In my spare time (hah!) I have been reading a friend of mine's novels. Never thought I would read a romance novel (and never knowingly had in my lifetime), but Gini Rifkin's western tales have caught my attention. She spices her books with not only romance, but a sense of humor.  

​I particularly liked Lady Gallant, a somewhat steamy historical fiction book about a nurse in the Russian/British Crimean war of the 19th century, who falls in love with a correspondent from Britain.  Also, fun reading is her short novel Trapper's Moon, a love story about a mountain man trapper who encounters and rescues a kidnapped sight-impaired Native American beauty and ends up traveling with her...

Her newest release is Break Heart Canyon (haven't read it yet) among her many award-winning books.  You can take a look at her work at https//ginirifkin.blogspot.com

Coming Soon.  Soon, possibly next week, the plucky Rooster Rockstar returns with new feathers and continuing lust for his ladies. After somewhat of a demise, Rooster is resurrected in The Reprise of Rooster Rockstar, a new collection of poetry, prose, photography and art. This book contains at least 22 pages of vividly colored photography and artwork and a new genre of abstract photography.

All work is based on actual experiences. You can savor a ride on the magical menagerie carousel in Nederland, Colorado when you read the poem "Carousel." Or, when you read "The Goat," you can imagine the talkative goat roaming the fields outside of Lyons, Colorado. In this book, I explore delights in the world and share insights praising life, honoring death--features that we all may retain on our personal journeys.