Release day of The Last Heiress is almost here!
Happy Tuesday, readers. I do hope you’re keeping warm wherever you are. It’s all of 11 degrees here in Ohio, but at least it has stopped snowing.
I’m thrilled to announce my new book is about to release, The Last Heiress, which��I��researched both��in��England and Wilmington, North Carolina. My 
British pal, Carolyne Way, inspired��my story during my last visit to the U.K. Carolyne told me about her great grandfather who owned a coal mine near Manchester. This mine supplied the lucrative garment industry along the western coastline. She also relayed the true story about a��mine collapse which killed both miners and textile workers alike which figures into my story. My��book is about��twins who become estranged when one sister, Abigail,��elopes with an Southern��cotton broker from��North Carolina. My heiress twin, Amanda,��sets off for America to restore shipments to her textile mills curtailed��by our Civil War.
When Amanda meets Nathaniel Cooper, a Wilmington shopkeeper, her desire to conduct business and return home changes. Amanda���s family deems the hardworking merchant 
unsuitable for an��accomplished heiress. And when Nate loyalties regarding the war begin to shift,��Amanda has her own battle on her hands.��As the Union noose around Southern ports tightens, Nate contemplates joining the Glorious Cause���not in support of slavery but to watch his brother���s back. Class distinctions, political loyalties, and family obligations guarantee a turbulent romance for Amanda and Nate.
The Last Heiress is available��for��pre-book from��CBD and will ship the same day��books arrive in their warehouse. It will be available in electronic formats on February 1st. Here’s the link for��a��hot-off-the-presses��print copy at 25% off retail:
I hope you’ll look for The Last Heiress at your favorite library or bookstore. Happy reading! ~ Mary
