So Many Shiny Things in this Email

First! It's PRE-ORDER TIME! (Cue the happy dance.)The curvy little historian seated next to me on the plane looks like she's never been out of the city. With her tight little skirt and high heels, she's about as out of place in Slow River's ranch lan...

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Mar 06, 2025
The WiFi at this Starbucks S*cks

But I'm one pistachio frappuccino in so far while I wait for files to download so I can go back to camp and work offline.No, I have not hitched up the little hobo camper and hit the road properly yet, but I've been on the west side of the Sierra Neva...

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Feb 27, 2025
More Babbling from Behind the Writing Cave Walls

I did laundry today.Wow. Right? I know-- super on-topic for the weekly email from the vagabond romance author. Doing laundry means going to the laundromat; even with being semi-settled in one place for nearly six months, the Nevada house is still a w...

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Feb 20, 2025
The Fine Art of Being Easily Distracted

You know...while I was writing The Cowboy's Close Quarters Claim, I often thought about how Clementine was shaping up to remind me of a character from the (yeah, old) television series, Northern Exposure.That show was one of my favorites and while I...

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Feb 13, 2025
You Know me Better Than That

I mean...if you're new to my books and/or new to my newsletter, maybe you don't. In which case-- just trust me. I've been hiding in the writing cave, pretending not to notice the outside world, and working on Ranger O'Leary's and Serenity's book: The...

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Feb 06, 2025
My Fingers are Frozen to the Keyboard

We are back on track for Ranger and Serenity to get their book with the upcoming The Cowboy's Temporary Solution!I've been picking through the draft I had partially finished before letting Gunner and Clem cut in line, and I forgot how far I'd gotten,...

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Jan 30, 2025
Finally! It's New Release Time! The Cowboys are Coming!

Yee Haw! We have finally made our way out of the mountain town of Moonshine Ridge and down to the ranches of Slow River Valley.The Slow River series kicks off with the O'Leary family and will give you a chance to find a couple of cross-over Easter eg...

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Jan 16, 2025
The Sweet Scent of Progress

After 2024's slow circle of the drain, 2025 is looking to be off to a good start.First and foremost: The Slow River Valley Ranches series is finally approaching a legit debut! I'm so close to wrapping up Gunner and Clementine's story that I almost se...

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Jan 09, 2025
One more present; or more like 2,000

While everyone who celebrates Christmas recuperates from too much food and tries to squish the last of the wrapping paper into the trash bin while children-- whether in your home, or the neighbor's-- make ridiculous amounts of noise with whatever toy...

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Dec 26, 2024