Rendezvous With A Writer Podcast

#138 Guest Authors Sandra V. McGee, Peggy Wynn Borgman, Henry C. Parke

R E N O - THE WILD WEST OF DIVORCE SANDRA V. MCGEE, PEGGY WYNN BORGMAN, and HENRY C. PARKE engage in lively conversation with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell.It's a full house! True West Magazine Film Editor, Henry C. Parke, and authors Sandra V. McGee and Peggy Wynn Borgman are featured in this episode. Henry shares his Henry's Western Round-up - the latest news on what's happening in Western Film and TV. Sandra and Peggy share the fascinating history of Nevada's divorce ranches as covered in their books. To set the era, we include a few fun music clips!
What is a divorce ranch? Where were they located? Who came, how long did they stay, and what did they do all day? What was the impact Nevada's six-week divorce had on marriage on divorce in America?
Tune in for an engaging and entertaining show with our three guests:
Henry C. Parke - Film editor for True West Magazine, author of The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them
Sandra V. McGee - with William McGee -authors of Bill's memoir "The Divorce Seekers: The Intimate True Story of a Nevada Divorce Ranch Wrangler"
Peggy Wynn Borgman - author of "The Better Half: A Novel of the Nevada Ranch Era"Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Music - clips of "Shuffle Off To Buffalo" - Musical "42nd Street"
1947 #1 Hit Parade - "Old Buttermilk Sky" - Hoagy Carmichael1948 #1 Hit Parade - "Buttons and Bows"- Gene Autry1949 #2 Hit Parade - Ghost Riders In The Sky - Vaughn MonroeClosing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired June 5, 2025

#137 Guest Author Steve Harris

DADS LIKE USJoin us for an engaging and informative conversation with our featured guest, author STEVE HARRIS, the father of two sons, Matthew and Andrew, both of whom were diagnosed at an early age with a rare, debilitating, and incurable neurological condition called Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease. His experience of being a dad of two children with special needs recently led him to write and publish his second book, DADS LIKE US: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FATHERS RAISING A CHILD WITH DISABILITIES. Who is this book for? Like Steve, dads raising a child with disabilities. Yet, Steve's hands-on-experience and wise counsel applies to so many other readers - a new step-father learning how to be a dad, parents needing to provide care for a their child newly diagnosed with a life threatening disease or recovery from a major medical trauma, or anyone now responsible to provide care for an elderly family member. The messages, tips, suggestions, personal examples and counsel Steve shares are authentic, and powerful. You may find answers to questions you didn't even know you had...yet...in this book!Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired May 29, 2025

#136 Guest Author Don Bendell

OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIEJoin us for an engaging conversation with featured guest author DON BENDELL about his recent release, a riveting "hold on to your Stetson" action packed military thriller, topped off with steamy romance! Meet OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE cast of characters: Brent, Suzanne, Billy, Hondo and more! A national treasure, Don Bendell – is a tracker, rancher, Green Beret Vietnam combat veteran and a 4-time number one best-selling author, with 32 books currently in print worldwide. With over 3 million copies sold, his writing style has been likened to Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey. He is a testimony to the truth of “write what you know.” Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired May 22, 2025

#135 Guest Author Scott McCrea

WHEN IS A WESTERN ALSO A THRILLER?It is when written by the engaging and entertaining author SCOTT MCCREA! When plain speaking, straight shooting, and fearless Wyoming cowboy LUCAS WHEELER enters the story you are guaranteed a transatlantic plot with heart-stopping action, engaging characters, humour, twists and turns - all leading to an unexpected ending! And...TARGETS WEST is just Book One McCrea's new exciting series! This is a "must read!"Guest Scott McCrea chats with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell about all things Western and Writing! More About Targets West:Hopping through three continents, filled with memorable and very human characters, and energized by pulse-pounding suspense, Targets West is a thriller for people hungry for stories of American heroism and international intrigue.“Targets West is an adrenaline-filled cat and mouse chase across the globe that never forgets to pay homage to the American West.” —Matt Scott, author of the Surviving the Lion’s Den seriesHosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired May 15, 2025

