Patricia Stoltey

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Helen Ginger’s Angel Sometimes

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I just downloaded a free copy of Helen Ginger’s Angel Sometimes for my Kindle. I liked the story description of this novel, so I’m looking forward to an excellent read. Helen will be my guest author on Monday, July 9th. Here’s the blurb for Angel Sometimes: “Angel Sometimes has a plan: Go home to Oklahoma …Read More

Rereading Favorite Books by Susan Oleksiw

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Susan Oleksiw is the author of the Anita Ray series, featuring Indian American Anita Ray. The second in the series, The Wrath of Shiva, was published by Five Star in June 2012, and received a starred review in Library Journal. The first in the series, Under the Eye of Kali, appeared in 2010. Oleksiw also …Read More

The High Park Fire in Colorado

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The only thing this massive fire just west of Fort Collins has done to us (so far) is make our house very stinky, causing me all kinds of coughing, congestion, and itching, burning eyes. Here’s what we experienced on Saturday afternoon. That’s smoke from about 20 miles west of our house. Sunday morning and again …Read More

Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Writerly Happenings

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I found four events of interest to writers, including a book illustrator presentation in Loveland, Colorado in June, a one-day Mystery Writers of America University in Denver in August, a September three-day conference for fiction writers in Denver,  and writing contests (personal essay and poetry) open to everyone everywhere. Join us at Chiseled in Rock …Read More

Hooked and Happy’s review of “The Night Before Father’s Day”

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The Hooked and Happy blog, authored by my Colorado friend Carolyn, has a fun review of Natasha Wing’s new release, The Night Before Father’s Day. There’s an opportunity to win a copy of this charming book as well, so stop by her blog today.

A Free Collection of Short Stories for your Kindle

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The Corner Cafe: A Tasty Collection of Short Stories by the Blog Book Tour authors is free for Kindle (and Kindle apps for your own gadgets) this weekend. If you love to read short stories while you sit in an airport boarding area or the dentist’s waiting room, this is a great selection. It’s regular …Read More

Your Public, Your Self: Writing to Trends by Joanne Kennedy

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I am very pleased to welcome Joanne Kennedy back to the blog as she announces the release of her newest book, Cowboy Crazy. Joanne celebrates Wyoming’s unique blend of past and present in contemporary Western novels with traditional ranch settings. Her books include Cowboy Crazy, Tall, Dark and Cowboy, Cowboy Fever, and the RITA nominated …Read More

Setting: Do We Really Need to Go There? By Gail Lukasik

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Today I am very pleased to introduce Gail Lukasik, a mystery author I met online through the Five Star author group. Raised in the working class city of Parma, Ohio, Gail spun stories to entertain her friends and family but at the time did not seriously consider pursuing a career as a writer. Although she …Read More

Book Titles and Monkey Balls

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I don’t talk about food too often on this site…well, except for chocolate…but I ran across this restaurant menu item from The Drunken Monkey in Fort Collins, Colorado and couldn’t resist continuing the name theme started by Alan Orloff at A Million Blogging Monkeys: Ptomaine’s House of Beef. Monkey Balls (this restaurant version, anyway) are …Read More