• Sunday Snippet: The Anticipating Cowboys Edition

    We have a winner!  Germaine Corbitt–your name was randomly selected to receive the Montana goodie box! I’ll be in touch to get your mailing information so I can get this fun box of treats to you! Thanks to all who stopped by and commented–Montana’s Rodeo Cowboys are off to a fabulous start!  Hi, mes amis! Well, the release of Forever Cowboy, my very first western/cowboy romance is a month away. I’m excited, nervous, proud, and more than a little anxious to share this book with you! I took a giant step out of my small-town Indiana box to write this one, and although Forever Cowboy is still my own brand…

  • Sunday Snippet: Day 5.5 Montana: Exploring Big Sky

    Carol here, once again taking over Nan’s blog. We stayed local yesterday and started with Nan’s favorite vacation tradition–a shampoo and blow dry at the Hair Ninja. Leah was not only a terrific hair stylist (she calls herself a “hairapist”) but an excellent source of information about the area. Like many resort towns, Big Sky sees frequent turnover in local business staff and shortages in some critical fields, like medicine.  The year-round population of 3000 quadruples in the winter months. However, housing prices are high, so skiers and snow boarders find it difficult to settle in the area for long. Some restaurant menus change year-to-year as chefs don’t return. There…

  • Sunday Snippet: The Pure Joy Edition, Plus A Real Snippet!

    It’s been hot and sultry here in the Midwest–temperatures in the nineties every day with humidity to match. T-storms come out of nowhere, shower us for a few minutes, and then the blazing sun returns to make the atmosphere even more heavy. It’s hard to even catch your breath outside. Except for morning or evening walks with my neighbor, I mostly stay inside in the AC and work and write. I set a goal each morning–this many pages done on an editing gig or this many words written today. I pretty much accomplish whatever goal I set. I mean, after all, when it’s too hot to be outside in the…

  • Sunday Snippet: The It’s an Actual Snippet Today Edition

    So, it’s been a week. Lots of editing work, a small amount of writing, and lots of yard work. My brain is tired and my old body is screaming at me, “WTH??” So today you get a real snippet from my upcoming novel, Forever Cowboy, which will be book 4 in the special Bad Boys of the Rodeo series that will be releasing each week all through September 2025 from Tule Publishing’s Montana Born imprint. Mine comes out September 25. It’s been such a treat to participate in this special series with four other authors, Sinclair Jayne, Nicole Flockton, and Jeanie Watt. It’s my first time writing in Montana and…