Dear Readers,

I read somewhere that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. I believe that time works the same way. Here it is the middle of April, and it seems like only yesterday that we brought 2024 into the picture.

Maybe the passage of time so quickly is in direct correlation to how busy a person is. Seems to be that way for me. I’ve finished two novels since the first of the year and am working on the first historical that I’ve written in many years. A prequel to Trouble in Paradise that covers two of the shady lady’s lives when the old brothel in Spanish Fort, Texas closed its doors for good. It’s an exciting project, and I’m glad Montlake will be publishing it, possibly sometime in 2025.

The kids and I took a research trip on the first of this month. And OMGoodness, what a trip it was. We packed so much into that five-day road trip. We went from southern Oklahoma to the Guymon, which is located in the panhandle. From there we traveled down to the northern part of the Texas panhandle so I could get the lay of the land for a cowboy series I plan to write sometime this year. The wind was blowing so hard that tumbleweeds were literally flying over barbed wire fences and chasing each other across the road. Fifty-mile winds kicked up a dust storm and at times we could scarcely see the next yellow line on the highway.

We went to a lovely museum in Spearman, Texas, where the cowboy series will be set, then traveled on down to Amarillo and Abilene, where I plan to set another contemporary. From there we were off to Palestine where the historical book I’m writing now is set. We made a quick stop in Hico, Texas to check out that town for a contemporary and saw the eclipse while we were there. On the way home from Palestine, we experienced hard, driving rain, and flood warning signs. So, all in all, I have lots of fodder for this years’ writing. Now, my office chair is calling my name to get all the stories written for my amazing and loyal readers.

My son, Charles Lemar Brown, and I will be signing books in Ardmore, Oklahoma on April 27. Then we’ll both be attending the Wild Deadwood Reads event in Deadwood, South Dakota, in June, and will be signing on Saturday, June 15. Follow my Facebook page for locations and times. Hope to see some of y’all there!

On a personal level, we got a brand-new great-grandson on April 3. His name is Theo Lemar Brown, and of course we all think he’s just the cutest little feller ever.

Once again, thank you to all my readers for your support and the love you show me!

Until next time,