The Truth about Tyler’s BBQ Joint in Midnight Ride

Midnight Ride is the lead-off title in the Midnight Cowboys series, which is a spin-off of my Oklahoma Nights series and set in the same world with crossover characters. The second book in the Midnight Cowboy series, Midnight Wrangler, is Rohn’s story and releases Tuesday, Nov. 24th, but before it does, here are some fun facts about one of the book’s locations. You probably already know that Joseph’s Fine Foods, the restaurant in One Night with a Cowboy (Oklahoma Nights) where Tuck and Becca eat fried bologna, jalapeno hushpuppies and smoked brisket, is real and really located in Drumright, Oklahoma just as I wrote. But did you know that Tyler’s favorite barbecue place in his home town is also real? But this time I cheated a little. The actual inspiration for Tyler’s BBQ joint is not in Oklahoma. It’s right here in New York State and it happens to be my favorite local place to grab dinner. The story in Midnight Ride of how Tyler found his barbecue joint is exactly how I found mine…Driving past a rundown hardware store, seeing the generic OPEN flag flapping along the road, and smelling the smoker. Enjoy this excerpt from Midnight Ride as Tyler enjoys his brisket and […]

New Contemporary Romance Novel – Loved by a SEAL ( Hot SEALs ) Ch 1 Excerpt

Loved by a SEAL (Hot SEALs) by Cat Johnson  Loved by a SEAL is a USA Today Bestseller! Buy LOVED BY A SEAL at: AMAZON US ~UK ~CA ~DE ~AU  ARe~GOOGLE~iBOOKS~KOBO~BN NOOK  CHAPTER 1 EXCERPT  A man didn’t appreciate something until he had to go without it for a while. Brody Cassidy knew that to be true with bone-deep certainty because he’d gone without many things for a good long while. Six months and three days to be exact, give or take a few hours . . . not that he was counting. As he stepped off the transport and felt the breeze of the Virginia evening blow across his skin he made a mental note of all he’d missed and all he wanted to take advantage of now he was back on U.S. soil. First, he was going to take the longest, hottest shower in the history of modern man. And his bed—how he had missed his own mattress every time he’d lay down on his uncomfortable rack to try to sleep. Going to bed tonight on the two thousand dollar support mattress he’d splurged on last year was going to be so good he was almost giddy at the thought. Of course that […]

Say Hello to Hot SEALs Brody!

Meet Brody! Although, the reality is that you’ve already met him. First in Night with a SEAL (Book 1), but he really made an impression in the end of Saved by a SEAL (Book 2). After finishing that story last September, my mother called and said, “I hope Brody’s story is next.” I apologize for the year long wait but Brody’s story is finally here. LOVED BY A SEAL is releasing in just two weeks, September 22, and is on preorder now in eBook and print. Preorder now at:   Amazon   iBooks   Google  (BN, Kobo, ARe to come) As we wait for release day, here’s a short snippet from that scene from Saved by a SEAL that had readers (at least my mother) clamoring for more of the southern charmer, Brody. Enjoy! SAVED BY A SEAL EXCERPT The man watching what was happening behind the truck while Zane watched what was in front, glanced quickly at her. “You doing a’ight, Miss Greenwood?” She couldn’t see him clearly in the dark while he was wearing grease paint, but she recognized the southern drawl. It was Brody who’d guarded the entrance to the tent while Jon had freed them. “Yes.” Finally letting herself […]