Hopefully book news soon (cross your fingers for me) but right now, I’m ecstatic to be taking my first trip in a year and a half! Next week I’ll be flying to Oregon to meet up with my two fishing buds – we have over 20 years of memories! Fly fishing all day, and at night, it’s like a high school sleepover!
Cheryl Pierson
What a wonderful day we had here today! Hubby and I both have gotten both our shots, and daughter, son, and daughter-in-law have gotten their first one (plus, they’ve all three already had COVID last year!) We got together for Easter and “belated” March birthdays in our household. My hubby turned 70 on March 31, and my daughter-in-law, Kayla, celebrated her birthday on the 15th of March. Here’s what happened through Max (white lab) and Sammy’s (brown love-dog) eyes!
It’s so hard to wait. We haven’t seen them in so long! We’ll just be right here on our bed looking for them–maybe it’ll make them come faster!They’re here! I will roll on the ground and kick my legs for joy!
Well, that didn’t last long enough! Everyone is leaving! Pooey!I can’t believe it’s over! I did get a new bone today, though.I’m tired. A fun day, but I’m worn out now. I’m getting very sleepy!
I’m already gone, brother. So tired my tongue’s hanging out!
A good time was had by all. Happy Easter, everyone!
Kit Morgan
A Cover Reveal!
This was too pretty not to share! Autumn’s release date will be April 30th. I’ll be getting the book up for pre-order this week. In the mean time, feast your eyes! Love those spring time colors!
Left with little back in Missouri, Kevin Hunt takes his younger siblings on a journey to Wyoming when he receives news that he’s inheriting part of a ranch. The catch is that the ranch is also being given to a half brother he never knew existed. Turns out, Kevin’s supposedly dead father led a secret and scandalous life.
But danger seems to track Kevin along the way, and he wonders if his half brother, Wyatt, is behind the attacks. Finally arriving at the ranch, everyone is at each other’s throats and the only one willing to stand in between is Winona Hawkins, a nearby schoolmarm.
Despite being a long-time friend to Wyatt, Winona can’t help but be drawn to the earnest, kind Kevin–and that puts her in the cross hairs of somebody’s dangerous plot. Will they all be able to put aside their differences long enough to keep anyone from getting truly hurt?
Julie Benson
Meet the newest Benson foster dogs–Axel and Brody!
Our sweet foster Axel.
Our sweet foster Brody getting some snuggle time with my hubby
Our sweet boy Dax, has recovered from Parvo, gained weight, and gone to a fabulous forever home where he is loved and has two children to play with.
Dax enjoying a previous snow day.
Our foster Dax.
Margaret Brownley
Wooing the Schoolmarm
If only they can learn to ignore each other, they might stop the sparks from igniting between them.
Miss Maddie Percy had come all the way from Washington D.C. to teach school in Colton Kansas. Instead, the feisty red-haired schoolmarm finds the town burned to the ground and her only shelter an isolated sod house belonging to widower Luke Tyler and his young son, Matthew. Never one to be deterred by setbacks, Maddie is soon making friends with the local Indians, setting up a tepee to live in, and finding her blood racing every time Luke comes near.
Luke Tyler has no room in his life for a woman—especially one as eccentric, spunky, and smart as Maddie Percy. His prairie farm life is too harsh, his memories too painful and his secrets too dark to give in to the feelings she has awakened in him. She might be stealing his son’s heart, but he is keeping his own out of reach. If only he could keep the sparks between them from igniting something as dangerous as love.
Karen Witemeyer
I have the best fans in the world! Thanks to you, I made it into the top five for Family Fiction’s 40 Essential Christian Romance Authors for the third year in a row. What an amazing honor! This list was determined strictly by fan vote, so that makes it that much more special to me.
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If you’d like to see where your favorite Christian authors landed in the poll, you can access the article here.
Fellow filly, Mary Connealy made the list as well. YeeHaw!!
