Archives for June, 2009
EXCERPT THREE Clara pushed Foxfire to a lope, feeling the joyful stretch of the colt’s body between her knees. There was an old barbed wire fence between the ranch land and her grandmother’s property. But the wires were down in several places where the cattle had butted against the posts. It would be easy to [...]
EXCERPT ONE All morning she managed to avoid the haunting allure of a room shrouded by heavy draperies. Streaks of light cut through the darkness, brightening silky pink wallpaper and piercing her memories, awakening images of another time—another life. Instead of taking the stairs, Maggie stepped into the play of light and shadows of a [...]
The names of all the commenters were thrown in a hat, skaken well, and randomly drawn. . . . . . JOYE ESTELLA COLLEEN Congratulations, ladies! I hope you enjoy an autographed copy of Cowboy Comes Back. To claim your prize, email Jeannie at jeanniewrites@gmail.com and be sure to include your mailing address. Next week you’re [...]
How many of you ladies are up for playing a game? No, it’s not “Pin the tail on the donkey.” Good heavens! My donkey already has a tail. The Fillies are up to their old tricks again. We’re always scratchin’ our noggins and thinkin’ up ways to entertain our visitors. Starting tomorrow and all next [...]
Hey everyone, I’m Jeannie Watt and I write western romance for Harlequin Superromance, and I’m here today to talk about my favorite kind of cowboy—the buckaroo. When most people hear the word “buckaroo” they think it’s an amusing term for a cowboy. Actually, it comes from the Spanish word for cowboy, vaquero. Buckaroos are cowboys [...]
The New Fillies Spring Roundup Meet and Greet Contest will draw to a close soon. On July 1st, it’ll be all she wrote. One lucky person will win a $25 Amazon gift card. If you’ve been draggin’ your feet, you better get your little behinds movin’ and sign up pronto! This is your last chance. In case [...]
In trying to come up with a topic for today’s post I pulled up my lagniappe file. That’s the folder where I stash all the interesting stories and factoids I come across during research – the unexpected little tidbits that have nothing whatsoever to do with my actual story need, but that spark my imagination and get my ‘what [...]
Hello sweet little darlings, Miss Jeannie Watt has taken the stage and will arrive here in Wildflower Junction on Saturday. Miss Jeannie is quite a talented lady. Not sure what she’s gonna be talking over but you can rest assured it has something to do with those sexy cowboys. Have you seen the cover of her new book? My, my, my! [...]
Well I wanted to write about cowboy stuff this week. Planned to in fact. I’ve got a book coming out July 1st I really ought to be talking about that. But I’ve got to tell you all about an experience I had that is odd and upsetting and may lead to me making a fortune. I [...]
Good Morning! I hope you’ll bear with me as I take another excursion from my usual posts about Native America. I’m under a horrific deadline right now — only 8 more days till due date and so, as my attention is on this very important fact right now, I thought I’d take a few moments [...]
It started as a publicity stunt. Crash two locomotives together and sell tickets. It had been done in Ohio to the cheers of delighted spectators. William G. Crush, agent for The Missouri-Kansas-Texas “Katy” (MKT) Railroad knew that the public was fascinated by train wrecks. People [...]
Now for the drawing…. I put the names in the hat and shook them up real good. JODY F and EMMA Congratulations, Ladies! To claim your prize, send your mailing addresses to lindabroday@live.com I’ll forward the information on to Janet and Debra and they’ll get the books in the mail to you. Thanks to everyone who dropped [...]
Debra Clopton and Janet Tronstad are delighted to be guests here at P & P today. We’re both western women and have a fondness for cowboys and their brides. In our June book, “Small-Town Brides,” we tell the story of two cousins who find love in tiny towns, one in Montana and one in [...]
Yippee! We have two winners. ArkansasCyndi gets The Sheriff of Horseshoe, Texas and Kelly Fitzpatrick has won Caitlyn’s Prize Congratulations, ArkansasCyndi and Kelly Fitzpatrick!! Please send your mailing info to Linda Warren at LW1508@aol.com and she’ll get the books to you pronto. Thanks to everyone who dropped by today and left a comment. It tickled Linda Warren to death to [...]
Thank you, ladies, for having me back. I’m always excited to blog at Petticoats and Pistols. As everyone knows, I love westerns. And I’m holding a drawing for two books so leave a comment to get your name in the drawing for one of them:A copy of Caitlyn’s Prize and The Sheriff of Horseshoe, Texas I’ve [...]
Jennie M Congrats! Please contact me at charlenesands@hotmail.com with your snail mail address and your choice of book from my backlist. If available. Thanks to all who stopped by today and shared Quirky Pet Stories!!
This blog was originally going to be about The Leonis Adobe, a historical site almost right in my backyard – which is one of my favorite places in the world. But two things happened – one I couldn’t snare the photos from Leonis Adobe from their website and you know what they say about [...]
Cheryl St.John and Carla Cassidy When my first few books were released, I traveled near and far to promote them and meet the booksellers. Of course back then we had many independent stores and local distributors, and meeting them was valuable. Nowadays it seems as though most of the chain stores couldn’t care less who [...]
Hello you little darlin’s, A whole slew of guests are coming to the Junction this weekend! Yippee! Linda Warren will be here on Saturday. She’s going to talk about her new book, CAITLYN’S PRIZE among other things. She loves to write about cowboys and the cowgirls who lasso the sexy devils. My kind of woman! Janet Tronstad and [...]
Well, I’ve definitely got weddings on the brain these days, with our daughter Christi getting married soon, Pam Crook’s Kristi a brand-newlywed, Charlene Sands’ son recently engaged…and a mail-order bride book just released! In Marrying Minda, the heroine-bride’s favorite flower is the white rose, and her bridegroom ordered special the big bouquet of them she [...]
As most of you know, I recently bought a new house here in Ralls, Texas. At the closing I filed a homestead exemption on my property. That means I’m protected against the forced sale of my home to meet demands of creditors and it provides a $15,000 tax exemption so I only pay taxes on a portion [...]
How did I first become interested in Western romance? I could answer that question in two words—but first let me give you some background. In my growing up years, my dad subscribed to some great men’s magazines, like TRUE and SPORTS AFIELD. They were filled with action and adventure, and I read them from cover to [...]
Thanks for having me at Petticoats and Pistols this morning! I do my best writing while also doing the laundry. I don’t know. Maybe it’s the sound of the washer? The hum of the dryer? The scent of fabric softener? Or maybe it’s that women are built to multi-task. If my husband is making a [...]
“A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar at the top.” – Mark Twain When I began doing research for my debut novel, Touch of Texas, I knew I was searching for a special type of location. It needed to be isolated, with a means of support [...]
Hello Darlings, Ah do hope you’re anxious to meet our next guest. . .Susan Meier! Miss Susan has written a whole slew of romance books and is coming to tell us a little about her newest one, Maid in Montana. Looks like a humdinger of a family on that cover. That baby is a little [...]
