How did your week go? As planned? Mine did for the most part, and today I have some real brain clarity, so I hope to get some work done on the book I’ve been writing. So glad when my friend, Slim Randles can take over the blog for a day when I’m super busy, and …
Okay, I couldn’t hold a rant back any longer. As the politicians play games in Washington about raising the debt ceiling so our country doesn’t default on loans, their political machinations are creating havoc. Instead of agreeing to raise the ceiling, then hammering out a new budget after we reverted a crisis, they’re busy protecting …
In honor of my mother as Mother’s Day weekend starts, here’s a scene from the book I wrote about her, Evelyn Evolving: A Novel of Real Life. My parents both had volatile tempers, and this is what I imagined one of their fights was about. It’s true that my father didn’t want anything to do …
WINNING MAURA’S HEART The Hangman’s Daughters Series, Book # 1byLinda Broday Western Romance / Clean & Wholesome / Historical FictionPublisher: Severn HouseDate of Publication: March 7, 2023 256 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maura Taggart is an outcast, the daughter of a hangman and tainted by association – no reputable man wants her as his …
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It tried to be spring here in my corner of Texas the other day. Temperature got all the way up to 73 degrees and the daffodils decided it was time to poke their pretty little heads up to bask in the sunshine. Windy Wilson is my guest today – brought to you by the humor …
The following is the first part of Chapter Two in the fourth installment of the Seasons Mystery Series. The self-editing is almost finished, and I’ll send the ms off to the editor this weekend. Met with the graphic artist this week, and we picked images for the cover, so things are moving along nicely for …
Something to make us smile before the heavy stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remembering January 6th. This from NBC News in Washington “Two years after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, faith leaders, lawmakers and those who defended the U.S. Capitol will gather in Washington, D.C., to reflect on events that are still reverberating through the country’s political and judicial …
THE FIFTH DAUGHTERofTHORN RANCH byJulia Brewer Daily Women’s Fiction / Contemporary Western / Family SagaPublisher: Admission Press Publication Date: November 1, 2022 ** 322 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emma Rosales is the heiress of the largest ranch in Texas—The Thorn. All the responsibilities of managing a million acres now fall into her fifth-generation hands. A …
So, members of the U.S. Senate can’t agree on things really important to the country; like the economy, the future of COVID responses, or what to do to help the people of Ukraine, but they can pass a bi-partisan “Sunshine Protection Act.” Like the sun really needs protection. Last time I checked it seemed to …
Is it snowing where you live? No snow here, but it’s cold enough to dispense a few flakes if the weather had a mind to. I’ve always enjoyed snow, and it was always fun to have a blanket of white out at Grandma’s Ranch. Sometimes I still miss it. The snow and the ranch. In …