Jeannie Watt
I’m happy to announce that I just signed a contract to write a third Harding Brothers book for Tule Publishing. Here are the first two in the series. I can’t wait to revisit these guys!
Shanna Hatfield
I’m happy to share that Lilac Bride is now available! You can find it on Amazon in both digital and paperback format, and it’s also available in Kindle Unlimited for those with KU subscriptions!
When wedding plans go awry, wily matchmakers come to the rescue . . .
Katherine Kelly has been dreaming of her wedding since she was old enough to cut pictures out of magazines and glue them into her bridal binder. When Kaden, the handsome cowboy who holds her heart, proposes on a snowy Christmas Eve, she couldn’t envision anything more perfect or romantic. The spring date is set, all the nuptial details have been meticulously arranged, and she only has six weeks to go before the big day. Then, in a blink, her carefully formed plans begin to rapidly unravel. A freak snowstorm, rampaging rodents, and a lost wedding gown are only the beginning of the troubles they face.
Cowboy entrepreneur Kaden Ford still can’t quite believe Katherine Kelly agreed to marry him. She’s beautiful, elegant, intelligent, and the woman who fills his heart with joy. He doesn’t care if they get married in a cathedral or a cabin in the woods. All he wants is to spend his life loving Kat. But when faced with one overwhelming challenge after another, will love be enough to hold them together?
Find out in this sweet, charming, small-town romance full of laughter, love, and scheming octogenarian matchmakers.
I’m also excited to share that I have a new nephew! Shane and his mama are both doing great and thriving. And Shane’s big brother, TJ, thinks he’s pretty neat, too. I recently got to pay them a visit, and took my dad along. The middle names of my little nephews are after my Dad, which is so sweet. TJ loves clocks, or ticktocks as he calls them. He had a great time playing with his great-grandpa’s watch while we were there.
Cheryl Pierson
Y’all, I’m “YEE-HAWING” today about these warmer temperatures we have in Oklahoma City after that devastating 2 weeks of below freezing Siberian winter air we experienced! Oh, my GOODNESS!
I WISH MOM WOULD LET US GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY IN THE SNOW!
But we were fortunate! We had power the entire time, though we were scheduled to be included in the rolling blackouts. That didn’t happen for our neighborhood, and I was so grateful that the power stayed on. We laid in a TON of firewood “just in case” though! Water was a different story–though we had water, there were about 2 days of it being brown, and even having visible dirt and grass in it. We were advised that “you might want to boil it before using it”–UM…YEAH.
FINALLY! WE GET OUR CHANCE! AND WE LOVE TO EAT SNOW!
But not everyone was sad about those extremely low temperatures and the SNOW we got with it! Sammy and Max enjoyed it for brief bits of time throughout the day. They are like kids, and needed to go out and play (among other things!) They kept us entertained and smiling. I hope you all made it through that “Siberian winter blast” without too much difficulty! Spring is on the way, and can’t get here soon enough for us.
PLAYING IS HARD WORK–ESPECIALLY CHASING ALL THOSE SNOWFLAKES! TIME FOR A REST!
Karen Kay
When I first started putting my older titles — which had been mass market paperbacks — into e-books, I did it without realizing the amount of errors that can happen to a book simply because of the conversion. And so one by one, I’ve been re-editing these early titles and updating the covers and putting them out as 25th Year Anniversary books.
Lakota Princess is the third (3rd) book we’ve now re-edited, updated the cover and re-released. It’s quite a project and I have six books yet to go (the rest of my books were thoroughly edited once I realized the problem).
This is the 3rd book in the Lakota series and it is currently on sale for $.99.
That makes the Lakota Series (a series of 3 books) my first series to be out as 25th Year Anniversary books. Yay!
Here’s the series book covers from Amazon’s series page. The books are: LAKOTA SURRENDER; PROUD WOLF’S WOMAN; LAKOTA PRINCESS.
Here’s blurb of this book:
A love that defies the ocean. A secret deeper than blood.
