Tuesday, December 24, 2013

KIMMIE'S FAVORITES HOLIDAY BLOG BASH WITH BJ DANIELS



WOW! WE HAVE MADE IT TO CHRISTMAS EVE, WHICH IS THE DAY THAT MY FAMILY BEGINS THE CELEBRATION. I EVEN ALLOW THEM TO OPEN UP THEIR GIFTS.
IN JUNE OF 2011 I ATTENDED MY FIRST RWA SIGNING IN NYC. IT WAS ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER. THE LINE TO GET INTO THE SIGNING BEGAN IN A BREEZEWAY OF THE HOTEL AND NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE WAS NO BREEZE AND IT WAS UNCOMFORTABLY HOT. HOURS AFTER MY AWESOME BOOK OBSESSED CHICKS LINED UP WE WERE FINALLY BEING ALLOWED IN TO THE HOTEL BALLROOM 50 AT A TIME. THE BALLROOM WAS EVEN HOTTER THAN OUTSIDE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE AUTHORS WEREN'T FAINTING. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF AUTHOR AT THIS SIGNING AND IN THE HEAT OF IT ALL I WANDERED AIMLESSLY AROUND FOR A BIT UNTIL I CAME UP TO BJ DANIELS' TABLE, WHERE SHE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND EAGERLY AWAITED READERS. NOW ALL OF MY LADIES KNOW THAT I AM NO SHRINKING VIOLET AND WHEN I SAW BJ I SHOUTED "I LOVE YOU!"  I WAS SO HONORED TO MEET HER, AS WELL AS SO MANY OTHER AMAZING AUTHORS THAT PIVOTAL DAY, WHICH INSPIRED ME TO PROMOTE WHAT I LOVE, AUTHORS I ADORE AND THEIR FABULOUS BOOKS.
I ADMIRE BJ DANIELS. WHEN I READ HER STORIES I BECOME IMMERSED IN HER MYSTERY AND ROMANCE. SHE HAS ME SECOND GUESSING MYSELF ALL THE TIME WHEN IT COMES TO SOLVING WHATEVER CRIME THE BOOK CONTAINS. I AM SIMPLY IN AWE OF HER AND I COUNT THE DAYS FOR HER BOOKS TO BE RELEASED.
PLEASE WELCOME BJ DANIELS TO THE BLOG. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


CHRISTMAS AT CARDWELL RANCH is the fourth book in the Cardwell Ranch series and it is teeming with action and romance. I recently reviewed it.. Here is my 5 Moon review!


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Big Sky, Montana until murder happens, and not just one but several. When Tag Cardwell returns to Montana after a long sojourn, he finds he isn't exactly welcomed home by his father, but cousin Dana insists that he stay for a Cardwell Christmas. She wants family together. Trying to get things back to normal after an insane woman posing as her cousin wreaked havoc in her home.

Lily McCabe is filling in at her brother Ace McCabe's bar for the holidays. The pretty young math genius enjoys her solitude though, especially after being jilted at the alter six months prior. When one of the waitresses winds up missing a whole lot of trouble starts to happen over a flash drive with gibberish on it that mysteriously winds up in Tag's pocket.  Is it gibberish or a mathematical code? When Tag and Lily find they may have to put their heads together to solve the mystery, a lot more may happen than finding answers. Maybe a little kissing under the mistletoe? When Lily's proper ex-fiance appears on her doorstep she suddenly doesn't know what direction to take her life. The safe and quiet one? Or the one that could lead to passion and excitement.

Marshall Hud Savage has been second guessing himself since he allowed imposter Camilla Northland, who posed as Dana's long lost cousin, into his home to terrorize his family. How could he have let someone that unstable near his precious family? How could he have been so blind? These thoughts go through his mind constantly nowadays and he worries that his days as Marshall are numbered. Even though she is apparently tucked away in prison, Camilla Northland plots her revenge on Hud and Dana. Is her arm long enough to reach Cardwell Ranch?

It takes all of these people involved to try to solve the murder mystery plaguing Big Sky and the clock is ticking. The question is, can all be solved before time runs out?

