Rebel Ink Press is Proud to Announce the Release of A Patient Heart by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

Jan. 31, 2012 - PRLog -- Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy is a full-time romance author.  A native of the old historic city of St. Joseph, Missouri  she now lives and writes in the beautiful Missouri Ozark region.  She is a member of RWA, the Missouri Writers Guild, and the Ozark Writers League. Her romance novels include Love Never Fails, Witness Protection Program, Sing We Now of Christmas, and A Patient Heart from Rebel Ink Press, additional titles including In Love’s Own Time, Miss Good Samaritan, In The Shadow of War, and Guy’s Angel coming in 2012 from Rebel as well as two novels from Champagne Books and the paranormal Love Covenant series from Evernight Publishing.  Lee Ann’s work also appears in more than twenty anthologies as well as multiple websites and print publications.
   
She is a member of RWA, Missouri Writers Guild, EPIC, and the Ozarks Writers League.
Her work also appears in multiple anthologies. She earned a BA degree in both English and History from Missouri Southern State University as well as an AA Degree in Journalism from Crowder College.  She worked in broadcast media for a decade and has also worked in the education field. She is married to Roy W. Murphy and the couple has three children, Emily, Megan, and Patrick Murphy.

If Lee Ann – or Lee as many of her writing friends know her – isn’t writing, she’s reading or spending time outdoors. In Neosho, Missouri, the small town she now calls home, she serves on the local library board, is active in the annual Relay For Life fight against cancer, has worked with the local Arts Council, and is active in her parish.  She also pens a weekly column for the local paper.

A Patient Heart will be released at several online e-book sellers including Amazon Kindle, All Romance E Books, Barnes & Noble Kindle and Bookstrand.

Back Cover Preview:
As a little girl, Catherine dreamed she'd marry Connor Donavan one day and as teenagers, that dream seemed within reach. Until Connor ended their relationship, leaving town and breaking Catherine's heart. Ten years later, far from the old hometown, Catherine reports for work as a nurse one snowy January evening and learns that her new patient is none other than her old love, Connor. When he recognizes her, all the old feelings stir but a few sparks fly, too. As Connor recovers from an accident, Catherine realizes she loves him more than ever and he seems to love her as well. But after he leaves the hospital and convalesces at her home, his real life intrudes into their quiet time together.  Then Connor leaves Catherine behind and she stays until a message sends her speeding to Kansas City, to Connor's club... On Valentine's Day.

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