Baltimore, MD â€"New York Times bestselling author and Charlotte (NC) resident Patricia Rice announces the publication of her 35th novel, McCloud's Woman (Ballantine/Ivy Books, March, 2003, ISBN: 0-8041-1982-1, $6.99).  A three-time RITA nominee, and multiple ROMANTIC TIMES award winner, Ms. Rice sets this contemporary romance novel on an island just off the coast of South Carolina.  Film maker Mara Simon plans to use the pristine beach for her blockbuster pirate movieâ€"only to find that stubborn forensic anthropologist T. J. McCloud has exclusive access to the beach access roadâ€"and the mysterious bones buried beneath it.  Can she tempt him away from the site?  And can he do his job without falling for Maraâ€"his long ago teenage loveâ€"again?
Critical praise for McCLOUD'S WOMAN: "Ms. Rice is a wonderful storyteller, and this small town beach community springs to life as a colorful backdrop for the characters as her story unfolds. She has beautifully woven together the hero and heroine into a cohesive whole, as the two struggle to overcome their emotions and conflicting situations."  â€"Old Book Barn Gazette.
For more information, please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein, (410) 486-6178 (phone/ FAX).  And visit Ms. Rice's web site: www.patriciarice.com

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