Lynn Emery

Good Woman Blues: Louisiana Love Series: City Girls Lynn Emery

Marc Notes: Originally published: New York: HarperTorch, c2005.; Recovering from a near-fatal accident, Erikka Rochon, an accountant with a taste for the alcohol-fueled fast lane, returns to her small bayou hometown, where she'll heal, reconnect with the past, and find unexpected love.. Brief Description: Originally published: New York: HarperTorch, c2005. Brief Description: Recovering from a near-fatal accident, Erikka Rochon, an accountant with a taste for the alcohol-fueled fast lane, returns to her small bayou hometown, where she'll heal, reconnect with the past, and find unexpected love. Biographical Note: Lynn sold her first novel in 1995 to Kensington publishing for their groundbreaking Arabesque line. NIGHT MAGIC went on to be recognized for Excellence in Romance Fiction for 1995 by Romantic Times Magazine. Her third novel, AFTER ALL, became a movie produced by BET and aired on December 3, 1999. Holly Robinson Peete stars as Michelle Toussaint, an investigative television reporter. In 2004 Lynn won three coveted Emma Awards. She was chosen Author of the Year and her novel KISS LONLEY GOODBYE won Best Novel and Favorite Hero. GOOD WOMAN BLUES was nominated for the Romantic Times Best Mainstream Multicultural of 2005. Publisher Marketing: **Nominated by Romantic Times Magazine for Best Mainstream Multicultural of 2005** Erikka Rochon hits a major speed bump in her fast lane life of work, partying and more work in New Orleans. A successful accountant, she's convinced everything is adding up. Suddenly the party is over; her alcohol fueled work and play hard schedule lands lead to a major pile up. With her personal and professional life a wreck, Erikka accepts her aunt's invitation to take a break in tiny Loreauville. When she meets serious, brooding Gabriel Cormier Erikka is definitely not in the mood for love. With his own troubled history to overcome, Gabriel has opted for a solitary life in his own home on family land. He's not looking for romance either. But he sees something in Erikka that she doesn't even see in herself. Two people who are lonely, but don't know it, cautiously moved closer and closer until love finds them. Review Citations: Ingram Paperback Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 44 (EAN 9780060731021, Mass Market Paperbound) Contributor Bio:  Emery, Lynn Lynn Emery is a native resident of Louisiana. A licensed clinical social worker, she has been an expert consultant for articles on relationships and single women for the popular magazine Today's Black Woman. Her first novel was recognized by Romantic Times Magazine for Excellence in Romance Fiction in 1995. In 2000, she was nominated for the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award in Multicultural Romance Fiction.