Archives for January, 2010
The winner of Trouble with Treasure Is Annie Annie please email me at mary @ maryconnealy.com so I can get your mailing address for Susan. Thanks to everyone who stopped in at Petticoats and Pistols.
Ready for a literature quiz? During the 1800s and early 1900s . . . Which books were despised by “high moralists,” condemned by preachers on Sunday, frowned upon by schoolmasters and schoolmarms on weekdays, and dismissed by critics and librarians as destroyers of the character of our nation’s youth? Which books were eagerly consumed by [...]
We’re going to start and end this week with research books. On Monday, Winnie gave us a wonderful look at a book containing information and recipes from San Francisco in the late 1800s. Now I want to share a really cool book I discovered a couple of years ago. I mentioned it during our [...]
Hello Darlings, We have another first-timer with us on Saturday….Miss Susan Marlow. Miss Susan is going to explore the whys and wherefores of dime novels. She has a whole passel of interesting tidbits about the subject that ah’m sure you’ll want to know. Miss Susan writes children’s books and she has a winner with her new [...]
I can’t decide if the topic of this blog is interesting or just plain gross. My nose wrinkles when I think about it. I get itchy. My neck prickles. I don’t get this old Victorian practice at all, and it strikes me as too weird to explain. This fascination started during a chat with my [...]
The winner of a copy of The Husband Tree is Karyn Gerard I’m giving away a second copy of my book to Amy Harris-because she was so nice to leave her email address. An orderly soul. In complete contrast to mine. I like knowing there are people out there who are orderly. And, because I [...]
We have two winners! I actually do write down your names and draw them out at random. This time I pulled out two names at once. The winners of a free book from yesterday’s blog are: Colleen and Tabitha. Will you both please email me with your snail mail addresses. You can email them to [...]
Here’s the thing….I’ve been sick. In fact, I had the flu badly enough that I considered whether it was even safe to post today for fear you all might catch it through the computer. That’s how contagious it was. And I considered whining to my filly friends to make one of them do this today. [...]
Good Morning or Afternoon or even Evening! : ) (Not sure when you’re joining us today.) By the way, I’ll be giving away a free book to some lucky blogger today. Nothing to read — nothing to buy — just log on and leave a post and you’re automatically entered. Okay, with that said, off [...]
As I’ve mentioned here before, I love browsing thrift stores for old books. I came across one the other day that just called out to me – Sumptuous Dining In Gaslight San Francisco 1875-1915. Its sub-title is ‘Lost Recipes, Culinary Secrets, Flambouyant People, and Fabled Saloons and Restaurants from a Golden Era’ – how’s that [...]
I do declare, wasn’t Stacey Coverstone something? What an interesting talented lady for sure. We have a winner for her book………….. EVA S. Congratulations, Eva! To claim your prize, drop Miss Stacey an email at staceycoverstone@gmail.com It’s as easy as falling off a log. Miss Stacey thanks everyone who turned out to give her a big Wildflower [...]
Blame it on the goat, if you will, but we have a winner! a pound of Arbuckles coffee goes to: Linda get your coffee pot ready and send your mailing address to: Margaret@margaretbrownley.com You all come back now, you hear?
“Outlaw Trail” is my latest historical western romance, released by Champagne Books on December 1. http://www.champagnebooks.com. This novel takes place in 1882 New Mexico, telling the story of Josie Hart, a 19-year old half-Tewa Indian who lives a hard life on her farm, and Grey Paladin, a man who seeks justice after having had his [...]
We’re sure tickled pink that so many of you enjoyed Linda Lael Miller’s post about her new McKetterick brothers series. We tossed the names of all the visitors who dropped her a line in a hat and drew out one lucky name. And that was…. AMY T Congratulations Amy! Contact me at winnie@winniegriggs.com [...]
Margaret Brownley If you depend on a morning cup of coffee to get the old blood flowing, you can thank a bunch of frolicking goats. According to legend, coffee was discovered more than a thousand years ago by a sleepy-eyed goat herder who noticed that a certain berry gave his goats insomnia. After [...]
Miss Deborah sure enjoyed her warm Wildflower welcome, and after shaking all the names in a mighty fine Stetson, she lassoed herself three winners. Please e-mail her with your contact information at deborah@debschneider.com Amy S.–autographed copy of Promise Me Charity L. –Starbuck’s gift card Jeanne Sheets –Starbuck’s gift card
You sweet little darlings, Miss Stacey Coverstone is riding into the Junction on Saturday. This is the first visit ah believe for the dear lady. She’s going to share her love for the state of New Mexico and talk about her new book called OUTLAW TRAIL. Sure does look like a book ah’m going to [...]
Meet The McKettricks of Texas: Tate, Austin and Garrett, A new generation of McKettrick men who stake their claim to their land – and the women they love. Each morning shortly after the sun rises over Spokane, Washington, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author author Linda Lael Miller pulls on [...]
My new release, Promise Me features a hero with an interesting secret life. Everyone in Willow Creek Montana believes he’s a prosperous businessman, the owner of a successful sawmill. But one other man, his partner – knows the truth. They’re in town to investigate a consortium of mine owners who are plotting to control the [...]
Well, ah guess it’s time to end the suspense. The names of everyone who commented were shuffled and one popped right out…… LAURIE G Woo-Hoo!! Ah’m so happy for you, Laurie G. All that’s left now is for you to drop Miss Liz an email at writer.lizadair@gmail.com and let her know where to send the book. [...]
Hello Darlings, Woo-Hoo! The Fillies are excited to have Linda Lael Miller visit the Junction on Thursday. Miss Linda has a brand spanking new series, THE MCKETTRICKS OF TEXAS, to tell us about. It’s about three brothers–Tate, Garrett, and Austin. Boy, does it look like a humdinger! Ah can’t wait for the first one to come [...]
People often ask me where I get the ideas for my novels. I think sometimes they come from my DNA. Certainly I’ve mined my family history for characters, settings, and story arcs, but there have been a couple times when I’ve written something as fiction that I found out later actually happened to a long [...]
Hello Darlings, Yippee! Miss Deborah Schneider is beating a path toward us and will arrive Wednesday. Although Miss Deborah is well-known for winning the 2009 Librarian of the Year Award, she’s also a very talented author. Her books have handsome heroes and determined heroines. PROMISE ME is the title of her new romance. Miss Deborah likes to tell [...]
Horace “Haw” Tabor may not have been long on talent or ambition, but he made up for it with sheer dumb luck. 1878 found the 48-year-old Tabor running a store in Leadville, Colorado, while his loyal wife Augusta kept a boarding house. Storekeepers at the time had the option of providing a “grubstake” for miners [...]
Hello Darlings, Miz Liz Adair will grace us with her presence on Tuesday. The Fillies are proud to have her come calling on us. Miz Liz does like her cowboys so she’s going to fit in real fine. Handsome cowboys just happens to be one of my favorite subjects. Hee-hee! The dear talented lady has [...]
