Jeffrey McClanahan
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| Born | Texas, United States of America |
| Pen name | Sadie Callahan, Dixie Cash, and Anna Jeffrey |
| Occupation | Novelist, real estate professional, and a retailer[1] |
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Jeffrey McClanahan is a Texas novelist who writes with her sister, Pam Cumbie, under the joint pen name of Dixie Cash.[3] McClanahan is also an “award-winning author of six western romance novels under the name of Anna Jeffrey.”[3] For her 2009 novel, McClanahan has taken on a third pseudonym: “Sadie Callahan”.[4]
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[edit] Personal life
McClanahan “grew up in West Texas during the great oil boom. Pam has always had a zany sense of humor, and Jeffrey has always had a dry wit. Surrounded by cowboys and steeped in country-western music, when they can stop laughing long enough, they work together creating hilarity on paper.”[5]
Jeffery lives with her husband[2] “in a small town near Fort Worth,” Texas and worked as “both a real estate professional and a retailer for most of her adult life, also professions that beg for a sense of humor.”[1]
Cumbie asserts that McClanahan “loves books…like I love earrings and anything liquid that contains liquor. Her home looks like a library. She writes beautiful prose and steamy sex, and then I come along and junk it up with trash."[3]
[edit] Writing process
Glenn Dromgoole writes that “Cumbie makes up the stories and characters…then McClanahan edits and rewrites.”[3] McClanahan explains further that the sisters "write together...By email. We couldn’t do it without email. She has a full-time job other than writing, thus time constraints. She’s the engine, so I adapt my schedule to hers."[2]
[edit] Major publications
[edit] Works co-authored with sister as “Dixie Cash”
- Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash (2004)
- My Heart May Be Broken, But My Hair Still Looks Great (2005)
- I Gave You My Heart, But You Sold It Online (2007)
- Don't Make Me Choose Between You and My Shoes (2008)
[edit] Works authored as “Anna Jefrey”
- The Love of a Cowboy (2003)
- The Love of a Stranger (2004)
- The Love of a Lawman (2005)
- Sweet Water (2005)
- Salvation, Texas (2007)[6][7]
- Sweet Return (2007)
[edit] Works authored as "Sadie Callahan"
- Lone Star Woman (2009)
[edit] Critical reception and awards
Affaire de Coeur, Medwest Book Review, All About Romance, and Romance Reade at Heart, for example, have all praised Salvation, Texas, calling it "A first-class Romantic suspense tale," a "fine thriller," "a treat to read a good book set in Texas that really felt authentic," and "A good solid read, with great characters and a fast paced plot," respectively. Another reviewer, declared, "This book is like “Dallas” crossed with a police procedural. We’ve got wealth, we’ve got crime, we’ve got greed and we’ve got hot sex. And all the men wear cowboy hats. I like view of small town Texas life where everybody knows just about everything about each other and everybody lives for Friday night high school football and weekend rodeos."[8] Marilyn Weigel writes, "Readers, however, will delight in the scene-setting descriptions, where the prose is especially vivid and enjoyable."[9] One other reviewer graded the book as a B+.[10]
Sweet Water by Anna Jeffrey won a number of awards, including Golden Quill Contest Finalist, Single Title Contemporary, 2007; More Than Magic Contest Finalist, Romance Writers Ink, Single Title Contemporary, 2007; Desert Rose Finalist, Single Title Contemporary, 2007; and Write Touch Readers Award Winner, Single Title Contemporary, 2007.[1] Sweet Return won a similar number of awards, including Award of Excellence Contest Finalist, Colorado Romance Writers, Single Title Contemporary, 2008; Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest Finalist, Single Title Contemporary, 2008; More Than Magic Contest Winner, Romance Writers Ink, Single Title Contemporary, 2008; and Aspen Gold Winner, Single Title Contemporary, 2008.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d “Dixie Cash: About the Author,” HarperCollins Publishers.
- ^ a b c "About Anna," Anna Jeffrey.
- ^ a b c d Glenn Dromgoole, “Hairdresser detectives take show on the road,” Abilene Reporter-News (July 19, 2008 ).
- ^ Bunny Callahan, “Review of Lone Star Woman,” Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine (January 2009).
- ^ Fredric Koeppel, “Book Folks: Foote left imprint on first novel,” Memphis Commercial Appeal (June 2, 2008).
- ^ Glenn Dromgoole (July 20, 2008), Heroines find trouble in NYC, The Eagle, http://www.theeagle.com/lifestyles/Heroines-find-trouble-in-NYC
- ^ Anna Jeffrey, Salvation, Texas (2007).
- ^ Jayne, "REVIEW: Salvation, Texas by Anna Jeffrey," Dear Author (Jan 22 2007).
- ^ Marilyn Weigel, "Review of SALVATION, TEXAS," Romantic Times Book Reviews Magazine (: January 2007).
- ^ Sandy M, "Review: Salvation, Texas by Anna Jeffrey," The Good, The Bad and the Unread (January 24, 2008).