Lord, do I love picking up a B.J. Daniels book. I always know I am in for a good time. B.J. gets the reader's mind a flutter with all the facts and the possible resolutions. She is a master at telling more than one story at a time with incredible ease and sucking in the reader until the very end. It is so nice to be back in Big Sky, Montana and with the Cardwell Clan and its extended family especially at Christmas time. Watching the evolution of these awesome characters is always part of the charm mixed in with all the mystery and suspense. I loved B.J. Daniels' CHRISTMAS AT CARDWELL RANCH  and I know you will as well.

BJ in one of my Book Obsessed Chicks t-shirts!!!
We just love FLAT COWBOY TAG!!! 
MESSAGE FROM BJ DANIELS TO YOU ALL!

I'd just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and 

the 

happiest of new years!!

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18 comments:

  1. I love B.J. Daniels!!! Just the right amount of mystery and romance that gets me from page one and keeps me till the end. Almost always a one day read!! Love your books:) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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    1. Anna, thank you so much. I love writing them!
      Merry Christmas and the best of new years! BJ

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    2. I completely agree with you. I hate books that are supposed be mysteries but then are so heavy on the romance there is no intrigue. B.J. Daniels definitely strikes that perfect balance.

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  2. The first B.J. Daniels book I read was Crime Scene at Caldwell Ranch. I was sold - became a B.J. Daniels fan then and there. I haven't read Christmas at Caldwell Ranch yet. It's still on my tbr list. Come Christmas morning I hope to be using Amazon gift cards to purchase the top books on my list, including Christmas at Caldwell Ranch.

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    1. Hi Margie, hope you enjoy Christmas at Cardwell Ranch and have a very Merry Christmas! and the best new year ever!

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  3. You may not believe this but I grabbed Christmas at Cardwell Ranch yesterday and finished it in one day. I love to figure out her mysteries. I love her writing. I'm not entered but just wanted to say how much I enjoy your stories and wish you a happy holiday.

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    1. Eileen, so glad you enjoyed Christmas at Cardwell Ranch! I love trying to keep readers guessing. :) Thank you. Merry Christmas and the very best of new years!!

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  4. I'm sorry to say I'm a big slacker and I've never read B.J. Daniels. I know I can already here Kimberly say "WHAT" lol. I know she's a big fan of hers and I've read a lot of her recommended books so it looks like I've got a lot of books to read
    B.J. Have a great Christmas.

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    1. What? (I wrote that for Kim :) We will have to rectify that, huh Kim.
      Lori, have a Merry Christmas and the best of new years!!

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  5. I love B.J Daniels :) I have been reading her books ever since I started reading romance. My Grandma gave me a huge box of Harlequin books when I was 15 and said her you go... Never looked back lol

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    1. LOL Jeanette! That is wonderful that your Grandma introduced you to Harlequin books. I'm delighted that you like my books.
      Merry Christmas and the best of new years!!! to you and your family.

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  6. Not sure which B.J. Daniels Harlequin Intrigue I read first, but I've read several over the years and have enjoyed them all. I haven't unpacked all my book boxes since our move, or I'd go count how many B.J. Daniels I have. Looking forward to reading CHRISTMAS AT CARDWELL RANCH. And, B.J., please keep the stories coming. :) Merry Christmas.

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  7. Donna, thank you! I'll keep writing. :) Hope you enjoy Christmas at Cardwell Ranch.
    Have a wonderful Merry Christmas and a great new year!!!

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  8. Love trying to figure out your mysteries before I get to the end! 8)

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  9. I love everything that BJ writes! :) Thanks for the great post.

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  10. What a lovely post! BJ Daniels is awesome & has been on my auto-buy list for years. (Also - the postcards of book covers I receive are MUCH appreciated & decorate a wall in my house!) : )

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  11. Hi BJ. Love your books. Flat Cowboy has been my constant companion since I got him. He is very popular in my neighborhood.

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  12. I'm a newbie too! I haven't read any of BJ's books yet but I love a great mystery and add in a cowboy and you have me sold!

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