Bootleg My Heart

(A Bandit Creek Historical)

September 1, 2012

Delia Becker returns to Bandit Creek in search of the man who killed her dad several years earlier. She reopens her late father’s garage and hires the attractive stranger Jackson Durant to help her out. Only after she catches Jackson snooping around does she realize her new mechanic has a mysterious past.

Revenue man Jackson Durant arrives in Bandit Creek looking for the rum runners operating in the south east corner of Montana. Working undercover as a mechanic at Joe’s Garage, he finds himself falling for the garage’s owner, Delia Becker. The only problem is, all evidence points to her being part of the rum running gang he’s after.

Will their growing love for each other overcome the secrets that are spilled late one night on Lost Lake road? Or will Delia’s desire for revenge drive them apart?

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My Heart Burns

(A Historical Western)

August 15, 2012

A woman’s got to do what her heart tells her – that’s become my motto. I’m Mackenzie Delaney and I realized that fact – and acted on it – before it was too late. Instead of marrying the man my parents had chosen for me, I answered the calling in my heart and headed west to Bandit Creek to fulfill my dream of being a doctor.

Sheriff Dan Wilson added a twist to my dream. Strong and true, he was intent on keeping the peace in his town – by fighting off bandits and keeping women of debatable reputation out.

He succeeded with the bandits.

He found me more of a challenge.

Let’s just say we came to a compromise.

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I love those historical westerns!  Buy this one on Amazon or Smashwords on Aug. 15th.

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The Ghost and Christie McFee

(A Bandit Creek Contemporary)

August 1, 2012

When Christie McFee reads about the gold hidden at the bottom of Lost Lake, she decides to put some adventure in her life by diving for treasure. But when she meets Gaven St. Michel, the Divemaster on La Bonne Aventure, she starts to think that treasure can be whatever you want it to be.

If only Christie could figure out how to deal with the two ghosts who are haunting her—one of them wants her help, and the other wants her dead.

Check out www.banditcreekbooks.com to read an excerpt, and to learn about other Bandit Creek Books and authors.

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WEBSTER defines procrastination as ‘delaying or putting things off’. Yep, that pretty much sums it up.  Guilty as charged.

Doesn’t a day at the beach trump almost anything?

If I’m dreading the thought of sitting down and writing a certain scene, or starting the rewrites of a current WIP, then I’ll ALWAYS discover something else to occupy my time. Designing a book cover, researching a particularly interesting topic for an upcoming scene, or reading a favorite author’s latest release. All of them  enjoyable, but totally counterproductive to my own project.

How do I overcome the dastardly procrastination bug when it bites?  Break the to-do list into smaller more manageable pieces. Instead of flopping down, gluing butt to chair, and attempting to write the entire troublesome scene at one sitting, I’ll plot the scene one day, write a rough draft the next, come back on day three and fill in the missing pieces, and edit and rewrite on day four. And voila, it’s done. I may revisit it again two or three times, but the hardest part is finished.

Procrastination fouls up our personal lives, too. How many of us have THAT closet we’ve been meaning to clean out for ages? Have you peeked into the family junk drawer lately? You do realize the stuff multiplies when you’re not looking. When was the last time you cleaned the garage? Your linen closet? The DVD drawer? I know!

Let’s make a pact to tackle those dreaded jobs this summer. When it’s raining outside and a day at the beach is impossible, or the sun is so hot you’d rather have root canal work done than venture outside, choose something that’s been on the to-do list for months now. If possible, get the kids involved, too. Just get started!

When it’s complete, sit down and enjoy a tumbler of iced tea or a glass of wine—flavored water or a diet soda for the kids—and bask in your accomplishment. Then tackle another job. By summer’s end, your to-do list will be a crumpled piece of paper in the garbage can under the kitchen sink. Oh, yeah, clean under there, too.

Have a great summer and make it a productive one! But please excuse me now. I have a scene to write!

Bandit Creek’s star reporter is about to have her life turned upside down!

Liz Templeton lives a quiet life with her mother, her mother’s best friend, her boss, and–oh yeah–the ghost of her teenage daughter. When her ex-husband returns to town to hunt for the legendary Lost Lake treasure, she doesn’t count on the pair of matchmaking mothers who are planning her wedding or her daughter’s obsession with the man who might be her dad.

Liz has one chance to stop her family from driving her insane…and falling head over heels in love with her ex isn’t part of the plan.

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Happy Canada Day!

To my fellow Canadians