Books with author Julie Douglas

A Plumb Dickens of a Christmas When Christmas arrives in quiet White River, everyone shows up. But not all are there to celebrate.As usual, Lacy and Rawley Lovett are at the center of activity. So are a pair of soiled doves who once masqueraded as nuns, Lacy’s old partner Tate Morgan, Cody Brown, grumpy Doc Smith, kindly barkeep Mike Stewart and storeowner Ezra Shemwell. Mix in a couple of well-meaning elves, Hanah Lovett and Ben Hudson, and nothing could go wrong, right? When a long-lost love and a vengeful husband crash the scene, perfume, powder and mayhem try to ruin a “Plumb Dickens of a Christmas.”Can Lacy and her family preserve the peace? Or will the holidays go up in smoke?

Her five year prison sentence was reduced to two years for good behavior for the killing of her boss and sometimes lover, Rance Girard. Jolene King had set out to rebuild her life, if that was possible.Arriving in Trace Crossings during a blizzard, Jolene was just glad to have a place to hole up from the ferocious wind and snow...even if it was a stable.Emmett Foster wasn’t sure about his visitor...but it was Christmas and he wasn’t about to let human or beast die out in this weather if he could help it.Two lost souls seek to leave their past behind and find new beginnings…after all miracles do happen during Christmas...Don’t they?

SHE'S BACK The Early Years!Lacy Watson, bounty hunter is tougher than a hungry wildcat and as ruthless as the fugitives she chases down. She likes to do things her own way, and she doesn't care who likes or disapproves. When she teams up with Tate Morgan to bring in the elusive Pocatello Kid, she has to rely on her own cunning and determination to outfox the outlaw and her partner to claim a $5,000 bounty for herself. Can she backtrack, backtalk, out scheme and outmaneuver Tate and The Kid? Only the flame-haired, freckle-faced vixen and her beloved horse, Fancy, know for sure.

No one knows how difficult it can be to manage an insecure heart better than Lisa Curry.Lisa spent her whole life grappling with loss and abandonment, plagued by the confusion, insecurity and unworthiness instilled in her by her mother’s absence. Early experiences taught her that the best way to guard her heart was to keep to herself. Matt Gunther was the man she allowed in. With his sweet charms and tender touch, he broke through the barriers she had put up. Yet, in the end, he left Lisa when she was at her most vulnerable … and pregnant.With her supportive cousin, Samuel, Lisa embraces motherhood, determined to give her son the love and attention she never had. With Samuel’s help, Lisa finds stability, hope and Kathleen Baker, a woman who yearns for a friendship that Lisa’s insecurities won’t allow her to give.As much as Samuel and Kathleen are willing to help Lisa, not even they can eliminate the medical foe that weakens her child. They can’t promise Lisa that everything will work out when circumstances are against her. Faced with the possibility of losing her greatest treasure, Lisa must pin her hopes in the goodwill of a person who has caused her much sorrow—someone she’d lost hope in a long time ago.

Copperhead book 1 in a 3 part series: The Freckled Venom SeriesWinner Laramie Award: Best Debut WesternFlushing fugitives out of the brush for money ain't the best way to make a living,but it puts a little food in her belly.Dodging and returning flying lead as a bounty hunter is the only thingLacy Watson knows, and she does it well.He's the new Marshal of White River and when that hellcat of a tomboy crosses his path...well...Will she still get her man?

Finalist: Laramie AwardBed of ConspiracyEspionage in 1876The War has been over for 11 years, or is it? A cattle ramrod and a street waif become special agents for Col. Tom Brady to seek out and infiltrate the southern underground of the KGC and to derail a plot to assassinate President Ulysses S Grant. Will Sam and Ross succeed or will their mission go up in smoke?

In a land of legends and sorcery, Shepard is unremarkable. Although he is the youngest of three heirs to the throne, no one respects those without magic, royalty or not.Frustrated and determined to prove his worth, Shepard sets out to discover abilities of his own, only to find he gets far more than he bargained for. His power flares out of control, haunting him with visions of destruction. Then they begin to come true.In a bid to use his powers to reverse what has been done, Shepard’s dangerous gift is exposed. Everything is at stake unless the young prince finds a way to alter what he’s set into motion. But that means diving even deeper into the madness of his gift. Deeper into the poison…Can Shepard save his land without losing himself in the process?

The line between prophecy and prison.Morrigan wakes in the mysterious land of Lhiminal after a brush with death, leaving her with no recollection of her life before. As her past unravels, Morrigan finds that she is the last of the Stoneborn, a rank of powerful warriors destined to purge the realm of its Dark King, Lysander.The young warrior grows unsettled at the thought that her path has already been laid out for her. She doesn’t want a life filled with conflict and death, but she also doesn’t seem to have a say. Determined to break free from destiny, Morrigan tries time and again to deny her purpose.However, Lysander draws closer with her every hesitation, wielding an ancient and powerful magic capable of tearing Lhiminal apart. And the Dark King is hellbent on using it to destroy the last Stoneborn.Will Morrigan accept her fate in order to survive?“I didn’t want to kill her. But she wouldn’t stop, so neither could I…”Scroll up and one-click now!

Bounty hunting is a lonely trail especially for a girl...well, really a woman. Just ask Lacy Watson if you dare to get close enough to ask the question. What causes this cute as a button, freckled, striking copperhead to isolate herself from all human contact and turn to bounty hunting to survive? What secrets and demons keep her on the move riding a big grey mare as her only friend and companion? He'd never in his born days run into such a persnickety cuss as that freckled venom-packed copperhead, with lips locked up tighter than the Denver Mint and burnt coffee eyes. As fast with her fists as she was with her pistol, Rawley found he'd been on the receiving end of those fists much too often. The kid had survival skills that would put most men to shame. But he also knew she kept dark secrets hidden behind that masculine façade, what were they? Fate casts this bounty hunter back into the very town she ran away from nine years ago. And what happens when bullets, dust and words begin flying? So partner, pour a cup of black and bitter, grab a seat and get ready to meet, FRECKLED VENOM.

The Prōdigium is a coming of age, young adult novel whose main character, a sixteen year old boy, is born with a unique genetic code that makes him a valuable commodity in a dystopian society. The dystopian setting is not the typical apocalyptic future, but rather an America governed by new amendments brought on by the loss of natural resources, declining international influence, and societal dysfunction. The protagonist must traverse the difficulties of being in a single parent household, the complexities of emerging love, the uncertainties of his gift, and the dangers of a rich and powerful antagonist.