Romance author, dog mom, and animal lover sharing writing news and recommendations… (plus pics of Colorado, cowboys, and Colorado cowboys!)

Happy Spring!!

Springtime and new things: a sweet romance giveaway, a new book nearly here, and a short story coming soon!

The View From Here:

Okay, not this year, but one spring not too many years ago we got two ducklings and a baby chick who thought she was a duck.

...and this is how they got their swimming in until they were old enough to live outdoors with a small pond!

Spring has sprung ... almost

It certainly feels like it, anyway. It shouldn't feel like April, with the kickoff to the season still a week away and true spring in Colorado still about a month out, but there it is. A mild winter used to feel like a gift; now it feels like we missed out on important moisture that we might not make up again this year. Of course, things could go the other way this spring... who knows. At any rate, the grass is already green and some trees are starting to bud, and I truly do love watching everything coming back to life. It's my favorite season of the year. Well, with the exception that it's time to start watching for rattlesnakes on the trails where I walk the dogs!

Her Colorado Firefighter -- coming soon!

On Sale (Harlequin):Apr 01, 2026 |Release Month:May 2026

He’s a firefighter, a cowboy...

And a whole lot of trouble!

Dispatcher Sienna Herrera can handle almost any emergency—until her best friend announces she’s getting married in just three weeks! Now Sienna’s trying to plan the best wedding their small Colorado town has ever seen with the one person least equipped for the task: the charming best man, firefighter Troy Tyler. He has zero interest in Sienna’s super-organized, color-coded task list, and she has even less in his no-worries attitude. But time is running out, and Troy is on call for the Wildland Fire Team. Will their mismatched differences save the wedding or ruin it completely…along with the spark Sienna and Troy can’t ignore?

From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging.

A Tillacos Ranch Romance

Book 1: Her Colorado Cowboy
Book 2: Her Colorado Firefighter

Also coming soon:

A serialized short story on Harlequin's Free Online Reads: The Wrangler She Never Expected

The story of a Tillacos Creek Ranch ranch hand and the chain of events set in motion when a letter from a woman in Montana arrives in his mailbox by mistake!

Watch for the first installment on April 6th!

Celebrate spring with a book sale!