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Author Spotlight: Meet Karen Kay,
I’ve so loved getting to know “the fillies”–the authors who are a part of the Petticoats & Pistols blog that I have recently become a part of. They’ve all been so welcoming and they are all such amazing writers! One of the fillies is author Karen Kay. Amazon #1 Newest Release author in American Historical Romance, KAREN KAY is a multi-published Author of romance and adventure in the Old West, American Indian. She has been praised by reviewers and fans alike for bringing insights into the everyday life of the American Indian culture of the past. As Reviewer, Suzanne Tucker, once wrote, “Ms. Kay never fails to capture the pride,…
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Author Spotlight: Melissa Westemeier Brings More Nun the Wiser Fun!
One of the best parts of being a part of Tule Publishing on both sides of the desk is getting a first peek at their new books. I’m having a ball copy editing Melissa Westemeier’s Nun the Wiser series. The stories are delightful! I especially loved the whole Comic Con vibe in A Fatal Habit, which released on February 16 and is available wherever you get your e-books! Have fun! Melissa Westemeier is a Sister in Crime and teacher from Wisconsin. She uses humor to explore serious subjects, and her published books include murder mysteries, rom-coms, and a trilogy loosely based on her years tending bar on the Wolf River.…
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Author Spotlight: Welcome Western Romance Author Sarah Lamb!
Laura Delgado, you are Sarah’s giveaway winner! She’ll be in touch! One of the very best parts of becoming a filly on the Petticoats & Pistols blog has been making friends with new romance authors. Every one of them has been so kind and welcoming, so it’s a treat to be the one who welcomes one of them to the Author Spotlight! Sarah Lamb writes captivating characters and clean romance that’s anything BUT boring! From heartbreaking moments to heartwarming tales, get swept away in either historical or small town romance that pulls you in until the last page. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where she’s married to…
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Author Spotlight: Welcome, Shanna Hatfield!
I’m always delighted to share new discoveries with you, and Shanna Hatfield and her books are a fab find for me! We met when I joined the Petticoats & Pistols blog and I’ve enjoyed getting to know her and the other “fillies” who are on the blog. It’s a joy to have her with me today. USA Today bestselling author Shanna Hatfield grew up on a farm where hay fever and life lessons were always in season. Today, she blends her rural roots with a love for storytelling, crafting sweet, wholesome romances filled with hope, humor, quirky characters, and realistic heroes paired with strong, inspiring heroines. When she’s not writing or baking new…
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Author Spotlight: Welcome Dakota Harrison–She’s stepping into the World of Cozy Fantasy
I’m so delighted to welcome author Dakota Harrison back to the Spotlight. She’s been here before with her contemporary romances with our favorite publisher, Tule Publishing. Today, she brings something new to the spotlight–cozy fantasy. I had to look that one up, and wow, is the concept ever intriguing. Google told me that “Cozy fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy focused on comforting, low-stakes stories set in magical worlds, emphasizing warmth, community, relationships, and everyday life over epic battles or high-stakes conflicts. It offers a relaxing escape with feel-good vibes, gentle pacing, and charming, often domestic, details like tea, food, and found families, making it a popular genre for readers…
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Author Spotlight: Kris Bock Kicks Off Our 2026 Spotlights with Her New Cozy!
What a treat to have fellow Tule author Kris Bock as my first guest in the Author Spotlight for 2026. Kris is an amazing mystery writer and keeps me totally intrigued with every book. Her romances are also great fun! Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico where she enjoys hiking with her husband and playing with their ferrets. Quick Fun Fact: Kris also writes The Felony Melanie series with her brother, scriptwriter Douglas J Eboch, who wrote the original screenplay for the movie Sweet Home Alabama. If you haven’t discovered…
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Author Spotlight: Bestie Liz Flaherty Joins Me Today–Always a Pleasure!
I’m so glad to welcome my writing bestie, author Liz Flaherty to the Spotlight today. I stole her bio right off her website because it charms the socks off me. She wanted to shake the dust of central Indiana farm country and move to the city, get rich, wear designer clothes, and write books. Well, she writes books. Liz Flaherty lives five miles from where she grew up, only now she relishes the sights and sounds and scents of the fields around her, doesn’t care much about clothes, and thinks being rich would probably have been overrated anyway. She’s spent the past several years enjoying not working a day job,…
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Author Spotlight: Shelly Jones Is Still Here with More Fun and Games!
We have a winner! Congratulations, Carol Alscheff. You are Shelly’s winner. She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone who stopped by–we love talking to our readers! Well, as Shelly is fast learning and most of you who know me are already aware, I can be dippy. I posted this Author Spotlight a week early–Shelly was scheduled for December 3, which is today. Mea Culpa! So…Shelly is here again and I’m so delighted to give them an extra week in the Spotlight, because I know when fellow Tule author Shelly Jones stops by it’s always going to be fun and games! Delighted they’re here with us this week! …
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Author Spotlight: Elsa Winckler Is Here with Christmas Joy!
I love hearing about how other author’s minds work as they’re writing and how sometimes we are surprised by what happens in our own books. The characters take over and we’re left with, “Really? That’s where you’re going?” It happened to my friend, Elsa Winckler as she wrote her newest holiday romance, which released on November 11, and she’s here to tell us all about it. Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, the Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life. Although her three gown-up…
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Author Spotlight: Heidi Field Is Here with a New Thriller!
Carol Light–you are Heidi’s randomly selected giveaway winner. She will be in touch with you. Thanks to everyone for stopping by! I’m so pleased to welcome fellow Tule Publishing author Heidi Field back to the spotlight. She creates amazing, twisty thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat as you read. If you’re into thrillers, you don’t want to miss her novels! Heidi Field was raised in the beautiful countryside of the South of England with her parents and her two sisters. In her twenties she was a freelance Sports Massage Therapist. She achieved a Degree in Zoology at the age of thirty and then went on to…