December 26 – Show #116

In The Limelight: Jane Coletti Perry – Author – Lila’s Journey

Center Stage: J.R. Sanders – Author – A Killing Way: A Nate Ross Novel

December 19 – Show #115

Featured Guest: Anne Hillerman – Author – Lost Birds: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel

December 12 – Show #114

 In The Limelight: Louise Carnachan – Author-Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues

Center Stage: Reavis Z. Wortham – Author – The Broken Truth

December 5 – Show #113

In The Limelight: Henry C. Parke – Author and True West Magazine Film Editor

Center Stage: Thomas Goodman – Author – The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery

November 28 – Show #112

In The Limelight: Janice E. Kirk – Author –Drawing Close, Encountering Joy: An Artist’s Psalms and Prayers for the Earth

Center Stage: Natalie Bright – Author – Keep ‘Em Full and Keep ‘Em Rolling: The All-American Chuck Wagon Cookbook and End of the Trail Eats: Cowboy- Approved Recipes from the Cowtown Cafe to the Saloon

#111 November 21

Featured Guests: Mike Bray– Wolfpack Publishing and Peter Brandvold– Author– Nordic & Finn: Nordic & Finn Book One andBloody Joe’s Last Dance: Bloody Joe Mannion Book Nine

#110 November 14

In The Limelight: Jan D. Payne – Author

Featured Guests: Preston and Harriett Kocher Lewis – Authors –Tales of the Old West: Poems, Puns & Perspectives on Frontier Felines and More Cat Tales of the Old West: Triumphs, Trials & Trivia of Frontier Felines and Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time

#109 November 7

In The Limelight: Henry C. Parke – Author

Featured Guest: Craig Johnson – Author – Tooth And Claw: A Longmire Story

#108 October 31

In The Limelight: Kathy Ramsperger – Author

Featured Guest: Clint Bradley – Singer/Songwriter

#107 October 17

In The Limelight: Vince Pinkerton – Author

Featured Guest: Ken La Salle – Author – Cambria

#106 October 10

In The Limelight: Laura B. Hern – Author – The Lainey Maynard Mystery Series

Featured Guest: Barry M. Putt Jr. – Author – Stories Told Through Sound: The Craft of Writing Audio Dramas for Podcasts, Streaming, and Radio

#105 October 3

In The Limelight: Henry C. Parke – Film Editor True West Magazine

Featured Guest: Bill Markley – Author – Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody: Plainsmen of the Legendary West

#104 September 26

In The Limelight: W. Michael Farmer – Author

Featured Guest Joni Franks: Author – Corky Tails, Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush book series and coloring books and The Crooked Forest book series. 

#103 September 19

J. David Bethel – Author– Mapping The Night

#102 September 12

Jane Little Botkin – Author – The Pink Dress: A Memoir of a Reluctant Beauty Queen

#101 September 5

Henry C. Parke – Author and Western Film Editor for True West and C. Courtney Joyner – Screenwriter –Quadrant and Contributing Author – Video Tapes From Hell: A Visual History of Cult, Collectible, and Crazy Video Covers

#100 August 29

Kevin Wolf – Author – Trailridge: A Guy Hogan Mystery

MURDER, FLOOD, CORVETTE: 3 WORDS TO GET YOUR HEART RACING! We are so excited for our 100th broadcast! Join us!  Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell celebrate the 100th episode with Kevin Wolf Storyteller, and his riveting mystery set in the Rocky Mountain National Park, TRAILRIDGE: A GUY HOGAN MYSTERY.Kevin shares the backstory to the book, its cover, and the inspiration for the storyline. Set over a couple of days in July, 1982 he sets the story against a real flood event. Tune in and meet a riveting cast of characters – Guy Hogan, Willow, Cadance, Usher, Click and…a red corvette! 

#99 August 22

Host Author Peggy Chambers and Paula Benge – Author – At The Heart Of The Game

AT THE HEART OF THE GAME
There is something “magic” when 2 authors chat about a book and the writing process – and we, the readers, get to listen in! Once again, author Peggy Chambers, will take the lead for an engaging conversation between two authors – Peggy and her guest Paula Benge! We’ve been reading Paula’s newly released title, “At the Heart of the Game,” a terrific story set against the backdrop of the individual lives of a university women’s softball team. At the time of the interview, this title is rated #1 in Teen and Young Adult Baseball books! Tune in and meet Peggy, Paula and her cast of characters like River, Ty, Kody, Zeph, Coach O’Daniel and more. It’s another lively discussion, join us!

