Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Petticoats & Pistols » Contest http://petticoatsandpistols.com Romancing The West Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Are You Reading Right Now? http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000 Victoria Bylin http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=32088 I’m smack in the middle of a deadline race, so this blog is going to be on the short side. And it’s going to be about what we all love--books, reading and romance. Leave a comment, and I’ll add your name to the hat for a drawing for a copy of “Brides of the West,” the April “spring wedding” anthology from Love Inspired Historicals. I’m in it with Janet Dean and Pamela Nissen. Let’s get started: Question: What are you reading right now? I just finished this month’s selection for the Flippin’ Pages Book Club. It’s called “Beaded Hope” and is about a group of women who travel to Africa on a mission trip to assist women with AIDS.  Thoroughly enjoyed the story. It’s women’s fiction rather than romance, but the story tugged at every heartstring.  It’s easy to take life for granted until you read about people coping with serious illness. I also just finished a Kindle freebie about the Titanic:  Lifeboat 8: The Untold Story.  The tale of that great ship is always compelling. Hubris and heroism are an interesting mix.  What about you? What’s are you reading at the moment? Question: Kindle / Nook Time. What’s the last book you bought or downloaded?  I recently cleaned up on Filly freebies. I downloaded books by Margaret Brownley and Mary Connealy / Mary Nealy.  When I finish the current ms, guess what I’m going to do for two solid weeks?  I’m going to read nonstop. A blanket on the grass in the sun sounds really nice after months cooped up in the office. What about you? What’s the latest book you purchased or downloaded? Question:  What’s your all time favorite western romance?  It’s funny how a particular book will stay with you forever. For me, it’s The Outsider  by Penelope Williamson. I read it when it first came out, 1997 or so, and I still think back to the story and how it inspired me.  After all this time, it’s still my No. 1 favorite. What about you? What’s your favorite western romance? Leave a comment and I’ll add your name to the hat for the drawing. Now back to it . . . I’m on the very last chapter of the new ms. This is my favorite part of the whole process. Can't wait to type "The End!" Brides of the West . . . Available now at Amazon!]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/04/26/what-are-you-reading-right-now/feed/ 34 Win some San Francisco Chocolate–and THE LAWMAN’s VOW http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:16:49 +0000 Elizabeth Lane http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=30093 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day.  For many folks that means roses and heart-shaped cards inscribed with sweet sentiments.  Not me.  I go for the good stuff...chocolate! Humankind’s love affair with chocolate goes way back.  In the early 1500’s, the first Spanish conquistadores to arrive in Mexico discovered the Aztecs enjoying chocolate as a beverage.  They called it the drink of the gods—they had the right idea.  But today I want to tell you about the chocolate that became part of Western history. Domenico Ghirardelli was born in Italy in 1817.  His merchant father apprenticed his son to a confectioner and spice importer.  At the age of 20, Domenico moved to South America, changed his name to Domingo and went into business for himself.  In Peru he opened a chocolate shop next door to an American piano maker named James Lick.  Lick decided to leave Peru for California, arriving in San Francisco on January 11, 1848, just 13 days before gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill. Lick had brought with him 600 pounds of Ghirardelli’s chocolate.  Soon he wrote Ghirardelli that he’d sold all the chocolate and there was a big demand for more.  Ghirardelli packed up and followed his friend to San Francisco. Arriving in 1849, he prospected a while, then owned a general store.  In 1852 he opened his confectionery now known as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.  Early business was up and down, but by 1885 the company was importing 450,000 pounds of cocoa beans a year, as well as grinding spices and selling coffee, wine and liquor. Chocolate was the mainstay of the business.  The equipment to process the cocoa beans took up so much space that the business needed bigger quarters.  After Ghirardelli retired in 1892, his sons purchased the square block in San Francisco presently known as Ghirardelli Square.  Luckily it survived the 1906 earthquake and fire.  It remains a major tourist attraction today, even though the chocolates are now made at a modern factory in San Leandro. There’s no reference to chocolate in my March 2012 historical, THE LAWMAN’S VOW.  But it does take place in northern California at the time Mr. Ghirardelli was starting up his business.  Another connection—I fuel my writing brain by nibbling Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips, so there’s a bit of Ghirardelli chocolate in every line of the book. Here’s a blurb for you. A MAN WITH A MISSION... San Francisco Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice.  So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home to find him.  But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory...or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is loving and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter.  As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?    What’s your favorite kind of chocolate?  Today’s posts will be entered in a drawing for an autographed copy of THE LAWMAN’S VOW, and a special treat from Mr. Ghirardelli’s establishment.]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2012/02/13/win-some-san-francisco-chocolate-and-the-lawmans-vow/feed/ 49 And a copy of Faithful Danger goes to… http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:46:35 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=25247 Sarah Coiner! I hope you enjoy it and can say good things! Please e-mail me at tanya.hanson@gmail.com with the best e-mail address to get a PDF. copy off to you, and I'll zap it over. Thanks to everybody for making today such a great day! ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/20/and-a-copy-of-faithful-danger-goes-to/feed/ 1 Sanctuary winner….Dora Hiers http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:22:54 +0000 Tanya Hanson http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24971 Sanctuary with me. Your name got drawn from the Stetson so...e-mail me at tanhanson@aol.com so I can zap your copy off to you. God bless you!  ]]> http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/07/06/sanctuary-winner-dora-hiers/feed/ 2 Winners from Phyliss … http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/06/01/todays-winners-2/ http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2011/06/01/todays-winners-2/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0000 Phyliss http://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=24170 Thank each and every one of you who dropped by and commented on my post yesterday.  I truly appreciate you.  It was hard to select a winner, but by random draw congratulations goes to  ...                 Linda C. and Melinda E.

Linda and Melinda, if  you'll contact me at PhylissMiranda@aol.com and let me know which book you'd like, plus give me your snail mail address, I'll get them in the mail as quickly as possible.  Please remember that "Give Me a Texas Outlaw" won't be out until late next month, so I'll keep your name and address and will ship it as soon as a copy is available.  Congratulations!

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