Anthology Book Review: Lassoing A Mail-Order Bride

Blurb:

A woman would have to be loco to become a mail-order bride...wouldn't she? Leaving everything behind and starting fresh in the untamed west is the answer to a prayer for these ladies! A beautiful socialite needs a husband fast —but her husband wants a bride for life. A pregnant young lady becomes desperate —almost as desperate as her soon-to-be husband, who just inherited his sister's kids. A man is in love with a woman he can’t have —or can he? A woman’s reputation is tarnished and professional career compromised —she runs, but she can't hide. Will they all find love with strangers they've never met who are set on LASSOING A MAIL-ORDER BRIDE?

THESE ROUGH DREAMS—Cheryl Pierson
A pregnant mail order bride. A groom with three orphaned children. Some dreams get a rough start

HER HURRY-UP HUSBAND—Tanya Hanson
A beautiful socialite needs a husband fast —for just one month —but the rancher wants a wife for life!

A PERMANENT WOMAN—Kaye Spencer
He needs a wife to get custody of his grandchildren. She needs a fresh start and a new reputation. Desperate men —and women —sometimes take desperate measures...but can she be A PERMANENT WOMAN?

THE BIG UNEASY—Kathleen Rice Adams
A man in love with a woman he can’t have. A woman engaged to a man she doesn’t love. A secret in common could destroy them all.

My Reviews:

This is a perfect weekend read. All 4 stories are easily read in an hour or two, so you can have time to fit in a full story and get all the feel goods out of it!

These Rough Dreams by Cheryl Pierson
Oh!!! I think I have a new favorite Cheryl Pierson short story!!!! (I say this often! lol) Johnny Rainbolt swept me away just like any worthy hero should.

I adored how Gabby and Johnny found each other, and by taking advantage of the situation given, determined to give each other the best of themselves. Their relationship was an answer to prayer neither even knew to ask for. They were both open and accepting and honest from the start with each other, which allowed for some easy moments before greater trials arrived.

I happy-sighed alot through this story and couldn't have wished for a better way for their dreams to come true.

Her Hurry up Husband by Tanya Hanson
What happens when best laid plans get tossed out the window and a better future is waiting to be claimed? Well, you get to experience Elspeth and Hezekiah's storybook ending.

Elspeth thought she lost her happily ever after and was just hoping for some sort of respectable solution. She had the grit and determination to do what she believed was best. Hezekiah was feeling pressured to start a family of his own, and decided he's gonna do it his way and sent off for a mail order bride. He had such a gentle heart to go with his protective nature.

Both have their own ideas of what the future holds, but maybe there could be something better then they could have ever planned for. Themes of trust, honesty, and acceptance make this a story to enjoy and fall on love with.

A Permanent Woman by Kaye Spencer
I absolutely love A Permanent Woman!! Tessa and Simon both had some unique circumstances they were dealing with and found the ideal solution with each other. Their meeting had me laughing and smiling and falling in love with them. Simon and Tessa quickly figured out how much they needed each other and built a new family together. When the storms came that should have destroyed their world, they instead discovered their love and need for each other could survive the past. I also love that being older characters (in their 40s) brought a refreshing point of view and proves that a happily-ever-after can come at any age.

The Big Uneasy by Kathleen Rice Adams
Secrets, secrets, and more secrets!! Boy did those skeletons rattlin' in everyone's closets make a racket! I loved watching how everything unfolded and the sweet attraction between Amon and Josephine grow into something from sparks to meant-to-be. With the mystery behind Josephine's past so carefully hidden and the Dumont's family secrets quickly unraveling, you're left wondering what's really going to happen. One of my new favorite short stories!!

Even if you're not a fan of anthologies, or even if you just want to read one of these stories and skip the rest (but... they're all beautiful, so hopefully you don't!) you don't want to miss out on this collection of stories!

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Book Review: Prodigal Gun by Kathleen Rice Adams

Blurb:

Rancher Jessie Caine buried her heart with the childhood sweetheart Yankees killed on a distant battlefield. Sixteen years later, as a Texas range war looms and hired guns arrive to pursue a wealthy carpetbagger’s agenda, Jessie discovers the only man she ever loved isn’t dead.

At least not yet.

Embittered by a brother’s betrayal, notorious gunman Calhoun is a dangerous man, come home to do an unsavory job. A bushwhacker’s bullet nearly takes his life on Jessie’s land, trapping him in a standoff between the past he tried to bury and the infamy he never will. One taste of the only woman he ever loved puts more than his life and her ranch in the crossfire.

