Romance Writers Behaving Badly: The Evolution of the Writer

Romance Writers Behaving Badly: The Evolution of the Writer: "Sometimes, we write things that surprise us. Catch us off guard and make us do a ton of research because we don't have a clue what our chara..."

Bald Faced Liar Award

Ahem, I don't know why author Chloe Waits would send me a Bald Faced Liar Award... (of course she got one too!) unless she found out that five out of the seven next statements are bald-faced lies! See if you know which ones are true.

1. I take no prisoners on the golf course and am master of the back swing.

2. My horse-sense comes from growing up on a ranch.

3. I've visited Paris twice and got lost in the Louvre` once.

4. In Scotland I learned what is really worn under the kilt.

5. I kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland.

6. 5-Card Stud is my favorite poker game which is why I feature it in my latest book in the Bounty Hunters: Book Two.

7. I am sweet tempered and gracious at all times. 

I now hereby pass on the Liar’s Torch to these writers ( in no particular order!). Keep the liar's game going. Visit their sites and see if you can guess which of their statements are little white lies:

1. Savanna Kougar  http://kougarkisses.blogspot.com/

2.Juniper Bell-http://juniperbell.com/index.html

3. Trina M. Lee http://trinamlee.com/blog/

4. Jolie Cain-http://joliecainauthor.blogspot.com/?zx=a51dae165bfad9e0

5.Alanna Coca-http://alannacoca.com/blog/

6. Hailey Edwards http://cairinehouse.com/

7. Sara Brookes http://www.sarabrookes.net/

Please comment and let me know which you think are true!   

Whispering Grace

I love that title.  This story I'm working on right now is painful to write.  I know Grace Souter so well, and I struggle with her as she tries to make a life for herself and her son, William. For those of you who read Wolf's Tender, you've already met Grace.  She was the fifth hostage, the woman being assaulted by her Indian guard when the McCallister men rescued the women prisoners.

Lozen (my tenacious muse) demanded that I write Grace's story. What happened next? She walked away from the McCallisters and said, "Tell my family I died in an Indian encampment in 1881.  Tell them that Elizabeth Grace Souter is dead."

She intended to die.  But then that pesky what if thought kept nagging me. What if Grace survived? How? She's in the middle of wilderness and it's late summer.  Where would she live?  What would she eat? Why would she bother at all, traumatized as she was?

Grace is such a strong woman it's been interesting learning about her.  I feel like she's an old friend now. I'll let her tell you a little about herself.

1878~Connecticut 

Father is anxious again. His colleagues have mounted a full scale campaign to convince him I can't join his practice. I fear he will capitulate to their entreaties.  He is a proud man and sees scandal if I take my place in his clinic.  

He would rather that I marry and take a wife's role as society matron.  I'm surprised.  Father was my ally. He was so proud of me when I studied his books as a child.

Contract and Release

I appreciate all who have continued visiting me here. I have another web addy you might want to visit for daily updates  Gem's Place Too. but I love this blog because it lets me get creative with pics and the meandering character profiles I like to post when I'm writing. Now let's see what my sizzling hot westerns have coming for your enjoyment.

The Bounty Hunters Series:

Book One: Wolf's Tender will debut on Monday, November 16th from Liquid Silver Books.Here are three reasons to consider reading about the McCallister men.

If you search the archives of this blog, you'll find the character profiles for Naomi Parker and Charlie Wolf McCallister.It seems like I've known them forever, working with them to get their story told.

Charlie Wolf McCallister~ Book I: Wolf's Tender

Rough and tough Charlie Wolf McCallister knows he needs to get laid, when even a spinster school teacher with a sharp tongue, starts looking good to him. But, cad that he is, he operates on the philosophy that a bird in hand is better than no bird at all. And so he offers to trade service for—servicing.

When Naomi Parker's students are snatched from their school by marauding Comancheros, she can't believe that she hid like a coward and let it happen. The only way to ease her conscience, and get the girls home safely, is to hire half-Kiowa bounty hunter, Charlie Wolf McCallister. His price seems a bit steep, to prim and proper Naomi who must choose between her virtue and her students’ lives.

When one straight-laced spinster, tenders her body, to one cynical sometimes savage, the unexpected bounty, is love.

                       Samuel (Snake) McCallister: Book II

Sam McCallister meets his match in both poker and love when Eden Pace joins him in a game of 5-Card Stud.  No bet is too high or risk too much when the bounty hunter sets his heart on the gambler lady.  

He's got a wanted poster that says she's his.  Now all he needs to do is convince her that it's true.  Sam and Eden will be coming soon.

Deacon (Robert) McCallister: Book III

Deacon McCallister is alone. Maybe because he’s feeling sorry for himself, he stumbles into an outlaw stronghold. After two days of torture, he knows he needs a miracle.

Miracle Beaumont works alone. She’s after the same bounty as the red-haired McCallister giant. When she sees Deacon following the tracks of the Dead or Alive she’s after, she trails him. And then the preacher ends up inside the outlaw camp, staked-out over an ant hill.

Deacon swears he’ll grant his rescuer any reward. But, when the mysterious woman who saves him disappears, the third bounty hunter is on the trail of a treasure much more alluring than any wanteds he’s ever claimed before.

Eclipse Hearts Series~Book Two: Breed True

Breed True, Julie and Grady's story is completed and will debut in February (tentatively) 2010.
I enjoyed writing this story and looking back at the character profile of Julie,

I remember what a struggle it was to capture her essence--tough, vulnerable, beautiful in looks and spirit as well. I'll post their book cover as soon as it is released.                                        

                       

Half-Apache rancher, Grady Hawks, owns close to 10,000 acres of water-enriched, Texas grassland.But as soon as his white father is no longer in control, an Eastern Land Company moves to steal the family ranch, claiming Grady is too Indian to rightfully own Hawks Nest.

Grady decides to apply what he’s learned in mixing different strains of cattle. He needs to find a red-haired woman and breed back to the fair skin and Scottish features of his father. With a white child and wife, he plans to appease his neighbors and out-maneuver the greedy Eastern Consortium of business men who are trying to steal Texas land.

But when Grady meets auburne-haired Julie Fulton, the last thing on his mind is breeding cattle.

Thanks for stopping by.

gem