TERI WILSON
Romancing the pet-lover's soul
Teri's son once wrote in a third-grade paper, "My Mom loves dogs and Jesus." He may have gotten the order reversed, but the sentiment was right on target. Her romance stories are often filled with happy endings, splashes of humor and a loveable critter or two. After all, Cinderella never would have lived happily ever after without a little help from her animal friends!
Teri is thrilled to be the grand prize winner of the 2009 San Antonio Romance Authors Merritt Contest for her inspirational romance Rodeo Redemption. Rodeo Redemption and her other inspirational romance, Cup of Joe, took first and second place in the Contemporary Romance category. Teri recently signed a contract for Cup of Joe with White Rose Publishing, so be on the lookout for Cup of Joe December 4, 2009! Rodeo Redemption is still in progress.
Teri is also the winner of the 2008 Pet Sitters International Humor Writing Award, the 2008 Spaniel Journal Writing Contest, the 2006 Westminster Kennel Club Angel on a Leash Writing Award and the 3rd place winner of the 21st Annual American Kennel Club Short Fiction Contest. She lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, son and four delightful dogs.
CUP OF JOE
By Teri Wilson
Cup of Joe is now available on Amazon!
Cover art by Tamra Westberry
Goldie thinks she’s prepared for the death of her doting Grandpa who’s raised her since childhood. But after his passing, she finds herself curled up on the sofa watching television, feet clad in fuzzy slippers. She knows God has a new plan for her life, but she's simply too tired to figure out what it is.
To make matters worse, sweet, shy coffee shop owner, Joe Montgomery, keeps showing up on her doorstep with morning coffee. When she tells him emphatically she doesn’t like coffee—never has and never will—he shows up with a dog instead!
As she takes steps to start a new life, with her new puppy scampering playfully at her side, Goldie begins to realize a cup of Joe just might be what she’s needed all along.
The first review is in for Cup of Joe!
CUP OF JOE
By Teri Wilson
Like Cavaliers? Like coffee? Then this light romance is for you! Teri Wilson combines dogs, coffee & romance in a book that would be the perfect stocking stuffer or dog club Xmas gift exchange item.
Teri is an award winning dog writer who lives with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel of her own and an English Cocker. Along with the coffee connections, this book brings in Teri’s own experiences with rally and touches on shelter dogs too.
Teri’s heroine, Goldie, has just lost her grandfather who she has lived with since childhood. She wants to simply cocoon in her grief and fuzzy slippers but a local coffee shop owner who was her grandfather’s friend reaches out to her – with coffee and a dog! Goldie, like me is a dedicated tea drinker, but Joe works to turn her on to coffee with the help of a funky shop assistant. Rally class and a rally competition make this even better for dog lovers.
If you are looking for a fun book to curl up on the sofa with on a cold winter day, with a dog on your lap or leaning on you and the hot beverage of your choice, this book is ideal!
Available via Amazon or White Rose Publishing.
Review by Dr. Deb Eldredge, DVM
Past President, Dog Writers Assn. of America
2010 EPIC Award Nomination
Do You Hear What I Hear?. Hoofbeats & Heartstrings Book 1, is a finalist in the 2010 EPIC Awards!
These awards honor the finest electronically published books of the year. Do You Hear What I Hear? is nominated in the paranormal romance category, one of the largest categories in the competition! Here's a bit more about this sweet Christmas romance:
As a child, Simone Littleton adores the European folktale that animals are given the gift of speech at midnight on Christmas Eve. She makes a wish to talk to animals “forever and ever” and, when her pet Dalmatian asks her for a biscuit, she discovers her wish has been granted. Now Simone is all grown up and she uses her unique gift to rehabilitate unwanted horses. When race horse trainer Chet Wallace rolls intoClick here to purchase from Amazon.com
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Hoofbeats & Heartstrings ~ Read a book, fall in love, save a horse!
Do You Hear What I Hear? and Love, Lilies & the Unbroken Straw, Books 1 & 2 of Teri's Hoofbeats & Heartstrings series of romance novels celebrating love, miracles and the beauty of horses are available now from Amazon.com and The Wild Rose Press. Click on the Hoofbeats & Heartstrings link at the left to learn more. A portion of all the Hoofbeats & Heartstrings novels go directly to help horses in need at Saddlebred Rescue.
Chihuahuas are Better than Facelifts honored at Westminster Kennel Club dog show!
At the Dog Writers Association of America banquet, held in New York City on Westminster Eve, Teri's Chihuahuas are Better than Facelifts column was awarded the Pet Sitters International Humor Award for best dog humor writing of the year. Teri is thrilled and honored to receive such a prestigious award, especially because she's following in the footsteps of Lee Harrington (author of Bark Magazine’s popular Rex & the City column) who won the award last year. If you haven’t read the Chihuahuas are Better than Facelifts column before, check out the link to the left and give it a go.
DO YOU LOVE ANIMALS? SO DOES GOD!
Teri's Bible study book for animal lovers - All Creatures of Our God and King: What God's Word Says About Animals - is available now. It is a must-read for all those who wish to learn more about God's love for all creation. Just click on the link to the left to learn more.
