Welcome to the Hang ‘em High Hoedown, counting down the days until the release of Tristi Pinkston’s new novel Hang ‘em High, the third installment in The Secret Sisters Mysteries.

When Ida Mae Babbitt receives an invitation to visit her son Keith’s dude ranch in Montana, she’s excited to mend their broken relationship, but not so excited about spending time with cows.  Arlette and Tansy go along with her, ready to take a vacation that does not involve dead bodies or mysteries of any sort—one must have a break from time to time.  But it seems a no-good scoundrel has moseyed into Dodge City and is bent on causing all sorts of trouble for the ranch.  Unable to keep her curiosity in check—especially when it seems her own son is the most likely culprit—Ida Mae decides to investigate.  Can she lasso the varmint and get him to the sheriff in time?
 
You are invited to the launch party:
  
When:  Saturday, August 13th, 12 – 4 pm
Where: Pioneer Book, 858 S. State, Orem
Prizes, games, Dutch oven cobbler (first come, first served)
Tristi will be joined by authors Nichole Giles, Heather Justesen,
Cindy Hogan, and J. Lloyd Morgan
 
To count down to this book launch, Tristi is holding a contest, and you can win a ton of great prizes!
 
On my blog, you can win:

Blonde and beautiful, fledging attorney Stephanie Saunders vows to protect the innocent even though as indigent defense attorney her clients rarely are.  Does that include Josh Durrant who seems to be following her? Stephanie is dismayed when her peers begin calling her “Prom Queen” as her boyfriend, Todd Saxton, often does. Desperately trying to prove her worth, she falls prey to those who steal her innocence.  Although she plans to forgive Todd for his ultimate betrayal, she is never given the chance. Her boss, Attorney Charles Connelly, offers solace, but is Stephanie’s welfare, or his own, top priority? The only thing that keeps Stephanie sane in her insane world are the horses she loves but does not own, especially the abused mare, Riskie Business, whose example helps Stephanie make the most difficult decision of her life. Relying on wit and courage, Stephanie must save herself and another during the final showdown where she proves a loyalty of which she never knew herself capable.

To enter:

 1.       Be a follower of my blog.
 2.      Go to Tristi’s blog at http://www.tristipinkston.blogspot.com <http://www.tristipinkston.blogspot.com/>  and become a follower of her blog.
 3.      Leave Tristi a comment and tell her you’ve been to my blog, and tell her one reason why you’d like to win my book.
 
All entries must be received by midnight, August 12th, MST.
 
Be sure to check Tristi’s blog every day for information about the next prize – you’re in for a rootin’-tootin’ good time as we count down the days!

I now have a booth at Quilted Bear, until August, 2010.  If anyone is in the Provo area, stop by and take a look.  I have some really good deals.

Michelle is a dental hygienist and her husband Darren is an engineer. Also shown in the picture their son, Ethan.

Heather: (bottom row) at that time a senior in high school and captain of the swim team, (appeared on the cover and throughout A Tuff-to-Beat Christmas).

McKenzie: (top right) now married and a dental hygienist (appeared on the cover and throughout A Tuff-to-Beat Christmas).

Also shown in this picture is McKenzie’s husband, Shawn, (middle right). He has been accepted to medical school in the Denver area.

Shaun: (top right) now a dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah, and a husband and father of two (appeared on the cover of Quality Concealed and on the cover and throughout Challenge of Choice).

Also shown in the picture is Shaun's wife, April, who is a nurse and his daughter, MaKenna and son, Kyson.