#98 August 15

Katy McQuaid – Author – Humble Yet Fierce: My Life Behind The Curtain Of The CIA

HUMBLE YET FIERCE: MY LIFE BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF THE CIAis an inspiring memoir by KATY MCQUAID. We couldn’t put it down! Katy’s personal stories of her years with the CIA reminds us of this saying “A Lion Doesn’t Need To Roar.” About The Book:Often, we want to speak up but don’t, gripped by fear and the need to get along. The reality is, it’s hard to find our voice; and then one day we do.KATY MCQUAID, former Deputy Director of Logistics in the CIA, brings her true-life stories of courage, faith, and adventure related to that journey. From the life-changing events in her first year of college to her remarkable career in the CIA, McQuaid shares that you don’t have to be loud to be strong. She shares her challenges as a woman working in a male-dominated industry. She was inspired by good leaders who helped her succeed and go further than she thought possible. We are eager for this discussion! Join us live or on demand!

#97 August 8

Author Howard Kaplan – The Syrian Sunset

WE READ A POLITICAL THRILLER! JOIN US!
KAPLAN IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST – CLIVE CUSSLER

Hosts Jim Bell and Bobbi Jean Bell are eager to introduce to you HOWARD KAPLAN, the author of THE SYRIAN SUNSET. A sweeping novel of international intrigue about the Syrian Civil War, the failure of the West to save the Syrian people, and how that inaction against the Russian incursion of Syria emboldened Vladmir Putin to attack Ukraine.

Based on true events, THE SYRIAN SUNSET tells the tale of a fictional Syrian Military Intelligence general who wants a better Syria, and the events that led to the death of 500,000 civilians, 5 million people fleeing Syria, another 15 million being displaced internally. From Howard Kaplan, author of THE DAMASCUS COVER, is a major motion picture starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Sir John Hurt in his final film.

#96 August 1

Chris Enss – Author – The Doctor Was A Woman: Stories Of The First Female Physicians On The Frontier

True West Film Editor Henry C. Parke

Episode #96 Guests True West Magazine Film Editor HENRY C. PARKE and Author CHRIS ENSS join us on this – our Second Anniversary broadcast! Henry catches us up with the latest news from the Western Film and TV front with his monthly Henry’s Western Round-up Report. Multi-award winning author Chris Enss joins us for an in-depth discussion about her latest title The Doctor Was A Woman: Stories Of The First Female Physicians On The Frontier. We learn about her next book available to pre-order now and publishing in October, with co-writer Howard Kazanjian – Tilghman: The Legendary Lawman And The Woman Who Inspired Him.

#95 July 25

Mark L. Redmond – Author – The Box M Gang

Author Mark L. Redmond joined us to chat about his writing career, how the West captured his full attention, and the in-depth backstory to his newest series for middle grade readers The Box M Gang. And…we had a fun time!

#94 July 18

Gina L. Carroll – Author – The Grandest Garden

GARDENS, GRANDMOTHERS, AND GREAT STORYTELLING! Once we read page one, we couldn’t put down this wonderful newly released title, THE GRANDEST GARDEN. The storyline, the characters, the gardens, and the relationships captured my full attention and wouldn’t let us go. What’s Bella going to do next? Will she have her first art photography exhibition at the Herman Gallery, as promised, in Midtown Manhattan? And what about the amazing men she meets…Dorian, Drip, Brad and more? What a story!! We are excited to be joined by GINA L. CARROLL, the author of The Grandest Garden published by SparkPress.

#93 July 11

Henry C. Parke – Film Editor True West and Michael F. Blake – Author – The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne and the Making of Three Classic Westerns

This week we rendezvous with two Western film experts! Joining us are Michael F. Blake, author of “The Cavalry Trilogy,” and Henry C. Parke, Film Editor for True West Magazine. This will be a great discussion about the subjects of Michael’s recently published book – “The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns- “Fort Apache,” “She Wore A Yellow Ribbon,” and “Rio Grande.”

