Roxanne Rustand

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Roxanne got her first horse at the tender age of six, and grew up riding bareback throughout her small Minnesota town year around. It was like giving a child car keys! She has never been without a horse since. She showed horses for many years, and later, she and her husband raised quarter horses and thoroughbreds until their kids came along.

She's now living her childhood dream, while living on an acreage in the country, with her husband, just three horses (all elderly pasture ornaments now), a golden retriever rescue, and six fluffy barn cats--a much smaller menagerie than when their three kids were still at home. Ranches, animals, and small-town life frequently find their way into her books.

Roxanne has a bachelor's degree in Public Health and Dental Hygiene, then switched gears and earned a master's degree in nutrition--oh so helpful when it comes to writing novels!
She worked as a registered dietitian (MS RD LD) until her husband encouraged her to stay home and write. If not writing at home in her jammies or spending time with her family, you'll find her riding one of the family's horses, playing with her cameras, or hiding with her nose in a book.

You can visit her website at www.roxannerustand.com to email her, and find news about her books, where to buy them, and various articles. Sign up for her newsletter with family recipes, information on contests and prizes (monthly winners!), and news about any upcoming book releases.

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ABOUT HER BOOKS: Roxanne is the award-winning author of forty romantic suspense and heart-warming, emotional relationship novels for Superromance, Heartwarming, Everlasting, Love Inspired, and Love Inspired Suspense. She also writes sweet romance for the indie market, and contributed to the trade paperback, ORCHESTRATED MURDER.

Her first manuscript won the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart in Long Contemporary, and her second was a Golden Heart finalist.

MURDER AT GRANITE FALLS won the RT Bookclub Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Love Inspired Suspense of 2011.

DUTY TO PROTECT was also nominated for that award in 2011, and End Game was nominated in 2010.

A MAN SHE CAN TRUST won the RT Bookclub Magazine's award for Best Superromance of 2006, and Roxanne was nominated for RT's Career Achievement Award in 2005.

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One More Dance: A clean and wholesome romance mystery (Northern Pines Book 1) Mar 19, 2021

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How badly can a relationship be broken before there's just no chance to save it?

When veterinarian Kate Mathers drives past the scene of a terrible accident and sees two ambulances race away, she whispers a prayer for those involved, not realizing that it's her husband's car in flames down in the ditch and that there was a dead woman in the car with him—a complete stranger. And now Jared is in the ICU on the verge of death, and only a miracle can save him.

She's at his bedside, trying to face Jared's precarious situation and also deal with the fact that someone is targetting both her husband and her veterinary practice, and wondering how the most perfect, joyous marriage could have gone wrong. Or did it?

If only they can have one more chance to talk and to forgive, and one more dance in each other's arms….

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet, and inspirational; both traditionally published and indie. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—sweet (Clean and wholesome) and also inspirationals. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

One More Wish: A clean and wholesome romance mystery (Northern Pines Book 2) May 14, 2021

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What happens when your perfect summer plans are turned upside down?

When Abby Cahill takes a job as an interim Director of Nursing in a small, idyllic Wisconsin town, she thinks she's planned everything perfectly—until she arrives and finds that her temporary summer home has just burned to the ground. There isn't even a tent available within a thirty miles radius of the busy tourist town. And after she takes in Belle, a thin, abandoned dog, not one landlord or motel owner will even add her to their waiting list.

When wildlife biologist Ethan Rockwell arrives in the ER with severe lacerations, he refuses transfer for emergency surgery until Abby offers to take care of his young son. He's a handsome, solitary man who needs her help during his recovery as much as she needs a home where she can also keep Belle. It's a perfect situation, right?

Until she has to deal with his flock of ornery goats, a herd of cattle escaping, and a litter of new puppies born while Ethan is away. And then there's the mysterious person at the hospital who is trying to destroy her professional reputation, and a dangerous stranger lurking in the shadows...

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet and inspirational. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

Deadly Competition (Without A Trace Book 5) May 1, 2009

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The single mother hasn't been found. And all her daughter, Sarah, has is her uncle. Clueless at parenting, Clint Herald seeks a loving, responsible nanny. What he finds instead is a stranger as mysterious as his sister's disappearance. Mandy Erick is secretive and seems scared, yet she's so good with Sarah that Clint can't help but trust her. In fact, he even enters Mandy in the town's Mother of the Year contest. But attention is the last thing Mandy wants. Her time in the public eye may prove just as dangerous as she fears.

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A Montana Christmas: A clean and wholesome romance (Coupled by Christmas Book 2) Oct 15, 2020

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Kristen Jones goes to Montana to get her late grandmother's house ready to sell, but finds much more than she bargained for: a house she can't let go, a charming mountain town, and a handsome veterinarian who just might steal her heart.

Welcome to the Coupled by Christmas six-novella series being released in October, November and December of 2020!

