Just Imagine aka Risen Glory

© 1984

Dear Readers,

Over the years I've received hundreds of letters asking about my historical romance Risen Glory. This book was my first solo effort, originally published in 1984, and has been out of print for many years. You've complained and whined-yes, I've definitely heard whining!-because you wanted to read it. Well, stop if right now! Risen Glory is back in this newly revised and retitled edition. Just Imagine.

Like many of you, I was first introduced to the wonderful world of romantic fiction through the swashbuckling historical romances of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Those passionate, sexy, and woefully politically incorrect tales of brooding heroes and feisty heroines enchanted me. They took me to a world where all the odds were tilted in favor of men, and the only rights a woman had were the ones she fought for. Yet the woman always won! If only real life were like that.

Revising this book has been nostalgic for me. When I first wrote it, I was a young mother trying to squeeze in a few hours at my portable typewriter between nursery school carpools. My writing has changed over the years, and my current books are different from this one. Yet I found so many similarities. From the very beginning I loved powerful characters, strong emotions, humor, and lots of sizzle!

So come back with me to an earlier time… a time when men were men, and women were put on earth to give them trouble!

Happy reading,

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

P.S. For more about Just Imagine, visit my Web site at www. susanephillips.com