Lakota Princess, Book 3
Driven from her home in England by hostile political forces, Estrela was little more than a girl when she came to be raised by a far western Lakota tribe. On the wide, sweeping plains she grew tall and strong, and won the love of a handsome warrior.
But on the eve of their marriage, she is torn away from her native family, torn from the man she loves, and forced to return to a place that feels more like a foreign country than her home. There she merely exists, haunted by her love’s sweet kisses and heated embrace, yearning for his unforgettable touch.
Black Bear has braved the ocean to find the woman whose beauty has captured his soul. But no sooner has he arrived in England than he is called upon to save her life. Who in their right mind would want to murder such a gentle spirit?
As Black Bear comes between her and death time after time, Estrela wishes they could both just disappear back to the plains, and bury the secret she has long hidden –- even from him. A secret from which only their love, truer than blood, can save them.
This is the 25th year Anniversary Edition of this book.
Warning: Sensuous romance that contains separated lovers who will let nothing come between them…not oceans, her mysterious past, or a murderer bent on destroying their future.
Pam Crooks
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Book #3 in my Blackstone Ranch series from Tule Publishing!
Shandi Flanagan has lived in Paxton Springs, Texas, her whole life. When the bar and grill she’s been working at since high school comes up for sale, she vows to find the money to buy it. But when her house goes up in flames, so do her entrepreneurial dreams. The only good thing to come of it? Being rescued by the hottest cowboy around, Jace Paxton.
Jace has his hands full finding a way to grow his family’s vacation resort and tracking down the rustlers who stole his new herd of calves. At least being able to save Shandi, the town’s favorite sweetheart, goes right. She needs a place to stay, and there’s plenty of room on the Blackstone Ranch.
But he needs the bar and grill as much as she does. And while he’s a formidable competitor…she’s not. How can he take away her dream and future? How could she love him if he did?
Kit Morgan
The latest Clear Creek Brides Book is here!
Ruby Bennett is on the shelf. Okay, so they don’t call it that in Clear Creek. The residents prefer the term, “slow starter”. But at twenty-three, if she got any slower, she’d be in her grave before ever finding a husbad, so why kid herself? Worse, her best friend Merritt is now engaged, which only makes Ruby’s spinsterhood loom larger.
Peaceful Mathias Comfort (Matt for short) had plans and they didn’t include a wife. He had a business to build up, a one room cabin, and a brother willing to throw caution to the wind and take a wife. But not Matt. He would do things proper. But when he begins to accompany Ruby Bennett and her mother to help a family in need, he begins to learn that the best laid plans often go awry.
Welcome to Yee-Haw Day, the once-a-month day we’ve reserved to share our news with you – all sorts of fun news!
So check out the post below to get the details on the kinds of things that make us goYee-Haw!!
Jeannie Watt
New Release! I’m happy to announce that the third and last book (so far….) of my sweet Holly, Idaho series comes out on February 2. Amazon
Three weeks to win her heart…
Investment banker Felicity Evans returns home to Holly, Idaho, to answer her injured father’s SOS. He needs her to help him meet his construction deadline on a historic property by Valentine’s Day. Felicity swings a mean hammer, but her life is in Seattle and she’s leaving as soon as the project is finished. One problem with her quick escape plan? Danny Montgomery. Years after moving away, he still complicates her life despite her many efforts to forget him.
For as long as Danny Montgomery can remember, Felicity Evans—Felix to him—has tied his heart in knots. She’s spent years avoiding him after their childhood rivalry, but, short on help, has no choice but to hire him to help her finish renovations on a keystone project for her father. This time, Danny won’t let her ignore her true feelings.
He has until Valentine’s Day to make her his. Can he convince Felix to give them one more chance and prove they’re a perfect match?
Linda Broday
COVER REVEAL!
BOOK 1 of a brand new series (Lone Star Legends) coming out in April!
There’s a new generation of Legends itching to make their mark.
