Today I submitted my first story to eHarlequin.com for consideration in their Historical UNDONE line of ebooks - a new line of historical short story romances.

Here is a short synopsis:

Twenty-year-old Kitane is forced into an arranged marriage with the aged king of Egypt. When the king dies before their relationship is consummated, Kitane is given in marriage to his virile son, the new king. She falls in love with him, but will she be the only woman to capture his heart? When Kitane is framed in a murder plot with the king as the target, their love is tested.

This historical romance offers a glimpse back into the 12^th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, a time of wealth and passion when kings were viewed as gods and danger could lurk in unexpected places.

This story is nearly 15,000 words long and I began writing it on September 10th. So from conception to submission, this story took me one month to write and edit.

I want to thank my friend Jen who encouraged me and was my beta reader. Jen, I don’t think I would have finished the story without your encouragement!

I finished editing the Egypt story tonight. A dear friend read it and gave me some feedback. I made a few more changes and am just about ready to send it off. I need a title and have to write a cover letter.

The final word count - 14,320. Awesome! Still under 15,000!

Oops, it’s 3:00 AM. Dang.

Don’t think tomorrow (whoops, that would be today!) is going to be an early-start day! ROFL

Off to bed now. Perchance to dream. About pharaohs?

I printed all 43 (double-spaced) pages of the story to edit during a class my children are taking. However, I was only able to get through 13 pages. I also wrote a new scene  - scribbled it on the backs of the typed pages.