Archives for February, 2011
One of the reasons I started writing westerns was being thoroughly addicted to television westerns in the fifties and sixties and seventies. I loved them all, but I certainly had my favorites: “The Virginian”, “Rawhide”, “Wagon Train,” “Cimarron Strip,” “Have Gun, Will Travel,” and on and on. Of course I also liked “Bonanza” and “The [...]
This was such an exciting week with Kat Martin on Wednesday and Brenda Minton yesterday. Woo-Hoo! Lots of winners and now we’re adding two more………. PATSY CINDY WOOLARD Congratulations, ladies!! You both won an autographed copy of Miss Brenda’s book. To claim your prize you’ll need to send your mailing particulars and she’ll get right [...]
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. The Proper Wife By Winnie Griggs Sensible, settled, steady – and not Sadie Lassiter… [...]
The Making of a Hero What makes a hero? For me, I think Willie Nelson said it all when he sang these words: My heroes have always been cowboys, and they still are it seems. I’ve always loved cowboys. As a little girl, I wanted to marry Michael Landon’s character from Bonanza; Little Joe. I [...]
In 1847, Colonel Samuel Walker, Army commander and a Texas Ranger in John C. Hays’ company, approached Sam Colt to make a new, stronger, more powerful revolver. Colt took the order–but had no factory. He turned to Eli Whitney, Jr., son of the famous inventor of the cotton gin, who had a factory in Connecticut [...]
Dear Little Darlings, Saturday will bring Miss Brenda Minton to the Junction and the Fillies are beside themselves. Miss Brenda has a the best kind of topic…..what makes a hero. Lordy, lordy my list is short and sweet! It’s all in how the man treats others, especially the ladies. Hee-hee! While she’s here Miss [...]
I’ve wanted to blog about the historic Plains Hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a several months now. My husband and I stayed there last September when we traveled to Wyoming for research and then on to Denver for my brother’s birthday. October got away from me with my oldest son’s wedding, then I had a [...]
Are you ladies still as awe-struck as I am? Miss Kat is a one of kind author. The winner of AGAINST THE WIND is…………… ANON1001 Congratulations, Anon! To claim your prize send your mailing particulars and Miss Linda will send the info on to Miss Kat. Brenda Minton is our Saturday guest and she’s toting [...]
Twenty five years ago when I first started writing, my goal was to become a successful author. I wanted to be able to quit my real estate job and write full time. Fortunately, with my husband still working, I was able to make that happen fairly quickly. Still, when I finally sold my first book [...]
Good Morning or Afternoon or Evening! For any of you who have been following my posts about the true story of Pocahontas — a true American heroine — this is the last in a series of three. For anyone who has not been following the story, or who want to go back and read through [...]
Hello folks. Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my Honey Bee post. I used my handy-dandy random number generator to select a winner of the giveaway and came up with Laney4. Laney4, if you will contact me via my website with your mailing address, I’ll get a copy of my book right out to you. Thanks again [...]
Hello darlings, I’m grinning from ear to ear. The Fillies have the best luck of anyone I know. We were able to snare the lovely, the talented Kat Martin. She’ll visit with us on Wednesday. Miss Kat will talk about her writing and making the NY Times Bestselling List. I know you’ll want to [...]
My next release, THE PROPER WIFE, will be hitting the shelves next month. This book was a lot of fun to write – the characters of Eli and Sadie were such seeming opposites that getting them to their Happily-ever-after took quite some doing. One of the scenes in this book hinged on Sadie deciding she [...]
Don’t know about you but I really enjoyed Miss Leann. Maybe she’ll come back again soon. All the commenters’ names went into my old bonnet and the winner is……. MARY J Woo-Hoo, Mary! I’m tickled to death that you won SECOND CHANCE RANCH. We’ll contact you for your mailing particulars. Then Miss Leann will get [...]
I want to thank Tracy for inviting me to blog. My latest book, Second Chance Ranch, is about equine therapy and how it changed the lives of both the hero and heroine. I read in our local paper a human interest story about an Iraqi veteran who lost his leg in a road side bomb [...]
More Love and Laughter in the Old West Margaret Brownley When a man’s on his knees proposing, resist the urge to look triumphant. —A Suitor for Jenny Cowboys had a way with words so it’s not too surprising that they used some purty colorful terms to describe matters of the heart, and that [...]
Hello darlings, Miss Leann Harris has plotted a course for the Junction and will arrive Saturday. This is the first visit for Miss Leann and the Fillies would like everyone to help us roll out the welcome mat. Miss Leann has in mind to talk about horses and how they help our returning veterans [...]
A handy guide to a tangled web. I’ve been trying to figure out how, on my website, to explain the interconnecting relationships of my books. It’s called a SERIES GUIDE My three series, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie’s Daughters are all interwoven. I created my series guide on my website that explained it [...]
A generation ago I fell hard for Jeff Bridges in the steamy Against All Odds. So hard I named one of my fantasy football teams AAO. Every time I see the freeze frame at the end of the movie and hear Phil Collins sing, sigh. My breath catches. Jump ahead to Crazy Heart, Jeff’s [...]
It doesn’t seem possible that the automobile has only been around in the U.S. for a little over 100 years but that’s a fact. The automobile is so ingrained in our lives that we can’t remember a time when we rode horses to get places. I thought it’d be fun to take a look [...]
Thanks for all your great comments. I rounded the number of reader posts up to 30 and drew 3 names. The winners of a free, signed book are: Ann Stephens, Virginia C, and Pat Cochran. If you ladies will send your snail mail addresses to me at elizlane123@hotmail.com, I’ll get those books right out to you. [...]
Time for a confession. I chose this unromantic topic as an intro to my new book. After discovering that I was scheduled to blog on the most romantic day of the year, I scrambled to find a connection to the holiday. Did I find it? Read on. In December 1917, a permanent ban on the [...]
Woo-Hoo, and pass the bisuits! We sure ’nuff have two winners for Miss Lynna’s previous westerns. I put all the names in the hat and two popped out…….. MAUREEN PATRICIA BARRACLOUGH I’m dancin’ a jig for you ladies! To claim your prize send your mailing particulars to Miss Lynna at this email address: carolynw (at) cruzio [...]
Have you ever traveled in Provence? If so, you may have admired the purple haze of lavender fields. Lavender (lavendula angustifolia), known as herb de Provence, is a small aromatic perennial shrub grown for use in sachets and soap and for lavender oil which is used both as a medicinal and as a perfume. Fresh, [...]
Oliver Winchester bought the remains of the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company, started the New Haven Arms Company, reorganized it as the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1866, and manufactured some of the most famous firearms ever created. Today we’re going to look at one of their most revered rifles: The 1876 Winchester Centennial Repeating Rifle. [...]