Nothing writing related – but I am yee-hawing, because I just got a fishingboat! I’m an avid fisherman who has spent the past six years where there is no above-ground water. We’ve moved to where I have two lakes and a river within 15 miles of me, and I’m so excited I can’t sleep at night!
Meet Bubba Not the guy, that’s my husband. The boat’s name is Bubba!
Karen Kay
Howdy!
At present, I have three of my books on sale for $.99 cents. The first one is “out-wide” at various platforms. The other two are at Amazon only. I’m going to leave the covers of them here so you can see what ones they are:
I’ve received my first ever review from Publishers Weekly! Yee-Haw!
This international magazine and website was founded in 1872 and has published continuously since then. It’s a weekly trade publication for publishers, authors, agents, librarians, booksellers, etc. They are tough, selective in what they read and review, and just to be chosen from a mountain of submissions is a very good thing!
The review, in part (because I don’t want to give my book away!)
“. . . this contemporary western should please Crooks’s existing fans and earn her new ones.”
Coming February 16th!
PREORDER Her Texas Cowboy, Book #2 in the Blackstone Ranch series:
I’d love to announce a new book but since I don’t have one coming out in the near future, I’m going to make a announcement about a chapter in another book … the book of life. Our oldest granddaughter is engaged to one of the nicest men I know. They met when she was in college and he was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. He went on with his career in the military and was stationed all over the world, while she finished her education and became a Raspatory Therapist in Dallas. Their wedding will be in July 2020. I’m so proud of them.
We have gotten more snow and ice here in Oklahoma already this year that usually what we get all winter! But, I wanted to share Max and Sammy having a good time in the last snow storm we got earlier in December. At least THEY enjoyed it! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year! I’m looking forward to 2021!
Who’s cold? Not us! Got the hot cocoa ready yet?Well, brother, it was good while it lasted. Maybe she’ll let us go out again later on…
Pam Crooks
Cover Reveal!
Book #3 and the last in my Blackstone Ranch series! And my, my, this cover is perfect!!
This is definitely the biggest YeeHaw of 2020 for us, and such a wonderful way to close out the year. Wyatt proposed on Christmas Eve, and trusted me enough to be the photographer for capturing the moment. We adore McKenna, and are so happy for the two of them.
Jeannie Watt
I have a new release, Once Upon a Winter Wedding. I’m so enjoying writing these sweet romances set in Holly, Idaho.
Can opposites attract and plan the perfect winter wedding?
Free-wheeling Stevie Evans is thrilled when her best friend announces she’s getting married and promises to help, never imagining she’d play wedding planner with her bestie’s uptight brother, Brant. She and Brant clashed several years ago and she’s avoided him ever since. But this time she can’t run or hide, and the buzz of attraction is stronger than ever.
Brant Gilroy’s meticulous life plan takes an unexpected turn when he hits a career bump on the same day as his sister’s wedding announcement. She wants to get married at the family tree farm, which he’s been restoring. Brant’s determined to make her day special despite his uncertain future, although he dreads working with her best friend—a woman who’s his complete opposite. So why can’t he get her out of his head?
As Brant and Stevie work together, Brant begins to wonder if they have more in common than they suspected. But how can he convince her that opposites can sometimes make the perfect team?
Also, pick up your copy today for Iron Wolf’s Bride, Book #2 in The Wild West Series, here: https://tinyurl.com/yysrzn8f
Kit Morgan
I have a new release, the second book in my Clear Creek Bride Series.
Two meddling matrons
A town full of spinsters
And one musicale …
The last thing Merritt O’Hare wants to do is perform in front of the whole town. For one, she can’t play the violin to save her life. And two, Benedict Comfort, the self-appointed leader of this musical fiasco irritates her to no end. But when Merritt finds a way to really get to him, she executes it with relish. Unfortunately, she might have bitten off more than she can chew on this one.