With a price on his head, a debt to a wealthy employer around his neck, and a defiant woman tugging at his heart, Calhoun’s guns may not be enough to keep him from the grave. Caught between his enemies and hers, Jessie faces an agonizing choice: Which of her dreams will die?

My Review:

You know those movies where someone opens a forbidden book or door or game and gets sucked into it?  Yup, it happened to me! :)  One minute I was in 21st century American heartland, settling down on the deck to start a new book, and the next minute I was transported to Texas, 1877, right before a range war really stirred up the dirt.  I was not prepared for the intensity of emotions and connection I would encounter while I experienced this story.  

Jessie amazed me with her strength, her grit, her loyalty, her faith, and her unending desire to claim hold of her dreams.  Mason's sharp-edged presence called to me (just as much as he called to Jessie) and made me want to help him heal and let go of things and grab hold of his deepest desires.  He coincidedly melted me and shattered me with every "Mockin'bird" he uttered.  These two lived and breathed out their love for each other, although sometimes to the point of frustration. haha!

Prodigal Gun delivers a captivating story filled with love and passion.  KRA has this way of using words to bubble and boil and build her world around you, bringing the characters and setting to life.  It's a overwhelming journey you don't want to miss out on.

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Book Review: The Second-Best Ranger in Texas by Kathleen Rice Adams

Blurb:

WINNER OF THE 2014 PEACEMAKER AWARD FOR BEST SHORT WESTERN FICTION.

His partner’s grisly death destroyed Texas Ranger Quinn Barclay. Cashiered for drunkenness and refusal to follow orders, he sets out to fulfill his partner’s dying request, armed only with a saloon girl’s name.

Sister María Tomás thought she wanted to become a nun, but five years as a postulant have convinced her childhood dreams aren’t always meant to be. At last ready to relinquish the temporary vows she never should have made, she begs the only man she trusts to collect her from a mission in the middle of nowhere.

When the ex-Ranger’s quest collides with the ex-nun’s plea in a burned-out border town, unexpected love blooms among shared memories of the dead man who was a brother to them both.

Too bad he was also the only man who could have warned them about the carnage to come.

My Review:

OHH!! Kathleen Rice Adams is quickly becoming one of my favorite historical western authors -- and so far I've just read her shorter stories. I can't wait to see how she sweeps me away with one of her full-length novels! She's got the knack of sweeping me away into the story, the words chosen building a world around me that kept me enthralled.

I was smitten with Quinn from the minute I met him; despite his grieving the loss of his best friend and partner he was still making me laugh. And then when Quinn met Maria? Ohhh! His presence continued to fill the room - all manly and bossy and larger than life. Maria quickly learned just what kind of man she tangled with and gave as good as she got - she was no fainting flower - and I loved it! The sparks kept sizzling between them. It was a pleasure experiencing them falling in love and honoring a beloved friend's request in more ways than one.

Even though the stories are different, in my mind's eye, I kept picturing Clint Eastwood's Two Mules for Sister Sarah while I was with Quinn and Maria -- the hardened man with the nun, the setting, the quips, the intrigue/mystery/danger, the soundtrack -- it still all kinda worked together to bring this story even more to life.

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Last Call for FREE and 99-cent Special Deals!

Has everyone had a good week? Hope so! We sure have. There's a lot of truth in the old saying "it's better to give than receive." We at Prairie Rose Publications have enjoyed giving y'all some great reading for free this week. Free! You can't beat that with a stick.

We're almost out of time, though. If you haven't moseyed on over to Amazon to pick up your free and 99-cent books yet, you might want to get a hustle on. Today's the last day! You can find a list of all the books, with links, here. Links to all the books also appear at the bottom of this post.

I thought I'd throw some value-priced boxed sets in your path so you could stumble over them while you're over yonder picking up freebies. (I have an evil streak.) Boxed sets are a great deal: You get multiple stories by multiple authors, and all of them are first-rate. I don't know about anyone else, but I find a new favorite author every time I pick up a boxed set. My budget hates it when that happens.

All of these boxed sets are only 99 cents — or free if you're a Kindle Unlimited subscriber.

