Jackson “Ajax” Guard, the hero of Rescuing Hi’ilani, lives in a house located in Schofield Base on the Western side of Oahu Island. Sharing the house with two other members of his team ‘Train’ and ‘Baron,’ they make the most out of one of the bungalow/plantation style houses from the base’s history in the early […]
You can’t have a book set in Hawaii and not include some of the wild life… and no, I’m not talking about the hot military guys… okay, I wish I was, but here… some of the ANIMAL wildlife I’m including in the book. The Mynah Bird (Mah-ee-nah) The Mynah bird has a distinct waddle […]
Aloha, all! One of the things about this book is that it will include a bunch (in Pidgin English – “choke”) of local and Hawaiian language speech and words. And I know that it might seem a little daunting to some and others will take this as a chance to learn about a different culture […]
Operation Alpha – Susan Stoker – Stoker’s Aces Another plant that you’ll ‘see’ in the book is Puakenikeni (Poo-ah-keh-nee-keh-nee) Grown on a plant that can go from a bush to a tree after sufficient time, the blossoms bloom and look like a long trumpet, like a datura, but instead of a mouth/head with a pointed […]
An Ox in the Pig House… okay, Pig Year I know… it’s not the usual idiom, but it fits here. I’m an Ox – born as a Water Ox in the Asian Horoscope. So this year, starting on February 5, 2019 it’s the PIG year… (I only mention this because if you’re trying to figure […]
I like the little things… no, we’re not talking about ‘sweating’ the small stuff… but there are so many things that were different in the past that seem almost alien to people in the modern world. I think the most important thing is to keep learning and that, for me, means to keep reading books […]
When I was writing short form Steampunk, Paranormal, etc. I had a map on my website of where my stories were set… So, why not have one here? SERIES 1 St. Raphael, CA – Contemporary Romance with Heat 2 Ellingsford, MT – Sweet Historical Western 3 Orsino Security – Paranormal Bear Shifters 4 Three Rivers […]
Let’s get this straight – I LOVE HISTORICAL ROMANCE Heck, I love History – When I decided to get my degree in Costume Design and Construction it was because of my love of history.. and pretty clothes… and fabric… and well, the list goes on… Add to that my love of period pictures and magazines […]
(This Post was originally written for the Sweet Americana Sweetheart Blog) One Day More… nope, sorry – I’m not singing Les Miz for you… Tomorrow is the release of my book “Imogene’s Ingenuity”- It’s the 9th book in a series of 25 Sweet Historical Western books – The Alphabet Mail-Order Brides Series I’d like to […]
Operation Alpha – Susan Stoker – Stoker’s Aces Coming in 2019 – Rescuing Hi’ilani – part of Susan Stoker’s Operation Alpha Imprint One of the best things about living in Hawaii is the abundance of natural beauty that surrounds us. I want to showcase some of the plants that make me smile. For some it’s […]