WILDFIRE!
There's a big fire burning a few miles from here, and it's been pretty scary. The hills on the other side of Carefree and Cave Creek are ablaze, and last night, I could see the flames from the courtyard gate. Easy to evacuate the dogs and cats, but the horses are...
The Man from Stone Creek
I'm in the last stages of finishing up my next historical romance, called The Man from Stone Creek. It's a stand-alone book--meaning it's not part of a series--and I am madly in love with the hero. His name is Sam O'Ballivan, and he's an Arizona Ranger, posing as a...
Good morning, everybody
It's another beautiful, sunny day at Springwater Station.Daughter Wendy is still recovering from the blow to her head. Mama is still recovering from seeing her baby get hurt. I swear, it would have been a lot easier to get whacked myself!(To the Universe: this is NOT...
Expect the unexpected
Cowgirl Rule #432I spent most of last night at the emergency room, with my daughter, Wendy. She's been visiting from LA, and was all set to hit the trail for home when she was attacked by a piece of exercise equipment. Now, I realize that would be funny, if it hadn't...
Prescott
I just returned from Prescott, AZ, where I appeared on TV with Lew and Tonya. It was a fantastic experience, and I really enjoyed visiting the high country. Alas, the property I was looking for didn't catch my eye, so I'll be checking out the Flagstaff area next....
Haunted hotels
I'm leaving for Prescott in an hour or so, to appear on TV, promoting McKettrick's Choice, and look at property. I'd love to have a get-away place, somewhere in the high country. I'm picturing plenty of grass and water for the horses, and a good yard where the dogs...
Today’s my birthday–dah-dah-dah!
It's supposed to sound like the song, but I'm not sure it's translating!How am I celebrating? Well, my daughter Wendy is visiting from California, and she and a niece and I are spending tonight in a HAUNTED HOTEL! The deal is, if you can stick it out the whole night,...
Late start!
Sorry for the late blog. I've been having one of those Murphy's Law kind of days, where everything that could go wrong, did. What's a cowgirl to do, but hang in there, and hope the horse stops bucking?I'm signing McKettrick's Choice tonight at 7:30, at Borders, on...
Quiet day at Springwater Station
Thank heaven!Today, I'm planning to enjoy being home. Just being.I'm going to read through the manuscript of my next historical, The Man from Stone Creek, which is about three-quarters of the way done, and brainstorm the big finale. Tonight, I have school, and my...
Back from Book Expo America!
Phew! What a trip THAT was!I got the star treatment all the way, from my wonderful new publisher, HQN, aka Harlequin. (They really ARE romance.) I hit the ground running Wednesday night, dropped my bags off at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, and grabbed a taxi...
It’s OUT THERE!
And I did sleep last night, very soundly. :)And I feel like Dorothy, going to sleep in a black and white world, and waking up in a full-color one!I have a vision for McKettrick's Choice, and it's a beauty.I see each volume as a little point of light, a link in a great...
I’m so excited!
Tomorrow is the big day. Tomorrow, bright and early, McKETTRICK'S CHOICE will turn up in book stores all over the US and Canada. I don't know how I'm going to get to sleep tonight! At last, at last, at last.If you've read the other McKettrick books, you'll be reunited...