#92 July 4

Helen F. Wand – Author – Echoes Of Forgotten Places

We kick-off July with historical fiction when we talk with author Helen F. Wand, about her book ECHOES OF FORGOTTEN PLACES! A Will Rogers Medallion Award Finalist! An engaging read! A fun interview!The year is 1897. Julianna Lampert and her eight children depend on the family working the farm—recently cleared soil on land so rugged and windswept it defies their very existence. Join the family’s journey, from grieving their father’s passing and the death of their baby brother, to the arrival of Frank, who strikes a bargain with Julianna, a widow desperate to save her homestead. Follow the Lampert family and their neighbors into the twentieth century, amidst a tragic drowning, disastrous blizzard, and a fire that demolishes a town—devastations tempered with romance and marriage. All the while, their remote, isolated Pleasant View community is transformed: brought into the modern era by the horseless carriage, telephone, women’s right to vote—and the neighbor’s still.

#91 June 27

Mike Trigg – Author – Burner

Episode #91

Guest Author MIKE TRIGG

WHAT IF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION JEOPARDIZED THE PERSON YOU LOVE?We wrap up June with this riveting read by Mike Trigg, BURNER. You won’t want to miss this episode! Inspired by the explosive events of our polarized political climate,BURNER is an all-too plausible contemporary thriller that examines the social and personal consequences of the lost sense of identity, trust, and truth itself that characterizes our technology-obsessed culture. Part tragic love story, part mind-bending psychological thriller, BURNER dives headfirst into the modern zeitgeist of politically motivated disinformation, toxic internet subcultures, and our continuing need for belonging, purpose, and love in an age of distorted online personas. The BIG Question is…CAN THIS REALLY HAPPEN?? We ask Mike Trigg, tune in for his answer!

#90 June 20

Host Tom Swearingen with Author Rod Miller, OUTLAWMAN: The Life and Times of Matt Warner, All My Sins Remembered, Justice and Mercy  

Episode #90.  Guest Host TOM SWEARINGEN and his Guest award-winning author ROD MILLER enjoy talking about Rod’s writing career and his most recent titles. Rod entertains us with backstories of his three most recent books and an upcoming new series. Tune in for this engaging conversation between two award-winning writers!

#89 June 13

Kimberly Burns – Author – The Redemption of Mattie Silks and The Mrs. Tabor 

Episode #89. Award-winning author Kimberly Burns joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell to chat about her two historical books. THE MRS. TABOR and THE REDEMPTION OF MATTIE SILKS. Tune in for an informative and engaging conversation about these two Western women and the way they chose to “make it in a man’s world” – 1890’s Denver and beyond. Both books are based on true stories. Baby Doe (Mrs. Tabor) seeks her fortune the best way she knows how- marrying a rich man. Madam Mattie Silks makes her fortune catering to Colorado’s gold and silver millionaires. We talk in-depth about Kimberly Burns’ research, their lives, the similarities between “then and now,” and why historical fiction is an important genre.

#88 June 6

Teresa H. Janssen – Author – The Ways Of Water

Award-winning author, Teresa H. Janssen, joins hosts Bobbi Jean and Jim Bell in an engaging conversation about her debut title The Ways Of Water.  Among many topics, we chatted about her writing process, her joyful experience accepting a major award, and the back story to this memorable book. About The Book: This coming-of-age novel takes the reader on an unforgettable journey with a young woman whose life is shaken by world events—economic boom-and-bust, world war, and pandemic. Set in the early twentieth-century Southwest, where water means everything, it is a poignant testament to the meaning of family and the strength of the human spirit. 

#87 May 30

Anne Schroeder – Author – Crossroads In Casa Corte and The Bundling Year 

We read ANNE SCHROEDER’s new release, CROSSROADS IN CASA CORTE and are excited to talk about it with the author! The owner of “Esquivel’s” cantina challenges his 7 customers to each share the memory of his first love. Believing no man forgets his first love – he offers “A free drink to any man convinces me this is not true,” Dear Reader, the men share their stories in ways you will not forget! And we’ll also talk aboutTHE BUNDLING YEAR – her 2024 Spur Award Finalist title – the first of a three part series.— Bobbi and Jim ABOUT CROSSROADS IN CASA CORTEIt is a passionate tale of change and redemption… unfolding against a backdrop that spans Zihuantanejo, Mexico City, the Arizona border, and California. “Crossroads in Casa Corte” gracefully navigates multiple storylines, embarking on a journey of one’s willingness to change in the name of inner peace.

