Okay, I did put the answers as a comment on my blog, but thought this would be better for all. The winner of my drawing was . Congrats! She won a copy of SALVATION BRIDE.
1. Daniel Boones
C. a contemptuous term given the long-haired pseudo scouts and would-be bad men
2. kack
J. slang for saddle
3. pooch
A. the name of a dish made of sugar, tomatoes and bread
4. buttermilk
G. a motherless calf
5. one-eyed scribe
B. slang name for a six-gun
6. dusted
F. thrown from a horse
7. top off
I. to ride first, to take the rough edges off a horse
8. high lonesome
D. a big drunk
9. woolies
E. a common name for sheep
10. slope (oops,I misspelled this on the test. Sorry.)
H. to go
Anna Kathryn
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January 31, 2009
January 23, 2009
The Friday Record - Words of the Old West
Words of the Old West....Test Your Knowledge.
So, here's a pop quiz. These words are from WESTERN WORDS: A Dictionary of the Old West by Ramon F. Adams. I'll list the words, followed by the definitions. Can you match them up? On Sunday, I'll draw from everyone who gives it a try....even if you're not 100% correct, and the winner will receive a copy of SALVATION BRIDE.
Just write the Letter next to the Number, for example 12 Z, 13 X 14 T. Good luck. LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL, SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN THE DRAWING.
1. Daniel Boones
2. kack
3. pooch
4. buttermilk
5. one-eyed scribe
6. dusted
7. top off
8. high lonesome
9. woolies
10. slop
A. the name of a dish made of sugar, tomatoes and bread
B. slang name for a six-gun
C. a contemptuous term given the long-haired pseudo scouts and would-be bad men
D. a big drunk
E. a common name for sheep
F. thrown from a horse
G. a motherless calf
H. to go
I. to ride first, to take the rough edges off a horse
J. slang for saddle
Anna Kathryn
http://www.aklanier.com/
So, here's a pop quiz. These words are from WESTERN WORDS: A Dictionary of the Old West by Ramon F. Adams. I'll list the words, followed by the definitions. Can you match them up? On Sunday, I'll draw from everyone who gives it a try....even if you're not 100% correct, and the winner will receive a copy of SALVATION BRIDE.
Just write the Letter next to the Number, for example 12 Z, 13 X 14 T. Good luck. LEAVE YOUR E-MAIL, SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN THE DRAWING.
1. Daniel Boones
2. kack
3. pooch
4. buttermilk
5. one-eyed scribe
6. dusted
7. top off
8. high lonesome
9. woolies
10. slop
A. the name of a dish made of sugar, tomatoes and bread
B. slang name for a six-gun
C. a contemptuous term given the long-haired pseudo scouts and would-be bad men
D. a big drunk
E. a common name for sheep
F. thrown from a horse
G. a motherless calf
H. to go
I. to ride first, to take the rough edges off a horse
J. slang for saddle
Anna Kathryn
http://www.aklanier.com/
January 22, 2009
Release Party Grand Prize Winner
Congratulation to Amy S. She's the grand prize winner....she'll receive a copy of THE PRICELESS GIFT, A COWBOY'S DREAM and SALVATION BRIDE, as well as $10 gift certificate for The Wild Rose Press.
Thank you everyone who stopped by and posted about my blogs and SALVATION BRIDE.
Don't forget to stop by my website, http://www.aklanier.com/, and leave a message in my guest book. The January prize is a copy of SALVATION BRIDE.
Anna Kathryn
www.aklanier.com
Thank you everyone who stopped by and posted about my blogs and SALVATION BRIDE.
Don't forget to stop by my website, http://www.aklanier.com/, and leave a message in my guest book. The January prize is a copy of SALVATION BRIDE.
Anna Kathryn
www.aklanier.com
SALVATION BRIDE Debuts!
She rode into town for her own deliverance, but will Doctor Laura Ashton heal Sheriff David Slade’s pain before the dark secret in her past turns up to steal his Salvation Bride?It's a day late due to computer difficulties, but The Wild Rose Press has released SAVLAVTION BRIDE! And because I bought some copies, it's already No. 4 on the weekly top ten. Whooo Hooo!
