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I’d like to start my post with a question: Who was your
first boyfriend?
I don’t mean the boy in the third row, or Junior from three
houses down. I mean the one that came through the TV. The one you’d fight your
siblings—possibly tooth and nail—in order to watch.
Mine was Little Joe Cartwright. There was something about
him riding his black and white paint, Cochise, to the tune of guitar strings
that sent my heart tumbling. Although he never knew I existed, I dreamed of
growing up and marrying him. Obviously, that never happened, but as we all
know, one never completely forgets their first love. A part of Little Joe—the
man he portrayed—remains in my heart today. He held the class of a refined gentleman, yet
was rugged and tough. His graceful and casual swagger
turned heads. As did his flashy, cocky smile. But I believe it was his pioneer
spirit I admired the most. Still do.
The Wild West days of the American Frontier—that vast and
untamed region west of the Mississippi—were turbulent times. Men and women had to be tough, adventurous,
and bold. Dreams were made. And broken. For me, writing about those eras, creating
characters striving to fulfill their dreams, is the next best thing to living
back then, but unlike Little Joe—who never truly ‘got the girl’—my heroes get
their happily-ever-after.
My next release will be
The Cowboy Who Caught Her Eye in June. Last fall my
Harlequin editor asked if I’d write a story to be part of their July 2013
Cowboy Month.
The only stipulation was
the hero had to be a cowboy and the heroine had to be pregnant. I of course
said I’d love to write one, and had a blast getting to know Molly and Carter. (I
will be giving away a paperback copy of this book to a commenter—so be sure to
leave your email address.)
Blurb:
THE
SHOPKEEPER'S SHAME
Pregnant and unmarried, Molly Thorson knows her livelihood
is under threat. The last thing she needs is a distracting cowboy swaggering
into view. Especially one who knows she has a secret and still looks at her
with desire in his eyes.
THE COWBOY'S SECRET
Carter Buchanan knows all about secrets. It's his job to
know. And Molly sure has something to hide. But the fear in her eyes touches a
place he thought long-ago dead-and now this cowboy can't help but consider
exchanging his pistol for a band of gold....
Besides cowboys and lawmen, my backlist includes stories about outlaws, miners, gamblers,
loggers and several other professions. I believe each hero has a touch of
Little Joe in them. His sense of adventure, persistence, and passion. I never
tire of those wonderful old west heroes!
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Last weekend Hubby and I went up north to decorate the
graves. I also painted decks and the walkway leading to the ‘facilities’. We pulled stumps, too, giving us more area to
mow, and this is what happened to the hitch after Hubby hooked the chain to the pickup and
told me to “Go hard.” Luckily we didn’t have to pull the boat home since he was
already planning on leaving it up there for his return this weekend. 
