In all sports, athletes need to prepare for their upcoming race, game, or match. In horse racing it’s the same, the horses need to train daily to stay strong for the demanding challenges of a race. Breezing is one type of workout and means the horse works entirely without urging at a moderate speed. When…
Strike a color, and winning attitude, like Coup Counter and Black Rain and you, too, will succeed in style. Believe it or not, Roan is not a horse breed but a horse coat color pattern characterized by an even mixture of colored and white hairs on the body, while the head and “points“—lower legs, mane and tail—are mostly solid-colored. Horses…
I’d like to introduce Heart of Passion’s next two horses: Cloud Maker and Grizzly Stomper. Both horses in the story are modeled after the amazing American Running Quarter Horse. They are fast. Durable. Spirited. Everything a relay jockey desires. History Horse racing has always been a large part of Native American culture. It is generally…
Who doesn’t love a stout Appaloosa! Camas Picker holds this week’s spotlight, and I’m thrilled to introduce him and his owner/rider. He’s strong. Driven. Fast! But is he fast enough to beat his female competitor? The Appaloosa is an American horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern and is now one of the most popular breeds….
Welcome to the official team introductions for Heart of Passion! I’m flinging open the gate of this pre-launch with Sun Catcher, a blue roan, and his rider Spukanee Sun. While planning this book the thought came to me, Spupaleena needs more competition, don’t you think? Why yes, I answered myself. She definitely needed added rivalry,…
Welcome to the COVER REVEAL for Heart of Passion! I am thrilled to introduce the cover of the True to Heart Trilogy Book 3, Heart of Passion with you all. I debated so many times whether to have horses, no horses, horses, no horses on this final cover and decided on no horses because really,…
What else does one do when finished writing teen books? Create an exciting curriculum for the stories, of course! I have never been more impressed with the homeschool community than I am now. Over the winter, I created one literary guide, two workbooks, and re-vamped one guide on how youth can write fiction. What a…
One woman’s desire to celebrate the Barnaby Island Drummers blessed them with custom-made ribbon attire. Tena Putnam spear-headed a group of women to gather together and sew nine ribbon shirts, skirts, and vests for the drum group, including a pint-sized wing dress for one of the drummer’s preschool-aged daughter, Queenie. Lead drummer Clem Nicholas was…
Raised in Omak, WA, on the Colville Reservation is my True to Heart Trilogy cover model, Shayna (pronounced Shania) Ann Palmanteer. She is currently working on receiving her high school diploma after taking a couple of years off to work at the language house in Inchelium, WA and learning Salish––a young woman on a path to…
The thwack of an arrow sinking into a bullseye target tends to pump one’s blood. But when 50 hit at a time, echoing off gym walls, the hair on the back of a mother’s neck raises, and a shiver runs down her back. It all started with a “what if” in 2014: What if we…
She held her howling baby close to her chest, wind whipping her face, as she tried to secure her footing with frozen fingers. The woman tucked a blanket around the child, but it offered little protection against the flurry as they crossed the white-capped river. The cable ferry docked on the shores of Inchelium. This…
Some say it was all about the beaver. In 1825, British Hudson’s Bay Company moved its upper Columbia fur-trading business from the Spokane House to Fort Colvile near the Kettle Falls. Prior to Whiteman’s presence, it was estimated 60-400 million beaver had persisted in North American rivers, lakes, and streams. Men trapped, skinned, and stretched…
Happy New Year! 2018 sped past––fast and furious. With two book releases, Women Writing the West Presidency, weddings, babies, and the death of a family member right before Christmas, it all took its toll, both good and bad. Thank goodness for a new year! But I believe there is always hope during troubled times. …
For three years now, I have been a founding member of the Jerry B Jenkins Guild. Last month, as part of Jerry’s Novel Blueprint course, he offered a meetup with him and a few guests in Franklin, TN, at no cost! With free Alaska Air miles, I booked my flight and made hotel arrangements. I…
Hamley and CO have delivered superior craftsmanship to horsemen of all sorts since 1883. Initially, the saddle shop provided harnesses and saddles and became known in the west as the “Finest saddles a man could ride” as stated from cowboyshowcase.com. Hank Moss, founder of Square Dot Saddlery and saddle maker with twelve year’s experience at Hamleys,…
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