Archives for April, 2009
My, my, my look who we have with us come Saturday! Miz B.J. Daniels has climbed aboard the stage and will step onto the Junction’s main street day after tomorrow. Ah hope everyone will turn out to meet her. She’ll be telling us how much she loves using Montana as a setting for her stories. [...]
When was the last time you enjoyed a tasty meal at a restaurant? Throughout most of history prepared meals have been served at inns for travelers. But the first real restaurant appeared in France in 1765. The proprietor served soups which he called restaurants, a word meaning restoratives. The name stuck. By the early [...]
I’m a writer of Western Romance. But I’ve been moonlighting. I wrote three cozy mysteries for my publisher and they’re being released in June, titled Nosy in Nebraska. For these three books I plunged head first into ‘Write What You Know’. Book #1 Of Mice. . .and Murder has a heroine terrified of mice. Book [...]
Is RachieG!!! RachieG – please email me at pacrooks@radiks.net with your email and snail mail addy, and I’ll make sure Kathleen gets your information. Thank you all for coming today. As romance writers, it was great for us to see what romantic themes you, as readers, love to read!
Hello again, Fillies! I’m back with you to celebrate my new book’s birthday. In Care Of Sam Beaudry goes on sale today. It’s a contemporary Western from Silhouette Special Editions, and it’s the first of three related stories. The first few pages are available for you to read on my website and at Amazon (click on title [...]
It’s springtime and changes are afoot. It’s hard to believe I’ve been a blogger on Petticoats and Pistols for ten months — the time has whizzed by. I’ve enjoyed it tremendously and would like to thank you all for your comments, your kind words, and most of all, for making me laugh on a [...]
Hello Darlings, I have a bit of news for you. Some is sad and some is happy. The Fillies are doing a shuffle dance, starting immediately. Kate Bridges is sashaying to the middle of the circle for a little goodbye party. I sure hate to see her leave us. It’s been real fun getting to know [...]
Oh, my. There were some delightful responses this weekend to Victoria’s insightful blog about the women we admire most. Too bad we couldn’t have a copy of IN A MOTHER’S ARMS going out to each one of you! But Becky Ward is the lucky winner. Yee-Haw! Becky, just email me your snail mail addy at pacrooks@radiks.net, and [...]
Well, bless my soul! Kathleen Eagle is coming back to Wildflower Junction. Yep, it’s true. She’s going to take Karen Kay’s blog day on Tuesday. What a real treat. We certainly enjoyed Miss Kathleen when she came for our Cowboys and Outlaws week not long ago. Ah know you’ll want to visit with her. Ah [...]
I love the story I wrote for my current release. It’s called “Home Again” and it’s a novella in the Love Inspired Historical Mother’s Day anthology. Overall title is In a Mother’s Arms. The heroine has a 12-year-old son who’s determined to get into trouble. He starts by throwing a rock through the church window. [...]
Random drawing winners of an advance copy of STETSONS, SPRING & WEDDING RINGS are: Roberta Harwell and Cheryl C! Congratulations!! Please email your address to staceykayne@gmail.com Thanks again to everyone for stopping in today and for checking out the auction. Wishing everyone Happy Bidding :-D
May is fast approaching, as is author Brenda Novak’s annual action to raise money for diabetes research. As I shared with you last year, I’ve known Brenda since the start of my writing journey and she is one of the sweetest and most encouraging authors you could hope to meet. I had the pleasure to [...]
All the names went into the cowboy hat. Tension was high as the winning name was drawn…. The winner of a copy of my June LIH The Preacher’s Wife is…. Anita Mae! Thanks to everyone who participated today and fessed up about their passions for games.
Well, bless my hide! I see Miss Vicki Bylin coming around the crook in the road. Woo-Hoo! This is cause for dusting out the place and getting down the real china. The Fillies are proud to have her company. Ah know you’re excited too. Miss Vicki is going to talk about her favorite women of the West [...]
I finished a book yesterday! It’s a June Harlequin Historical for next year, and it’s tentatively titled Her Make-Believe Husband. I almost blogged about breweries in the 1800s, part of the research for my book, but then I decided to share how I celebrated last night. I bought five beachfront properties, a couple of mega [...]
Wow! I loved visiting with everyone about gardening tips today. So much great advice–yee-haw! I’m ready to dig in and win the challenge! PATRICIA BARRACLOUGH came in just under the wire, but she’s my winner of an advance copy of The Cattleman’s Unsuitable Wife! Patricia, thank you for your long list of garden wisdoms. Your expertise [...]
It’s been years and years since I’ve planted a vegetable garden. So long ago, in fact, that the girls were all still home and in elementary school. Oh, I’ve had a pot of basil for the past couple of summers, and a pair with tomatoes once or twice. But for some reason I can’t quite [...]
April is National Poetry Month and I’m sure some are even aware of it, although it is steadily gaining in popularity they tell me. The notion to set aside a special month was first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way of increasing appreciation of poetry in the United States. Each [...]
When my blogging time comes along, I retreat to my personal western library. I love finding those odd little tidbits in history that make the past a little more alive and personal.Take Virginia City, for instance. As western fans, we are probably all aware of Virginia City, home of the Cartwrights and the Ponderosa. I visited [...]
Yee-haw! Kay Thomas’s Bulletproof Texas will get to go home with……… Becky Ward A big round of applause for Becky! Becky, please email me lindabroday@live.com and send me your mailing info. I’ll get it to Kay pronto and she’ll drop the book in the mail to you. Thanks to all who came to make this a great [...]
Hello and thanks so much for having me here this weekend at Petticoats and Pistols. A lot of folks have been asking where I got the idea for my April Intrigue, BULLETPROOF TEXAS. This romantic suspense thriller is about a pharmaceutical research scientist and a brooding caving guide who are forced to work together extracting [...]
Hello Darlings, Miss Kay Thomas will be gracing our small town this Saturday and you’re all invited to come visit with her a spell. Miss Kay loves to write romance and things that go bump in the night. She does enjoy scaring the pants off her readers. Just wish she’d scare the pants off a [...]
While researching the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, for my April book, HIS SUBSTITUTE BRIDE, I came across some amazing personal stories. The story I’m about to share with you is one of my favorites. This account is adapted from the book San Francisco is Burning by Dennis Smith. Miss Donalda Cameron of the Chinatown Presbyterian [...]
You know, we talk about interesting tidbits that have crossed our paths while doing research and it’s hard to explain exactly what rabbit trail we were following when we came upon a topic that made me think, “Hey this would make a good Petticoats and Pistols topic!” Such is the topic I’ve picked for today. [...]
