Thursday, July 02 2015
I love writing about families. And one of my favorite clans are the Montana born McKendricks, featured in the romantic-comedy series Wild West Weddings. Wily, wealthy Uncle Max always knows best, which is why he leaves as his last request, four arranged marriages for his heirs. As much as his niece, two nephews, and trusted attorney sidekick want to honor the late millionaire’s wishes, they can’t promise their hasty weddings, and 48 hour marriages, will reap anything close to love… On the other hand, an awful lot can happen when the ‘lovebirds’ are forced to stay beneath the same roof…!
I’m so happy this series is now available in e-book format. Hope you enjoy reading them as much as I loved writing them!
Click here to read excerpts from all the books in this series.
Thursday, May 28 2015
Dear Reader,
I admire entrepreneurs. Those among us who can see a need, brainstorm a way to fulfill it, and then figure out a way to actually make it happen.
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Rose McCabe is one of those self-made-women. She took a need—finding a way to economically feed her triplets--then went to local farmers and cut a deal that soon benefited everyone in the community. For Rose, seeing any food go to waste is a crying shame. And that’s why it’s killing her to see a long abandoned blackberry grove go untended, and even worse, unharvested!
Sexy former rodeo champion and cattle and horse rancher Clint McCulloch is the new owner of the land that luscious fruit resides on. He wants to mow the bushes down and turn the land back to pasture for his herd. Until Rose McCabe steps in, and wheels and deals their way to a solution. One that Clint sees as temporary, and Rose would like to last forever.
The real question is: Can Rose negotiate their way to love? Or is theirs a life-long deal that will never be made?
For more information on this and other titles, please visit me at Facebook or www.cathgillenthacker.com.
Happy reading!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
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Tuesday, May 26 2015
I grew up in farm country, in the Midwest. One of my favorite summer activities was picking blackberries, raspberries and black raspberries with my family. We used to have competitions to see who could get the fullest bucket—and avoid the spiders and ants and chiggers that lived in those wonderful bushes. When we got the berries home, we cleaned and froze most of them for use during the cold winter months. But we also made blackberry jam, and my favorite--blackberry cobbler.
I've added my favorite recipe for blackberry cobbler to my recipe page. Click here to check it out. You can also download a recipe card.
Thursday, March 05 2015
Dear Reader,
During the eighteen years my husband and I and the kids lived in Austin, Texas, it snowed only twice—and melted the next day in both cases. So you can imagine our excitement our first winter in North Carolina, when we learned a major snowstorm was on the way. Unfortunately we couldn’t have been less prepared. We had no rock salt or sand for the sidewalks, no shovel to clear them and perilously few supplies.
Gamely, we ran out to get milk, bread and a bag of rock salt. (We didn’t get a shovel because we didn’t really think we’d need one.) We put our eldest daughter on a plane back to college. And settled in with our other two children, for a “few inches” of snow.
Those “few inches” turned into a record-breaking blizzard delivered in three separate back-to-back storms that closed schools and businesses for a week. During that time, as my family and I struggled to dig our way out of the driveway with a garden shovel, a hoe, a rake and other assorted garden tools, I found myself doing plenty of daydreaming. What if a runaway bride, a schoolteacher on a fieldtrip and a young mother with her baby got stranded in a snowstorm, at the worst possible times, in the best possible places, with the men of their dreams? The result: Three new romantic comedies— SNOWBOUND BRIDE, HOT CHOCOLATE HONEYMOON and SNOW BABY.
Since then, there have been other storms, and other series—the famous McCabes of Texas, among them. But every time we do get back- to- back winter storms in North Carolina, I think about the stories I wrote that might not ever have come to fruition had it not been for all that snow, sleet, and ice. And the beautiful winter days that followed, when thanks to the still-bad-roads and mountains of accumulation, everything was still at a standstill. I hope you enjoy reading all three books in my trilogy, BRIDES, BABIES & BLIZZARDS, as much as I enjoyed writing them.
Best wishes, always. And stay warm!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
Thursday, January 29 2015
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Dear Reader,
There’s a part of me that—given a choice—would always do everything my own way, in my own time. However, as a grown-up, I know that’s just not possible—if I want to get along with others. So the question I constantly struggle with is how much and what to give way on—and how much to stand firm on.
