What's new with Rebecca York

Are you enjoying your summer vacation?  I’m spending a lot of time on the "catio" with Nelson and Beevel, watching birds and squirrels and listening to the waterfall in the pond.  Well, they are watching the birds and squirrels, and I am writing.

New and Soon To Be Released   January 2014           July 2014             September 2013           DECORAH SECURITY SERIES Listed in order of release beginning with the most recent release   November 2013       June 2013             February 2013               January 2013               December 2012               October 2012               December 2011                  December 2011D             December 2011     x

NEW RELEASES Out July 1 I’m excited to introduce BETRAYED, the latest in my Rockfort Security Series from Sourcebooks.     To Trust. . .   Rockfort Security operative, Shane Gallagher, has been brought into S&D Systems to find a security leak. Confidential information has been stolen, and Shane suspects Elena Reyes, a systems analyst with the access and know-how to pull it off. As he finds excuses to get close to her, their attraction is too strong to ignore, but how can Shane trust the very woman he's investigating?   Or Not to Trust. . .        Elena has spent her life proving herself, but now she's risking it all: everything she's worked for and her growing feelings for Shane. Much as she wants to trust the devastatingly sexy, hard-as-nails investigator, she can't let herself fall for him. The stakes are too high.   * * * * *  Also out now, an exciting joint project, TEN BRIDES FOR TEN HEROES boxed set.  For a limited time this set is a fantastic value—just 99 cents.   Book Description Publication Date: June 24, 2014 TEN BRIDES FOR TEN HEROES -- A 10-book bundle featuring novels by New York Times, USA Today, and National bestselling authors at a bargain price. Get ready to toss the bouquet and say, "I do!" as ten brides risk it all to find their happy ever after.       The other fabulous authors: Theresa Ragan, Donna Fasano, Patrice Wilton, Helen Scott Taylor, Rita Herron, Mona Risk, Annie Jones, Alicia Street, and Mimi Barbour    My story in the collection is DESTINATION WEDDING, part of my Decorah Security series. After a billionaire's daughter, Camille Norland, is kidnapped by a Russian mobster bent on matrimony, Decorah Security agent Nick Cassidy is her best hope of rescue. Nick's never admitted his feelings for Camille. Now he's desperate to save her before the wedding night. Nick must sneak onto the mobster’s private Caribbean island, wrest Camille from the mobster's clutches, and get the two of them safely away.  Not so easy when an army of security guards will shoot first and ask questions later.   Plus, there’s an added bonus for readers, THE TEN BRIDES FOR TEN HEROES COOKBOOK with twenty delicious recipes, each tied to one of the stories in the collection.  Some are for foods served at the wedding receptions depicted. Others are from meals the hero and heroine enjoyed or from their family's favorite recipes. Each dish—from appetizers through main dishes and desserts—is introduced by a little background on the story or characters. Here you'll find Mini Crab Cakes from RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY BRIDE, Peanut Chicken from THE ARMY DOCTOR'S WEDDING, Raspberry Streusel Muffins from HERE COMES THE BRIDE, and seventeen other tempting treats. The cookbook is FREE on iTunes and Smashwords.     * * * * *   All the talk about brides and heroes made me think about my own wedding day—mumble, mumble years ago.  Here's a picture of me and Norman cutting our wedding cake. You know I always say that if my romance heroes don't look like Norman, I'm lying about their descriptions.  In this picture, you can really see what I mean. Dark and handsome, although not tall!  You can see why he appealed to me.  In fact, I met him at a social in college.  I walked in and thought, I'm going to go up and talk to the guy here who interests me the most.  And it was HIM.   TRAVELS WITH NORMANS We had a fabulous time in May and June at the Bacara resort in Santa Barbara.  I could lie in bed and look out at the Pacific Ocean while I worked on edits for my next Rockfort Security book, PRIVATE AFFAIR.  When I wasn’t writing, we were hiking around the resort, hiking around the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens, or pigging out at some of the local restaurants, especially Cielito.      Rebecca at the Bacara Resort, Santa Barbara     At the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden       At the beach with Brother-in-law and Norman WHERE CAN WE MEET? I'll be on a panel at Thrillerfest in New York, July 8-12:   IS THERE A GHOST OF A CHANCE? Fitting the Supernatural into the Genre Moderator: Heather Graham     * * * * *   I'll be a keynote speaker at the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Literary Convention, October 10-12, at the Hunt Valley Inn in Baltimore.  I'll also give a master class on Defining Your Fictional Universe. SPRING CONTEST On August 5, 2014, I will hold a random drawing to select the winner from among subscribers to my Newsletter who have entered this Contest by August 4.   Please remember to confirm your contest entry when you receive an e-mail asking for confirmation. You haven’t really entered until you click on the confirmation URL in the e-mail.   I will give away autographed copies of DARK MOON, three classic 43 Light Street Harlequin Intrigues, and a surprise from one of my foreign trips. SEE YOU NEXT TIME!