A Kiss to Remember: Get ready for some wonderful hours of pleasure-filled reading as you settle back in your easy chair and get lost in five full-length stories by five award-winning and best-selling authors. In Her Sanctuary by Tracy Garrett, a preacher falls in love with a grieving young woman, only to discover she harbors a secret that may tear them apart. A gunman and a woman from his past face treachery in an unforgiving town in Cheryl Pierson's Gabriel's Law. The outlaw in Tanya Hanson's Outlaw Heart finds going straight would be a whole lot easier if an angel didn't keep tempting him. The Dumont Way by Kathleen Rice Adams contains a trilogy of Civil War-era novellas that prove the love of a good woman can save a man's tortured soul. In Yesterday's Flame by Livia J. Washburn, a pair of firefighters from different centuries fall in love amid the chaos of the Great San Francisco fire.

A Cowboy's Touch can heal anything — including lost love, hard times, and angry moments. In these four full-length novels, emotion runs high with the tingle of danger and the heat of love: The Half-Breed's Woman by Cheryl Pierson, Prodigal Gun by Kathleen Rice Adams, Spirit Catcher by Livia J. Washburn, and Wild Texas Winds by Kit Prate.

Hold on to your Stetson and get ready for some darn fine reading. A Cowboy's Heart contains five full-length western romance novels offering hours of reading pleasure with something for everyone: Time Plains Drifter by Cheryl Pierson, Claiming His Heart by Tanya Hanson, The Calling by Sara Barnard, Saint or Sinner by Gil McDonald, and All for Love by Beverly Wells.



A Cowboy's Brand is a sensational boxed set guaranteed to make you smile. This collection includes five full-length novels from some of the best western romance writers writing today: Across the Sweet Grass Hills by Gail L. Jenner, Harmonica Joe's Reluctant Bride by Sarah J. McNeal, Into the Land of Shadows by Kristy McCaffrey, Double Crossing by Meg Mims, and Mending Fences by Livia J. Washburn.

Love's First Touch is powerful and sweet. It can move the heart to realize the true depth of emotion that only a first love can bring. There’s some exciting reading ahead in these five full-length novels! Come join these wonderful characters as they experience awakening feelings and tumultuous relationships that can only be discovered with Love's First Touch: Digging Holes in Paradise by Karen Mihaljevich, Drina's Choice by Agnes Alexander, Double or Nothing by Meg Mims, Fly Away Heart by Sarah J. McNeal, and Wish for the Moon by Celia Yeary.

There's something for everyone in Love, Come to Me, a wonderful collection of love stories from different time periods. We challenge you to stop reading in the middle of any of them. Each story is heart-warming in its own way, guaranteed to have you falling in love with the characters and the stories of their lives. Take a look: The Violin by Sarah J. McNeal, Family Secrets by Zina Abbott, Who is Elizabeth? by Patti Boeckman, Shattered Vows by Linda LaRoque, and Kissing Cousins by Diana Tobin.

From the Home Fires of the Civil War to a hard-won Race to Marry, you’ll love these tales of feisty ladies and Six Sizzlin' Mavericks who know how to live and love to the fullest. The collection contains two Christmas tales, Christmas Stroll and Hearts in Winter, which are sure to keep you wishing for a Wyoming snowfall and an old-time, full-blown holiday of your very own. The Widow's Lawman and The Ballad of Annie Sullivan round out this boxed set with a couple of tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

Are you ready to ride into the old west with six fantastic tales of outlaws, lawmen, Apaches, and ex-gunmen? There's nothing like outwitting a band of Apache warriors, facing down a man with a hard grudge, or standing with a brother you don't agree with and doing it all from your easy chair. Each and every one of these tales of the west are guaranteed to keep you turning pages. You'll share these hard-hitting action adventures as surely as if you were standing in the dusty Texas heat or the wilds of Indian Territory alongside the outlaws, marshals, and bounty hunters captured in the pages of Code of the West. So, DRAW...if you dare!


I promised y'all the links to all the special deals, so here they are! Just remember: You've only got today to take advantage of the offer. Light a shuck!

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BOXED SET BARGAINS FOR ONE AND ALL AND GIVEAWAY!--BY CHERYL PIERSON

As a reader, do you like the new “boxed set” rage that’s going on right now in the literary world? Boxed sets started to become a “thing” several months back, and PRP came up with our own version of boxed sets to join in the fun.

Boxed sets are a wonderful bargain, usually available in digital format only because of the deep discount our readers receive on these collections. Take a look at some of the boxed sets we’ve come up with over the last three years at Prairie Rose Publications and Imprints.

