Coming Soon!

This time I’m not talking about a book! I’m talking about our grandson! Here is his ultrasound picture. Amazing, isn’t it? Nothing like those old grainy pictures I was shown, where I couldn’t make out a baby no matter how hard I tried! Connor, this little guy, is due on July 26^th, so the countdown is on!

The girls will come here to stay while mommy’s in the hospital, and I have a surprise lined up for them—which is driving them crazy. The four-year—old asked if it was a live pony.  It’s not of course, but only because Papa insists he won’t take care of one for me. I’ll let you know their surprise afterwards—you’ll like it too. 

I’d also like to send my congratulations to Will and Kate! How exciting for them!

The Stetsons and Scandals miniseries will be released August 1^st.   

This includes Rescued by the Ranger and Dance with the Rancher. A quick tidbit on Rescued by the Ranger—last fall a writer friend was driving home from Colorado and left me a message to call her. She said a book idea had come to her, but it should have come to me because it was a western historical and she writes western contemporaries. I wrote down the bits and pieces she had jotted down, but had three other stories to complete first. This spring, I couldn’t find which notebook I’d written those notes in. (I have dozens of notebooks with ‘stories’ in them.) I called her and we hashed over what we each could remember. Then I started writing, and was thrilled when my editors like it as much as I had.

Thanks for stopping by, I so appreciate it! And stay happy, life is meant to be happy.

Coming soon...

His Wild West Wife will be released February first. 

Central Kansas, 1883

Chicago lawyer Blake Barlow has tracked his runaway wife all the way to the middle of nowhere. If she wants a divorce, he'll grant her one—as soon as she tells him why she left.

Clara Johnson is angry. Blake betrayed her mere weeks after exchanging vows—but when he rides up to her family farm, it's to get her signature, not to beg for forgiveness.

Clara and Blake agree their brief marriage was an impulsive mistake—but that doesn't stop the passion between them from flaring as hot as ever...

The holidays are over, and now we enter the deep freeze of the winter months. It’s the time of year for blankets on the couch to snuggle under and slippers near the door. It’s also wonderful writing time, and I’m happy to say my latest manuscript, The Wrong Cowboy, has been sent off to my editor. Of course I’ve started on the next one and I’ve created the outline for the one after that. I love having deadlines; they keep me focused to stay on track. I’m also preparing to teach a course in writing for my local community education program, which promises to be a lot of fun, and have made the time to catch up on reading some of the wonderful books I'd downloaded to my Kindle. 

Lots of other things going on, too. Birthdays, sleep-overs, gymnastic meets, yoga classes, library events. It’s all good, and we express our thankfulness every day.  

Stay happy, stay focused.