Archives for “Outlaws”
Miss Prinsella Primm, of Culdesac Corners, California, and Lifestyle Editor of the Courant, is visiting Wildflower Junction today to present her interview with outlaw Jack Ransom, hero of Tanya Hanson’s latest release, Christmas for Ransom. One commenter today will receive a copy of the novella either PDF or Kindle version, so y’all, don’t be strangers. November 30, 1880 MISS [...]
Good morning! Once again, I find myself caught up researching an interesting topic for my latest release, THE OUTLAW’S REDEMPTION (July 2013). This time, I’ve had to delve into prisons and prison life in the 1880’s. Not the best of times to be convicted of a crime, or to be a lawman for that matter. [...]
I recently turned in my fifth manuscript, and in this latest story, my heroine’s father is a reformed outlaw. His colorful past made for some great dialogue and a couple crazy scenes. So when I was browsing the web and came across the account of an actual reformed outlaw named Texas Jack, I just had to learn [...]
Hello – Sylvia McDaniel here. I’ll be doing a giveaway today, but first I want to tell you about some interesting bits of history I discovered recently. While doing research for my series The Burnett Brides, I read a book called HELLS HALF ACRE by Richard F. Selcer. This book gives details about a half [...]
First of all, the four frenetic days of the Romance Writers American National convention were fabulous, and having lunch with the fillies was the best moment of all. Now it’s back to the trenches, unpacking, catching up on lost sleep….and finishing the wip an editor asked to see. The story is set in Holcomb Valley, [...]
Hi! Winnie Griggs here. (pssst – look for giveaway info at the bottom of this post) I was thumbing through one of those ‘infamous women of the old west’ type books the other day and came across a listing for a woman named Pearl Hart. The heading of First Female Captured Stagecoach Robber caught my eye. [...]
I want to welcome my good friend Paisley Kirkpatrick to Wildflower Junction. Paisley is one of the first writers I met when starting on my quest for publication and has become a beloved friend and critique partner :) I’m thrilled to say her first western historical NIGHT ANGEL will be hitting bookstores this August, with [...]
What is it about very good girls falling for very bad men? Does the man have some redeeming quality she can see right off? In my “Lawmen and Outlaws” Christmas Anthology novella, Christmas for Ransom, available both in print and e-book, schoolmarm Eliza Willows falls in love with an outlaw when the handsome stranger hires [...]
With the release of our July anthology called GIVE ME A TEXAS OUTLAW my thoughts have been firmly anchored on history’s bad boys. And Kansas had its share of them. Last month on a publicity tour to kick off the release Phyliss Miranda and I traveled up to Liberal, Kansas. From there, a dear [...]
Earlier this year, I wrote about the possible pardon of notorious outlaw, Billy the Kid. It ain’t gonna happen. Billy the Kid is still an outlaw. In his last day in office, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced on New Year’s Eve he would not grant a posthumous pardon to the infamous Old [...]
Our newest anthology “Give Me a Texas Ranger” came out last month, but along with promoting and celebrating a new release, I was knee deep in writing the next of the “Give Me …” series “Give Me a Texas Outlaw”. Of course I’ve had Texas Rangers and outlaws on my mind for months, so what [...]
I just finished writing my story for “Give Me a Texas Outlaw”, so of course what else do I have on my mind but outlaws? I recently blogged about Mobeetie, Texas, and Bat Masterson; so today, let’s talk about the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid and his time in the second town established in [...]
Best known as the place where the Pony Express began in 1860, and where Jesse James met his end in 1882, St. Joseph, Missouri, holds a place of honor in the history of westward expansion. Situated on the bluffs of the Missouri River, St Joseph began life in 1826 as Joseph Robidoux’s first trading [...]
I’m completely snowed under with revisions for The Outlaw’s Return. The book is for Love Inspired Historicals, and it’s scheduled for a February 2011 release date. Some of you might remember last August when I posted about discovering my next hero while listening to Bruce Springsteen’s Outlaw Pete on a cross-country flight. That hero turned into [...]
I went on a field trip with a group of writers from my area to a historically interesting jail. And (whew!) they let me go. The Squirrel Cage Pay close attention and read this blog post carefully to find the clues you’ll need to get your name in the drawing for a copy of my [...]
Wow. Let me first just thank Cheryl St.John for asking me to post to this wonderful site. I’m a long time visitor, sometime commenter, and have been a fan since researching my current release, All or Nothing. Writers and readers of historical fiction know—whether we’re talking romance, mystery, or any other sub-genre—more goes into the [...]
I’m so excited about filling in for Linda Broday today. It’s great to be back at P&P, my favorite place to be. I always enjoy coming here and hanging out with the Fillies. In the Old West, the terms rustling and rustler had several meanings. Livestock who forged well were called rustlers by cowmen; meaning [...]
Hello, gang! My name is Jeff Smith! (This is me, performing the prize package soap racket, 1890s style.) My researching peers know me as “Soapy” due to my literal obsession with my great-grandfather, “Soapy” Smith’s, history. My reenacting friends also know me as “Soapy” for my first-person performances as Soapy in which I operate [...]
Any western afficionado who watched any or all of the Wyatt Earp movies were probably as taken with Doc Holliday as Wyatt Earp. Doc Holliday has been portrayed in various Wyatt Earp films by some of Hollywood’s finest actors, including Victor Mature in “My Darling Clementine,” Jason Robards in “The Hour of the Gun,” Kirk [...]
In 1852, celebrated Chicago hero and former Deputy Sheriff, Allan Pinkerton, founded the first detective agency in the United States. Hated and feared by criminals, the Pinkerton Agency eventually became known as the “Pinks,” enjoying a colorful history, which included averting a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration. During the [...]
