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In One Picture: Margay Leah Justice’s “Eight Seconds” (Contest)

In One Picture: Margay Leah Justice’s “Eight Seconds” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Debra Guyette! *~*~* Eight Seconds by Margay Leah Justice  At the rodeo, sometimes all it takes is eight seconds to fall in love Snippet from “Eight Seconds”… How long does it take to fall in love? An hour? A day? A month? A year? For me, it only took eight seconds. Eight mind-blowing, heart-stopping seconds and I was already a goner. How did it happen so fast, you might wonder? Something like this: One second… I saw him….

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In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Ann! *~*~* Carry Me Home by Kelly Violet Down on her luck, a city girl travels back to Kansas and the boy she left behind   Although the first half of my life was spent in New York City, I’ve always had a fascination for wide-open spaces. And the quiet of nature. For me, I think it’s about a slower pace and a different way of life. Since going away to college, I’ve lived and visited several places,…

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In One Picture: January George’s “East of the Rift” (Contest)

In One Picture: January George’s “East of the Rift” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Aaren! *~*~* East of the Rift by January George  A family tragedy reunites a lonely rancher with his estranged wife Hi Everyone! Thanks to Delilah for hosting me, I’m so excited to be a part of another one of her anthologies. I have been writing on and off for most of my life, but romance has always been my happy place. I love happy endings; I love the will they/won’t they push and pull and when you can’t stop…

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In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Colleen C! *~*~* The Patience of Unanswered Prayer by Michal Scott  Kidnapped and destined to be another victim of Reconstruction-era violence, a feisty shop owner is rescued by a trail boss whose dark secret might save them both Inspiration for story, little about me, where to find me: I imagined an African-American cowboy home from the trail with a wolf by his side, both of them sensing trouble has come to their spread. I imagined how that trouble…

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Thanks! And Open Contests!

Thanks! And Open Contests!

First, all the authors of Cowboys are so excited that the book is doing really well on Amazon this week! This book hovered in the 900’s yesterday on Amazon, which was thrilling. What’s exciting about today’s screenshot is where the book is sitting on those erotica lists. It means the book is being seen! Woot! So, congratulations to the authors, and thank you so much to everyone who picked up a copy this week! We’ll be back on Monday with…

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IN ONE PICTURE: Natasha Moore’s “The Scoundrel” (Contest)

IN ONE PICTURE: Natasha Moore’s “The Scoundrel” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Preston! *~*~* The Scoundrel by Natasha Moore  A lonely widow finds her strength when she indulges her attraction to a weathered cowboy on his last night in town Snippet from “The Scoundrel”… It’s another hot summer day but autumn’s just around the corner. I can hear him singing outside, strumming his guitar, crooning a tragic western love song. It fits my mood perfectly, not that he’s singing to me. He might as well be. Tonight will be…

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IN ONE PICTURE: Jamie K. Schmidt’s “Sweet Home Cowboy” (Contest)

IN ONE PICTURE: Jamie K. Schmidt’s “Sweet Home Cowboy” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…pat! *~*~* Sweet Home Cowboy by Jamie K. Schmidt A runaway bride returns home to visit her father in the hospital only to discover her jilted groom has taken control of the family’s ranch Snippet from “Sweet Home Cowboy”… Reaching in, Leo unclicked Wynn’s seat belt and then held out his hand for her to take so he could help her down.  He thought he was behaving rather civilized, but she still stared at him like she didn’t know him.  Like…

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In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Cheryl! *~*~* Second Chances by Megan Ryder Overwhelmed trying to hold onto her dead husband’s ranch, a lonely widow turns to the one man she can’t have for a night of passion Snippet from “Second Chances”… How could today have gone so wrong? Or maybe it had gone right? It was closing in on the anniversary of Mark’s death two years ago, and she was already thinking of cheating on him with his best friend. But was…

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COWBOYS is out! And the fun begins!! (Contest)

COWBOYS is out! And the fun begins!! (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Susan Graham! *~*~* Just $0.99!! Order your e-copy here: Kindle | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play We (all 15 authors!) are very proud of this edition! Click on the cover to the right to read more about the stories in this anthology. They’re all spicy and fun and all feature cowboys—whether riding a horse in Texas or wrangling space creatures. We set the price low, not because we didn’t think people would be willing to pay a higher price, but because we…

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The Fun Starts Tuesday! (Contest)

The Fun Starts Tuesday! (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is Mary Ann Dean! *~*~* Cowboys: A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology releases this coming Tuesday! Are you ready? Did you… 1) Pre-order the book? Here’s the link if you haven’t: Cowboys. And 2) Have you subscribed to this webpage? Do you want to miss any of the fun or prizes? Well, look to the right of this page. There at the top, you’ll see “Subscribe to Blog Via Email”.  It’s that easy, and then you won’t miss…

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