"SALVATION BRIDE carried me away for an afternoon and I loved every word. From the beautifully written love scenes to the emotional turmoil each character experienced, I felt each and every sensation. This truly is a wonderful book." ~ Natasha at Romance Junkies, a Four Ribbon Review
http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/historical/Salvation_Bride_AKL.shtml
So, stopy by The Wild Rose Press and get your copy today. http://www.thewildrosepress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1126&zenid=c53b84c4a40313de22cfd024e818f8f7
Anna Kathryn
www.aklanier.com
January 21, 2009
Texas and the Civil War
David was not only a Confederate Soldier during the Civil War, but a POW as well. The experiences both he and his first wife suffered during the conflict affected their marriage and David's life even after Angie's death. But like many Texans, he felt it was his duty to fight for his beliefs.
Louis J. Wortham, in A HISTORY OF TEXAS: FROM WILDERNESS TO COMMONWEALTH, Volume 4, Chapter LX, Worthham-Molyneaux Company, Fort Worth, Texas 1924 gives a very good accounting of what happened to Texas and Texans during the war.
Because of the blockade, which effectively shut down all imports and exports, only limited trading done by blockade runners or through Mexico could be done. It fell to the women, as most of the men had gone off to war, to become self-sufficient by making their own cloth on spinning wheels and looms, and thus clothing for themselves and their men folk in the army. In addition, the women had to 'man' the fields and smokehouses, not only to provide food for their own tables, but also for the army.
The ending of the war did not easy the burden on families of the South, including Texas. Though the Union was forgiving, it was forgetting and it did punish the states for seceding from the Union, mostly by taxes. By the tim
e David placed his ad for a mail order bride, he was deeply in debt and in need of monetary salvation. Unknown to him, he'd find in Laura more than just a dowry, he'd find salvation for his wounded heart.
Find out more about Texas and the Civil War at: http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/wortham/4345.htm
Louis J. Wortham, in A HISTORY OF TEXAS: FROM WILDERNESS TO COMMONWEALTH, Volume 4, Chapter LX, Worthham-Molyneaux Company, Fort Worth, Texas 1924 gives a very good accounting of what happened to Texas and Texans during the war.
Because of the blockade, which effectively shut down all imports and exports, only limited trading done by blockade runners or through Mexico could be done. It fell to the women, as most of the men had gone off to war, to become self-sufficient by making their own cloth on spinning wheels and looms, and thus clothing for themselves and their men folk in the army. In addition, the women had to 'man' the fields and smokehouses, not only to provide food for their own tables, but also for the army.
The ending of the war did not easy the burden on families of the South, including Texas. Though the Union was forgiving, it was forgetting and it did punish the states for seceding from the Union, mostly by taxes. By the tim
e David placed his ad for a mail order bride, he was deeply in debt and in need of monetary salvation. Unknown to him, he'd find in Laura more than just a dowry, he'd find salvation for his wounded heart.Find out more about Texas and the Civil War at: http://www.texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/wortham/4345.htm
Leave a comment, with your e-mail, for a chance to win a $10 The Wild Rose Gift Certificate.
T-Shirt Winner
I swear, these are pure by chance, though if you read their comments, you wouldn't think so. But I have numbers in a bag and I pull a number and count to the winner. So Blackroze37 who said she'd really like to win thw Smart Women Read Romance t-shirt, did!
Just e-mail me at annaklanier@aol.com and we'll make the arrangements to get you the shirt. Thanks for stopping by. And don't leave yet, I have a couple more blogs to go.
Anna Kathryn
Just e-mail me at annaklanier@aol.com and we'll make the arrangements to get you the shirt. Thanks for stopping by. And don't leave yet, I have a couple more blogs to go.
Anna Kathryn
Winners 4 and 5
Congratulations to kaisquared, who won a copy of The Priceless Gift, my first short story with TWRP and A Cowboy's Dream, my second story with them. A Cowboy's Dream is also the story of Laura and David's decendant...so they're mentioned in it! Just send me an e-mail at annmailto:annaklanier@aol.com and I'll send you the e-books via e-mail. Thanks for stopping by!
And Sarabelle, you thought you'd missed the fun...but quite by chance you won a drawing, a copy of both A Cowboy's Dream and Salvation Bride. Just e-mail me and I'll get you the eletronic copies. Thanks for stopping by.
