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Merry-go-round music makes me laugh. The rat-ta-tat-tat of the drums recalls daddies hoisting children onto the carousel, reminds me of the way stomachs flutter as the machinery groans to life and wooden horses shudder before lifting to set imaginations soaring.

I write novels mostly for and about women, although some men like them, too.

Like you, I had hobbies and dreams growing up: cheerleading, golf and tennis, proms. For spectating, I am almost obsessive about football. Mostly, however, I love romance--not necessarily as a spectator.

I went to the University of Oklahoma, primarily to be close to great football. I planned to be an M.D., but as things evolved, I changed to journalism. People said I wrote well. You don’t know those things when you’re young. People have to help you define your gifts.

Bill Ervin was my best friend, a man who combines the most important human qualities, but who nearly ruined our idyllic, platonic friendship when he suggested we marry, a radical concept. Our union has worked well. We have four grown children and are still best friends. We live in McAlester, Oklahoma, population 20,000. We stand at attention, hats doffed, hands over our hearts, to honor the stars and stripes at parades and ballgames. We know all the words to The Star Spangled Banner and belt it out when the opportunity presents. We are devout Christians, yellow dog Democrats, crazy about our kids, only a little less crazy about our grandkids, and even enjoy our in-laws.

Life is comfortable here and familiar. America’s heartland is richly blessed with fictional characters. Critics say I write good dialogue. That’s because I eavesdrop. A lot. I am attune to the thrum of life around me, like the rat-ta-tat-tat which, though it does not carry the tune, enriches the music of the carousel. And that thrum compels me to write books about the undercurrents in life which drive us. They are neither social commentaries, nor texts. They are, rather, the books of my heart.

New Book   -   Murder Aboard The Choctaw Gambler   -   New Book When a croupier is murdered on the Choctaw Gambler Riverboat Casino, State Bureau of Investigation Agent Jim Wills invites newspaper reporter Jancy Dewhurst to accompany him to the scene. The dead croupier resembles casino owner Jesse Chase, a former friend and business associate of ranching tycoon Tyrone Gideon. Tyrone’s son G.C., heir apparent to the Gideon empire, has hired a man to murder Chase. G.C. ran up a debt aboard Gambler, refused to pay, and was banned from the facility. He believes the debt and his humiliation will die with his dad’s old friend. Following rumors of G.C.'s spending excesses, Jancy visits G.C.’s elderly father to ask about their possible impending bankruptcy. Frail and blind, Mr. Gideon is surprised by Jancy’s revelations. He has given his son a free hand with his assets, but had no idea G.C. had indebted the ranch for millions. A drunken, raging G.C. interrupts Jancy and Tyrone and orders Jancy to leave. Moments later, G.C. batters the old man, then blames Jancy for provoking him. G.C. orders Bubba Valentine, his bodyguard, to kill Jancy for meddling. He describes in detail how the nosy reporter is to die. Struggling with her contradictory desires--to settle in Bishop, Oklahoma, with Jim or to pursue her career as an overseas news correspondent--Jancy doesn’t realize she’s been targeted for death. She has no idea that her car being run off the road on a rainy afternoon is intentional. The danger finally becomes clear, even to her, however, when a bomb destroys her newly repaired vehicle, killing two kids who had taken it for a joy ride. With Jim’s assistance, Jancy overcomes one life-threatening dilemma only to find herself mired in yet another. My Books MURDER ABOARD THE CHOCTAW GAMBLER ISBN: 978-1-59414-698-5 Five Star Publishing Go Here for an excerpt from Murder Aboard The Choctaw Gambler Order My Books   THE RIBBON MURDERS ISBN: 1-59414-436-2 March 2006 Five Star Expressions Romantic Suspense Go Here for an excerpt from Ribbon Murders Go Here Ribbon Murders Reviews Order My Books WEEKEND WIFE ISBN: 1-41376-229-8 Go Here for an excerpt from Weekend Wife Order My Books COUNTERFEIT COWBOY ISBN 1-4137-4955-0 Go Here for an excerpt from Counterfeit Cowboy Order My Books   BODACIOUS,  ISBN 1-58851-494-3 Go Here for an excerpt from  Bodacious: Order My Books JUSU AND MOTHER EARTH  ISBN 1-893162-87-7 Go Here for an excerpt from Jusu and Mother Earth: Order My Books   Chick b- Lit for Foxy Hens ISBN 0-937660-75-2  “Four talented women writers have combined their life experience with their imaginations. Chick Lit for Foxy Hens is a cause for celebration.” —Teresa Miller author of Remnants of Glory and Family Correspondence “Touching, funny, and insightful stories of second-time-around romance and adventure. Gals over forty will find themselves in these pages and have a rollicking good time!” —Deborah Camp, magazine editor and romance novel author of more than 45 books “This spicy mix of sexy treats hits the spot for us ‘over-40’ dames.” —Velda Brotherton, author Order My Books Additional Information     Former newspaper reporter Sharon Ervin has a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma Her work has appeared in Newsweek, The Harvard Review, Whispers From Heaven, Pray!, True Love, The PEO Record and Arabella magazines. Order My Books