Showing posts with label Halsey Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halsey Brothers. Show all posts

Monday, February 20, 2017

Cover revive, Finishing up a series, #FREE audio book

The last two months have been chaotic to say the least! I've been gone or on the road for most of January and February. I'm trying to get out my Shandra Higheagle series in audio, The Halsey Brother Series had covers revived, and I'm trying to write the last book of the Letters of Fate series.


I'm excited that you can now purchase Double Duplicity the first book of the Shandra Higheagle mystery series in Audio.  Ann Thompson is the narrator. She has a been a dream to work for. Even if I have one little thing in a chapter that I want tweaked she is willing to do it. She is a Cincinnati radio news anchor. Here are the links where you can find Double Duplicity in audio and if you leave a comment I'll pick a winner on Sunday who will win a code to download the audio book for free! 

Book one of the Shandra Higheagle Native American Mystery Series
Dreams…Visions…Murder
On the eve of the biggest art event at Huckleberry Mountain Resort, potter Shandra Higheagle finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. She’s ruled out as a suspect, but now it’s up to her to prove the friend she witnessed fleeing the scene was just as innocent. With help from her recently deceased Nez Perce grandmother, Shandra becomes more confused than ever but just as determined to discover the truth. While Shandra is hesitant to trust her dreams, Detective Ryan Greer believes in them and believes in her.
Can the pair uncover enough clues for Ryan to make an arrest before one of them becomes the next victim?





I'm currently working on the next and last Letters of Fate book. The reason it is the last, comes from a survey I conducted with my western readers. They say they would rather have a series that is connected by the community or family than a premise. So, Henri, will be my last Letters of Fate book, and ironically, it  has been my toughest LOF book to date. I started with a real couple that I took their combustible love for one another and infused that in my characters. This was fine, but the book I started was too sweet for their love. Then I intentionally picked what I thought was an obscure mission in Idaho, only after a third of the way into the book, discovered a load of information about the mission and had to rewrite the firs third of the book. This put me behind. So please bear with me as I get this book finished. 

What is the new series going to be about? Ladies of the Silver Dollar Saloon. I am stoked to write this series. No, they aren't prostitutes though one or two who straggle into the saloon for employment may have that in their background. As it sounds the stories will be written about the men each girl finds, loves, and marries. So the community and secondary characters from the landlady at the boarding house, the gossipy bitties on the street, the store owner, dressmaker, and others will be the same in all the books. Many of the girls will be around in the book before they find their true love. Even the handsome man who owns the saloon will find his one true love. It should be fun and I hope you all will find it so. 

And in the last few months I've had the covers to the Halsey Brothers series revived. After making Marshal in Petticoats an audio book, it had to have a new cover to conform to the cover policies. That made it look different than the other four. Now those books are all updated to the new look.  


DON'T FORGET if you leave a comment you'll be in the running for a free download of the audio book, Double Duplicity!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

A Husband for Christmas

My newest Christmas novella, A Husband for Christmas, is now available in ebook only.

This story is the final story in the Halsey Brothers saga. While I feel sad that I'll not be writing any more Halsey stories, I am also happy. I'm ready to move on to a new historical western romance series. This new series won't be as constricting as the Halsey Brothers because each book will be a stand alone book. The title of the series and the premise that brings the hero and heroine together are the connecting factors.

A little about A Husband for Christmas.  I knew when I finished Claiming a Heart that I needed to write Shayla's story. Many readers after reading Staking Claim wanted to know what happened when Colin and Livie went back to England. Shayla's story brings everyone up-to-date on Colin and Livie and the rest of the Halsey family.



A Husband for Christmas 

Final Novella in the Halsey Homecoming and Halsey Brothers Series

Shayla Halsey wanted to be home for Christmas, but never imagined her travels would include spending the night in a brooding stranger’s cabin. Snowballing events cause her to look inside herself and recognize maybe it wasn’t being home she wanted as much as it was to have a home.
    
Mace Walker has his life in order and doesn’t want it disrupted again. Yet, when he discovers a woman stranded in the snow, he has to help her—despite her overbearing and reckless fiancé. In a matter of days, Shayla turns his life upside down and forces him to decide if he should leave town or face the consequences. 

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

New Release! Claiming a Heart

The last book of the Halsey Homecoming Trilogy and the eighth book in the Halsey Brothers Series is now available. While I've had a wonderful time writing about the Halsey family and their extended family members, I'm ready to start a new historical western series. Watch for that early in 2016.

Don't fret, though. In October the very last Halsey story will be available as a novella. Shayla's story has a happy ending at Christmas time. ;)

I had fun writing Claiming a Heart. The idea for the story came when I visited the underground tunnels in Pendleton, Oregon. As always when I find something that tweaks my interest I started "what iffing".  I wanted a character who lived in the underground tunnels to help another character.  That way I could show the tunnels and inform people of the history that was connected to the tunnels. 

Claiming a Heart - Donny's Story


Book three of the Halsey Homecoming historical western romance trilogy that is a sequel to the Halsey Brothers Series.

Callie MacPherson - or Mac - is hiding from the law. When she witnesses a group of lawless thugs beating a newcomer, she drags the innocent man into the underground tunnels of Pendleton. Caring for the man, Callie discovers she hasn’t become as hard-hearted as she’d feared.

Donny Kimball’s loss of sight didn’t blind his heart. It can see far more than his eyes ever could. His heart tells him Callie MacPherson needs him as much as he needs her. If only he can convince her of that before they both get killed.