#86 May 23

Adam Sikes – Author – The Underhanded and Landslide: A Novel Volume 1

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES! Guest Author ADAM SIKES
Just turned the last page of THE UNDERHANDED…what an Espionage Thriller! As one expects…twists and turns, unexpected events, heart pounding action, and Jim heard me often say, “WHAT?!” and “OH NO, NOT POSSIBLE!”  That’s what we’re talking about this week on Rendezvous with a Writer with thriller author ADAM SIKES talking about his books THE UNDERHANDED and LANDSLIDE.  Plot, action, characters, murder, mayhem … and  more! Join us and read them now! 

#85 May 16

Jim Overstreet – Author – Rodeo In The Blood Series

Our special guest is author JIM OVERSTREET. We’re talking about his first two books – A MONTANA RIVALRY and A MONTANA INHERITANCE both part of his RODEO IN THE BLOOD Series. Meet Rusty and Warren, enemies for life! – then add a girl. a ranch, horses, steers, and Rodeos…there’s a lot happening!

#84 May 9

Robert G. Yoho – Author – Bitter Water and The Nine Lives of Charles E. Lively – The Deadliest Man in the West Virginia – Colorado Coal Mine Wars

Guest Author R.G. YOHO (Bob to his friends) joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for an engaging conversation about his work as both an author and songwriter. We’ll learn the backstory to the song, “Ride For The Brand,” a co-write with Jim Jones and take a listen. An in-depth discussion of two of his books – the Western fiction page turner BITTER WATER and the non-fiction, captivating study of THE NINE LIVES OF CHARLES E. LIVELY -THE DEADLIEST MAN IN THE WEST VIRGINIA-COLORADO COAL MINE WARS follows. Both are engaging reads! 

#83 May 2

Henry C. Parke – Film Editor True West – Nancy Elliott –  Author – Autumn’s On Its Way – Singer/Songwriter/Performer

STORYTELLING THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC. HENRY PARKE – Film Editor for True West Magazine and author NANCY ELLIOTT join hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell.Henry shares news of the latest on the Western movie and TV frontier. Then we welcome Featured Guest, author Nancy Elliott. We know Nancy as a multi-talented singer/songwriter/performer and fashion designer – now we meet her anew – as an engaging prose storyteller! What a compelling tale she presents in this new book AUTUMN’S ON ITS WAY! In this in-depth interview we hear 3 of Nancy’s songs, learn how these songs inspired the story and what we can expect next. About the Book: Set in Arizona’s dramatic, diverse landscapes of tall Saguaros, Ponderosa Pine, lush mountain meadows, and the secret caves and canyons of the Mogollon Rim,Autumn’s On Its Way is not a bodice ripper, nor a shoot’em up, it’s the story of a woman’s realization of her physical, spiritual, and emotional capacities and reemergence into life after tragedy. It’s a love of life story, brim full of legend, mystery, family relationships, adventure, near-death escapes, and an esteemed cast of supporting, real-west characters, including Mangus Colorado, Cochise, Lozen, Juh, pirates, privateers, and Italian royalty.

#82 April 25

C.M. Wendelboe – Author – Death Under The Deluge 

APRIL GOES OUT WITH A BANG! We dodge bullets and crashing waves of water in DEATH UNDER THE DELUGE by the talented author C.M. Wendelboe. C.M. has written many books-and we will be talking about his “Spirit Road Mystery Series” and the book Death Under the Deluge.ABOUT THE BOOK:“A corpse is found lashed to a submerged cabin under the Missouri River just south of a Sioux Indian reservation… A corpse tied there perhaps seventy years ago… A corpse shot and tied there just before the river was flooded over a resort island first discovered by the Lewis and Clark Expedition… FBI Agent Manny Tanno is assigned to assist local law enforcement in the decades-old homicide. Suspects abound, including the owner of a trucking company and a long-dead Lakota Code Talker for the Army in World War Two. And dangers abound as a deputy sheriff also investigating the case is murdered. Manny’s life is threatened as he’s repeatedly attacked, barely escaping death himself. Will he survive to solve the cold case and the killing of the young deputy sheriff? Is there even a chance he can find the killer of the deputy? Or any chance the murderer of the floating man is still among the living? Manny must dodge bullets as he works to stay alive long enough to catch the killers.”

