Archives for July, 2012
Tuesday’s Winner Is … VALRI Congratulations! Please contact me at PhylissMiranda@aol(dot)com and leave your mailing address; and I’ll have your copy of “Give Me a Texas Outlaw” off to you as soon as possible. Again, congrats, Valri! PS: This picture is outside of Flagstaff and just too pretty not [...]
Have you ever stepped into a place where you felt like you’ve been there before, yet you know it’s impossible? I experienced that at the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona. I just got home from the Romance Writers of America annual conference in Anaheim, California. We had a great trip and enjoyed meeting many of my [...]
Last time I told you about visiting the Arabia Steamboat Museum. During the tour I was enchanted by one tiny item. Not gold or diamonds or beautiful venetian glass. Discovered wrapped in wool and tucked at the bottom of a carpenter’s tool box was a porcelain or china doll only three inches tall – a [...]
I’m filling in for Felicia today because the old girl is gadding about somewhere in California. Sure do hope she doesn’t get lost and is unable to find her way back to Wildflower Junction. I’ve seen her a few times and she sure is having fun. The winner of AGAINST THE SUN is……………. SHERRY ALLMAN I’m sending [...]
Since my latest book, AGAINST THE SUN, big Jake Cantrell and Sage Dumont’s story, deals with a visit to Texas by a Saudi Arabian sheik and his family, I thought it might be fun to talk about favorite places in the sun. With temperatures that reach higher than 120 degrees, Saudi Arabia would definitely not [...]
Today I am at the RWA national conference in Anaheim, CA. And after 4 days of tromping around Disneyland with my family, I’m beat. So I thought I would take a break from serious blogging this week, and instead share some of my favorite cowboys with you. Some of these you have seen before from [...]
Hallelujah! It’s Kat Martin time again. The Fillies dearly love this talented lady. She’ll arrive on Saturday, July 28th. Miss Kat has in mind to tell us about some of her favorite places where the land meets the sky and the sun warms her heart. These are parts of the country that inspire her [...]
My husband and I live in Lexington, Kentucky–the Thoroughbred Capital of the World. You can’t drive down the street without seeing horses grazing in the bluegrass, or noticing a statue of a horse posed on a street corner. We’re particularly blessed to live next to a farm for retired thoroughbreds. These beautiful animals routinely come [...]
Hi everyone! I wanted to share some beautiful pictures of my “second home” — the state of West Virginia. My dad got transferred out there with his company when I was a senior in high school. I met my husband there (and have now made an “Okie” out of him!) These pictures were taken by [...]
We have a winner for a free book! Yea! I want to thank each and every one of you who came here today and left a message. And that winner is: Kathleen — forgive me Kathleen, I have to go back and look at your last name. Congratulations!! That’s Kathleen O’Donnell…again congratulations!! Kathleen, please contact [...]
Good Morning (or Afternoon) and Happy Tuesday! Well in keeping with the “Story Behind the Story” theme, I have a new book soon to be released (it’s selling for a song right now). And that book is SOARING EAGLE’S EMBRACE. I’ll also be giving away a free book today to some lucky blogger so please [...]
The winner of Over the Edge is Sheryl Phillips And, because it’s her birthday I’m giving a second copy to: Amy Magaw Ladies, I’ll email you to get your contact info. If for any reason you don’t here from me…contact me and DEMAND YOUR BOOK at mary@maryconnealy.com And if you didn’t win and you want the [...]
It’s RWA Week. That’s the national conference of Romance Writer’s of America. A lot of the Fillies are out of town or will be soon so today, I’m just giving you something to read. Part of the opening scene from Over the Edge and I had such a great response to my giveaway last week [...]
Colleen, your name popped right out of the Stetson. Please contact tanya DOT hanson AT gmail DOT com with your particulars and choice of book. Yee haw!
One of the most important things in this author’s life is my readers. I love all of you. Hearing from you is a high point of my day. Even if you didn’t like some aspect of my book, I like to hear from you. I want to connect with you in every way I can. [...]
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The winner 0f Over the Edge is Jackie W And, because you were all so nice today I wish I could give you each a book I can’t, but I can name an extra special bonus giveaway to Amy Campbell I will be email both of you to find out how to send your books. If [...]
Hello Darlin’s, Miss Lena Nelson Dooley has hitched up her wagon and will arrive in Wildflower Junction on Saturday, July 21st. The Fillies are tickled to death to have her return. She’s a dear talented lady with a love of the old West burning inside her. She loves writing about strong women and determined [...]
IT’S THAT MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! (Well, me anyway) Over the Edge releases August 1st and today is the first giveaway on Petticoats & Pistols. Leave a comment to get your name in the drawing for a signed copy of Over the Edge. Click to Buy on Amazon OVER THE EDGE Seth [...]
Editing two upcoming releases has kept me busy this summer…the sixth book in the Hearts Crossing Ranch series (releasing this fall) and my first-ever Young Adult novel under my new pen name (releasing Fall 2013). So now I have time to read, read, read! My TBR pile is full of my filly sisters’ works as [...]
While most of us associate bonnets with the 19th century and earlier, I remember my mother wearing them in the 1950′s when she had to work outside which was a lot because she picked a lot of cotton back in those days to help the family out. Her bonnet was a slat variety [...]
The under-appreciated western genre peaked around the early 1960s, but readership began to drop off in the mid-to-late 1970s and has reached a new low in the 2000′s. Outside of a few west American states, most bookstores only carry a small number of Western fiction books. From the first dime novel published in June 1860 [...]
I sure did enjoy talking about California this weekend. I’m ready to pack up my mule Jasper and set out. We could do a little gold-pannin’. Hee-Hee! But first we have a drawing to do. The winner of Miss Keli’s debut book is……………………. JACKIE W Woo-hoo, Jackie W! I’m dancin’ a jig for you. [...]
Miss MK McClintock has climbed aboard the train and will arrive in the Junction on Monday, July 16th. The dear lady is in excellent spirits and invites everyone to come and join in as she talks about her Gallagher series that takes place in the old West. She is a woman after our own [...]
If you hear the words “California history,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many of us, that would be the Gold Rush. As a native Californian, I first learned about James Marshall finding those famous gold nuggets when I studied our state’s history in fourth grade. Little did I know then that [...]
