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Born to be a Book Lover
Hello Book Lovers! I’m Bonita Clifton, an average gal, adventurer, wanderer, romance author of time-travel romance, Time of the Rose…and a fanatical book lover with a bad case of bibliosmia (yes, it’s a thing…and the topic of a future blog…
All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned from a Horse
Horses are my jam. The vision of them. The idea of them. Cowboys ride them, and hello…gotta love cowboys! If I were to put a bumper sticker on my car, it would read: I Brake for Running Horses. (I do,…
My Love Affair with a Kindle -or- Bibliosmia and the Beach
Bibliosmia definition: The smell of a good book. I’m not for certain if it has to be a good book … if you ask me, all books smell amazing. The fragrance of knowledge and adventure. Just walk into Barnes &…
Time of the Rose Freebie
Prologue Wyoming Territory, 1878 Lightning snapped, serrating a sterling lance through blackened, churning storm clouds with unimaginable force. The ground beneath his boots jolted in a peal of tooth-rattling thunder. Thick brows furrowed in puzzlement at a mysterious vapor gyrating…
The Infamous Pearl DeVere
As we travel back in time to 1896, I’d like to introduce Pearl DeVere, the proprietor of the classiest bordello in the gold mining mecca of Cripple Creek, Colorado. I grew up engrossed in Colorado history, particularly that of Cripple Creek.…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown … and my hat
As those who know me will attest, I am a Colorado girl with a love of old west history—and all things Titanic. The 1997 movie “Titanic” with Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet remains my favorite movie of all time. Even…
“Doc Susie”
Remember the 1990s TV series, Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman? (Joe Lando was such a hottie!) Read on to learn about the inspiration behind the character. Four-year-old Susan Anderson recalled her mother and father, William and Mary, arguing.…a lot. In 1874,…
Bonjour from France
Beginning in April of 2022, my partner and I set sail on a transatlantic cruise from Florida, USA, to Barcelona, Spain, with plans of slow-traveling and backpacking through Europe while writing. We spent July 2022 basing ourselves in the northwestern…
Ola from Portugal
Beginning in April of 2022, my partner and I set sail on a transatlantic cruise from Florida, USA, to Barcelona, Spain, with plans of slow-traveling and backpacking through Europe while writing. June 2022 – We are watching the American news…
Haigh from Ireland – or – The Scorching Breezes of France
Beginning in April of 2022, my partner and I set sail on a transatlantic cruise from Florida, USA, to Barcelona, Spain, with plans of slow-traveling and backpacking through Europe while writing. The Summer of ’22 heat wave did not forget…