Benedict Comfort thinks Merritt O’Hare isn’t worth his time. Though he likes exchanging barbs with her, he can only take so much. And rehearsals with the woman and her friends are downright painful. None of them can play a whit! But he can. Imagine his surprise when he finds he likes teaching them. Toss in a ridiculous challenge Merritt presents him with and the game is on! But spending time with Merritt is doing more to him than bringing out his love of music. It’s opening his heart …
I am so proud of my hometown in the Texas Panhandle. Each New Years the newspaper names a Man and Woman of the Year. It is typically people who are philanthropists; thus, giving of themselves and their money.
This year our town awarded this honor to our hometown heroes … our first responders. I am honored to still live in the town I was born and raised in.
Thank you, Amarillo, Texas. I have some more great news to brag about, but will save it until tomorrow when I do my regular blog. Look forward to seeing you all.
Juliette Blanchard needs Tru McCord’s land to build her luxury hotel. She’s desperate to prove herself in a man’s world and provide for herself and her younger sister, too.
But Tru refuses to sell. He’d once lost everything because of her and her no-good father. He doesn’t need a frivolous hotel—and Juliette—back in his life. Or does he?
Will the spirit of Christmas destroy their family feud…or reignite their love?
Puppy Alert! Zoey joined our family two weeks ago and now all of out shoes are stored above puppy level.
Talk about a new dynamic! We love her. The cats are waiting for her to grow up before they get too friendly, lol. Zoey is an Australian Shepherd, who will help manage the cattle when she gets a little older.
Karen Witemeyer
Join me on November 10 for a virtual author chat sponsored by the Cary Library Foundation. We’ll be talking books, writing, and the genre of inspirational romance. My favorite part is the Q&A, where you get to ask the questions!
You must register ahead of time to participate in this Zoom chat, but I’d love to see you there!
To see all the details and to register for the event:
So here’s what has been happening in my world! We live in Oklahoma City–where Halloween time can be anywhere from a balmy 80 degrees to a freezing cold blizzard. With Oklahoma weather, there is no telling what will happen. A week ago today, a “bit of an ice storm” moved in–for THREE DAYS. Yes, for three days we had freezing rain, drizzle, sleet, and more of the same, over and over again. I thought we were going to lose our crepe myrtles we’d planted this year–the ice bent them completely to the ground.
We’d also planted a “bottlebrush” plant that we were anxious to see bloom–of course, it began to bloom about 3 days before the ice hit! Anyway–it’s all gone now, and today it’s 71 degrees! Luckily, we never lost our power. But there are still over 200,000 people here in Oklahoma who are still without it.
Three small crepe myrtles in front of that little fence are almost impossible to see they are so ice covered and weighted down.
Shanna Hatfield
My 7th annual Read a Book, Help a Cowboy campaign is in full swing. And to celebrate, there’s going to be a party (there has to be a party, right?)
I hope you’ll join us November 12 at Wholesome Hearts Events on Facebook for the event. Sixteen guest authors will be dropping in to offer games, giveaways, and a chance to connect.
The shenanigans get underway at 10 a.m. (Pacific Time).
For more information about the Read a Book, Help a Cowboy campaign, please visit my website.
Linda Broday
ONCE UPON A MAIL ORDER BRIDE Coming November 24!!
Outlaw Mail Order Bride Series #4
The exciting conclusion!
Ex-preacher turned outlaw Ridge Steele finally gets a bride…and she’s unable to talk.
But he soon learns the best communication doesn’t require words.
Karen Kay
HOWDY!
IRON WOLF’S BRIDE will be releasing on Amazon in just a few short weeks. Meanwhile, and for a limited time only, THE EAGLE AND THE FLAME will be on sale for .99 cents.
Welcome to Yee-Haw Day, the once-a-month day we’ve reserved to share our news with you – all sorts of fun news!
So check out the post below to get the details on the kinds of things that make us goYee-Haw!!
Mary Connealy
Releasing October 6th. Her Secret Song. The grand finale of the Brides of Hope Mountain Series. The woman who’s afraid of everything is falling in love with the most dangerous man in the world. What could go wrong?
