and happy reading,
Dorothy
June 21, 2018
Countdown to the Release of LOVE'S WHISPER! A Freebie Each Week!
I've never done this before — a series sale! I'm so excited about the upcoming release of LOVE'S WHISPER, I'm offering the other three eBooks in the series FREE for one week each! Mark your calendars and jump on these awesome deals. And if you've read them, first, thank you! Second, please share this offer with your friends and family. And lastly, and importantly, I would also appreciate a short review on each book's page on Amazon and on Goodreads—especially for LOVE'S GLORY. By the way, these three books have an average Amazon star rating of 4.7!
LOVE'S NEW BEGINNING - FREE June 21 - 25
LOVE'S SUNRISE - FREE June 28 - July 2
LOVE'S GLORY - FREE July 5 - 9
Releasing July 13!
Early reviews of LOVE'S WHISPER:
"This is yet another impossible-to-put-down tale from the master of Frontier Romance, Dorothy Wiley. Fast-paced, filled with adventure, and beautifully written, Love's Whisper is another gem not to be missed." - Amanda Hughes, author of The Bold Women Series Amanda Hughes
"The vivid descriptions of the lands, the animals, the businesses and the towns, the storms, the goods, the homes, their weapons, food, and dress made me feel like I was there."- JoAnne Weiss, for Romancing-the-Book.com
LOVE'S NEW BEGINNING - FREE June 21 - 25
LOVE'S SUNRISE - FREE June 28 - July 2
LOVE'S GLORY - FREE July 5 - 9Releasing July 13!
Early reviews of LOVE'S WHISPER:"This is yet another impossible-to-put-down tale from the master of Frontier Romance, Dorothy Wiley. Fast-paced, filled with adventure, and beautifully written, Love's Whisper is another gem not to be missed." - Amanda Hughes, author of The Bold Women Series Amanda Hughes
"The vivid descriptions of the lands, the animals, the businesses and the towns, the storms, the goods, the homes, their weapons, food, and dress made me feel like I was there."- JoAnne Weiss, for Romancing-the-Book.com
May 21, 2018
LOVE'S WHISPER AVAILABLE FOR PREORDERS!
I am so excited! LOVE'S WHISPER is available for preorder!!!
This is my TENTH (I can't believe it) novel and will be released July 13 at a special preorder price of $2.99 for the eBook. Danger and beauty, trials and heroism, faith and family, at the heart of the American frontier. A sweet historical romance set against the stunning backdrop of the Kentucky wilderness. This is the fourth book in the Wilderness Hearts Series, but each book may be read independently.
Get your copy of LOVE'S WHISPER now and it will magically appear on your device the second it is released. Happy and blessed reading!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D637DV6?...
This is my TENTH (I can't believe it) novel and will be released July 13 at a special preorder price of $2.99 for the eBook. Danger and beauty, trials and heroism, faith and family, at the heart of the American frontier. A sweet historical romance set against the stunning backdrop of the Kentucky wilderness. This is the fourth book in the Wilderness Hearts Series, but each book may be read independently.
Get your copy of LOVE'S WHISPER now and it will magically appear on your device the second it is released. Happy and blessed reading!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D637DV6?...
