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My sister created the graphic for me! It's been a busy start to the summer in the Altenburg household. But not as busy at it's been for this little bee: Can you see her? It was late in the day and she was buzzing at light speed, trying to get everything done. We're so happy to have the bees slowly returning to our yard I've been doing a lot of writing on my Roped in Time books, and plotting a new Grand, Montana series that's coming in 2027. If you're curious about upcoming b

"[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

Stereotypes are useful to writers

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

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

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.

The Montana Doctor is currently on sale for 99 cents. Small-town doctor and Endeavour Ranch co-owner Dr. Dallas Tucker has very few...

The Montana Doctor features my fifth book set in Grand, Montana, my second book in the Grand, Montana series, and my eight book overall...

Bastien shrugged off a stab of pain he hadn’t anticipated he’d feel. She’d once sworn she would never forgive him, and that she would...

I found this cookbook the other day and I had to have it. It brought back so many memories! My grandmother taught me to cook. She grew up...