Hello, Readers! We are fast approaching the last days of Read an Ebook Week, a week that encourages readers to pick up the digital device of their choice and download a new book to read. I’m excited to announce that my books will be available as part of a promotion on Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week! This is a chance to get … Continue reading

Intimacy in Fiction

As a romance writer, intimacy plays a huge role in the stories I write, and not just sexual intimacy. Being intimate with another person is about being familiar with them, knowing their likes and dislikes, understanding their quirks, and being not just physically close but having a closeness that transcends other boundaries. In my research, Psych Central said there were four types of intimacy. I … Continue reading Intimacy in Fiction

I Grew Up with Cowboys

As the old song said, “I grew up of dreaming, of being a cowboy and loving the cowboy ways…” I grew up watching cowboy movies and listening to country western music. I believed in the cowboy code, that true cowboys weren’t just guys who rode horses. From my neighbors who raised horses and cattle, to the long-distance drivers and musicians, cowboys were a different breed. … Continue reading I Grew Up with Cowboys

Inspiration for Jerico, Carolina

Like Willie said, I grew up a dreaming of being a cowboy and loving the cowboy ways… I have always loved cowboys from the old western television shows and movies to country and western music, to the whole cowboy culture. There was always something about the cowboy that even though he tipped his hat and might use good manners, there was an untamed part of … Continue reading Inspiration for Jerico, Carolina

Get to Know Colonel Bill Dexter

Meet Colonel Bill Dexter the owner of the Colonel Bill’s Wild West Extravaganza and Winnie Applegate’s grandfather. From a teenage runaway to a decorated officer… Colonel Bill Dexter stood at the bow of the ship in the early morning fog hoping to get a glimpse of his beloved homeland before his family came up on deck. He’d not been home in over forty years. He’d … Continue reading Get to Know Colonel Bill Dexter