Hold on to your Stetson and get ready for some darn fine reading for a price you won’t believe! With authors such as Cheryl Pierson, Sara Barnard, Tanya Hanson, Gil McDonald, and Beverly Wells, this Prairie Rose Publications boxed set includes five western romance novels with something for everyone! So come on, see what lies within A COWBOY’S HEART!

A COWBOY'S BRAND is a sensational boxed set from Prairie Rose Publications! This collection includes five full-length novels from some of the best western romance writers in today's field, including Livia J. Washburn, Meg Mims, Gail L. Jenner, Kristy McCaffrey and Sarah J. McNeal. This set makes a wonderful gift for someone else, or for yourself, and at only .99 you can't go wrong! Grab A COWBOY'S BRAND and its companion set, A COWBOY'S HEART, and enjoy some fantastic old west tales of romance guaranteed to make you smile!

A COWBOY’S TOUCH can heal anything—including lost love, hard times, and angry moments. In these four full-length novels, emotion runs high with the tingle of danger and the heat of love. There’s some wonderful reading ahead in this boxed set—and it all begins with A COWBOY’S TOUCH!

LOVE’S FIRST TOUCH is powerful and sweet. It can move the heart to realize the true depth of emotion that only a first love can bring to a relationship. There’s some exciting reading ahead in these five full-length novels! Come join these wonderful characters as they experience awakening feelings and tumultuous relationships that can only be discovered with LOVE’S FIRST TOUCH!

LOVE, COME TO ME is a wonderful collection of love stories from different time periods that is sure to make you long to read each one to the very end without interruption. Each story is heart wrenching in its own way, guaranteed to have you falling in love with the characters and the stories of their lives. Take a look!

Are you ready for FIVE books in one of the best western historical romance boxed sets to debut this year? Prairie Rose Publications has got just the stories you’ve been craving in A KISS TO REMEMBER! Get ready for some wonderful hours of pleasure-filled reading as you settle back in your easy chair and get lost in these wonderful tales of romance that you won’t be able to get enough of!

And we have some single-author anthologies in the romance genre, too! Lindsay Townsend has a medieval double book set called TO LOVE A KNIGHT. These two wonderful tales of Fourteenth-Century London will delight and entertain you to the very last page. While Isabella risks losing the love of her life in order to save her son in MISTRESS ANGEL, her friend Amice must guard her heart carefully to protect her own life, and that of the man she loves in AMICE AND THE MERCENARY. Court intrigue, dangerous liaisons, and passionate love await...

DOUBLE BOXED SET -- Two full length award winning novels by Meg Mims.

DOUBLE CROSSING – WINNER of the 2012 BEST FIRST NOVEL Spur Award from Western Writers of America AND a 2012 FINALIST for the USA BOOK NEWS Awards – for Fiction: Western.  DOUBLE OR NOTHING – FIRST PLACE WINNER, 2013 LARAMIE AWARDS – Western/Mystery from Chanticleer Writing Competition

SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS—SINGLE AUTHOR BOXED SET BY KIRSTEN LYNN!

Make yourself comfortable in your favorite easy chair and grab yourself this special boxed set of Kirsten Lynn stories–SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS! These tales range from four short novellas to two full-length novels. Each one is a stand-alone story, introducing you to some of the toughest heroes, the most independent heroines, and of course—in Kirsten Lynn style—the hottest, most sizzlin’ love affairs a body could ask for!

MISADVENTURES OF A TONGUE-TIED WITCH by award winning author, Livia J. Washburn.

Aren McAllister is a beautiful but shy and withdrawn young woman who has battled a stuttering problem her entire life. But then, seemingly by accident, she discovers that she wields an incredible power: she is actually a witch and can cast potent spells . . . but only by singing them. Two novels in the Tongue Tied Witch series by best-selling novelist Livia J. Washburn.  From the sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast to the bright lights of Las Vegas to the dangerous depths of an abandoned silver mine, Aren's quest is filled with adventure, romance, and humor.

And for the younger set…
FABULOUS FIVE! Five novels about the American West that will entertain ages nine and up.