Publisher’s Weekly has reviewed the upcoming December release of the first book in my Amish of Hope’s Haven series and they like it! Check out what they had to say HERE
HER AMISH WEDDING QUILT
An Amish seamstress and a single father have a chance to make a fresh start in this heartwarming first novel of a new series.
Spirited, forthright, impulsive — everyone told Greta Eicher she’d have to change her ways if she ever hoped to marry. Then her best friend Calvin, the man she thought she would wed, chooses another woman. Now Greta’s wondering if the others were right all along. Her dreams dashed, she pours her energy into crafting beautiful quilts at her shop and helping widower Noah Stoll care for his adorable young children.
Noah knows it’s time to think about finding a wife. When Greta offers to play matchmaker on his behalf, Noah eagerly accepts. After all, no one knows his children better. But none of the women she suggests seems quite right, because, unexpectedly, his feelings of respect and friendship for Greta have grown into something even deeper and richer. But will he have enough faith to overcome the pain of his past and give love another chance?
The Legendary Warrior Series is now on sale for only a few more days. First book, WAR CLOUD’S PASSION, is priced at $.99 cents and the other three books in the series are now on sale for $2.99. Normally all four books sell for $4.99.
I am excited to share two of my books received honors in the Readers’ Favorite 2020 Awards.
Gift of Gracereceived the gold medal for Christian Romance Historical while Evietook the silver medal in the same category.
Also, I have a new boxed set out, just in time for holiday reading.
The first three books in myRodeo Romanceseries are now available all in one book. Yeehaw!
Pam Crooks
I’ve had three back-to-back deadlines this year, which has kept me in my office day after day, week after week, month after month, with ver-ry few days off.
But I’ve finished the last book, turned it in two days early, and I can breathe again. YEE-HAW! I’m free!!
After I finish a book, I always thoroughly clean my office. I mean THOROUGHLY! It’s like I’m shedding the world I was living in for months, sweeping away all the ideas, notes, and research books I used, all in preparation for clearing my mind and office for the next book and the new world waiting for me.
My office is my home within my home. I pretty much live in my office. Just ask my husband.
Here it is, freshly dusted, vacuumed and polished.
And these are the books I just finished in that sparkling clean office!
Mark your calendars! Tule Publishing is having a Christmas party with tons of giveaways all day long on October 7th at the Tule Book Club on Facebook. If you are not already a member, it’s easy to join.
Also, I have a new release. A Home for the Holidays is a sweet Christmas romance that kicks off my Holly, Idaho series. The next two books are Once Upon a Winter Wedding, and V is for Valentine. I’m very excited for the this series.
Jason Regan is a man on the go. Excluding his high school years in Holly, Idaho, he’s never settled in one place. Building his engineering company requires a lot of travel, so when he returns to Holly to visit his aunt and pay a decade-old parking ticket, he’s not planning to stay for Christmas. The judge’s ruling changes that—he’s assigned community service at an animal shelter requiring his skills.
Former lawyer Tess Evans moved home to pursue her true calling—managing the Forever Home Animal Shelter. The shelter is chronically underfunded and understaffed. So, to raise money and awareness, she organizes a ‘Home for the Holidays’ adoption event at Holly’s Christmas festival. Getting a skilled volunteer at such a critical time is a gift and Tess takes full advantage. Their to-do list is long, and not falling in love is number one.
As their attraction grows, they keep forgetting Jason’s stay in Holly is temporary. Can Tess, a lonely terrier named Neville and some Christmas magic change his mind?
Cheryl Pierson
You all know the problem with writing a LONG book? It takes a WHILE to finish it! So I don’t have new release right now to share, but…y’all know I always have DOG PICTURES, right? LOL We are getting ready for fall around here, though I hate to see summer leave. I don’t dress my dogs up for Halloween, because they would hate it. BUT–I DO buy them a holiday collar to get them in the spirit and give them a jaunty look!
