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“Get on with it then,” she whispered, impatient with her fear. Trusting the fog to conceal her, she set her bucket down and drew a stubby candle and a lucifer from her skirt pocket. It required three tries before she managed to strike the match on the well and light the candle. Grateful for the…
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In honor of ghosts and goblins month, I’m posting the prologue from Darlin’ Druid – in serial form. It’s not about vampires, wolfmen or zombies, but it’s scary enough to terrify the heroine. Here’s the first installment: Chicago; April 1872 “Saints above! Where is it?” Jessie muttered, slowly making her way across the dark, fog-shrouded…
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I’m blogging today on Writers In The Storm (WITS), a popular site for authors and readers. My topic is Writing Historical Romance, Not History Lessons. In it, I offer five tips for weaving in historical details, with examples from my award winning books. I also included a partial scene from Dearest Druid (Texas Druids, Vol. III),…
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“Well, I instantly fell in love with Jessie and Tye in White Witch and was hooked from there on, so hooked that a few times I started reading when I got into bed and the next thing I knew daylight was peeping through the blinds and birds were chirping! lol I finished Darlin’ Druid and…
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I received this via email and couldn’t resist passing it along. It brings back memories of my own grandma. (Notice that a “Medium” is a size 14-16)Remember making an apron in Home Ec? Remember Home Ec? If we have to explain “Home Ec” you may delete this. I just don’t have the energy anymore. Read…
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In July, my husband and I spent a few days in San Antonio, about five hours down the highway from our home in Fort Worth, Texas. We’ve visited the Alamo several times before, yet it’s always a fresh experience. I thought y’all might enjoy seeing some photos from our latest visit. Main entrance to the…
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My dear friend Sharla Rae has posted a very personal account of a mother’s worst nightmare. This is a tough but inspiring story. You might need a tissue or two. http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/when-life-takes-a-detour/
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As some of you may know, I’m part of a group of authors who blog on Cowboy Kisses, a wonderful site hosted by author Ginger Simpson. We each post an article once a month, usually on a topic related to the Old West. Today is my day to post, and I decided to share photos…
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Dashing Druid, book two in my Texas Druids trilogy, is featured on the RomCon blog — in two categories, Historical and Paranormal. Read an excerpt, leave a comment with your email address, and you will be entered to win a FREE Kindle copy of the book. I hope you’ll drop over and say hi. 🙂…
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Friends, this has been a really good day for me. Two of my books received a 5-star review. That’s never happened before on one day. I posted an excerpt from the Darlin’ Druid review by Mel Comley earlier. The other 5-star review came from Regency Romance author Ashley Kath-Bilsky. She reviewed my memoir, Six Cats In…
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