One of my kids and I got up before the dawn and got up the mountain well before most people and we were rewarded.
83 moose, 20 elk including a newborn calf and another momma stomping at a coyote, 2 coyotes, and countless deer.
We worked hard later that morning, but overall had a great day with wildlife. I feel reset and ready to take on anything.
Have a great week!
​x Brooke

I got what I wanted for Mother's Day on Saturday which was time on the mountain, pulling off the road to count and photograph animals. We saw around 30 moose including this gorgeous older bull and 8 pairs of sandhill cranes. I tried to get the cranes talking recorded but wasn't fast enough to switch from my camera to my phone.
There were no babies yet and the weather went from sleek to rainy depending on where you were, but it was a great day.
I'm ready to get back especially once the elk are up there and just set up shop somewhere to watch them.
Have a wonderful week!
x Brooke
(Yes, the picture is by me. The watermark is to my photography company.)

With everything that has been going on for the past few months, I'm taking it all as a sign that I just need to get started with the next drafts of my books coming out for 2027.
Next year will start off with a standalone linked to one of my already established series. Funny enough, it has a direct link to the third book I will be releasing next year. Next year will also see the wrap-up of another series.
Just like every end of the year, I won't be revealing any of them until December. Which is good because I still need to figure out one of the covers.
That's all I have for you this week.
Have a great one!
​x Brooke

Ever have a vivid dream that leaves you with so much anxiety in the dream that leads to it still being there when you wake up?
If you have, you know the pain in the ass it can be because that's me today.
I dreamed I was getting groceries and my bill kept going up and up and my cart never seemed to empty. Strange dream to give you anxiety but hey, I think we all get it.
Last week did not go as planned. As the saying goes, I made plans, but rather than laugh, God decided to dish myself and my family out with a loss. The only writing I truly managed to accomplish was an obituary which is okay. 
This week, healing begins and I'm already doing good at getting back to work. I've answered emails for a book event I'm helping to host this coming September, paid bills, and now going to work on one last rough draft before summer hits.
As always, I hope you have a wonderful week.
​x Brooke

This week kicks off with getting a massive chunk of the final My Cowboy book's rough draft done.
Hope has been giving me some issues, but hey, what's new for me lately? My imagination is going off in too many directions and focus has been horrible, but I'm hoping that with this book, I'm about to bring it back around.
The weather is wonderful this week so I might even write outside for a few days.
Right in Front of You Vol. 3 is out and readers are loving it! If you're looking for a heartfelt and at times funny story, check it out. While it's part of the Morris Valley Gang Series, it can be read as a standalone.
That's all I have this week.
​x Brooke

This weekend was a tease. I want to head up the mountain and just center myself more now than if we actually had a harsh cold winter. 
This week I'm diving back into writing ... like usual and getting ready for a craft show this coming weekend. I won't be selling books but photography and some fishing lure jewelry.
I don't have much else to share this week.
Have a great one!
​x Brooke

The newest book to my Morris Valley Gang world is coming out tomorrow! Julia and Gentry were fun, just like most of my books. (Don't get me started on how difficult it's been working on Eliza's book.) ((And yes, I am that far ahead in my writing. I treat it like my day job and am able to write several books a year.))
This story is about healing for some and realization for others. And maybe some laugh-out-loud moments tossed in to make a fun story.
I'm currently working hard to try to wrap up existing series I have going. Several are wrapping up in the next couple of years that way I'm freed up to work on things I really want to get to. Dark Cowboys, a thriller, and more are to come once a few series are done.
I hope you have a great week!
​x Brooke

We are approaching the final countdown for a return to Morris Valley! Julia and Gentry are more heartfelt than funny, but there are some humorous parts. Now ... if I can just figure out Eliza's story I will be content.
​Have a great week!

To quote my Instagram post: Some girls want to be winded and dined for their birthdays, others just want to stomp through snow drifts, take pictures, get muddy all in the hope of finding some moose sheds. Me, I'm the others."
My man delivered! We might not have found any sheds, but we still had fun just the two of us hiking through the trees. We surveyed how little snow the mountain has and worried about what kind of restrictions will be in place early this year.
BUT! I did get some new pictures I'm loving, including this one. I fell face first into a snow drift, laughed my ass off about it, and still had fun.
I didn't get much writing accomplished last week, but this week I'm full of focus and ready to get the words out.
Have a wonderful week!
​x Brooke

The return to Morris Valley is almost here!
And as such, ARCs are currently available for a short period of time. All I ask for is that since you are getting a free book you review it on whatever site you prefer. It doesn't have to be Amazon, but would be greatly appreciated. Just remember not to state you received it for free in exchange for a review. The Zon doesn't like that.
This book comes out April 7th and is #2 of 5 for this year. 
As for writing, I'm actually working on the last book of this series. Let me tell you, the pressure is on to make it funny, heartfelt, and engaging as all the others. I'm trying to remind myself this is just the rough draft, but sometimes it's difficult.
I hope you have a wonderful week!
​x Brooe