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    • #AmWriting Favorites to Read and Write #MFRWauthor

      Posted at 7:18 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on April 27, 2018
      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, author western romance, Blog Post updates

      Week 17: Favorite Romance Genre to Read or Write

      The topic for this weeks Marketing for Romance Writers 52-Week Blog Challenge says genre and not genres. Romance and romance sub-genres are my go-to favorite. What’s wrong with Happy Endings? ❤  🙂

      It will come as no surprise that my favorite genre to write is contemporary western romance. I love cowboys, horses, and the ranching and western lifestyle. This genre is something I will, most likely, always read and write.

      Can I say I like to read other genres? Maybe write them? I’m going to… Who’s going to stop me? LOL. I’m only teasing…but…

      I can see myself writing a contemporary romance novel not in the western genre because I have novels on my hard drive that are non-western romance. I do read other romance sub-genres beside western, and I like reading women’s fiction novels.

      I’ve already gone overboard with this topic I suppose, but I’m adding that while I wrote time-travel romance novels in the past, they were my favorite genre to write and read at the time, but I’ve always loved western romance. I love reading time-travel novels, but will I ever write another one? It’s doubtful. I’m too wrapped up in new projects as it is. In fact, I have a secret project coming out late next year, and believe it or not, I’m not sure if it’ll be a western, but I’m leaning in the cowboy direction. After all, it is my favorite genre to write, but I’m not limited to reading only western. Now look at that last sentence. I could’ve written a one-sentence post and been done with it. 


      It’s beginning to look and act like spring around here. Knock on Wood. We’re still holding our breath for decent weather. Look! Buds are on the tree in my front yard. I woke to frost on my car windows yesterday. Sigh.

      Mary J. McCoy-Dressel Books, Western Romance, Blog Post Favorites to read and write

       

      Hope you enjoy your weekend.

      In our Blog Challenge group, we have authors who write in many genres and sub-genres besides romance. However, this topic calls for romance. I’m interested to see what their favorites genres are to read and write. Let’s visit the Blog Hop by clicking HERE.

      Thanks for reading.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #MFRWauthor | 14 Comments | Tagged #AmWriting, #AuthorLife, #MFRWauthor, #WritersLife, blog hop, contemporary western romance, cowboys, Favorites to Read and Write, horses, mainstream, Marketing for Romance Writers 52-Week Blog Challenge, Ranching, time-travel romance, Victorian Era
    • Sneak Peek Excerpt: Heartbreak’s Reward, Book 2

      Posted at 11:46 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on August 13, 2014

      HeartbreaksReward_LRG#WesternRomance #MFRWAuthor #SneakPeek

      You are not imagining things. Mary is actually writing a blog post. I’m sorry it has been so long. Hope you’re still around to read this sneak peek into Heartbreak’s Reward. I don’t talk much about Jase and Brenna, the hero and heroine here. Of course, Jase is introduced in Cowboy Boss and his Destiny, but I’m writing this as a standalone book—same as Cowboy Boss.

      Double Dutch ranch series: love at first sight #2 Peek

      Set-up: Brenna is new in town. She’s been having a hard time finding her way around.

      Here we go:

      Brenna no sooner got near the entrance and the tall cowboy came out through the door. His face lit with a big smile. “Wow, good timing,” she said.

      Jase gave her a nod. “Hi there, Brenna Page. I see you made it all on your own.”

      “I didn’t know you came here, too.”

      “It’s closest to the ranch.”

      “Thank you for the directions. I loaded up my car so I need to get the food home to the fridge.” He looked so good, rugged, dirty, and all rolled into a handsome guy. She hadn’t noticed how white his teeth were last night. Maybe it was his tanned skin making them look that way. Either way, he was smoldering hot. The intense blue of his eyes just sparkled in the Arizona sunlight.

      “Yeah, me too, girl. I have a couple big steaks in here. Sure don’t want them to spoil.” He tilted his head toward his truck a couple rows over. “I have to get these home.”

      They walked beside each other until he turned off toward his vehicle. “I’ll see you later, Jase.”

      “Hey.”

      Brenna looked over her shoulder. “What is it?”

      He stood there, two paper bags in his arms, head cocked a bit, and he licked his lips. Hard to miss that. “Have lunch with me. I’ll run this home, you do the same.” He nodded across the highway. “There’s a place right over there. Good food. How about it?”

        ~*~

      Hmm, what does Brenna do next? Is she hungry…for lunch? *snicker*

      For more information on this book, please the Double Dutch Ranch page. You can also sign up for my Mailing List if you’d like to be notified of new releases and important book updates.

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      Hey, Cowboy, Bk #2 Bull Rider Series Current New Release Info. He hired her for a season… Now the season is over.

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      Posted in Heartbreak's Reward | 5 Comments | Tagged Arizona, cowboy, Cowboy Boss, Double Dutch Ranch Series Books, excerpt, mary j mccoy dressel, Ranching, series, western romance
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