Dixie Hearts: A Matter of Security/Southern Sympathies/The Bride Wore Coveralls (Romancing America: Alabama) [Paperback]

Kay Cornelius (Author), Andrea Boeshaar (Author), Debra Ullrick (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1, 2009

From the rural swampland, to a charming small town, to a corporate high-rise, romance is brewing a passel of trouble for three women. When Lydia Boswick appears to be a vulnerable widow, three men take notice of her needs-and potential wealth. As Leslie Christopher rises on the corporate ladder, the threat of danger increases, attracting the attention of two men. When Camara Cole challenges her fellow racers, she could lose her vehicle-and her heart-to her greatest competitor. Enjoy the ride as you follow these Alabama women along the rocky road to love.

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A widow can't understand why she suddenly has men interested in her husband's business. A NASA executive finds her new job comes with a mystery. A mud-bog racer's shot at winning could be lost when her vehicle is sabotaged. Can each woman learn to trust in love when the stacks are high?

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc; 1 edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160260410X
• ISBN-13: 978-1602604100
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,232,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Debra Ullrick's debut novel, The Bride Wore Coveralls, won 2nd place in the 16th Annual Heartsong Presents reader polls for Favorite Contemporary Romance and 2nd place in the Favorite New Author Category. Deja vu Bride, the sequel to, The Bride Wore Coveralls, is available in paperback, e-book, or Kindle. Dixie Hearts, is a three book compilation by Debra and two other well known authors. Plus, several stories of Debra's are sitting on editor's desks just waiting for a publishing house to adopt them. And recently, three have been adopted. The Unexpected Bride, published by Steeple Hill's Love Inspired Historical line, coming May 2011. A Log Cabin Christmas, published by Barbour Publishing, is a compilation of nine novellas. Debra's novella in this collection is - A Grand County Christmas. Christmas Belles of Georgia, published by Barbour Publishing is a compilation of four novellas. Debra's story is - Loving Stetson.

A lot of Debra's inspiration comes from her real life hero, her hottie cowboy husband of thirty-five years. And she uses some of her only daughter's antics in her books as well.

Debra and her husband lived and worked on various cattle ranches throughout the Rocky Mountains for over twenty-five years. The last ranch they lived at, a famous movie star and her screenwriter husband purchased property there. Another ranch they worked on, Kurt Russell hunted on it, and her husband had the privilege of taking Eddie Albert horseback riding.

Recently, Debra and her husband, along with their ornery Manx, moved to the flatlands, where they're currently dealing with cultural whiplash from city living.

Besides Christ, her passions include: attending Red Rocks Church in Golden, mud-bog racing, monster trucks, classic cars, muscle cars, watching Jane Austen movies, COPS, Castle, Little People Big World, reading, writing, drawing western art, feeding wild birds, animals, and talking with her friends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love in the South..., May 1, 2009

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Debra Gaynor "ReviewYourBook.com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dixie Hearts: A Matter of Security/Southern Sympathies/The Bride Wore Coveralls (Romancing America: Alabama) (Paperback)

Southern Sympathies
Andrea Boeshaar
Alec Crobett moves to Alabama to get a fresh start after a broken engagement. His new neighbor, Lydia, is a widow who has let her father-in-law, a corrupt preacher, rule her life and her finances. When he realizes Lydia is falling for Alec, he does everything in his power to break them up, to the point of burning his house down.
Between Lydia's two children, who adore Alec and want Lydia to marry him, they manage to break free from her father-in-law's control.
A Matter of Security
Kay Cornellius
Leslie Christopher has just landed a job she never thought possible. The job is important to her, and she wants to do it right. The job involved top security with NASA and there could be no security leaks. Since she had to be cleared by the FBI, she never thought anything of the agent showing up at her apartment telling her she needed to make copies of some of the material and get it to him. Meanwhile, Hampton Travis, working undercover for NASA, begins to have feelings for Leslie, but at this point he cannot tell her he is undercover.
As things get more complicated, Leslie cannot figure out who she should be trusting--the (supposed) FBI agent or Hampton Travis. She is beginning to fall for Hampton, but she isn't sure she can trust him.
As time goes on, Leslie realizes she needs to find just who she can trust and what the FBI agent really wants with her. Things get exciting at the end as Leslie realizes what is taking place.
The Bride Wore Coveralls
Debra Ullrick
Camara Cole is a mud bog enthusiast and a very experienced mechanic. The men in the area are jealous of her expertise. She has beaten most if not all of them in mud bogging contests. They are cruel to her, saying hurtful things and even damaging her mud truck.
Chase Lamar has been a thorn in her side for a long time, and his father hates her family. Chase has recently become a Christian and realizes what hurtful things he has done and said to her. He is trying to make up for those things, but his father warns him to stay away from her. Chase is falling in love with her. Camara finds it hard to believe that Chase is being so nice to her. Is he just trying to set her up?
When his father realizes Chase is falling for Camara, he has another man that drives in mud runs, to do damage her truck to keep her from racing. This other man has beenwanting revenge for losing to Camara. What he does to her truck not only keeps her from racing, but may also injures her badly. Chases' father did not intend for Camara to be injured. He knows he has gone too far. He asks for his son's forgiveness and Camara's familie's, also.
It is now time for Camara to decide if she can forgive and exactly what her feelings for Chase are.
The connecting thread in these three entertaining stories is the south. All three authors are talented and presented authors with stories sure to warm the heart. I enjoy stories with a Christian theme. Christian Romance is a growing genre with a large following. I'll be watching for more stories by these authors.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An insult to Dixie, August 8, 2011

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Writer Mom (Mountain Brook, Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dixie Hearts: A Matter of Security/Southern Sympathies/The Bride Wore Coveralls (Romancing America: Alabama) (Paperback)

This book is supposed to be the Alabama entry in the "Romancing America" series and as one who lived in Alabama for more than 30 years, I can honestly say this book is an insult to the state. The book is made up of three unrelated short stories set in Alabama.
The second story in the book (A Matter of Security by Kay Cornelius) is a plausible and well-written (although dated) story set in the high-tech atmosphere of Huntsville. It's not bad (although not great either).
The other two stories seemed like they had been re-written to try to set them in Alabama. That's not a problem except that I wonder if the writers or editors knew anything about Alabama. The most obvious hint that they had no clue about Alabama is that no self-respecting Southerner would EVER refer to carbonated beverages as "pop" and in the first story the characters drink a lot of "pop." If you are going to write a story set in a certain place, you ought to be familiar with the language.
The third and final story just made my skin crawl. It was called "The Bride Wore Coveralls." According to the writer's bio, Debra Ullrick is from Colorado where her hobbies include mud-bog racing, classic cars, and monster trucks. I wish she had set her story there instead of dumping it in Alabama.
Overall, this is the kind of book that gives Christian fiction a bad reputation. I'm really sorry I wasted my time on it. And I'm especially sorry Barbour Publishing couldn't find something better to represent Alabama.