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Still haven’t signed up for that newsletter? What are you waiting for? I have a great lineup of authors and their stories coming exclusively to newsletter subscribers in 2017. More about that later. For now, here’s a sneak peak at the beginning of Cold Backed.   Cold Backed Round 1   A harsh morning breeze […]

Coming soon: Cold Backed, a Dream Horse Mystery short story exclusive to newsletter subscribers! I’m so excited about this story. Love the cover, too. In Cold Backed, you’ll get a glimpse into Vi Parker’s past–a time when mystery already surrounded her, but Wastrel hadn’t started galloping through her dreams. You’ll get acquainted with Harry Brown, Vi’s […]

Over the summer, I rode my horse bareback quite a bit. His back is super comfortable–low withers, lots of padding (he’s an air fern), and easy gaits. That is, until he comes through, engages his hind end, and offers one of those ground-clearing trots that make you feel like you’re flying–if you can stay with […]

This month’s subscriber featured read is Gwyneth’s Christmas by Nicky Charles. Nicky Charles is an independent writer/publisher who became an author quite by accident. She always saw herself as a ‘reader not a writer’ and can thank—or blame, depending on the day—her friend/editor and fellow author, Jan Gordon, for the career she now finds herself […]

My friend’s kids know when she gets to the seventh ever, or the seventh never, they’re in real trouble. You know what I’m talking about. Maybe your mother employed this same tactic. It goes like this: If you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER do that again…and you can fill in the rest. OR I’d […]

By way of an update, the writing on Wrong Lead was going great at the beginning of the year. In spite of our daughter’s demanding activity schedule (quiz bowl, track, FFA CDEs and LDEs, studying for a an AP exam…), for which I am her driver, cheerleader, etc., I was getting at least one chapter […]

Thank you for being part of my book family! My titles are on sale through the end of the year. All ebooks are 99 cents, and The Man, The Dog, His Owner & Her Lover is FREE. You can find all the links to buy sites on the Books page of my site. Here are […]

The must have follow-up to MUST LOVE PETS: A ROMANCE BOX SET with over 100 top reviews! NY Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors!           Something for everyone: 3 novels, 3 novellas, 1 short story. Love dogs, cats, horses? Love romance, military, mystery, suspense, new adult? Love geeks, time travel, pie, […]

Archon St. Louis–The Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy convention is coming up on October 2nd–4th at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, Illinois. Along with fellow authors T.W. Fendley and Brad Cook, we’ll have a table with our books on booksellers row. Archon is a fan-fun convention. There will be presentations and panels, a […]

I love setting up shop at The Saint Louis National Charity Horse Show. Each September, the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis hosts this event consisting of one week of hunters-jumpers and one week of saddlebreds. The show has a long tradition, tracing its roots back to 1856 as the first horse show west […]