Spring is Wildlife Season!
Here on the mountain behind us, all sorts of wildlife have been popping up. Fawns and bunnies, of course. Robins, towhees, Stellar’s jays, finches and my favorite: hummingbirds! Last year we had a bear so we’re all keeping an eye out for that one again. Recently we had a bobcat hanging around. Our dogs think this is pretty cool, but what do they know? By the time they find out otherwise, it’ll be too late.
I love being surrounded by nature. But nature doesn’t always benefit from us butting in. In fact, nature almost always loses. That’s where the dedicated people involved in wildlife rehabilitation come in. Committed and knowledgeable, these people are on the frontlines, mending the damage caused by habitat loss, inappropriate human-wildlife contact, injuries by vehicles or pets. This is the time of year when wildlife rehabbers spring into high gear (ha, did you see what I did there? huh?) and need your help. Several years ago, when I wrote a book on wildlife rehab, I learned so much about how we can help wildlife recover from our human ignorance – and why we all need to do our part.
It was my favorite book of the series.
Then it went out of print.
Now, thanks to the dedicated and talented team at Heritage House Publishing in Victoria, BC, my little wildlife book is alive again! New title, new cover, updated content… didn’t they do a lovely job?
So… (drum-roll please) I’m thrilled to announce that the repackaged version of my book, formerly titled Wildlife in the Kitchen, is now available for purchase, in both paperback and digital format. For any of you who support wildlife rehabilitation in all its entities, you’ll be happy to know that Elizabeth Melnick of Elizabeth’s Wildlife Centre, in Abbotsford, BC, is featured prominently in this book. And as soon as print copies are available, I’ll be donating her a box of 50 to use in fund-raising, volunteer appreciation or whatever best serves her needs. I’m so proud to have been able to include her story in this book – and to call Elizabeth my friend!
PS: one of the cool things about being a writer is that you never now when one idea might spark another, or where this trail of sparks will lead. This book contains a chapter on wild mustangs, the free-roaming horses that continue to run wild across parts of North America. Researching these amazing creatures fascinated me – and continues to do so. So, I started writing a novel about a guy who makes this his purpose in life – but is the son of a Montana cattle rancher. Oooh, conflict. That little spark turned into Three River Ranch, the first of what is now a four-book series of digital romance novels with Entangled Publishing.
Barnes & Noble NOOK Book fan? Check out my contest:
- At April 19, 2013
- By Roxanne Snopek
- In Roxanne Writes On
- 0
4-STAR Review!
- At April 13, 2013
- By Roxanne Snopek
- In Roxanne Writes On
- 0
Riverina Romantics posted the most delightful comments about His Reluctant Rancher! You can read the rest for yourself, but here are my favorite parts:
***
“One person, she thought. All it takes is one person who believes in you.”
Zach Gamble’s family is falling apart. After a truck accident that left his brother dead and his dad paralyzed he is barely holding it all together. They are in serious danger of losing the family ranch and all he needs is his father to get himself together enough to help convince the board of investors that they can keep everything up. Desiree is his last hope to get his dad back to where he needs to be. Trusting her to do this is hard, but dealing with the feelings she makes him feel is even harder. She is beautiful and turns him on in a way that he finds hard to resist, but she’s smart, interesting, loving, tough and all the other traits that he respects and never thought he would find.
“You’re no twig,” he said, brushing snow off her backside, “but trust me, Des. No man alive is complaining about where the sand settled in your hourglass.”
This book has it all. Hot, sexy cowboy? Check. Family dynamics that add to the story, rather than annoy? Check. Witty banter to hold your attention? Check. Sex scenes to curl your toes and make you wish for a hot cowboy of your own? Check, check!
The strength it takes for Zach to keep his family afloat is awe inspiring and the way Des step up to help out is so sweet. I love that the self proclaimed city girl is willing to get dirty to make things just a little bit easier for this family and for Zach.
“You’re on the same ride as the rest of us. Sometimes we lead. Sometimes we follow. Sometimes we get lost. But the main thing is, we’re on the journey together.”
Hm. I guess this makes it a 4-HEART review.