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Thanks to P.J. Fiala for sending folks my way. Have you read any of her books yet? You should check them outI think my favorite (so far) is Second Chances. You can find it here Second Chances.

Now on to this week’s question. What would I do if I won the lottery?

Funnily enough, I don’t play the lottery. Not any more, anyway. I used to play, but I rarely picked more than one right number. So I gave it up. Still, it’s fun to dream, isn’t it?

I’m going to assume I’ve won over a million dollars. More like ten million. After all, why play if you’re not playing for the big bucks.The first thing I’d want to buy is a log cabin up in the mountains somewhere. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me. Think how much more productive I’ll be without the internet to distract me from my writing.

Next would be a house on the ocean. Two, actually. One on the Oregon Coast for my hubby, one on Florida for my daughter. We’d split winters between the three places. I actually like snow!

I’ll also need to set up a trust fund to pay for my grandson’s college. While all that’s going on, I’ll be making a list of what charities I want to make a donation to. So many marvelous organizations out there doing important work. I believe the local food bank will top the list. Maybe two food banks- one near the cabin location, and one near the ocean residence.

And that’s about it. I’m set. Sure, If you forced me to spend it all, I could find ways to do it. But it would feel pretty good to have the rest of it tucked away in a bank for emergencies.

To find out what author Kelly Williams would do if she won the lottery, check out her blog at
Kelly Williams. And check out her books at Amazon K. Williams

This week’s question was “In the story of your life, who would play you? Who would play your family?”


I’ve said this before- I rarely watch TV, and hardly ever go to the movies. I don’t keep up with the latest news from Hollywood. So I decided to answer this question backwards- if I was an actress, what role would I play? And what roles would my family play?



I’ll start with the easy answer- my brothers, sisters, parents and I would play the Walton’s. There were 9 of us siblings- yes, nine. (We actually beat the Walton’s by one!) Now, I would post one of our group portraits, but one of my brothers doesn’t like to have his picture on the internet. So here’s a picture of the Walton’s instead.

And yes, we were more than a handful for our parents. There were trips to the ER for most of us, and I believe all of us had at least one turn standing in the corner as punishment for some infraction. But we also gave my folks opportunities to be proud with awards earned in school and through volunteer work.


But now we’re all grown and most of us have families of our own. So here’s the second part of the question. What roles would my husband. kids, and I play?


My husband would be an sheriff in the Old West. He very protective of women and children, has a keen sense of righteousness, and just looks like a character out of a Western. The character Matt Dillon comes to mind.

 My daughter would be a surfer chick from any beach movie, and my son would be the computer genius on a CSI show. And me? 


Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. Not that I look anything like Angela Lansbury, or am half as talented, but the character is a great match. A mystery writer actually solving mysteries in “real” life. I enjoyed the show long before I ever found myself writing my own mysteries.

So that’s my take on this week’s question. To find out what author Ann Popp has to say, head over to her blog. at Ann Popp. And if you have a question you want answered, please leave it in the comments.

Do you like to read? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well you came to the right place! Join the MMB Open Book Blog Hop each Wednesday and they will tell all. Every week we’ll answer questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride! Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions in the comment box.’


This week’s question is: Who is the person you have learned the most valuable lesson in life from and what was the lesson?


This may seem trite, but it’s my mother. The woman amazes me. She is a wonderfully strong woman who shared her strength with her nine children. Yes, nine. Although in some ways we are similar—her genes run strong, especially among the four girls in the family—she allowed us to grow into our own personalities.We were permitted and encouraged to pursue different interests and goals.


I know that it was sometimes hard on her as we grew up and went our own ways. I was probably one of the more challenging of her children, but we all had our moments as we struggled to become adults.


This is one of my favorite pictures of her, taken the first Christmas after she and Dad got married.

And the lesson she taught me? Don’t give up. I won’t tell you how old she is, I’ll just say she’s lived a long and full life. Yet she volunteers at a Salvation Army meal center once week, depending on the weather. She remains active in church activities. The card club she belonged to even before I was born? Most of it’s members are dead now, but the remaining ladies get together to play dominoes and chat whenever they can. 


So when I changed careers yet again, she encouraged me. And when i released my first book, she couldn’t wait to read it. That was an adventure because it wasn’t in paperback and she read it on a borrowed Kindle- a first for her. That first book was dedicated to her. And she’s waiting anxiously for the release of my next book, coming April 14th. ( I had to get that promo in there!) Although none of my books have made the best seller list yet, I’m still trying. I’m not giving up.


To find out what another author has to say, head over to Stevie Turner’s blog. Stevie Turner

Do you like to read? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well you came to the right place! Join the MMB Open Book Blog Hop each Wednesday and they will tell all. Every week we’ll answer questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride! Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions in the comment box.’


This week the question a reader posed is: Name three things on your bucket list that you have accomplished, or three that you still have to look forward to.


I don’t have an official bucket list. I have lots of things I’d like to do if I had the money–visit Ireland, go to Australia–but those are more dreams than anything I’ll feel bad about if they don’t happen. I’ve actually done a lot of things in my life that i suspect other people would be envious of.

I’ve walked on a sandy beach in sunny Florida one day and on a rocky beach on the West Coast the next day. I’ve traveled all over the United States for work. I’ve visited the southernmost point of the continental United States as well as the westernmost point. .I’ve hiked among the verdant forests of Pennsylvania, the windy open desert of Wyoming, and amid the magnificent redwoods of Northern California. I switched careers after the age of forty (and added a new career after the age of fifty.)  

