Love In The Land of Lakes - Welcome Jody Vitek and the Midwest Fiction Writers!

I'm happy to welcome Jody Vitek to Author in the House today.  We're going to hear about a new anthology collection from the Midwest Fiction Writers, Love In The Land of Lakes.  Here's the blurb, cover, and a few details about the collection - then we'll hear from Jody with links to all of the authors and links to purchase your copy today!

 

 

     Minnsesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, and just as many love stories. Love in the Land of Lakes brings you seventeen of these stories, from two childhood sweethearts connecting on the end of a dock on a warm summer's evening, to a city boy's chaotic weekend at his girlfriend's primitive cabin. We bring you the story of a savvy horse who leads her owner to love in post–Civil War farm country, and the haunting romance of an ageless gambler who inhabits a historic riverboat and charms the boat's new owner.

A kaleidoscope of sunshine, snowstorms, and thunderstorms grace our contemporary, mystery, historical, and paranormal stories as the authors of Midwest Fiction Writers spin lovely romances that will send you drifting into happily ever afters.

All proceeds from this book will benefit Midwest Fiction Writers http://www.midwestfiction.com/ in providing learning opportunities for writers of all levels.

Our Stories:

A Cut Above the Rest by Rhonda Brutt
Bobbers 'N Bait by Laura Breck
Coming Home by Jana Otto
Dancing in the Moonlight by Rose Marie Meuwissen
Henrietta's Man by J.S. Overmier
Her Stranger by Michel Prince
Hook, Line and Stinker by Ann Hinnenkamp
Hooked by Barbara Mills
Lake Dreams by Rosemary Heim
Lake Secrets by Mary Schenten
Lira & Gavril by Amy Hahn
Roadside Catch by Jody Vitek
Snowbound by Kathy Johnson
The Bouncing Bobber by Joel Skelton
The Wind from the Lake by Naomi Stone
Unwrapped by Susan Sey
What's Up Dock? by Lizbeth

And now from Jody Vitek.......

One of my memories as a child growing up isn’t very romantic but could be easily spun into a romance lake story. My family went on a day trip out to a western Minnesota lake with some other families. When we left for the day, my brother and I weren’t alone while splashing in the lake. We were covered in Chigger bites. Oh, the itch! Needless to say, I remember being covered in Calamine lotion and taking oatmeal baths once we made it home to be covered with more Calamine lotion. I’m thankful, knocking on wood, I have not had another case that I can recall since then.

It’s funny how over the years I have distanced myself from going swimming in lakes. I prefer to swim where I can see what I’m in and what’s around me. Weeds terrify me. I’m afraid of what is lurking in them. When I was a young teenager, while floating on my stomach in the swim area of a lake on an inner tube, a fish came up and bit a mole I have on my stomach. Maybe I could use that as my excuse of my fear. I don’t know. I lived my summers swimming at the local lakes, so this fear came with age. The ocean doesn’t bother me like the dark lake waters do.

From all of this, I do love going to sit by the lake, take in the scenery and appreciate the beauty of what they have to offer. This is why I jumped at the chance to write a love story for the Midwest Fiction Writers anthology, Love in the Land of Lakes. My short story, Roadside Catch, takes place in the Brainerd Lakes area north of the Twin Cities. Aimee Harwell swore off relationships with doctors, until Marc Robinson finds her injured on the roadside and has her rethinking the possibilities.

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Our Stories:

Laura Breck

Bobbers 'N Bait - The evocative marketing gimmick at the new bait store in town has the fishing outfitter all hot and bothered.

Rhonda Brutt

A Cut Above the Rest - Rachel knew that a simple haircut had the power to change someone’s life. What she wasn’t counting on though, was how it would change hers.

Amy Hahn

Lira & Gavril - A dilapidated riverboat brings together a passionate historic preservationist and a man who called it home during the Victorian era.

Rosemary Heim

Lake Dreams - Olivia had her life all planned out. All except for that one impulsive night with her childhood crush. Can he convince her the result is worth the risk?

Ann Hinnenkamp

Hook, Line and Stinker - An LA makeover artist comes home to Minnesota and must use all her skills to tame a wild man.

Kathy Johnson

Snowbound - Caught in a snowstorm, the last person she expects to need her help is the man she loved but lost to someone else.

Rose Marie Meuwissen

Dancing in the Moonlight - Anna Thorstad never imagined reopening her parents' lake cabin would also open her heart to love again.

Barbara Mills

Hooked - An avid outdoorswoman takes her city born and raised boyfriend for a chaotic weekend at her family's primitive cabin on the lake.

J.S. Overmier

Henrietta's Man - A savvy horse carries her Civil War-torn soldier north in search of healing and a future.

Jana Otto

Coming Home - A young widow’s faith and courage are tested when she falls in love with her husband’s best friend.

Michel Prince

Her Stranger - Each night a stranger comes to Rachel’s cabin door. What is it that makes her fall into his arms?

Mary Schenten

Lake Secrets - A weekend getaway at the scene of the crime has Elly struggling to keep a secret from her best friend.

Susan Sey

Unwrapped - Movie star Sloan Leighton sells love; she doesn’t believe in it. Then one frozen midnight on the shores of Lake Superior, everything changes.

Joel Skelton

The Bouncing Bobber - Will a budding romance, sidetracked by youth and ambition, be what it takes to lure Jacob and Nate back into love’s net?

Lizbeth Selvig

What's Up Dock? - Sophie’s handsome new neighbor is burying body bags in his garden. But he’s afraid of raccoons—how could he be a killer?

Naomi Stone

Wind from the Lake - Wishing on a star? Alien contact? When childhood friends Connie and Hank meet again, they don't need to believe in anything but each other.

Jody Vitek

Roadside Catch - She swore off relationships with doctors, until one finds her injured on the roadside and has her rethinking the possibilities!

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