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"[T]he romantic tension is electric and practically leaps off the page." ~ Sherri Babb, Goodreads reviewer

Small town romance, second chances, and lots of chemistry plus charm

Time's Up, Cowboy, the second book in the western comedy Roped in Time series, releases on June 23rd

Malika and Jayce from Time's Up, Cowboy Time's Up, Cowboy releases on June 23rd from Tule Publishing. It's a western romantic comedy, and it's a little (okay, a lot) different from my usual Tule books, but the Roped In Time series is fun to write. You can see the release schedule here. For Tule fans of my Grand, Montana books, there are more coming soon. You can watch for them here. And if you're curious about Jayce and Malika's story, you can read Chapter One here. In the me

Hard at work on Bad Boy Cowboy, Book 3 in the Roped in Time series

Romance tropes and how I use them

Book 2 in the Roped in Time romantic western comedy series releases June 23rd and review copies are now available through BookSprout. She’s determined to escape a future she didn’t choose. He’s the cowboy standing in her way. Malika George has always lived life on her own terms—free-spirited, adventurous, and unwilling to be tied down. But when her powerful brother isolates her in Burning Scrub, a remote Montana ghost town turned exclusive Wild West theme park, her independen

A new western romantic comedy coming soon from Paula Altenburg

Stereotypes are useful to writers

Her Montana Brand ~ Free for a limited time from Tule Publishing An enemies to lovers western romance from Tule Publishing . Strong women and second chances Wild child, aspiring actress Jessica Palmer left Sweetheart, Montana straight out of high school with big dreams and high hopes, only to return ten years later with her dreams crushed and her hopes dampened. Small business owner and metalworks artist Damon Brand knows what it means to love and lose, and that some loves

When everything in your environment can kill you, including your neighbors

Laundry, a 99 cent book deal, and audio rights for a new series.

Cowboy and beautiful girl in a Wild West Montana town A new romantic western comedy coming March 3rd, 2026 from Tule Publishing ! When a high-end, off-the-grid, Wild West themed ghost town needs a country singer for an elite international client, Burning Scrub has two months to turn a reluctant country star into a cowboy. Winner of a national vocal competition Beau Jones hates country music and the recording contract hanging over his head. But his family needs the prize mon

Retired bull rider Nix McCray savors his freedom riding the range. . Let a woman run his life? Never again. Self-assured lawyer Shauna Walsh has always followed the rules. When her flighty mother begs her to take her sister following the latest school expulsion, Shauna’s confident she can prevail. Wrong. How can they keep a casual affair secret in a rural community when they’re supposed to be setting good examples?

The Cowboy's Downfall ~ Small Town Western Romance The Cowboy’s Downfall , Book 6 in the Endeavour Ranch of Grand, Montana series from...

Welcome to Grand, Montana and the Endeavour Ranch! Meet former bull rider Nix McCray and real estate lawyer Shauna Walsh as they navigate their happy ever after.

Worldbuilding is not just for fantasy.

Beau Jones is a country music singer who hates country music and knows nothing about country.

One of the traits human beings universally share is that we are social beings.

We were always close, and the warning signs were there from the beginning, but we missed them.