Women's Fiction & Contemporary Romance

Casey Dawes

Our travel trailer journeys have now led us to New Mexico. I haven’t spent much time in the state. My memories are of spending a half day in Albuquerque waiting for repairs on my 1970-something golden yellow Datsun pickup, circling the plaza in Santa Fe, and a tour of Carlsbad … Read More

Monday I began book 6 of the Rocky Mountain Front series. So far there is no title. Maybe I should run a contest … hmmm. Anyway, my inspiration for the opening was an agile woman I saw climbing what to me looked like the sheer face of a cliff. I … Read More

The relationship between mothers and daughters has its ups and downs as any woman will tell you. Throughout their relationship, they may be close, drifting apart, coming back together, or at complete odds. The five contemporary romance stories that make up my California Romance Series are, at their heart, stories … Read More

Wind drove women in the sod houses on the plains mad. Even mad enough to take their own lives. “OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,” per Oscar Hammerstein II. Pilots learn to take off in the wind in Great Falls, MT, the windiest city in America according … Read More

There is a certain irony in the title of my forthcoming book: Crossroads: A Path Home. Like many, I watched in horror as our Capital Building, the seat of legislature (somewhat dysfunctional legislature lately, it is true), be infiltrated by a mob. It broke my heart. When I was in … Read More

While I wish I could plan for world peace, an end to hunger, and constructive plans for the many other things that need doing, all I can do is write a book. Hopefully, it is one you will love which will also satisfy you. What’s Ahead Because I spent decades … Read More

My DH and I seem to have gotten into the habit of “Sunday Drivers.” We both remember them from our childhoods. Sometimes they are short and combined with a hike, sometimes they are simply a drive. The other day we went north from St. George through deep red-orange cliffs, hills, … Read More

This holiday season is different from any I’ve experienced in the past. There is the obvious–the pandemic is curtailing any gathering with friends and family. But this is also different because we are now living in a 23-foot small trailer, with no room for a tree. I find I’m missing … Read More

Why I Wrote Crossroads: The Path Home While I was thinking about my new novella, the story of Brad and Trish, I came across an article entitled, “Why Do Women Cheat?” published by Good Housekeeping. In it Dr. Alicia Walker noted, “I found women were outsourcing the sexual pleasure in … Read More

My tagline is Real Life, Real Problems, Real Love. I believe that infusing a love story with more than just the romance is vital for a powerful book. After all, we live in a world that has more than it’s fair share of problems, especially as I write this, the … Read More