Ever since I watched Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls as a teenager, I've been enamored with the idea of the Harvey Girls and the significant role these women played in civilizing the West. Women worked as Harvey Girls for a myriad of reasons. Good pay, adventure, travel, and some, like my heroine, to escape trouble at home. Rosalind Kemp becomes a Harvey Girl to flee Texas and the … [Read more...]
Texas Book Festival 2019
When people think of Austin, Texas, they often think of our big music and film festivals—ACL and SXSW. But for Jeff and me, those are simply weekends to stay at home. Our favorite festival weekend in Austin is—no surprise here!—the Texas Book Festival. This was our third year to attend and it seems to get better each time. Every year I discover authors I haven’t read before and end up reading not … [Read more...]
Fabulous First Sentences (from 2019 Christy Award Finalists)
You already know I love reading first sentences of novels, and here are some really good ones! From a few of the 2019 Christy Award finalists, no less. Not all of them, mind you, just a few chosen at random. I love the varieties in style and hope you do, too! And GET READY TO VOTE because I'd like to know your favorite! #1"I discovered a secret."Falling for You by Becky Wade Christy Award … [Read more...]
Why NO ONE Should Object to ‘Clean Teen’ Fiction
Just this week I stumbled across a trending article called: “SJW YA Authors Object to 'Clean Teen' Fiction.” Obviously the title caught my attention because my clean teen Lost Princesses series just recently released. So I was rather intrigued to discover that other YA authors are opposed to the kind of YA fiction that I write. To be honest, I had to google the meaning of SJW. I know … [Read more...]
Cover Reveal, Giveaway, & Spooktacular Book Deal
I'm so excited to share with you the cover for the first book in my Hanger's Horsemen series - At Love's Command. It's my first hero-centric cover, and I love it! Not all of the details match the story exactly. On the cover his vest is brown when it should be cavalry blue, and his horse should be a blood roan not a sorrel, but the hero's so rugged and gorgeous that I really don't care. I … [Read more...]
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