April 11 – Show #81

Alex Dormont – Founder Hot Texas Swing Band 

WE ARE TAPPIN’ OUR TOES TONIGHT! We are excited to talk with Alex Dormont from the Hot Texas Swing Band! We’ll enjoy great music and chat about the history of Western Swing, the backstory of the band, and the songs we’ll be spinning. 

Check out their New Album – GOTTA MOVE. Alex Dormont is the Band Leader, Songwriter, Arranger, and Bass & Vocals of The Hot Texas Swing Band. You’ll recognize their song, “Hot Texas,” as it opens and closes every Rendezvous With A Writer Outwest broadcast! With one boot in Cowboy music and the other in Swing, the Hot Texas Swing Band is riding the trail previously blazed by artists such as Bob Wills and Asleep at the Wheel. Backed by a passion for traditional Western Swing, the Hot Texas Swing Band pushes the genre forward with Rockabilly, Latin beats and original material for high-energy shows that have critics and fans raving.

#80 April 4

Henry C. Parke – Film Editor True West – Sherry Monahan – Author – Signature Dishes of America and The Tombstone Cookbook

WE READ, WE COOK, WE EAT, and WE TALK!

HENRY PARKE – Film Editor for True West Magazine and Culinary Historian SHERRY MONAHAN joined hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell. Sherry’s True West column, “Frontier Fare” always covers a taste of the West. We chatted about her newest book SIGNATURE DISHES OF AMERICA and her earlier one, THE TOMBSTONE COOKBOOK. (We created dinner from three recipes in this fun cookbook.) These are cookbooks…and so much more! Think of each recipe like a book’s character…learn the backstory, what made the recipe popular in its time, and its legacy today. Then…get cookin’ or as Sherry Monahan suggests, “Forks Up!”

#79 March 28

Brian Andrews of the Writing Team “Andrews and Wilson” – Four Minutes

Episode #79 WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH FOUR MINUTES? Another book we just couldn’t put down….!!!! Eagerly we have awaited for tonight – 3/28! So…time travel is possible!? BRIAN ANDREWS from the writing team of ANDREWS & WILSON is back with us! On this visit, we will be talking about FOUR MINUTES -the #upcoming release by #AndrewsAndWilson (available April 2-#preordernow!) FOUR MINUTES is the latest brilliant techno-thriller from the #1 internationally bestselling duo behind the SONS OF VALOR series. It is said that no plan survives first contact with the enemy, but what if you remove the one thing no one can control: Uncertainty about the future?

#78 March 21

Jeanne Cooney – Author – It’s Murder You Betcha: A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes (Book 2)

Author JEANNE COONEY joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell for a second helping of IT’S MURDER, her fun cozy mystery series. Tonight we’re chatting about her newest title, It’s Murder, You Betcha!  A Quirky Murder Mystery with Recipes. Set in Northwest Minnesota in February, sisters Doris and Grace return to solve the murder of Lars Carlson – the so-called boyfriend of their good friend ninety-years young, Rose. As expected, the story is filled with good humor, twists and turns…and the three major food groups – hot dish, Jell-O, and bars (with a few M&Ms)! This title releases April 16, 2024 and is available to pre-order now.

#77 March 14

Candace Simar – Author –Sister Lumberjack

Award-winning author CANDACE SIMAR joins hosts Bobbi Jean and Jim Bell for an engaging conversation about her historical fiction novel SISTER LUMBERJACK. We follow a cast of unforgettable characters in a Minnesota logging camp during the winter of 1893. Obstacles abound. Will they survive the harsh and dangerous winter? Three lives intersect at Starkweather Timber, a haywire logging camp, where everything goes wrong. Their unique friendship turns their lives in unexpected directions. What a cast of characters!

#76 March 7

Guest Host Tom Swearingen with Guest Mark Munzert – Poet

Guest Host TOM SWEARINGEN chats with Cowboy Poet MARK MUNZERT. Tune in for an entertaining and informative conversation about the roots of cowboy poetry and what inspires the poems of both these talented poets. MARK recites several of his favorite poems.