There are a few things that I want to accomplish. I want to write a best-seller. (No, neither of my current books has that distinction but I’m still trying.If you haven’t read them already, check out the books tab of my blog!) I want to make a trip to Aspen and visit the memorial to John Denver. I want to take a horseback trip to at least one of the remote peaks of the Rocky Mountains.At least I live in the right area to accomplish the last two!

Want to find out what author Stephany Tullis has on her bucket list? Head on over to her blog and find out. Stephany Tullis

Welcome to Week Two of the “Meet the Authors” blog hop. Do you like to read? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well you came to the right place!  Every week we’ll answer questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride! Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions in the comment box


1. How do like your sex scenes, whether it’s writing them or reading them?


I don’t write sex scenes. I’m not against them, it’s a matter of whether I feel like they will add anything to the plot of  my books, and so far, they wouldn’t. I’ll take my readers to the bedroom door, and maybe a little further, but I don’t go into detail about what happens to my characters once they are inside. I make the assumption that my readers are smart enough to figure that out for themselves.That’s why I say I write adventures with a hint of romance rather than straight romance novels


On the other hand, I don’t mind reading a well-done sex scene is someone else’s book. What I don’t like are books that are nothing but the characters hopping in and out of bed (or other places!)  I prefer a little sex mixed in with the story, rather than a little story mixed in with a lot of sex.


And when it comes down to how I like the scenes written, I prefer fewer physical details and more emotions. After all, there are only so many words in the English language you can use to describe the bodily parts involved. Unless you a reading a book by a gifted author (like some of the others in this hop!) I find the sex scenes get boring if there are too many of them in a book. At some point, my eyes glaze over and I skip ahead to where the story picks up again.

2.  What was the last book you read that stayed with you long after you read “The End”?


Wow. This is a tough question. I’ve had the pleasure of being introduced to some really great authors in the last couple of years and read some fantastic books.I’m going to start by mentioning the Everly Gray “Touch” series of books by L.J. Charles, just because the concept behind them seems so unique to me. I’d also like to mention Lila Rose, because I didn’t realize “motorcycle clubs” was a genre before I read her story “Holding Out.” And I have to add in Jenna Bennett, because she is so good at developing the characters in her Savannah Martin mystery series. The growth of her main character across the series is just a fantastic piece of writing.






That’s all for me this week. Would you like to see what author Christine Ardigo has to say? Check out her post at http://christine-ardigo-author.com/author-question-answer-blog-hop-mmb-week-2/

Release Date: March 23rd

    I wanted to squeak out a scared sound and flee the room as all amusement left his face. He put his coffee cup down and stalked toward me. When he was close, close enough for me to feel his heat, he leaned down, his lips grazed my ear. “I like your attitude, woman, but I fuckin’ loved it when you called me Declan more. You call me Stoke again, and you’ll be over my lap and soon find your arse sore from my hand. Now, love, you need to learn the Hawks will have your back, even if that means dealin’ with your children while you slept because you needed your rest.” He pulled back and looked down at me. “They will be fine, Malinda, and if they aren’t, then we’ll deal.” With that, he stalked from the room, only to call over his shoulder, “I’m going for a shower before my brothers get here.”

    Oh. My.

I was born in Brisbane, Australia. My step-dad was in the Army, which caused us to move around a lot. We finally settled in country Victoria, Australia. I am the youngest of four children and I can say that I was spoilt a bit. I drove my mum crazy when I refused to eat meat at a young age. Now I live with my husband and two children, and I find myself regretting all the troubles I put my parents through because my monsters are just as picky as I was.

I started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC Club series Holding Out. The next to follow was something different, I wrote Senseless Attraction, a YA novel. Soon I was back to the Hawks series with number two Climbing Out. I have more to write in the series, but there will be also be more novels in the humorous erotica genre, like Left to Chance, which is out now.

Do you like to read? Wouldn’t you like to know more about your favorite authors? Well you came to the right place! Join the MMB Open Book Blog Hop each Wednesday and they will tell all. Every week we’ll answer questions and after you’ve enjoyed the blog on this site we’ll direct you to another. So come back often for a thrilling ride! Tell your friends and feel free to ask us questions in the comment box.

 PJ Fiala wanted to know:


1.  If you could be stuck in a television show for one month, what show would it be and why? 


I don’t watch much TV, so this is a tough one. In fact, about the only show I watched on a regular basis before it was cancelled was Longmire. (Thanks Netflix, for picking it up!) I’ve lived close to the part of the country the fictional county of Absaroka  is set in, and would enjoy a chance to go back and visit. Plus, as it’s a small town, maybe I’d get more writing done with fewer distractions. Of course, I might have to spend some time hanging out in the Red Pony Bar with Henry. Talk about a distraction!


2.  If you could have dinner with one famous person, past or present, who would it be and why?


I’ve answered this question before, and my answer used to be John Denver. I’ve worked in a reference to him in each of my Oak Grove books. But I’ve changed my mind. Wouldn’t it be great to have the chance to spend some time with Janis Joplin? Sure, she she had more than her share of issues, but what a forceful personality! I think it would be amazing to sit and have a conversation with her. 



3.  If you could live anywhere in the world, money is no object, for 1 year, where would you want to live?


I’d live in a cabin outside of Red Lodge. Montana, near the Beartooth Mountains. If I got really lucky, I’d get one with property that backs up to the National Forest. Sure, I’d have to use a satellite connection for internet access, but I could head into town once in a while to get a better connection and upload all the writing I’d accomplished. Since I wouldn’t have to hold down a job, wouldn’t have the internet to distract me, and would have the mountains for inspiration, I imagine I’d get a lot done. 

Before you take off to visit the next author, please check out my book page. My Books Then come back here and go check out what author D.K  Cassidy has to say at http://www.dkcassidy.com/