I firmly believe every journey begins with a step. Just one step. My writing journey started with a nudge from my husband. One cold, winter day twelve years ago, I’d just finished reading a book that was horrible. I turned to my husband, Captain Cavedweller, and said, “I can’t believe a publisher put this into … Read more
Does anyone ‘read’ audio books? I’ve been walking on my new treadmill daily and because I’m half mad during it with boredom I’ve been listening to one of my books (the only one I could lay my hands on) as an audio book. The Accidental Guardian. So I’ve never listened to many audio books before. … Read more
Howdy! Hope y’all are doing well in this weird world. Who would’ve ever thought the entire world would shut down? All I can say is that I hope y’all are surviving well in this time period and that when it’s over, you’ll go on to do even better than before. Almost from the start of … Read more
Howdy! In keeping with the traditional Blackfeet Give-away, each person who came and left a comment yesterday will receive a free e-book from the Blackfoot Warrior series. I’ve sent you all emails, so do let me hear from you, as the books come directly from Amazon. Additionally, I did a drawing for the handmade Blackfeet … Read more
Howdy! About 3-4 weeks ago, I learned that a good friend of mine, Steve Reevis had passed away. He passed on in December of 2017. Unfortunately, for me, I was unaware of this because when I moved away from LA, his family and mine lost contract. Steve was a Native American Actor, and he appeared … Read more
In the recently released Old West Christmas Brides collection, Chimney Rock plays an important part of my story. Located in Nebraska, this rock formation was one of the many prairie “registers” along the pioneer trails leading west, and could be seen from as far as thirty miles away. Some considered it the eighth wonder of … Read more
If you happen to live in West Texas, I’d love to see you this weekend. I’ll be signing books at the Barnes & Noble in the South Plains Mall in Lubbock. And the extra cool thing is that Jeff and Kristie Gilliam (the couple who I met in that same store in 2016 and who … Read more
I’ve had TWO books release since last month’s post here on Petticoats and Pistols. And these two are the beginning of Garrison’s Law with three more books coming. Book #1 is Loving the Texas Lawman Garrison’s Law begins. A family of alpha Texas lawmen (and women) bring their own brand of justice to law … Read more
Well, I learned something new the other day on Facebook! It seems that, for a large group of readers, mail-order bride stories are a thing of the past—not interesting anymore. Is it possible to use up every single imaginable scenario for a mail-order bride to find herself in? I wonder… I remember my mom saying … Read more
I am in two novella collections releasing May 1. Both are available for pre-order right now. Cowboys of Summer is super fun because I AM WRITING A CONTEMPORARY COWBOY STORY!!! It’s a novella collection with Cheryl St.John, Tina Radcliffe, Lorna Seilstad, Missy Tippens and Sherri Shackleford. A really fun and talented group and we have … Read more