Tennessee Bride

By Rosanne Bittner

“Extraordinary…Bittner’s characters spring to life.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Raised in the hills of Tennessee, Emma Simms dreams of the day she’ll escape her life of poverty to start over in the excitement of Knoxville. But when her mother dies and she’s left with no one but her stepfather, Luke Simms, her dream abruptly becomes a nightmare. Luke plans to send Emma to Knoxville alright—straight to a notorious brothel.

River Joe, the mysterious Cherokee-raised frontiersman, knew from the first time he set eyes on the beautiful Emma that he had to have her as his own. And one glimpse at the handsome, buckskin-clad stranger ignites the flame of dangerous desire in Emma’s heart.

Their passion could consume them both, but their love could very well save her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Release date: May 13, 2014
• ISBN: 9781626812826

Rosanne Bittner

Published since 1983, Rosanne Bittner is known nationally and internationally, with 58 titles and several million books in print. Rosanne writes historical romance and sagas involving real American history, especially stories about America’s Old West and its Native Americans. Rosanne has won numerous writing awards and has been inducted into romance magazine Affaire de Couer’s Hall of Fame for longevity and endurance in the market and for overall appeal to readers. She has received numerous favorable reviews in Publishers Weekly, and was a finalist for Women Writing the West’s prestigious WILLA award for her novel Where Heaven Begins, set in the Yukon during the gold rush. In 2012 romance magazine Romantic Times named Rosanne a "Legend of Historical Romance." Rosanne is a member of the Nebraska and Montana State Historical Societies, Women Writing the West, Western Writers of America and Romance Writers of America (Mid-Michigan Chapter). Rosanne and her husband Larry live in southwest Michigan and have two sons and three grandsons. Locally Rosanne is a Board member of the Coloma Lioness Club, a charity organization. You can learn more about Rosanne and her latest publications through her web site, her blog, and by visiting her on Facebook and Twitter. Rosanne also contributes to numerous writers’ sites, such as Goodreads, and a number of blog sites.

Reviews for Tennessee Bride

[wndy2011 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Emma is a young woman who has just lost her mother. She finds herself alone with her cruel stepfather and the tormenting taunts of a unwelcome suitor named Tommy. But then she spots River Joe on the day of her mother's funeral and things begin to change. She's not sure if for the better, but something has to change or her life will no longer be her own. Will she be sold off to the highest bidder, or will a quiet white man who grew up indian prove to be the love of her life? Travel with Emma and River on a journery through the Tennessee mountains and learn what it means to love some one enough to give up everything for them. I like this type of book because of the historical background to our great country. It saddens me to read the horrors of the tribes and how our own ancestors treated people back then. I will definately be looking for more from this author.