Women's Fiction & Contemporary Romance

Casey Dawes

Living in Montana has made me aware of the impact of the land and climate on the way we go about our everyday lives. Passes in and out of the state may clog with snow, leaving grocery supplies on the other side of the mountains. Once spring/summer hits, it’s hard … Read More

Living on the road requires going to the laundromat every few weeks. It’s convenient when the facilities are at the RV park, but we are often places where it’s necessary to unearth a laundromat and go there. Laundromats are great equalizers, like the military once was. And it’s a great … Read More

I love being able to support fellow Montana authors, especially when there is synergy involved! Red L. Jameson’s new book is set in Choteau, Montana. This is the same small town that my women’s fiction series, Rocky Mountain Front, is placed. Warning, though: Wild Rose Water is a little spicier … Read More

Her ex is an alcoholic. Her teenage son is in trouble with the law. She’s about to lose her job. How can she even think about falling in love? Love doesn’t end when you are in your twenties. If you are lucky, the person you met and married has grown … Read More

The Ultimate Betrayal (Maximum Security) Kat Martin A routine flight turns into a suspenseful race through the remote jungles of Honduras. When strangers Breanna Winters and Derek Stiles met on a flight to Colombia, they never imagined they would need to rely on each other for survival. Taken hostage by … Read More

In 2011, my husband and I walked away from the life we’d known in California. Our house, savings, and jobs were gone, wiped out by the recession and less-than-stellar decisions. We headed to Montana, a place where I’d known peace in my twenties. With us came several work-in-progress manuscripts and … Read More

Sometimes you simply need to escape. Kyna knows this. The world can be a bit crazy at times, even if its your own personal world. The milk is sour, the bills total more than the income, and the much-needed rain falls from the sky, beating your just-bloomed tulips into the … Read More

Kyna was born in an ordinary time to normal dysfunctional parents. From her father she learned to never let anyone too close lest they see your imperfections. From her mother she learned to bear unbearable cruelty in silence. When she was older, she married imperfect men, while trying to hide … Read More

Fiction can be plodding and dull without tension, and that is provided by conflict. In my current WIP, the two main characters come from different worlds, have different belief systems, and different goals. Yet they are attracted to each other and like each other as people. This often occurs in … Read More

When I arrived on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwest Montana to teach junior high in the fall of 1976, I had no idea what I was getting into. Nor did I understand how the next three years would impact my life and perspective. I did learn a lot about … Read More