From Manuscript to Published: My Editing and Publishing Process
When you pick up one of my Western romances, you’re holding the end result of a long, sometimes messy, always rewarding journey—from first messy draft to polished, published book. Today I’d love to walk you through how that happens, step...Faith on the Frontier: Religion and Spirituality in 1880s Texas
Faith on the Texas frontier in the 1880s was woven into everyday life as tightly as fence wire and as quietly as a whispered prayer at bedtime. When I write my Western romances set in that time and place, I’m always aware that my characters live in a world...The Real Cost of Cattle Drives: History I Use in My Westerns
Cattle drives look romantic on the page—dusty herds, tough cowboys, big skies—but the real drives were expensive, risky business ventures, and that hard truth slips into my Westerns every time I send a herd up the trail. When I write, I think about what the cattle...Homesteading, Heritage, and Heartache: The Emotional Core of Frontier Life
Homesteading in the American West wrapped ordinary people in a mix of hope, homesickness, grit, and grief that shaped every choice they made—and that emotional core is at the heart of the Western romances I love to write. In this post, I invite you behind the scenes...
