Archives for January, 2011
? Okay, I admit it. I’m a sucker for brochures, booklets, diaries, etc. when I’m traveling. That’s why I like to drive. The trunk is always way, way lower on my return trip. This, unfortunately, remained true even after I discovered the internet where so much information is at my fingertips. There’s still nothing like [...]
Miss Kaki sure does know how to entertain a body. Everyone seemed to have a great time visiting with her. I for one hope she doesn’t forget the way to the Junction. I put the names in my trusty old hat and here are the results………. PATSY COLLEEN Woo-Hoo, ladies! I know you’re happy as [...]
Listed below are the upcoming releases from our talented writers here at the junction. To purchase any of these fine books, just click on the book covers. And to learn more about the authors, click on thier names. Proud Rancher, Precious Bundle By Donna Alward After a hard day’s ranching, [...]
Romance novels are all about suspending belief and creating characters (especially men) who look, act, smell, move, react and think the way we wished real men did. This is particularly true in the bedroom-or as is so often depicted in Western romances-on the back of a horse. Seriously? I don’t want to burst any [...]
Woo-Hoo! The names were tallied and put in my old floppy hat and one name popped up. ESTELLA Ah’m dancin’ a jig for you, Estella! All that’s left now is to contact Miss Paty for your prize at patyjag@gmail.com and she’ll get the book right out before you can say hallelujah and pass the [...]
Thank you for having me back here at Petticoats and Pistols. I enjoy hanging around with like minds. I have a confession to make…while I live in the west, grew up riding a horse as much as walking, and one of the best small town rodeos is held in the county where I lived…I can [...]
Hello darlings, Ah’m beside myself with joy. Miss Kaki Warner is paying us a visit on Saturday. Woo-Hoo! Ah’m dancin’ a jig. Miss Kaki writes some of the best western romance that ah’ve had the pleasure of reading. She’ll have in mind to discuss the whys and wherefores of realism in the romance genré. She’ll [...]
When I told my best friend I’d received a Kindle for Christmas, she called me a traitor. I don’t blame her. A few months ago I’d have called me a traitor, too. An e-reader? Me? NO. THANK. YOU. I wanted to feel the book in my hands. I wanted the pleasure of shelves filled with [...]
The Fillies pride themselves on finding top-notch guests and Miss Paty Jager is no exception. She’ll be at the Junction bright and early on Friday. Miss Paty will delight and entertain us with a discussion about cowboys and rodeos, two of our favorite subjects. Yours truly can sure stand to talk about these all the day [...]
On a vast open plain a few miles south of Ponca City, Oklahoma, lies the burial ground of one of the greatest ranching empires of the West—the Miller brothers’ 101 Ranch. None of the former 101 Ranch estate remains today. All of the buildings were destroyed and the land subdivided and sold after the Miller [...]
And the winner is…(drum roll)…Quilt Lady. Quilt Lady you have won a free book from Karen Kay/Gen Bailey. If you could, please email me privately at karenkay.author@earthlink.net and we’ll talk about which book you’ve won! Many thanks to all who came here today to leave your comments on my own. I enjoyed them all very [...]
Good Morning! I hope you all are settling in from the Christmas break. I know it’s sometimes hard to jump back into things, so I hope that is going well for you. One thing that I hope will pick you up. I’ll be giving away one of my books to some lucky blogger today. I [...]
Today marks the 163rd anniversary of the discovery that marked the beginning of the California Gold Rush. Most of you know that the gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, but how much do you know about Sutter himself? Well, depending on which version of history you want to believe, the man was either enterprising, adventurous, [...]
Wow, Miss Tina sure has chatting down pat! The Fillies really enjoyed helping her launch her debut book. And now…..the winners you’ve been itching to find out. MARY J CINDY WOOLARD Ah’m dancin’ a jig for you ladies! To claim your autographed copy of THE RANCHER’S REUNION contact Miss Tina at tina (at) tinaradcliffe [...]
Thank you to all the Fillies at Petticoats & Pistols for inviting me to your home. To you I’m just another writer visiting your humble western abode. For me this visit is monumental. I can now die happy. So I’ve decided to use this opportunity to cleanse my soul. I’m really a rhinestone cowgirl. That’s [...]
More Love and Laughter in the Old West… One of the characters in my book A SUITOR FOR JENNY is Kip Barrel, the town barber. The poor man wanted to be an opera singer in the worst possible way but he was unable to overcome his stage fright. After a disastrous debut in [...]
Hello Darlings, We have Miss Tina Radcliffe up next at the Junction. She’ll arrive Saturday. Miss Tina thinks she’s a rhinestone cowgirl. Drop by and chat with her and judge for yourself. Ah have a sneaking suspicion a lot of us fit in that category. But ah won’t be too hasty in adding my name [...]
I apologize deeply today for being late in writing today’s blog and I am getting a little off-track in subject matter/ I just returned from a fifteen day (exhausting) trip to the Croatia Coast, and my mind apparently is still there, instead of here where it should be. It was full of wonders and I [...]
It’s that time of year when published members of Romance Writers of America are are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the UPS man. The reason? He comes bearing books! A lot of us are judging the Rita Awards. This is RWA’s annual writing contest with categories that cover contemporary romance, romantic suspense, historicals, regencies and inspirationals. The Rita entries [...]
My thanks to everyone who hung out with me and chatted today. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The winner of Knight on the Texas Plains is…………. SHARON B Congratulations, Sharon! I do hope you’ll like the book. Please drop me an email and give me your mailing address. I’ll get the book right out to you.
When I was writing my first historical, KNIGHT ON THE TEXAS PLAINS, I had to research juries in the Old West. My heroine was accused of murdering her first husband. Jessie ran from the law and was sheltered by Duel McClain, my hero. They subsequently married and set about raising a child Duel had [...]
Maybe it’s because the outside temperature is down in the teens, and my backyard looks like Siberia. Whatever the reason, I’ve been thumbing through a wonderful book of traditional New Mexico recipes that a friend gave me. Just reading them warms me up. The most common ingredients are beans, blue corn tortillas, and hot, hot [...]
Miss Laurie really entertained us this weekend. The Fillies enjoyed having her. Ah folded all the names real neat-like and put them in my old floppy hat. JULIE STEELE is the big winner of The Doctor Takes a Wife. Woo-hoo! Ah’m grinnin’ from ear to ear. All that’s left now, Julie, is to contact [...]
It’s my very great pleasure to be guest-blogging once again at Pistols and Petticoats. My current release from Love Inspired Historicals, THE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE, is the second in my “Brides of Simpson Creek” series. Hero, Dr. Nolan Walker, had been a doctor serving with the famed 20th Maine regiment and had seen all [...]
