I got a great review from Faye at Live Your Life, Buy the Book. I feel like Faye totally got the book and even had insight into some things I didn't think of myself. It's a great feeling when your work hits someone the right way. It gives me warm fuzzies to read this review and if you'd like to see it, you can head on over to Live Your Life.

http://liveyourlifebuythebook.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/bullheaded/

Thanks, Faye!

Bull riding is the most dangerous sport in the world and any rider could be killed or crippled without the heroic bullfighters who keep them safe in the ring. The bond of trust between rider Cody Grainger and bullfighter Johnny Arrow has gone beyond the professional arena into love but there are still barriers that tear them apart.

A ten year age difference presents each man with different challenges. Cody is fighting retirement to remain dominant in the extreme, adrenaline-rush sport he loves, while Johnny is only beginning to find recognition with his bullfighting team. Frustration makes Johnny walk away from Cody, sending the rider into a spectacular slump that threatens his quest for the Championship. While they’re apart each man learns enough about themselves and the people who love them to realize they are meant to be together but the male pride that drives both macho professions may be enough to keep them apart.

This was a fun story to write. I love watching bull riding but I soon started to see that the bullfighters have a pretty important job as well. Their courage and athleticism inspired me to find out more about it. I'm no expert but I hope I've brought some interest to the sport of bull riding.

I'm drowning in deadlines but I'll do my best to post an excerpt next week. In the meantime, you can go to Dreamspinner and read about it there. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did writing it.


Available at Dreamspinner Press: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3764

Yep, a genuine, card-carrying fangurl of the PBR. Can't wait for the weekends to watch. Go JB Mauney! Reese Cates! Douglas Duncan! Fabiano Vierra and come back soon Valderon de Oliviera. And so many more but do we really need a list of names?

In honor of the bull riding stories coming out soon (see what I did there?) I'm posting a glossary of bull riding terms for anyone interested.

Yeah, I know, right?


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Happy birthday, sweetheart! Miss you.

And so the disasters continue. My mother fell down AGAIN and damaged herself. It seems to be a bad hobby she can't shake, coupled with some stunningly bad decisions. The only wonder is she didn't break anything this time, just gave herself impromptu dermabrasion.

The sister of a good friend died very suddenly and unexpectedly. I am trying to help my friend go through her things. No easy task, as she was a hoarder. Going through piles of stuff, I get such a feeling of hopelessness—her hopelessness. It's very sad.

The good thing is I did get my mother to think about looking around before she charges across parking lots, tripping over the concrete curbs and parked cars. Yes, one time she tripped over a parked car. She didn't notice it in her hurry. Le sigh.

Available July 13 at: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/upcoming_products.php

When Princess Lan’xiu’s brother delivers her under duress into General Hüi Wei’s harem as a political offering, her only question is how soon her secret will be discovered. She is under no illusions: when the general discovers she is actually a he, death is his only future—though he doesn’t plan to make it easy. Lan’xiu has dressed as a woman all his life, but he is no damsel in distress. He can swing a sword with the best of them. 



General Hüi Wei has everything a man could want: power, wealth, success on the battlefield, and a harem of concubines. At first, he regards Lan’xiu with suspicion, but he finds himself strangely drawn to her. When he discovers the beautiful young woman is actually a man, his first reaction is to draw his sword. Rather than waste such beauty, he decides to enjoy the spirited Lan’xiu’s submission—and ignites a passion and desire deeper than anything he’s felt with other wives. But court intrigue, political ambitions, and the general's doubts may be too much for their love to overcome.

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. I usually manage at least a modicum of self promo, but I was rather under the weather when this one hit the shelves. It’s a historical western mystery that came to me in a dream and who am I to deny a dream?

You can get it here, along with an excerpt:

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2859&cPath=55_101

I hope you will like it.

It’s out! At long last, another story and you can get it here, along with another excerpt:

http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2265

It’s been a long time and you don’t want to know but I do apologize for not being around.

Excerpt here:



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Meet Grey Randall, a hard-boiled detective whose sense of humor makes it hard for him to stay strictly noir. It's 1948 in Las Vegas—the newborn Sin City—and he's just landed his first murder case. He's more at ease among the lowlifes, but his new client, a beautiful, wealthy woman, a real femme fatale, moves in the upper crust of society.

Grey's hot on the trail of a killer, despite obstructive cops who don't want a private dick sniffing around and digging up secrets. And he starts getting close to the truth, but one of his suspects, Phillip Martin, AKA Mr. Big—AKA Mr. Beautiful—proves to be a man who could force Grey to reveal a dark secret of his own.

It's out! At Dreamspinner:http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=55_101&products_id=1896