What is Romance Author
Lyn Cote up to Now?

How about a brand new romance!

Her Abundant Joy, Texas: Star of Destiny Series #3 By Lyn Cote / Avon Inspire * German emigre Mariel Wolffe dreams of starting a new life in 1846 Texas. But as she travels west on a wagon train, her wealthy employers beat her. Texas Ranger Carson Quinn wants to help her. Will they be able to overcome her painful past and a battle with Santa Anna's troops to forge a future together? 304 pages, softcover from Avon Inspire.

Her Patchwork Family By Lyn Cote / Steeple Hill Books And Felicity Gabriel intends to build a family right away! When she inherits a mansion, she decides to turn it into a home for orphans. But her first charges test her resolve. One child is a thief, suspicious of her kindness. The other is the local judge's traumatized daughter. Broken by war, Judge Tyrone Hawkins is devastated when his little girl runs from him to Felicity. But Felicity's courage despite the town's scorn for her orphanage and her caring way with his daughter restore his lost faith. Now he wonders if they all can find the family they seek.just in time for Christmas.

Her Inheritance Forever, Texas: Star of Destiny Series #2 By Lyn Cote / Avon Inspire In 1836 Texas, Alandra Sandoval is determined to run her rancho without a man. Scully Falconer is top hand on a neighboring spread. The Mexican lady and the American cowboy are on separate paths---until greedy relatives, a troubled past, and the tides of history bring them together! Will their lives change forever? Approx. 300 pages, softcover from Avon Inspire.

Blessed Assurance By Lyn Cote / Harpercollins Publishing Follow the saga of an American family through tragedy---and history. In Whispers of Love, Jessie Wagstaff rekindles romance after the Great Chicago Fire. In Lost in His Love, Linc Wagstaff's heart is shaken by the San Francisco earthquake. And in Echoes of Mercy, Meg Wagstaff challenges racial barriers in New Orleans after World War I. 528 pages, softcover from HarperCollins.

The Desires of Her Heart By Lyn Cote / Avon Inspire Dorritt Mott is a woman ahead of her time! In 1821, when events make it impossible for her family to remain in New Orleans, they head for Texas and Stephen Austin's settlement. Quinn, a part-Cherokee frontiersman, leads the way, unaware of danger lurking nearby. Will Dorritt and Quinn become pawns in a deadly scheme? 320 pages, softcover from Avon Inspire.

In 1821, Dorritt Mott is a woman ahead of her time. When her family is forced to leave New Orleans, she meets Quinn. The New Orleans lady and the half-breed scout, become unlikely allies on the trek to the Austin settlement in Texas. Two armies, marauding Comanche and a traitor in their midst stand between them and their destination. All Dorritt thinks she wants is her own independence, but is it possible that she will gain the unrecognized desires of her heart? And teach Quinn to enlarge his vision also?

Her Captain's Heart By Lyn Cote / Steeple Hill Books Nothing is impossible as far as idelaistic schoolteacher Verity Hardy is concerned. But she's finding that the school's cynical builder, Matthew Ritter, has little reason to have faith in her-or anything else. Yet Verity's spirit and courage soon inspire him to fight once again for what he believes in-and to show her they can reach their dreams together.

December 2008
Her Captain’s Heart
Love Inspired Historical
ISBN 978 0 373 82801 2

Blurb:

Her Captain’s Heart is the first in my “Gabriel Sisters” series, which follows each of three Quaker sisters as she tries to help the US heal after the Civil War. Verity Hardy is a Civil War widow and goes to VA to teach at a Freedman’s School. She and Captain Matt Ritter, who is building the school, find that the Civil War hasn’t really ended in the hearts of the people.

How Lyn Got Started

When Lyn Cote became a mother, she gave up teaching, and while raising a son and a daughter, she began working on her first novel.

Long years of rejection followed. Finally in 1997, Lyn got "the call." Her first book, Never Alone, was chosen by Steeple Hill. Lyn has had over twenty-five novels published since then.

In 2006 Lyn's book, Chloe, was a finalist for the RITA, one of the highest awards in the romance genre. Now, Lyn spends her days writing books that show the power of divine as well as human love.