Each novella is just 99 cents. The full list of titles and release dates:
#1 The Mistletoe Puppy 10/8/20
#2 A Christmas in Montana 10/15/20
#3 An Irish Christmas Blessing 10/29/20
#4 A London Christmas 11/4/20
#5 A Scottish Christmas 11/18/20
#6 Christmas in Paris 12/2/20

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet and inspirational; both traditionally published and indies. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

A London Christmas: ...a Clean and Wholesome Romance (Coupled by Christmas Book 4) Nov 4, 2020

by Roxanne Rustand

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When the unexpected happens just weeks before Christmas, can a stranger make everything right?

After waiting three long months for this moment, Cait Walker was finally in London—excited and nervous and even a little scared. What if she didn't measure up to Derek's expectations? What if he took one look at her and backed out?
She glanced down at her phone. And...there he was, in that first glorious email. Charming and dashing and handsome, they’d met through an online dating site. He'd been emailing her for months now, and they'd even talked on the phone twice. And oh, that lovely accent and deep voice...Downton Abbey and Jane Austen's heroes, all wrapped in one delicious package and tied with a perfect bow. For her.
She shivered with anticipation, knowing that her life was about to change in ways she'd never even dreamed of.
But wisdom sometimes comes too late…

Welcome to the Coupled by Christmas six-novella series being released in October, November and December of 2020! Each one is just $.99, and you can order all of them through your favorite online book retailer.
The series includes:
#1 The Mistletoe Puppy
#2 A Christmas in Montana
#3 An Irish Christmas Blessing
#4 A London Christmas
#5 A Scottish Christmas
#6 Christmas in Paris

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet and inspirational; both traditionally published and indies. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

Snowbound with the Cowboy (Rocky Mountain Ranch Book 3) Jan 1, 2020

by Roxanne Rustand

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They have one more chance to get it right…

She’s here to stay. He plans to leave.Can a snowstorm bring them back together?

Returning home to open a veterinary clinic, the last person Sara Branson expects to find in town is Tate Langford—the man she once loved. But the injured rodeo star has no intention of staying, and their families don’t get along. So when a snowstorm strands Sara and Tate together, why can’t she stop wishing their reunion could turn permanent?

Rocky Mountain Ranch

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The Mistletoe Puppy: A clean and wholesome romance (Coupled by Christmas Book 1) Oct 8, 2020

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Two wounded people, no longer able to risk love, plus one little girl and her puppy. Can she bring them together in time for Christmas?

Kate Larssen lives in Mistletoe Falls, a small, charming town in northern Minnesota. She runs a no-kill animal rescue, a cause dear to her warm and loving heart. After too many romantic disappointments, she has far more important things to focus on: The abandoned and abused animals she wants to save.

And the return of an ex-con she helped send to prison.

Deputy Brad Bailey recently left big city life and moved to Mistletoe Falls with his six-year-old daughter. His wife died just before Christmas last year. With his grief—and his guilt—he knows he won’t ever consider a new relationship. How could he, after failing so badly? His only goal is to raise his grieving six-year-old daughter and help her move forward. He is determined to build the best possible life for her and prays this will happen.

While on duty, Brad finds a stray dog with puppies. He brings them to the animal shelter, where he meets Kate, the pretty manager. He hopes taking Janie to visit the puppies now and then will lift her spirits, though soon realizes his mistake as she begs to adopt them all. With the tiny rental cabin they're in and no other options, even one puppy is impossible.

Always ready to take in homeless or abused animals and to help anyone in need, Kate worries about Brad and his motherless child, and tries to help fill the void in Janie's life, though she is too wary to risk her heart.
When someone shows up at Kate’s house and sets it on fire, there are several suspects but no evidence. Can Brad track down the arsonist before anything terrible happens to Kate?

The next in this Christmas series will be released October 15, 2020: A MONTANA CHRISTMAS. Here's a quick blurb:
Kristen Jones goes to Montana to get her late grandmother's house ready to sell, but finds much more than she bargained for: a house she can't let go, a charming mountain town, and a handsome veterinarian who just might steal her heart.

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Welcome to the Coupled by Christmas six-novella series being released in October, November and December of 2020!
The second one, A Montana Christmas, will be released on October 15th, 2020.
The full list of titles is:
#1 The Mistletoe Puppy
#2 A Christmas in Montana
#3 An Irish Christmas Blessing
#4 A London Christmas
#5 A Scottish Christmas
#6 Christmas in Paris

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet and inspirational; both traditionally published and indies. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

An Irish Christmas Blessing: a clean and wholesome romance (Coupled by Christmas Book 3) Oct 29, 2020

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Helping out an old college friend by managing the Shamrocks & Shivers Antiquarian Book Shoppe seemed like a perfect way to spend the Christmas season…but is there far more in store here for an American on holiday in Ireland?

Eve goes to Ireland for a few months to help an old friend run a quaint bookshop. She figures the two months will be a dream come true. A quaint little village, with centuries-old buildings made of stone. Narrow winding lanes. Picturesque. What's not to love?