The Phantom Ranger and the Skateboard Gang—Livia And James Reasoner
Codi Jackson has started a new school—again. Will she ever be able to settle down in one place and make friends? It seems unlikely, especially now that she has the ghost of her great-great-great grandfather appearing at the most inconvenient times! How can she explain him to her history project partner—and her own father? But Codi is determined to come to her dad’s rescue when he corrals a gang of young thieves on skateboards at a nearby mall—and they get some very unlikely help!

Waiting For a Comet (Jo Harper Book 1)—Richard Prosch
Racing a Dog Star (Jo Harper Book 2)—Richard Prosch
Twelve-year-old Jo Harper is fascinated by what people are saying about the return of Halley’s Comet. The year is 1910, and her little Wyoming town is full of speculation. In the first two stories of this series, Jo and her best friend, Frog, unravel some puzzling mysteries that even the adults can’t solve. Join Jo and Frog as they help the new constable, Abby Drake, take on taming what’s left of the Wild West in Willowby, Wyoming!

The Apache and the Pale Face Soldiers (The Saga of Indian Em’ly Book 1)-Sara Barnard
On the Colorado Trail (The Saga of Indian Em’ly Book 2)-Sara Barnard
Wind That Knocks Down Lodges and his little sister, Cactus Flower, must learn to survive among the Pale Faces who have taken them prisoner after their parents are killed. But how can a twelve-year-old boy protect himself and his sister from the Pale Face army men who are taking them away from their familiar surroundings into the unknown? Come along with Knocks Down and Cactus on their incredible journey that begins in the first two segments of the Indian Em’ly Saga, included in this collection.

THE COWBOY WAY is a set of five wonderful stories for young boys of all ages—from 9 to 99! If you’re looking for some great western reads for yourself or a young reader you know, this is the collection for you—and at only .99, you can’t beat the value! Renowned western author Frank Roderus leads the collection off with his coming-of-age story, DUSTER, about a 15-year-old boy who joins a cattle drive in post Civil War days. Jim Griffin, known for his Texas Ranger tales, adds to the anthology with book one of his Lone Star Ranger series, A RANGER TO RIDE WITH. Cheryl Pierson’s complete Texas Legacy Trilogy rounds out this fantastic set of western tales. RED EAGLE’S WAR, RED EAGLE’S REVENGE, and TEXAS FOREVER tell the story of 10-year-old Will Green, saved from the Apache by Jacobi Kane—a man with a secret of his own. This anthology is full of action-packed stories that you will remember long after you read the last page! Come on and saddle up—you’ll ride the range with some mighty fine cowboys!

TWO WONDERFUL SINGLE AUTHOR ANTHOLOGIES BY RICHARD PROSCH FOR YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE!
FINDING THE SKY: (Jo Harper Books 1-4)
Twelve-year-old Jo Harper thought 1910 would be another boring year in the Wyoming range town of Willowby, Wyoming. Then tough-talkin' pistol-shootin' Abby Drake came to town and made Jo a deputy law and order woman...

Collecting four exciting Jo Harper novellas, Finding the Sky pits Jo and her friends against cattle rustlers, outlaws, a bank robber and a tinhorn gambler. With explosions of fire, flaming arrows, and a wild ride in a Model-T, Jo's introspective, early 20th Century life will never again be the same.


ON SOLID GROUND: (Jo Harper Books 5-8)
In 1911, when trouble comes to Willowby, Wyoming, thirteen year-old Deputy Constable Jo Harper is usually on top of it. But trouble has a way of following Jo, and strangers aren't always what they seem.

When old friends prove to be enemies, and enemies might be friends, Jo relies on all her wits to seek justice.

And sometimes just to stay alive!

Jo Harper rides the range again with Frog Beemer, Constable Abby Drake, McGee the dog, and a host of no good owlhoots. If you love rollicking old-fashioned adventure, grab this second volume of four novella-length stories.

MORE WESTERN ADVENTURE IN SARA BARNARD’S THE SAGA OF INDIAN EM’LY—FOUR STORIES OF THE WEST FOR KIDS AND ADULTS TO LOVE!
Twelve-year-old Wind That Knocks Down Lodges loves his little sister, Cactus Flower, and the wildness of the desert canyonland the Apache call home. But in one night of misunderstanding and mistakes, Knocks Down and Cactus Flower’s innocent world is shaken as they find themselves locked in the nearby fort with the pale face soldiers and their mother’s lifeless body. With no one to lean on but each other, Knocks Down and Cactus Flower must make their way as children of The People in the pale face world—pale faces who have now become the enemy.

