But even in this family-friendly setting, one Flower charm bracelet imagine that when the prolific Maxwell starts cranking out passionate prose, neighbors just might glimpse some steam rising from the chimney.Maxwell, 57, a widow with three grown children, began writing romance novels -- Jane Austen-style tales set in the Regency period -- in 1991 after attending a workshop by writer Christine Dorsey at the Midlothian branch library. Maxwell has since penned 22 Elsa Peretti Open Heart bracelet and five anthologies for Avon, a division of HarperCollins, and has made paperback best-seller lists compiled by the Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today.
Maxwell's top-selling novel is "Temptation of a Proper Governess," with more than 315,000 copies in print. Her most recent is "His Christmas Pleasure," the story of a woman whose father threatens to marry her off to a man twice her age. The heroine elopes Return to Tiffany Heart tag bracelet a seductive, notorious and, of course, irresistibly handsome baron."She is the gift he longs to unwrap on Christmas morning," says the racy "stepback," or inner front cover, of the book.
Fans on Maxwell's website, blog and Facebook page say her books have a strong sense of character, place and plot. Maxwell said most of her stories begin with a woman who is not happy with the status quo and decides to make a change.Each book features a Bead bracelet story, an emotionally satisfying commitment and a happy ending, but readers don't see her works as formulaic."When reading a Cathy Maxwell book, you get beautiful scenery, characters that are strong, passionate and believable, and plots that make you not want to put down the book," said Ruth Atkinson, a Bon Air resident who has been a fan of historical romance for 40 years.
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