December 21st Christmas Radio Show!

Y'all, I'm super excited about being on That Show with Those Guys on Thursday with some awesome cool folks! 

Tune in to Bourbon Bay Productions on Thursday, December 21st for lots of fun and shenanigans! 

You never know what will be discussed!

www.BourbonBayProductions.com

~Belle

*ENTER TO WIN!* Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings

HOLDING THE FORT

The Fort Reno Series, Book 1

by

REGINA JENNINGS

  Genre: Historical Western Christian Romance

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers

Date of Publication: December 5, 2017

Number of Pages: 353

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With Miss Bell as the Teacher, Everyone's Bound to Learn an Interesting Lesson.

Dance hall singer Louisa Bell has always lived one step from destitution. When she loses her job at the Cat-Eye Saloon, she has nowhere else to go but to her brother, a cavalry soldier stationed in Indian Territory. But he's run afoul of his commanding officer. Unsure what she can do to help him and desperate for a job, she doesn't protest when she's mistaken for a governess at the fort. How hard can teaching really be?

Major Daniel Adams has his hands full at Fort Reno, especially raising two adolescent daughters alone. If this new governess doesn't work out, his mother-in-law insists she'll raise the girls herself--far away from the fort. Miss Bell bears little resemblance to Daniel's notion of a governess--they're not supposed to be so blamed pretty--but he finds himself turning a blind eye to her unconventional methods. Louisa has never faced so important a performance. Can she keep her act together long enough to help her brother and to secure the respectable future she's sought for so long?

PRAISE FOR HOLDING THE FORT & THE FORT RENO SERIES:

"The first book in Jennings' new Fort Reno series is a delightful read that helps solidify what a wonderful and imaginative writer Jennings is. She manages to create unique stories with interesting and well-developed characters while combining humor, mystery and a sprinkle of faith."

--RT Book Reviews

"In this character-driven series launch, Jennings offers a powerful lesson on the freedom of truth and forgiveness wrapped in a delightful story of love against the odds."

--Publishers Weekly

"This series launch is a charming historical romance set in 1880s Fort Reno, OK. . . . Jennings kicks off a new series with a light and enjoyable tale that will delight her fans as well as lovers of historical romance."

--Library Journal

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Regina Jennings is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a minor in history. She's the winner of the National Readers' Choice Award, a two-time Golden Quill finalist and a finalist for the Oklahoma Book of the Year Award. Regina has worked at the Mustang News and at First Baptist Church of Mustang, along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. She lives outside of Oklahoma City with her husband and four children.

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*Author Interview & Giveaway!" COWBOY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE by Lori Wilde

COWBOY,  IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

A Twilight, Texas Novel

by

LORI WILDE

  Genre:  Contemporary Holiday Romance

Date of Publication: October 27, 2017 Publisher: Avon  on Twitter  ┃ on Facebook

Number of Pages: 400

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lori Wilde’s Twilight, TX Christmas novels are beloved for their emotional depth and ability to capture the sweetness of the holiday season. In her latest Twilight, Texas novel, COWBOY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE, the holiday season is once again full of romance and surprises.

Everyone in town knows that Christmas in Twilight has a way of bringing lovers together . . . but will its magic bring this pair from “I won’t” to “I do?”

Wearing a too-tight “Santa Baby” costume held in by a double pair of Spanx, Paige MacGregor runs headlong into a gorgeous, grey-eyed hunk of a long, tall cowboy. And not just any cowboy, but country-western star Cash Colton, visiting Twilight to perform in a charity concert. Most women would melt at his feet, but Paige knows all-too-much about self-assured men with cocky attitudes, so she tells him to get lost.

Cash is in town, nursing his own broken heart, but Paige has knocked him off his feet. He’s convinced she’s perfect—someone to inspire his music and share his now-empty bed. True, he’s not marriage material, but he’s determined to convince her that they’re perfect together—at least for a while. But what he doesn’t count on is falling in love with the one woman who isn’t about to give him the time of day!

“When it comes to striking exactly the right balance between sweet and sexy, Wilde has the equivalent of perfect pitch.” -- Booklist 

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How has being a Texan influenced your writing?

Being a Texan is part of my identity. I write what I know – small town Texas and cowboys.

Why did you choose to write romance?

I got started in romance completely by accident. I was writing short stories—all different genres. I wrote sixty stories and they were all rejected. Knowing I had to be doing something wrong, I took a fiction writing class. The teacher told me the problem wasn’t me, but rather the short story market. He advised me to write a novel. I was petrified. Novels were so long. 

I went to the bookstore to look around and that’s when I saw Harlequins. They were short. So I bought a basket full, took them home, and started reading. The rest is history.

Where did your love of books and writing come from?

My father. He is a devoted reader, journalist, and teacher. He passed on his love of books to me.

How long have you been writing?

I wrote my first short story when I was eight so about half a century.

What kind(s) of writing do you do?

I write small town communities, cowboys, military heroes, legend and lore.

What cultural value do you see in storytelling?

Storytelling helps us make sense of the world. It connects use to the past. It warns us about danger, it inspires us, uplifts us, and connects us. It’s at the root of our humanity. Man has told stories since the dawn of time. It’s crucially important to our society.

How does your book relate to your spiritual practice?

My book’s hero is a musician. For research, I turned to my yoga instructor who was a bassist for the band Sense Field for twenty years. I find music an essential part of my spiritual practice.

A fifth generation Texan, Lori Wilde is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 82 works of fiction. She’s a three-time nominee of the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA award and has won numerous other awards. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Texas Christian University, and a certificate in forensics. She is also a certified Hatha yoga instructor, and runs a yoga/creativity retreat for artists at Epiphany Orchards in Weatherford, Texas, the Cutting Horse Capital of the World.

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YONDERINGS by Ben H. Engish

YONDERINGS 
Trails and Memories  of the Big Bend

by

Ben H. English

  Genre: Memoir / Travel / Texas

Publisher: TCU Press on Twitter  ┃ on Facebook  ┃ on Instagram

Date of Publication: November 17, 2017

Number of Pages: 221

It was a time before Terlingua Ranch, chili cook-offs, and when you could drive a hundred miles without seeing another vehicle or another person.  The year was 1961, and the tides of humanity that ebbed and flowed into the lower reaches of the Big Bend were at their historical nadir.  It was a vast, empty land spotted by isolated ranch headquarters, a national park with few visitors, and the many ruins of a past shrouded in legend, lore, and improbable truths. Six generations of Ben H. English’s family have called this enigmatic region home.  With his family headquartered at the old Lajitas Trading Post, he worked and lived on ranches and in places now little more than forgotten dots on yellowing maps.  He attended the one-room schoolhouse at Terlingua, prowled the banks of the Rio Grande, and crisscrossed the surrounding areas time and again on horseback and on foot.

Some fifty years later he writes about those years, revealing along the way the history and legends of the singular land he knows so well, separating fact from fiction, and bringing the reader into a world that few have experienced.  He also explores the lower Big Bend as it is found now, and the extraordinary vistas one can still discover just over the next rise.  

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An eighth-generation Texan, Ben H. English was raised mostly in the Lajitas-Terlingua area. An honors graduate of Angelo State University, he served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years, was a high school teacher, and retired after twenty-two years in the Texas Highway Patrol.  

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