Tag: travel

booksigning, Cowboys, Events, Life

Truth in Fiction: Joseph’s Fine Foods

As you read this I’m most likely in the air, in route from New York to Drumright, Oklahoma for the National Bologna Day festivities happening there. Why? Well, those of you who have been readers of mine for awhile might remember the story about my writing Joseph’s Fine Foods in Drumright and their now infamous fried bologna sandwich into my USA Today bestselling contemporary western romance novel ONE NIGHT WITH A COWBOY (Oklahoma Nights Series). I wrote that book in 2012, it released in February of 2013, and since then has been one wild ride for both me and the folks at Joseph’s Fine Foods. Patrons of Joseph’s in Drumright now know me. Readers of mine now know Joseph’s, some have even made a road trip to visit there! All because of that infamous fried bologna sandwich sex scene I wrote into my book. READ THE FRIED BOLOGNA SCENES HERE (Excerpts #2 & #3) In August of this year, October 24th was made officially National Bologna Day in Drumright by a proclamation signed by the city’s mayor. To celebrate, I’m on my way there for the festivities. Events include a 9AM Central Time live radio interview at KUSH 1600 (listen to the live […]

booksigning, Events, Wallpaper

October 2015 Cowboy Desktop Calendar Wallpaper Free Download

DOWNLOAD WALLPAPER The October 2015 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper is all about my author news and Events! One notable event is happening Oct 24th. Remember my Oklahoma Nights book, One Night with a Cowboy, set in Oklahoma and featuring Tucker and Becca who have their first date at Joseph’s Fine Foods and have a ‘heated’ discussion regarding Joseph’s signature and now infamous fried bologna sandwiches? Well 3 years later, the town council of Drumright has officially recognized Oct 24th as National Bologna Day in Drumright and I’ll be there to celebrate! Sept 30 – Oct 4 NINC Conference, St Pete, FL Oct 10 – NJ Fiction Writers Monthly Meeting, Edison, NJ Oct 23 – 9 am Radio Interview Listen Live on KUSH1600 Oct 24 – National Bologna Day Events, Drumright, OK (including a media event, booksigning, and costume party all held at the Tidewater Winery and Joseph’s Fine Foods). Local OK readers (and wine and bologna lovers) join me for the fun!  

bull riding, Cowboys, Events, Life, writing romance

#RWA2014 San Antonio, TX – What I did on my summer vacation

My trip to San Antonio, TX was hot (well over 100 degrees daily), interesting, amazing, exhausting, eye opening and unforgettable. I went from meetings with industry professionals at the conference at the Riverwalk, to culinary adventures in Market Square, to a video filming for Amazon Kindle Love Stories and Kindle Worlds, to absorbing local color at the Cowboy Dancehall.  I now know there are more cowboys and tortillas (for breakfast lunch and dinner) in the state of Texas than anywhere else, that Prickly Pears are purple and that you can indeed have bull riding, dancing and live music all simultaneously under one roof. All in all, there were many things learned, new friends made, and old ones revisited and it was well worth the trip from NY and the time spent away from the WiP. Below are a few highlights in pictures.