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My Next Book - Release Date

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Celia Hayes
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My Next Book - Release Date

Post by Celia Hayes » Tue November 16th, 2010, 8:55 pm

All righty, then - my next book Daughter of Texas will be released April 21, 2011 - This is deliberately planned to coincide with the 175th anniversary of the Texas War for Independence. April 21 is San Jacinto Day - and we are hoping to get a lot of tie-in publicity with local observances of the date.

(This is the battle in which Sam Houston lured the Mexican general Lopez de Santa Anna further and further into Texas ... and when he was in exactly the right place, turned around and fought. And captured Santa Anna alive, after demolishing his Army. Long story - much of which is included, from my heroine's point of view.)

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See - no headless lady in a period gown and it looks good in thumbnail, too.
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Post by wendy » Tue November 16th, 2010, 9:15 pm

Good luck with the sale Celia. Pretty cover!

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Post by LoveHistory » Wed November 17th, 2010, 1:06 am

Nice. What kind of tree is that?

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Post by Celia Hayes » Wed November 17th, 2010, 3:23 am

Thanks, Wendy - fingers crossed!
The two distant look like post oaks -maybe live oaks - the nearer on the right is probably a mountain laurel. When that blossoms, they smell like grape soda.
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Post by LoveHistory » Wed November 17th, 2010, 1:52 pm

Trees that smell like grape soda? Awesome! Best of luck, Celia!

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