
Meet Carmen
Carmen Peone loves to write inspirational stories of hope, healing, and horses. Sprinkled with a good helping of romance. She is one of the few authors who has not always dreamed of writing. It found her. Spupaleena, Carmen’s character in the True to Heart Trilogy hounded her until she told the story. Carmen soon learned…

Recent Posts
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Raised by Wood Smoke and Creek Water
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a hoot! I’ve yet to meet her, but I’ll tell ya, her books make me laugh. She’s witty and filled with humor. Let’s open the gate and meet Kit Morgan. I didn’t grow up on a sprawling cattle ranch, but I did grow up in…
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The Words That Made Me Tough
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a working cowgirl and an award-winning poet. She’s a mixture of grit, savvy, and lady. I had the pleasure of meeting her last year during the Western Writers of America Convention in Amarillo, Texas. Let’s open the gate and meet Betty Lynne McCarthy. I spent…
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What Animals Want Readers to Know
Welcome to Women Honoring the West! This month’s guest is a gem. We are both part of Susan May Warren’s Novel Academy and Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers. We have mutual friends and have been wanting to meet for some time. Finally, last October at the FHLCW Conference in Phoenix, we met, hugged, and…
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Influenced by Nanna
This month’s Women Honoring the West hails from Washington State. She lives only a couple of hours from me, which means we need to have a lunch date sometime. Linda Jo Reed is an accomplished author who loves the outdoors. Let’s meet Linda Jo! What can be better than the mountains and the wide-open spaces…
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There Once was a Boy
Happy New Year! I’m excited about this year’s Women Honoring the West guest authors and artists. To kick off 2026, I’d like to introduce a sweet friend of mine, Charissa Cunningham. She’s a horsewoman, dog breeder, and photographer in the Pacific Northwest. One of the kindest women I know, she’ll make you laugh and warm…
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Embracing the Heart of the West
This month’s Women Honoring the West hails from Western Washington State. She’s the administrator for Women Writing the West, a position that is the backbone of the organization. She has a great sense of humor and enjoys helping others however she can. So let’s get to it and meet Alice D. Trego. Though I am…