Anna Kathryn
Great 1800's Timeline Website
Did you know that in 1877 both Charles Cros of France and Thomas Edison in America invented the phonograph? Or that in 1870, Jules Verne released not one but two novels? The University of Minnesota has a wonderful archives of time lines, not just for 19th Century.
At this site you learn that The Boston Globe wasn't always here, neither was the U.S. Post card. But by the end of the decade these items, as well as, many others were available.
Historical writers need to do research, so we don't have the postcard being sent before it was available, for example. I've found this site to be a wonderful place to start my research on everyday items and when they were available.
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/timeline/1870-1879.html
Visit the link above and then go to my website. There you can enter a contest to win a copy of SALVATION BRIDE. Just find an event that happened in 1873 and leave a comment about it on my guestbook (link can be found at the bottom of the HOME page).
http://www.aklanier.com/
Be sure and leave a message here, too, and you could win a "Smart Women Read Romance" T-shirt.....also, be sure to leave your e-mail, so I can contact you if you win....
Anna Kathryn
At this site you learn that The Boston Globe wasn't always here, neither was the U.S. Post card. But by the end of the decade these items, as well as, many others were available.
Historical writers need to do research, so we don't have the postcard being sent before it was available, for example. I've found this site to be a wonderful place to start my research on everyday items and when they were available.
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/timeline/1870-1879.html
Visit the link above and then go to my website. There you can enter a contest to win a copy of SALVATION BRIDE. Just find an event that happened in 1873 and leave a comment about it on my guestbook (link can be found at the bottom of the HOME page).
http://www.aklanier.com/
Be sure and leave a message here, too, and you could win a "Smart Women Read Romance" T-shirt.....also, be sure to leave your e-mail, so I can contact you if you win....
Anna Kathryn
SALVATION BRIDE - excerpt
Unedited excerpt:
“Sheriff.”
“Miss Ashton, I’m sorry I had to leave before the stage left, but I was called away on business.”
Frankly, she’d been relieved not to see the sheriff standing on the porch when she escorted Mrs. McGuire back to the stage. It meant she’d have a while yet before she had to face him.
“I’m sorry, too, sir, for leaving you so abruptly after we met. I don’t know where my manners went.”
He smiled then, for the first time, and his eyes crinkled. “I image, ma’am, that you were just as nervous as I was about meeting.”
She smiled back. “True. One has to wonder about the wisdom of agreeing to marry a stranger.”
His smile faded and lead dropped into her stomach.
He turned his hat in his hand and stared at his feet. “Ma’am, I’d hoped it wouldn’t have to be like this, but there’s something we need to discuss.”
Laura’s breath caught in her lungs. He didn’t like her. He was going to send her away. She’d be alone in the world.
“I…can I not change your mind, sir?” she whispered.
“I’m afraid not, ma’am. If I had an alternative, I’d suggest it, but the fact of the matter is the preacher changed his circuit route on us. I expected him to come in two months, giving us time to get to know each other. But he came early and he’s leaving tomorrow.” His hat made another complete turn in his hands. Blue eyes rose to meet hers. “The fact is, Miss Ashton, we have to get married tonight, before he leaves town.”
Her knees buckled. Strong arms gripped her and held her upright.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you and honest, ma’am, I wouldn’t force you into a marriage if it weren’t necessary. I don’t know when the preacher will be back and I learned last week that the Jacobs, they’re the people who have been taking care of Ginny and the ranch for me, are moving to Wyoming in a few days. That means I need to move out onto the Lazy S. I’ll need you there, too, so you can look after Ginny.”
His hands were strong, comforting. She wanted to lean into his solid form, forget the horror she’d barely escaped.
“It wouldn’t be proper for you to live there without benefit of marriage,” he said.
She licked her lips. Thoughts whirled through her mind. There was much she needed to tell him. She fisted her hands on his shirtsleeves. “I need—”
“Ma’am, I know you must be worried about the marriage bed, but I won’t take advantage of you in that way.” His fingers gripped her. “I need you only to care for my house and my daughter. I’ll expect nothing more of you.”
Intimacy between a man and his wife had been the furthest thing from her mind, but he must have taken her hesitation for fear.
She should tell him everything, but if he refused to marry her, what would she do? If the preacher wasn’t coming back to town for months she’d be alone. No friends, no family. No one. She swallowed to wet her throat. “I’d be honored to marry you this evening.”
