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Cut the Calories, Don't Cut the Enjoyment

It’s never easy to know what I want to write about when it comes time to write a non-promotional blog. I could write about the holidays, but I don’t get into all the shopping and partying much. Frankly I do the minimum, other than cooking a fantastic dinner for my mom and son.

All that cooking poses another problem. All that food… All those calories… All those pounds which are so damned difficult to lose come January 1st.

Who Doesn't Love a Cowboy?

I grew up watching Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. Okay so those were the G rated cowboys I loved so much. Then I grew up and fell for the grittier side of the Old West. The HBO show Deadwood cinched it for me. I wanted to write an erotic historical western, and that was quite a departure for me to go from contemporary romantic suspense to historical anything. I had a lot of fun writing Star and Cord’s story, and I hope you’ll have as much fun reading it.

True Love

I know there are a lot of pet lovers out there in reader/author land. And for the last almost three years, I’ve been without one. You get used to coming and going at will, and there’s a great deal of freedom you don’t have when you have a pet.

My thirteen-year-old Chow Chow Tazz had to be euthanized in July of 2006 and I grieved for a long, long time. He was a perfect companion and so well-suited to this author’s life. I couldn’t bear the thought of another dog until I made a trip to upstate NY last August and met my friends’ Maltese Buffy. I credit that four-month-old puppy with healing my broken heart and getting me ready to take the next step.

One Too Many: A David and Randi French Mystery

NOW IN PRINT:
ONE TOO MANY, a David and Miranda French Mystery
Sequel to LOVE ON THE RUN
Print Release March 31, 2009
Available Now for Pre-order at Amazon
ISBN: 978-1-60504-150-6
Samhain Publishing, lTD.
e-ISBN: 1-59998-950-6
Also Available in Amazon’s Kindle .

REVIEWS:
A minus!
“…a well written whodunit that ranks right up there for me with many of the well known mystery writers.”
Reviewer: Madame Butterfly, Madame Butterfly’s Blog
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5 Stars!
“A spunky, totally likable heroine, four murders and a truly hair-raising climax make this a great read. Ryan has a talent for character development, and you will rarely meet such an arrogant mad man. This builds on the earlier book, but takes it to a higher level. Recommended.”
Reviewer: Lynn Bushey, The Romance Studio

All I Want...

This is what I really want, and if the people around me really knew me, they would know this is ALL I want. My son, if he were to buy me a puppy present, it would be a Chow Chow because our last dog was a Chow Chow, Tazz. He had to be the best behaved dog on the planet. Dignified and loving, his favorite trick was imitating a animal rug…and he was quite good at it. But I’ll tell you that when a bigger dog becomes older and finds it difficult to walk, he’s very heavy to lift.

Tazz has been gone for just over two years now, and this summer I fell in love with the puppster above. Last August I went to upstate NY to visit friends for vacation, and they’d been given a new Maltese puppy who needed a home. For over a week, I spoiled that puppy completely. Hand him over to me and within two minutes, that wriggling mass of energy would tap out and nap in my lap for an hour or so.

I received regular pix and reports from my friend Marti: Buffy is growing up and is a regular terror. I always tell my friend that anytime she wants to send him to Nashville, I only live four miles from the airport and I’d be delighted to pick him up. So far, she hasn’t taken me up on my offer.

I’m sure THE DOG WHISPERER would be able to help her become the leader of her pack. Does anyone watch that show? I love it. It gives me my dog fix until I take the plunge and bring home another furry friend. If and when I do, it’ll be the first time I’ve ever tried to be the leader of my pack, but I’ll give it a go. Otherwise, I may have to call Cesar.

Marie-Nicole
Marie’s Blog

Change of Seasons... Change of Genre?

Here in Nashville, September was a heavenly month. It was mild and more than a tad dry, but it was beautiful. Now all of a sudden, it’s October. Leaves are turning and falling, the mornings are cool and I start to think about turning on the heat to take off the early chill.

View From a Writer's Window...

From my home office I have a pleasant and sometimes inspiring view. It’s a quiet cul-de-sac where everyone’s yard is immaculate, except maybe mine at times. After all, I’m an indoor gal and taking a walk on a windy day without a headscarf or hat is my idea of roughing it.

ONE TOO MANY RELEASE DAY

I’m not sure why I set out to write a mystery/suspense, ONE TOO MANY, except to say David and Randi wanted to come out for another adventure. They are two of my favorite characters: Randi with her down-to-earth sense of fun and her fear of flying and David with his determination to protect the woman he loves at all costs. It’s told in first person when in Randi’s POV and third for everyone else’s.