two_brides 40

Guest: Mark D. Ford, Artist for Two Brides Too Many Book Cover

How much does a book cover factor into your reading choice? It’s the first draw, right? (Forgive the artsy pun.) Today’s guest isn’t an author. But as the Senior Art Director at WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, Mark D. Ford is a key member of my publishing team. MONA: Mark, thanks so much for joining us on Hindsight today. We’d like to …

Glen Eyrie Bob

Bob’s Corner: Mine Elevators and Ore Cars

Bob here. Welcome back to my Corner. Today, I want to share a little about the workings of a hard-rock gold mine at the end of the 19th century. In the Cripple Creek District, the mines were mostly vertical shafts, blasted through solid granite. In a previous post, Headframes and Hoists, I explained that this had to do with the …

twice-a-bride[1]

Preview Twice a Bride, Historical Romance

The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek—Book 4 Love lost doesn’t mean love lost forever Can unexpected romance deliver a second chance for two deserving widows? Coming Tuesday, October 2nd! Full of resolve, young widow Willow Peterson decides to pursue her dreams to be an artist as she settles into a new life in the growing mountain town of Cripple Creek.  …

sinclair-sisters-group[1]

Which Sinclair Sister Are You Most Like?

In celebration of the completion of my debut series: The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek, I thought it’d be fun to hear which Sinclair Sister you identify with the most. So I created a poll. Two Brides Too Many features Kat and Nell Sinclair. Ida Sinclair stars in Too Rich for a Bride. The Bride Wore Blue shares Vivian Sinclair’s story. And …

sinclair-sisters-group

Heroes: What We Look For in Leading Men

In novels, a hero is the central male character in a fictional tale. A leading man with admirable qualities. Although the hero’s positive traits may not be obvious in the introduction, he possesses characteristics that typically will serve him and the heroine (since I write love stories). That’s not to say those strengths won’t come into play as weaknesses or obstacles at some …

Sinclair Sisters Surprise: Book Trailer Unveiling & Mug Giveaway!

It’s Here! The Big Day of SINCLAIR SISTERS SURPRISES! All week, I’m celebrating my debut series The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek with the Sinclair Sisters Book Trailer Unveiling and a Giveaway! GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Sinclair Sisters Book Trailer Here it is–the brand new book trailer for the whole series! What do you think? Does Nell Sinclair look like you’ve imagined? How about Vivian? Book and …

WaterBrook Mug

Colorado Book Trailer for the Sinclair Sisters Series AND a Giveaway!

All week, I’m celebrating my debut series The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek with the Sinclair Sisters Book Trailer Unveiling and a Giveaway! And lots of fun series-related posts. GIVEAWAY CLOSED! Rocky Mountain Book Trailer for the Sinclair Sisters While you check out the gorgeous Colorado scenery in series book trailer, you’ll meet the leading ladies of Twice a Bride. Book and Collectable …

Too Rich for a Bride Pinwords

INTERVIEW WITH IDA SINCLAIR OF TOO RICH FOR A BRIDE

“Ah! A book I’ve been waiting for. Too Rich for a Bride by Mona Hodgson will charm your socks off. All the ups and downs of a romance with a delightful dose of history and characters who will sneak into your heart and take up residence. More, more, we want more.” —Lauraine Snelling author of No Distance Too Far and …

Bob’s Corner Glen Eyrie Bob

Bob’s Corner: Headframes and Cable Hoist

The pursuit of riches drew tens of thousands of colorful characters to Cripple Creek in the 1890s. The boom town provided me a canvas on which to draw my stories in The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek Series. Good news! My hubby Bob agreed to flesh out the workings of a gold mining camp in that era for us. Headframes and Cable Hoists …

Two Brides Too Many Slanted

Checkers, Anyone?

A checkered board with rounded game pieces—here in the United States, we know it as checkers, a timeless table game. While waiting to be seated at a restaurant in Phoenix, I watched a family of five gathered around a table. A father and daughter were engaged in a playful, but intense game of checkers. The opponent’s game pieces were being …