For Lily McCabe, that’s always been an easy answer. A middle daughter of six, and a triplet to boot, she’s always had to compromise—on everything. She’s never been in a position to have anything exactly the way she wants it. And the ferociously independent single mom is okay with that.
Gannon Montgomery grew up, watching those around him give way on literally everything and anything, all in the name of the greater good. And while he appreciates the sacrifices made, he also knows it was at the expense of true happiness and lives well-lived. He refuses to make the same mistakes, and will not compromise on anything truly important to him.
Lily and Gannon’s different views have split up what might have been a beautiful friendship. Neither expect to ever reconcile, until Lily is forced, by crisis, to turn to the ever gallant Gannon for help. Then, all bets are off, as both discover they still have much to learn about life, and love.
For more information on this and other books please visit me at www.cathygillenthacker.com.
Happy reading!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
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Wednesday, January 21 2015
Dear Reader,
I’m delighted to announce Harlequin has reissued two of my most popular romantic comedies in e-book format.
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MISS CHARLOTTE SURRENDERS is set on a lovely southern estate that has been in Charlotte Langston’s family for generations. It’s up to Charlotte to save the family home from foreclosure, and bring the lovely old mansion back to life. The main thing standing in her way? The hot new caretaker—who seems a lot more adept at seducing her, than helping out in any practical way….
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HONEYMOON FOR HIRE takes place in picturesque Connecticut. Dillon Gallagher hires Hayley Alexander to cook and clean for him in the white elephant he has just purchased as an investment. It’s the ideal set-up for the confirmed bachelor and feisty widow. Hayley can have her baby with her while she fixes up the neglected Colonial, on Dillon’s dime. Dillon can assuage his secret guilt. At the end of the year, Hayley will have enough money saved to buy the newly transformed dream home for herself and her baby daughter. Neither count on the neighborhood gossip that soon forces them to marry. Never mind the intimacy of such close quarters….
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Happy reading!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
Thursday, October 23 2014
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Dear Reader,
Moving on is always tough. Never more so, it seems, than during the holiday season.
Young widow Callie McCabe Grimes is a great mother to her two and a half year old son, Brian. And although she can’t supply her little boy with the mythical daddy he is searching for, she is determined to give him the best Christmas she possibly can. Problem is, Callie has lost the spirit of joy that makes the holiday so special. Luckily, so far, no one knows just how empty she feels inside….
Enter Nash Echols, the sexy and charming owner of the Christmas tree ranch on Echols Mountain and Callie’s closest neighbor.
Nash swiftly realizes Callie has a lot of passion locked away, and a whole lot of living left to do. And he adores her son as much as little Brian adores him. Nash is determined to make Christmas all it can—and should—be for the three of them. If Callie will let him….
Please visit me on Facebook and at www.cathygillenthacker.com for information on this and other titles.
Happy Holidays!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
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Tuesday, October 21 2014
Out Today! A Proposal at Christmas, a 2-for-1 containing classic holiday romances. One by Leanne Banks, A Maverick for Christmas. And my contribution is A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe from my TEXAS LEGACIES: THE MCCABES series. Click here to read an excerpt.
Wednesday, July 02 2014
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Tuesday, June 10 2014
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Dear Reader,
We’ve all found ourselves in a mess of our making and wanted nothing more than to run away and leave all the trouble behind.
This is exactly what happens to Magnolia McCabe. She and her twin sister Calla have always done everything together. So when it comes time to get married, Maggie and Callie want a double wedding. They spend months planning the romantic ceremony. Not until the very last minute does Maggie realize that she’s thought much more about the wedding, than the marriage. And that’s a problem, a big one.
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Ex-soldier Hart Sanders is on hand that day to help his folks out with their wedding business. Restless to the bone, he has always chafed at life in rural Texas. And he absolutely detests the diva drama that often accompanies weddings. So when he’s forced to chase runaway bride Maggie McCabe into the woods atop Sanders Mountain, the only thing he feels is aggravation. Until they come face to face with each other. And then a very different kind of drama starts.
I had tons of fun writing this story. It’s the first of a six book series called McCabe Multiples. (About the six daughters of Drs. Jackson and Lacey Buchanon-McCabe. A set of twins, triplets, and the only daughter of a single birth. All of whom have baby fever…!).
For information on this and other McCabe/Laramie Texas stories, please visit me on Facebook, and at www.cathygillenthacker.com.
Happy reading!
Cathy Gillen Thacker
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