NEXT YEAR'S PROMISE

Anne Kingsley pursues a high-profile advertising project that takes her to Australia, where she meets sheep station owner Slade McGregor.

His distrust of this too-curious city woman rivals hers of the country rogue, who dares mixing business with pleasure. Although their backgrounds are worlds apart, Anne and Slade have both suffered betrayals of the heart. Beneath the Southern Cross, they face their inner fears and fall in love, to become perfect mates.

"While romance novels are not my usual genre of reading material, I found Next Year's Promise to bewell written andengaging in its plot. It was also well-researched by Hudgins, which lends to the book's credibility. I'm looking forward to reading another one of her books in the near-future."
Carol Boker, former magazine editor, Pennsylvania

4 1/2 STARS ~ Affaire de Coeur
"Plots and subplots enhance this romance, while visual characters deal with true problems. The beauty of the Aussie Outback draws a pictorial of the dusty, hot summer. The symbolism of the dry, fiery bush and the suductive dialect tempt the reader to travel deep into this well-researched romance." --Nancy B. Leake

"NEXT YEAR'S PROMISE fulfills its promise of action, suspense... and love. This year's must read." --
Betty Jo Schuler, author of Winning Chance, Wordbeams.com

"I enjoyed reading about my country through such a spirited heroine's eyes." --
Lisa Annis, writer. Sydney, Australia

"Slade McGregor surpise and enchants as he tussles with ambitious Ann Kingsley in the most captivating way. Don't miss NEXT YEAR'S PROMISE." --
Gail Fuller, writer, Ontario, Canada.

"Karen--NYP was so fantastic that I stayed up half the night to finish it and spent the next day as a zombie and it's all your fault!"
Diane Blake, Diane Blake, writer

"I loved it. Slade and Anne are characters that steal your heart and warm your soul. Long after you finish this book you will remember the love Anne and Slade shared. You will laugh, cry and be thrilled over this happily ever after ending."
Judy Peters, Author of A Father's Hope

"It was wonderful! ...happy to see that the heroine got to keep her job and her man--very postmodern of you!"
Susan Kinnevy, Ph.D., Phila., PA

"Smart and funny." Reader, Washington, D.C.

"Simply fabulous!" Kari Marshall, Librarian, Cincinnati, OH