The greatest season is upon us in the land of ghostly hills and phantom sunshine. The scents of crumbling leaves and the sounds of footsteps upon the crisp early morning frost have invaded the world here in Montana. For those of you who don’t know me well, I’m a cowgirl, a paranormal romance author, and an avid reader living in the timber and finding inspiration in a back-to-the-land lifestyle. And recently, we have spent many hours out in the hills readying our home for the harsh winter to come. 
I am fortunate to work as an author—I can pack up my computer and travel to the tops of mountains where are all a person can see for miles are peaks so large that they act as speed bumps for the heavy fall clouds that try to invade. I have written novels at the tops of many a mountain, near gurgling waterfalls, and places that seem so desolate it’s easy to believe no person has been there before. I have written as snow falls on the car around me and then a few minutes later I’m forced to hide from the melting heat of the sun. Here in the fall, we go back to a different time, we revert to the recipes of our ancestors, the ones who have gone before. In honor of the change of the seasons and as a thank you to my fans, who keep me writing, I wish to give you a piece of Montana in the only way I can. I wish to share a Montana recipe with you. Please enjoy this with your family and friends. And as you do so, think of the dusky blue mountains, the tall pines and the scents of a Montana Fall. Kneplfa: (similar to a dumpling)1 c. flourPinch of salt1 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 eggWater Bring pot of salted and buttered water to a boil. Mix ingredients until dough is stiff. Make into a ball and the cut with scissors into small chunks. Drop pieces into boiling water (carefully). Boil until they are floating and fully cooked. (from here there are several different recipes that you can add the knepfla to i.e. chicken, pork, beef, and cream based soups etc.) Next: Fry up a Smoked Kielbasa or Polish Sausage, add sauerkraut, and boiled knepfla. Serve hot.
Books, For Readers, Guest Blogger, Special Operations
WHEN DEATH COMES FOR YOU
Sergeant Brooke Forester wants to live a life that means something, and one in which she isn’t perpetually shrouded by her father’s sins.
YOU MUST FIGHT
But in the blink-and-you-miss town of Sula, Montana, gossip constantly sweeps through the community… And, while Brooke has been the public’s target for years, soon no gossip is juicier than that about the sexy, new FBI agent Sawyer Reynolds who has come to investigate a series of strange and gruesome murders.
OR DIE
Just when Brooke thinks she escapes her past, her past returns—
and brings a cold, calculating psychopath right along with it.
And this time, the killer won’t stop until they take every last shred of her identity and eventually, her life.
For Readers
Excerpt from Hidden Truth (STEALTH Series, Book 1):
She clicked open the tabs of the gun case, exposing the M24 sniper rifle. It was a thing of beauty. Even without firing a single round from this particular gun, Trish Martin could recall the precise feel of pulling the trigger, smelling the spent powder and watching as her enemies fell to their knees.
There was no greater feeling in the world than a justified kill. The men standing around her, those dealing in death, would be easy to strip from this earth…