His fingers dug into her arms. Had he expected she’d refuse his offer? She forced down a hysterical laugh. She was frantic to stay in Salvation, to have a family, to not be alone in the world.
He nodded and dropped his hands. “Fine. I’ll make the arrangements. We can be wed in the hotel parlor. Will seven o’clock be good for you?”
That would be just enough time to bathe and ready her dress.
She nodded.
“Sheriff.”
“Miss Ashton, I’m sorry I had to leave before the stage left, but I was called away on business.”
Frankly, she’d been relieved not to see the sheriff standing on the porch when she escorted Mrs. McGuire back to the stage. It meant she’d have a while yet before she had to face him.
“I’m sorry, too, sir, for leaving you so abruptly after we met. I don’t know where my manners went.”
He smiled then, for the first time, and his eyes crinkled. “I image, ma’am, that you were just as nervous as I was about meeting.”
She smiled back. “True. One has to wonder about the wisdom of agreeing to marry a stranger.”
His smile faded and lead dropped into her stomach.
He turned his hat in his hand and stared at his feet. “Ma’am, I’d hoped it wouldn’t have to be like this, but there’s something we need to discuss.”
Laura’s breath caught in her lungs. He didn’t like her. He was going to send her away. She’d be alone in the world.
“I…can I not change your mind, sir?” she whispered.
“I’m afraid not, ma’am. If I had an alternative, I’d suggest it, but the fact of the matter is the preacher changed his circuit route on us. I expected him to come in two months, giving us time to get to know each other. But he came early and he’s leaving tomorrow.” His hat made another complete turn in his hands. Blue eyes rose to meet hers. “The fact is, Miss Ashton, we have to get married tonight, before he leaves town.”
Her knees buckled. Strong arms gripped her and held her upright.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you and honest, ma’am, I wouldn’t force you into a marriage if it weren’t necessary. I don’t know when the preacher will be back and I learned last week that the Jacobs, they’re the people who have been taking care of Ginny and the ranch for me, are moving to Wyoming in a few days. That means I need to move out onto the Lazy S. I’ll need you there, too, so you can look after Ginny.”
His hands were strong, comforting. She wanted to lean into his solid form, forget the horror she’d barely escaped.
“It wouldn’t be proper for you to live there without benefit of marriage,” he said.
She licked her lips. Thoughts whirled through her mind. There was much she needed to tell him. She fisted her hands on his shirtsleeves. “I need—”
“Ma’am, I know you must be worried about the marriage bed, but I won’t take advantage of you in that way.” His fingers gripped her. “I need you only to care for my house and my daughter. I’ll expect nothing more of you.”
Intimacy between a man and his wife had been the furthest thing from her mind, but he must have taken her hesitation for fear.
She should tell him everything, but if he refused to marry her, what would she do? If the preacher wasn’t coming back to town for months she’d be alone. No friends, no family. No one. She swallowed to wet her throat. “I’d be honored to marry you this evening.”
His fingers dug into her arms. Had he expected she’d refuse his offer? She forced down a hysterical laugh. She was frantic to stay in Salvation, to have a family, to not be alone in the world.
He nodded and dropped his hands. “Fine. I’ll make the arrangements. We can be wed in the hotel parlor. Will seven o’clock be good for you?”
That would be just enough time to bathe and ready her dress.
She nodded.
Winners Two and Three
Congratulations ot bison61 for winning the HEARTS WEST book....true stories of real mail-order brides. Just e-mail me at annaklanier@aol.com and we'll arrange for me to send you your copy.
Also, I drew for the first $10 The Wild Rose Press gift certificate for the day. Kimberley, who commented on Dr. Bethenia is the winner of that prize. Kimberley, please send me an e-mail at teh above e-mail and I'll get you your prize, too.
Stayed tuned for some postings (I've been running errands and haven't been online for a bit). I have a few more to post about life in the late 1800's.
Anna Kathryn
http://www.aklanier.com/
Also, I drew for the first $10 The Wild Rose Press gift certificate for the day. Kimberley, who commented on Dr. Bethenia is the winner of that prize. Kimberley, please send me an e-mail at teh above e-mail and I'll get you your prize, too.
Stayed tuned for some postings (I've been running errands and haven't been online for a bit). I have a few more to post about life in the late 1800's.
Anna Kathryn
http://www.aklanier.com/
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