A few months ago I was in Minnesota, living a short distance from Starbucks. I’m now an hour away from my favorite beverage company and I’m forced to make due. I was in Sioux City, Iowa the other day when I tried an iced coffee that had me at the first sip: Brown Sugar Oatmilk…
Dakota Sunshine – Now in Kindle Unlimited
Dakota Sunshine is now available in KU. If you didn’t nab it while it was free, it’s still cheap to buy and it’s also in Kindle Unlimited. You can PURCHASE HERE. She thought she knew what she wanted…until he came back to town. Brooke Evans knows exactly what she wants out of life: South Dakota…
Dakota Sunshine is Now Available!
Authors call them Reader Magnets – that little freebie that lures potential readers to their newsletter. Well, I went a little too far and wrote an entire book. LOL What can I say? I’m long-winded. Suffice to say, I’m still keeping what *should* have been a little novella FREE. This book is the prequel to…
Moving to Minnesota!
I didn’t know how much crap I had until it was time to pack up and move. It’s astonishing, really. The things we keep. The first day I started packing, I kept almost everything. I couldn’t part with a book I hadn’t touched in YEARS. Or that coffee mug that my husband and I bought…
Dakota Lightning
If you haven’t picked up a copy of Dakota Lightning, here’s an excerpt just to throw in a little temptation. 🙂 Read Chapter One HERE. Chapter Two Abby’s hands were shaking as she held them under the bathroom faucet in Dan and Alice’s temporary trailer house, which sat not far from the lively reception. She…
Getting Back in the Saddle!
Things have been insanely busy around the McClure household. Like most, we had some setbacks in 2020–mostly health related–but I think we’re back on track. 🙂 My daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Joe, just moved to our sleepy little town, so that was awesome! She’s a teacher and he’s a deputy sheriff. And yes, he’s…
SavvyAuthors Craft Books
SavvyAuthors has paired with some of their instructors to publish the most popular workshops on their website. The books are edited by Jennifer Herrington (fabulous editor), and I’ve produced the covers. Check out our first craft book by Angela Knight! How to Write Fight Scenes New York Times bestselling genre author Angela Knight shares the…
Working on a FREE book — Dakota Sunshine
Despite local restaurants being closed and my favorite store, Hobby Lobby, closed as well, I’ve been staying busy! (Actually, Hobby Lobby is open again. Already been there. Already purchased mad amounts of decor. I’m feeling a little better about life in general as a result!) So now that I have a little happy purchasing under…
Dakota Storm is FREE for a limited time!
The Ebook version of Dakota Storm is FREE for a limited time. I know a lot of us are stuck inside our homes and we’re getting tired of checking on the Coronavirus death numbers and watching press conferences. (Who doesn’t love those Cuomo brothers?) Anyway, I hadn’t planned on making Dakota Storm free until July,…
Worksheets for Romance Writers
Like many authors, I have a thing for planners. I use the type of planner that allows you to add/remove pages, so naturally I started to create pages that focused on writing. Here is a page dedicated to the inner workings of a scene: Download here: Scene Worksheet Snowflakes This is a worksheet I made…
Crazy in Love – A 90 Minute Read
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I started a new series. It was meant to give me a break from my town in my Dakota Series, ‘Garner’, and those characters. Crazy in Love is a short story and only .99 cents. It’s up on Amazon for pre-order and will be available on…
Cupcakes for Church Bazaar
Fall is fast approaching, and with my most favorite time of year comes bake sales, church functions, and an overall need for comfort food. (Crockpot recipes for the win!!) Anyway, I had to come up with a cute way to decorate some cupcakes for a cake walk at my church’s annual bazaar, and this cupcake…
Memories Under the Mistletoe
Memories Under the Mistletoe is now available for Pre-order! Read an excerpt!
Deadwood PBR
Whew! What a blast! I had SO much fun in Deadwood last weekend. My husband and I went to see the PBR. It was great the first night, which was Friday. Just a little thunderstorm tracked through Deadwood while we were sitting in the covered bleachers, but the temperature was great. There were a few…
Camping at Mina Lake, South Dakota
This past weekend me, my husband, and my youngest daughter (Junior at SDSU/Air Force ROTC) went camping at Mina Lake. It was a gorgeous weekend here in South Dakota. High 70s and mid 80’s. We went kayaking, fishing and hit up a petting zoo in Aberdeen. I’m SO glad spring is finally here so we…
Charity Miles App
I walk. A lot. It’s my go-to form of exercise, and so it was a bit of a given that I would one day stumble on this app. A friend of mine always took selfies after her morning walks and posted them to Facebook and Instagram, and just under her sweet face it would look…
Dakota Storm – Excerpt Time!
Dakota Storm will be up for pre-order soon! Right now I’m working on the blurb <– slightly nightmarish, but necessary. I thought I’d share the first scene today. This is a New Adult Romance set in a small town. New Adult can best be explained very simply: These characters are right out of college. They’re…
Christmas 2018
December 2018 was a little tough here in the McClure household! Hubby was in the hospital with encephalitis for a week, and I ended up with a head cold from hell (probably from being in the hospital with him). His eyesight even went wonky, to the point where he was seeing double, and he had…
Three Ingredient Chocolate Cake
Some people call this the ‘Are You Kidding’ Cake, some call it the Three Ingredient Cake, and others just call it delicious. You know me, I like easy, and this is SUPER easy and SUPER moist. The icing I make for it is just as easy and yummy. A friend of mine gave me this…
Easy Peasy Fall Wreath
I was in Hobby Lobby the other day – LOVE LOVE LOVE that store – and I wanted to pick up a fall wreath for my front door. Not that I don’t already have several, but you know, I’m that kind of chick, soooo…. They were, as my hubby said, pricey. Of course, the wreath…
Crockpot Potato Soup
There is nothing better than the feel of autumn approaching. I’m just one of those girls. I have my fall decorations out – and my sweaters and scarves – the very second the first leaf falls. I can’t help it! Bring on the cinnamon-spice scented candles! The hot chocolate! The ankle boots and ripped skinny…
Family, Faith & Freedom
Whew! Americans sure know how to turn it out on the 4th of July week/weekend. My family and I managed to fit in some fishing, swimming, two rodeos, two parades and consumed WAY too many calories these past few days. ‘Merica! I also tried my hand at some DIY 4th of July pallet/wood projects and…
Super Easy Fruit Pizza
If you want to bring a dessert dish to a church or family potluck, and you want to do something easy but also something that will catch people’s interest, fruit pizza is the way to go. For one, it’s super easy (as mentioned in the title 😉 ), for two, the level of creativity is…
PBR in Deadwood, South Dakota
Most people that know me know that I’ve fallen in love with the sport of bull riding. I moved to South Dakota in 2009 and attended my first rodeo in Mobridge on July 4th, 2010 – I was hooked. I’m originally from Sacramento, California. I was born in Illinois, and my parents moved to Cali…
Second-Pass Edits on Dakota Storm
Today I start second-pass edits on the first book in my Dakota Cowboy series, Dakota Storm. Because I’m going ‘indie’ (self-publishing), I knew I would need a rockstar developmental editor, and I found one in Jennifer Herrington. I highly recommend her. She slapped my ass with an eight-page, first-pass editorial letter that had my head…
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