Here’s Sammy in his Halloween “candy corn” collar, looking very dignified!Max is dapper in his jack o’lantern collar–makes him feel frisky!After chasing squirrels in the backyard, it’s time for a rest! That is hard work (but fun!)
We are ready for fall here in Oklahoma City, but though the nights are cool, we still have some good warm days ahead of us. Just the kind of weather these two love! Happy fall, everyone!
I’m thrilled and honored to launch this fun new series! The babies from the Bachelors and Babies series are all grown-up!
Charlie McQuade couldn’t be prouder of his older sister, Harriett, for starting her own cattle herd and wanting her own ranch. Her future is bright and promising…except for the one thing she doesn’t have. A husband.
When Harriett learns the shocking secret her family has kept from her since she was a baby, she’s thrown onto the brink of scandal. Worse, she must make the hardest decision of her life for a man she’s never met.
U.S. Marshal Cord Brennan must escort a prisoner to Kansas before he can settle down and care for his crippled father in Texas. But the outlaw in his guard is desperate, and Cord’s careful plans soon threaten to fall apart.
Charlie has his work cut out for him. Can he convince Harriett that Cord would make the perfect husband? Can he keep Cord from going back to Texas? Time is running out…
Book 2 in my Hanger’s Horsemen series is finished!
It is always such a relief and a feeling of accomplishment to get a book turned in. August 15 was the deadline for the second Horseman book – The Heart’s Charge. I’m pleased to report that it is in my editors’ hands. This book was challenging but so rewarding to write. I can’t wait to share it with you!
This is my longest book to date at just under 103,000 words. The editing process might change that number, but I usually stay pretty close to my initial word count. This needed to be a bigger book with 4 POV characters and 2 full love stories going on side-by-side.
There are still several layers of polishing to be done before it is ready for public consumption, but the largest chunk of work is done. Hooray!
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Welcome to Yee-Haw Day, the once-a-month day we’ve reserved to share our news with you – all sorts of fun news!
So check out the post below to get the details on the kinds of things that make us goYee-Haw!!
Mary Connealy
I am super excited to find Aiming for Love, book #1 in Brides of Hope Mountain series, is a finalist for a Maggie Award from the Georgia Romance Writers. It’s a mixed blessing though, because I wanted to go to the Moonlight and Magnolia Conference, I have some good writer friends in the area. And the conference is canceled!!! Boo! List of Finalists
I just learned that An Archer Family Christmas won the 2020 FHL Reader’s Choice Award for best novella. I’m thrilled! This story came about as a response to readers who clamored for more of the Archer Brothers series. I had so much fun reuniting the entire Archer clan and bringing an all-new adventure to their doorstep. My favorite part was meeting the next generation of Archers in the children who played a large role in the story. If you’re in the mood for some Christmas in July, grab a copy and enjoy!
A big shout-out to Cheryl Pierson and Mary Connealy for their fascinating interviews with Six Gun Justice! Would you believe I’ve never heard Cheryl’s voice before? Ha!
Cheryl talks about her western background, her start as a published author and how her publishing company, Prairie Rose Publications, came about, as well as her love for the western genre. She’s fluent in the market and has worked with many western authors beyond romance.
An Archer Family Christmas, the first novella in the An Old-Fashioned Texas Christmas 2-in-1 anthology is a finalist for the Faith, Hope, and Love’s Reader Choice Award. Yee Haw! I had so much fun revisiting the Archer brothers and their families in this one.
I’ve got a story in a new Chicken Soup book, THE MAGIC OF MOMS!
My story is called “Seventeen” and is about those difficult teenage years. It appeared in the Chicken Soup for The Soul–Empty Nesters book a few years back, so I’m thrilled that they chose it to be included in this latest edition of a new Chicken Soup book recently!