But she doesn’t expect to find that her friend has been called away for an extended family emergency before she even gets off her plane, leaving her to sort out a stranger screaming upstairs, a crazy dog, a mouthy parrot, AND an utterly handsome man with a broken ankle, who has taken up residence in a room on the main floor of the shop….

Welcome to Roxanne's “Coupled by Christmas” six-novella series being released in October, November and December of 2020!

The full list of titles and release dates:
#1 The Mistletoe Puppy 10/8/20
#2 A Christmas in Montana 10/15/20
#3 An Irish Christmas Blessing 10/29/20
#4 A London Christmas 11/4/20
#5 A Scottish Christmas 11/18/20
#6 Christmas in Paris 12/2/20

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—both traditionally published and indies. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

The Loner's Thanksgiving Wish (Rocky Mountain Heirs) Nov 1, 2011

by Roxanne Rustand

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Adopted as a baby, Mei Clayton never felt like she belonged in her family. She left tiny Clayton, Colorado, the moment she could. Now, to fulfill the terms of a will, she must move home for a year. But when she reunites with handsome Jack McCordthe mountain-rescue expert she once secretly lovedshe has to keep her distance. Their relatives have feuded for years. She'll never fit in with the Claytons if she gives in to her feelings for Jack. Unless faith and love can help open hearts in time for Thanksgiving.

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A Scottish Christmas: A clean & wholesome holiday novella (Coupled by Christmas Book 5) Nov 9, 2014

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Lucy Davis has fourteen days to settle her late aunt's estate in Scotland, then she needs to be on her return flight to Chicago so she can straighten out the mess her own life has become. As her Aunt Maura's only remaining relative, she figures it won't be difficult--she'd never met the woman who just died at eighty-nine, but assumes the most challenging aspects will probably be a pet cat ot two, and a few things to drop off in a donation bin.

Lucy doesn't expect to find Maura still owned a charming B&B, complete with a collection of quirky guests who have no intention of moving out...plus one tall, mysterious man who just might be the man of her dreams.

Welcome to the Coupled by Christmas six-novella series being released in October, November, and December of 2020!

The full list of titles is:
#1 The Mistletoe Puppy
#2 A Christmas in Montana
#3 An Irish Christmas Blessing
#4 A London Christmas
#5 A Scottish Christmas
#6 Christmas in Paris

Note: A Scottish Christmas previously appeared in a Sweet Christmas Kisses anthology.

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet and inspirational; both traditionally published and indies. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

Winter Reunion (Aspen Creek Crossroads) Nov 1, 2010

by Roxanne Rustand

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When wounded marine Devlin Sloane comes back to Aspen Creek, he's surprised by his late mother's will. His new business partner for the next six months is Beth Carrigan. His ex-wife. This might prove Dev's most difficult mission yet. He's never stopped loving the sweet bookstore owner, but his military career broke them apart.

Now, as Beth and Dev work together helping others get a new start on life, Dev hopes that he can break down the walls between them. And explore the possibilities of a new life and love together.

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Christmas in Paris: a clean and wholesome romance (Coupled by Christmas Book 6) Dec 2, 2020

by Roxanne Rustand

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Christmas in Paris——a dream come true. The Eiffel tower. The stunning stained glass of Sainte Chapelle. The famous, quirky gravestones of Pere Lachaise. Notre Dame, the nearby Shakespeare & Company bookstore and so much more. And finally, a last-night candlelit dinner cruise on the Seine. Holly had planned every moment of their perfect, romantic honeymoon on an Excel spreadsheet.

To her utter shock, she found herself jilted just before her wedding. When she heard her fiancé had eloped with someone else that very morning and had absconded with her savings, it took her minutes to realize she’d escaped a very close call. And just a few more to decide she was not missing the trip of a lifetime that she’d paid for herself.

Even if she would be alone.

But when she steps out of her tiny Paris hotel and bumbles into the path of a man jogging by…

Welcome to the Coupled by Christmas six-novella series released in October, November, and December of 2020!
The series includes:
#1. The Mistletoe Puppy
#2. A Christmas in Montana
#3. An Irish Christmas Blessing
#4. A London Christmas
#5. A Scottish Christmas
#6. Christmas in Paris

Roxanne Rustand is the USA Today Bestselling author of forty romance and romantic suspense novels—secular, sweet, and inspirational; both traditionally published and indie. Her books have sold over 2.75 million copies.

AUTHOR NOTE: I took my daughter to Paris for two weeks in May 2018, and just being able to share the experience with her made it a trip of a lifetime for me. I think of it so often, and wish I could go back!

The Notre-Dame fire happened in 2019, a year after we were there. I debated about portraying the Cathedral in its current, damaged state, but the repairs are ongoing and whatever I wrote would soon be out-of-date no matter how I described it. So, I took the liberty of describing Notre-Dame as it was before the fire...and, I pray, how it might be again.

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