February 29 – Show #75

Jim Jones – Storyteller, Songwriter, Author, And Performer

Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell chat with Featured Guest the award-winning JIM JONES! A Western/Folk Singer/Songwriter, an author and a native Texan who hangs his hat in New Mexico, Jim’s songs and books are about the West … cowboys, horses & cattle, cattle rustlers, the people and land, rivers and mountains, and the beauty of the Western sky. Jim has produced twelve Western/Folk albums as well as six Western novels, a novella and a Children’s Book Series in the Western genre. Jim joins us to share insights into just three of the ways he tells stories – the written word, original music, and now film. 

#74 February 22

Martha Burns – Author – Across The Narrows

Award-winning author Martha Burns returns with her new book, ACROSS THE NARROWS. Releasing February 27, what a privilege it was to read it in advance! Martha’s storytelling has been called “addictive,” “poignant,” and “engaging.” We agree!
ABOUT THE BOOK: ACROSS THE NARROWS unravels as a sweeping family saga, centered around a tragedy that shapes the del Palacio family’s destiny and leaves little room for forgiveness. With themes of love, loss, and resilience, this poignant novel explores the transformative power of forgiveness and the pursuit of one’s own identity in the face of adversity.

#72 February 8

Henry C. Parke – Author, Film Editor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter – The Greatest Westerns Ever Made And The People Who Made Them

Featured Guest – Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker and Film and TV Editor for True West Magazine, HENRY C. PARKE joins us to chat about his newly released (February 6!) book THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM. If you like Western films, and TV, you will relish and savor every word of this book. Your memories of favorite Westerns, stars, character actors, directors, and writers will be refreshed AND you’ll want to revisit them with new eyes. If you have NO interest in the Western…Henry’s insights and engaging writing will change your mind. He writes with an expert’s eye as he has filmmaking and screenwriting experience. You’ll be notating the films you’ve just gotta watch!

#71 February 1

Henry C. Parke and Manuela Schneider – Author, Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Songwriter – Song Old Barn & titles The Memoirs of Madame Moustache: Growing Up To Be A Gambler and The Unknown Enemy

HENRY C. PARKE, Film Editor for True West Magazine, kicks off the show with his monthly Henry’s Western Round-up report of all things happening on the Western Film Frontier. Returning guest, award-winning author MANUELA SCHNEIDER, joins us to talk about her newest projects – MUSIC, FILM and TWO new books THE MEMOIRS OF MADAME MOUSTACHE: GROWING UP TO BE A GAMBLER and THE UNKNOWN ENEMY both are highly entertaining and available now!! Manuela Schneider shares the backstories to these newest projects, prepares us for what’s coming (lots and lots of books!), and where she’ll be in the USA this spring and fall!

January 25 – Rebroadcast Episode #55

Author – W. Michael Farmer Ph.D. – Author– Trini! Come!
aired September 14, 2023

#70 January 18

Deborah Swenson – Author – Till My Last Breath and Till My Last Day

When I sat down with a cup of tea in front of the fireplace and settled in for a good read…little did I know the tea would be untouched as all I could do was read, read, read…turning the pages as fast as I could! What type of story is this? Thriller? Mystery? Time travel adventure? Romance? Historical fiction? Oh, my! While I was reading Book #2, Jim was turning the pages just as quickly of Book #1. We’re eager to chat with Deborah Swenson,Author ofTILL MY LAST BREATHand her brand new book,TILL MY LAST DAY, the second of her DESERT HILLS TRILOGY.

#69 January 11

Gency Brown – Author – A Right Fine Life

Author GENCY BROWN joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell to chat about her newly released book A RIGHT FINE LIFE! Written in the tradition of a memorable country ballad, but with a twist,A RIGHT FINE LIFE takes the reader into the dreams and daily life of a talented yet struggling country musician, Randy Walters. Gency Brown Author knows her way around a touring musician’s life and captures singer/songwriter and performer Randy Walters’ world authentically. Join us for a lively conversation about music and writing a “right fine” book!

January 4 – Episode #68

True West Magazine Film Editor, Henry C. Parke and award-winning Mike Torreano – Author – Fireflies At Dusk kick off 2024! 

Returning guests, True West Magazine Film Editor, HENRY C. PARKE and award-winning author MIKE TORREANO, kick off 2024! Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell catch up with them both. HENRY recaps what’s happening in the world of Western Film. MIKE shares the backstory and author insights into his newly released historical fiction novel FIREFLIES AT DUSK, already an award winner. This coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, has moved readers and is receiving rave reviews. Join us!