PROUD WOLF’S WOMAN is back in print after being out of print for nearly 25 years. This is recently re-edited and is the 25th Year Anniversary special edition of one of my most popular books. It was the 3rd book I wrote for AVON/HarperCollins and is a companion book for LAKOTA SURRENDER. The paperback will be on sale for $9.99. My paperbacks are usually $13.99, but with all the strangeness in the world nowadays, I’ve dropped the pricing of the paperback to $9.99. The e-book is on sale for $4.99. This book is on sale at Barnes & Noble, KOBO, Itunes and Amazon. It is also on sale at many different libraries worldwide.
I don’t have to remind you all these last few months have been trying on all of us, but I want to share some good news from my family. I have two grandsons who graduated, one from high school and one from college. Although neither got to walk the stage or have a senior prom. They are both okay with it, each for different reasons.
My middle grandson, Ty, graduated from high school, but all he wanted was to “graduate”, since he’d already enlisted in the Navy and will be leaving today for Chicago. Since he’s an Eagle Scout he was sworn in while a senior. When he’s finished with basic training, he’ll go to Connecticut for submarine training. I’m so proud of him for wanting to serve and protect our country.
Our oldest grandson, Alex, graduated from University of North Texas, and since he has a very good niche job, all he cared about was getting his diploma. Now here’s the exciting turn of events. His PawPa wasn’t able to walk the stage when he graduated college, since he was on his way to Vietnam. His mama got his diploma in the mail. Alex was in town on business last week and his diploma was mailed here. It arrived about ten minutes before he got to the house and his PawPa got to present him with it. It was a very special event for everyone.
I hope and pray we all get some relief from what is hanging over our heads, but these are just two of my family blessings that have come about during the pandemic. Blessings to all you all.
THE ANGEL AND THE WARRIOR, the first book in a series of four, is on sale now for $.99.
When I first started putting my older titles — which had been mass market paperbacks — into e-books, I did it without realizing the amount of errors that can happen to a book simply because of the conversion. And so one by one, I’ve been re-editing these early titles and updating the covers and putting them out as 25th Year Anniversary books.
Here’s the series book covers from Amazon’s series page. The books are: LAKOTA SURRENDER; PROUD WOLF’S WOMAN; LAKOTA PRINCESS.
I have a new release, the second book in my Clear Creek Bride Series.
Puppy Alert! Zoey joined our family two weeks ago and now all of out shoes are stored above puppy level. 
Talk about a new dynamic! We love her. The cats are waiting for her to grow up before they get too friendly, lol. Zoey is an Australian Shepherd, who will help manage the cattle when she gets a little older.
Karen Witemeyer
Releasing October 6th. Her Secret Song. The grand finale of the Brides of Hope Mountain Series. The woman who’s afraid of everything is falling in love with the most dangerous man in the world. What could go wrong?
I am super excited to find 
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A big shout-out to Cheryl Pierson and Mary Connealy for their fascinating interviews with Six Gun Justice! Would you believe I’ve never heard Cheryl’s voice before? Ha!
PROUD WOLF’S WOMAN is back in print after being out of print for nearly 25 years. This is recently re-edited and is the 25th Year Anniversary special edition of one of my most popular books. It was the 3rd book I wrote for AVON/HarperCollins and is a companion book for LAKOTA SURRENDER. The paperback will be on sale for $9.99. My paperbacks are usually $13.99, but with all the strangeness in the world nowadays, I’ve dropped the pricing of the paperback to $9.99. The e-book is on sale for $4.99. This book is on sale at Barnes & Noble, KOBO, Itunes and Amazon. It is also on sale at many different libraries worldwide.
I don’t have to remind you all these last few months have been trying on all of us, but I want to share some good news from my family. I have two grandsons who graduated, one from high school and one from college. Although neither got to walk the stage or have a senior prom. They are both okay with it, each for different reasons.
he cared about was getting his diploma. Now here’s the exciting turn of events. His PawPa wasn’t able to walk the stage when he graduated college, since he was on his way to Vietnam. His mama got his diploma in the mail. Alex was in town on business last week and his diploma was mailed here. It arrived about ten minutes before he got to the house and his PawPa got to present him with it. It was a very special event for everyone.