If you are in the mood for a little "odd" western romance, try our boxed set, COWBOYS, CREATURES AND CALICO. Halloween is just around the corner along with some romantic western-y ghost tales to share around a campfire! This boxed set of Cowboys, Creatures, and Calico, Vol. 1 and 2 with 12 novelettes is guaranteed to make you wonder what in the world–or in the “other” world—is going on. But are you sure you really want to know?

And last but not least, a WONDERFUL western boxed set, CODE OF THE WEST, was just released this week from Sundown Press! Are you ready to ride into the old west with six fantastic tales of outlaws, lawmen, Apaches and ex-gunmen? There’s nothing like outwitting a band of Apache warriors, facing down a man with a hard grudge, or standing with a brother you don’t agree with—because he’s your blood—and doing it all from your easy chair! Each and every one of these tales of the west are guaranteed to keep you turning pages. You’ll share these hard-hitting action adventures as surely as if you were standing in the dusty Texas heat or the wilds of Indian Territory alongside the outlaws, marshals, and bounty hunters captured in the pages of CODE OF THE WEST! So, DRAW…if you dare! Authors include: John D. Nesbitt, Kit Prate, Livia J. Washburn, Chuck Tyrell, Jerry Guin, and Cheryl Pierson.


Over the last three years, PRP has grown to include SIX imprints! We are incredibly proud of every single one of our offerings in each of these imprints—and we hope you will enjoy reading some of our work. Our authors are bursting at the seams with stories to tell, in every genre. We hope you’ll find some of the boxed sets included here to your liking and come back tomorrow and the rest of this week for MORE fantastic reading to come your way!

Today, I'm wondering what readers think about boxed sets--do you like this new up and coming venue, or would you rather just buy the books individually and not "risk" different authors you might not be familiar with? Please leave a comment along with your CONTACT INFO in case you win!

WELCOME TO PRP'S THIRD BIRTHDAY BASH! by Cheryl Pierson

Hey everyone! Livia, Kathleen and I want to welcome everyone to our fantastic third birthday “bash” here at Prairie Rose Publications! Yep, this month marks the “big date” for us when we became a company and actually set our dreams into motion.

From our very first publication, WISHING FOR A COWBOY, that made its debut in October 2013, to the present, we have strived to bring our readers the very best stories we could lay our hands on. And, we hope we’ve brought happiness and fulfillment to authors in all stages of their careers—from the newbies to the well-seasoned—who have all joined us and become part of the PRP and Imprints family. Over the past three years, we've expanded to SIX imprints, and have published hundred of novels, short stories, novellas, and boxed sets and anthologies--and we have loved every minute of it!

Our authors work hard to bring their characters and stories to life for readers, and our team here at PRP has enjoyed these past three years immensely—I love reading and editing the submissions I receive and coming up with new ideas for boxed sets, anthologies and series. 

Livia and I, along with Kathleen, hash and re-hash what we think would be fun ideas for our authors to participate in, and we’re always open for submissions when our authors come up with their own fantastic tales.

Livia creates some of the most wonderful book covers ever, and is the true guru when it comes to getting all our work up and available for sale. She writes the release blogs for all our projects, and is, in general, like the “Wizard of Oz”, working behind the scenes (remember the curtain?) LOL And she is my hero—did y’all know that when she had a broken arm, she still managed to get a couple of releases up from the hospital? She’s one tough lady! Ok, you guessed it...she is actually...

...NOT a mild mannered author-type at all! Do you recognize her in this picture?

Kathleen is our website queen, among other things. I will never know anything close to what she’s already forgotten about social media, website and blogging issues, general info we need to be aware of in the publishing world, and …wait a minute…I think I just said that Tex is more brilliant than I am! Oh, but just in these areas. Never mind. There are others! (Kathleen—aka Tex—and I do a lot of good-natured sparring with one another since she’s a dyed-in-the-wool Texan who loves to be cantankerous to us Okies.)

Livia, Kathleen, and I love working together and think so much alike about so many things that it’s easy to “move along” with plans and ideas we have. We wanted to celebrate our third birthday with some new releases, sales, and prizes. So please join us every day here at the PRP blog through the 19th of August for a variety showcasing of the talents of our many wonderful authors! We will be doing giveaways, so be sure to leave a comment with contact info on our blogs—your name COULD BE the one we pick! And you're certain to find some fantastic new books to add to your library, no matter what!