#134 Guest Author Mark Edward Langley

MEET ARTHUR NAKAI AND SKYE ROANHORSEAward-winning author MARK EDWARD LANGLEY joins hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell to chat about his two mystery series and their main characters - Arthur Nakai and Skye Roanhorse. We begin with a look at the first three ARTHUR NAKAI MYSTERY SERIES titles and then an in-depth look at his soon-to-be released new book, the first of his next series - BLOODLINES: SKYE ROANHORSE NOVELS.Books of the Arthur Nakai Mystery Series:Book #1 - Path Of The Dead One man hunts for pleasure.One man hunts for justice. One woman fights to survive! Book #2 - Death Waits In The Dark Betrayal. Deceit. Danger. Suspense on every page.Book #3 - When Silence ScreamsSometimes you just don't know who to trust. Book #4 - Man In The MazeComing soon!Skye Roanhorse Series: Coming Soon!Book #1 - Bloodlines "SKYE heard the sound of a trigger mechanism being cocked back into place around the same time the semi-automatic raised into view. He unholstered his weapon and took up the usual stance at the rear of the vehicle. “Drop the weapon and step out of the vehicle!”Book #2 - Dead Fall Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired May 8, 2025

#133 Guests Authors Anne Hillerman and Henry C. Parke

SHADOW OF THE SOLSTICE: A LEAPHORN, CHEE, AND MANUELITO NOVEL HENRY C. PARKE and ANNE HILLERMAN engage in lively conversation with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell.It's a full house! True West Magazine Film Editor, Henry C. Parke, and bestselling author Anne Hillerman are featured in this episode. Henry shares his Henry's Western Round-up - the latest news on what's happening in Western Film and TV.  Anne shares the inspiration behind this new title and shares the back stories to many of the main characters. It's a lively, engaging, and entertaining conversation, take a listen!About Shadow Of The Solstice:In this gripping chapter in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito series, the detectives must sort out a save-the-planet meditation group connected to a mysterious death and a nefarious scheme targeting vulnerable indigenous people living with addiction. Released April 22, 2025.Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired May 1, 2025
 

#132 Guest Author Jane Coletti Perry

TAKE A TRIP WITH LILA AND MARCELLO! Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell sit down with author JANE COLETTI PERRY for an in-depth look at her two novels, LILA'S JOURNEY and MARCELLO'S PROMISE.   We chat about the inspiration behind each book, story line, and her engaging characters.About MARCELLO'S PROMISE: In 1915, Marcello Corsi risks everything and leaves Italy to forge a new life for his family in America. Marcello, Luisa, and their young son settle in Cumberland, Wyoming, in an immigrant coal-mining town run by Union Pacific Coal Company. Full of determination they face the harsh life in the frontier town―blizzards, labor disputes, brawling cowboys, ethnic tension and the dangers of coalmining set in the era of Prohibition.
Inspired by true events, "Marcello's Promise" is the heartfelt journey of a loving husband's promise to his wife for the American Dream and the lengths he will go to make that dream a reality. About LILA'S JOURNEYIt’s 1866 on the Santa Fe Trail. Sixteen-year-old Lila Bonner is forced to make a life-changing decision that leaves her frightened and alone. With help from a kindhearted stranger, Lila reaches Council Grove, Kansas, where she hopes to build a new life. Fortified with determination, and tapping into a strength she didn't know she had, Lila deals with basic survival, Indian unrest, and an epidemic. As she develops into a wise, capable young woman, an unspeakably evil plot threatens her life as well as a blossoming romance. Her fate hangs in the balance between the person who betrayed her, the man she loves, and the woman she's become. Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired April 24, 2025
 

#131 Guest Author Jack Kraywinkle

BLUE HARVESTHosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell sit down with author JACK KRAYWINKLE.  He joins us to share the story found in his new engaging book BLUE HARVEST, set in Minnesota in the late 1930s to early 1940s. This beautifully lyrical story is a reassurance that it's never too late for love. Filled with a spirituality that's ever-present in the characters' lives and situations, Blue Harvest is a testament to survival despite overwhelming odds. As readers, we were captivated by the cast of characters and the promises that could be fulfilled with the harvest of a healthy flax crop...will those promises be kept?Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired April 17, 2025

#130 Guest Author Bob Brill

:05 - SECONDS TO DIEHosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell are excited! