There is a violent thunderstorm to the north and east that may come this way soon so I am going to sign off. It's been fun visiting with everyone today. I hope you've enjoyed the excepts and chat. To read more such as "behind the pages" narratives on various new and...
Excerpt from early in the book. DO'D Bobby heard the growl of a powerful diesel motor before the vehicle came into view. When it lumbered around the corner of Orr’s big hayfield, where a cluster of salt cedar blocked the view, he yelled, “Whoa!” and turned Powwow...
This snip comes form the second part and might be a teeny spoiler but only in one small detail! DO'D. Meeting his glance with an expression blending trust, acceptance and a touch of resignation, Clay gave him a twisted smile. “This is not my area of expertise....
Back at my old publisher, we worked a lot with themes where five stories , each author's unique interpretation of an idea, were released together at a special price. We'd begun working on a group of tales based on the titles of Rolling Stones songs from the 1960s and...
I'm not sure but I think I was one of the first to coin and use this sub-genre. You all know what urban fantasy is--stories set in a world basically about like ours is right now or just a few years ago or in the future. However, there is a twist because some kind of...
Like the lottery says, you can't win if you don't play. Be sure to leave a comment for me today for a chance to win a paperback collection of four or more of Deirdre's hot m/m romances, collections now out of print and not available although some of the stories will...
I wrote The Mule Man as a tribute to several special half-assed pets (pun intended) and to a couple of guys I knew long ago while I was a mule gal myself. The half-assed comment, BTW, refers to the facts that mules are a hybrid creature mixing two species, horses...
Those of you who may have followed Book Brew in the past while I was hosting it probably know I am a southwestern ranch gal who once worked training horses and saddle mules. I became quite attached to the long eared critters and after I started writing I knew I would...
Hello readers and old friends! I have not been here for a long time although I said I would not be a stranger. I didn’t exactly lie but stuff happens…! At any rate this time I am wearing my author hat, Deirdre O’Dare to be exact. Deirdre has had a few...
I almost get teary eyed thinking that this is my last Book Brew. Gosh, I have made some great friends here and had almost more fun than ought to be legal. I can't believe it has been right at five years. Still, I know it is time to move on. The last couple of years I...
