Are you looking for your next bearded book boyfriend? Mountain men make great heroes. They’re strong and rugged and oh so sexy! The flannel, the Timberline boots, and those beards! Yes! Have you ever wondered how to snag one of these muscled mountain men for yourself? Well, look no further—here’s Jennie Marts’ Top Ten Ways to Hook A Sexy Lumberjack Mountain Man: Wear flannel button-ups as easy lumberjack bait Hang around Christmas tree lots Sport a catchy T-shirt that reads “I Love Beards” Loiter in the Timberline department of the boot store (even better if you are loitering while wearing the above-mentioned shirt) Spritz on a little pine scented body spray Get a part-time job at REI or just nonchalantly lurk around the flannel shirt section Forget the beach—instead plan your next vacation to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest Skip the next wine and cheese party, and do a girls night out at a Lowes DIY class Trade your curling iron and nail file in for a stocking cap and chainsaw And if all else fails- try getting lost in the woods of Colorado or the Great Northwest That’s it! Sounds easy—now go forth and capture your mountain man!…

The surest way to lift an author’s spirit (can’t resist) is to receive an e-mail from a Hollywood producer inquiring if the rights are available to the Bailey Ruth Raeburn series. Yes, indeed they are. And Bailey Ruth’s new adventure, GHOST TIMES TWO, is a love story and a mystery that would make a GREAT movie. As is often the case with Hollywood queries, nothing has come of it to date, but I’ve had great fun picking out a superb cast and I want to invite readers to offer their choices. In GHOST TIMES TWO, Bailey Ruth returns to earth to encourage Jimmy Taylor, an engaging fun madly-in-love ghost, to climb the Golden Stairs to Heaven. The object of Jimmy’s affections is Megan Wynn, a young lawyer. She is beginning to recover from his untimely death in a kayak accident in the rapids. A fellow lawyer Blaine Smith would like for her to join his law firm and be his partner in both law and love. Jimmy is doing his best to thwart the romance. Megan quarrels with a partner in her present firm who blocks her plan to leave. When Megan is found at the scene of his murder,…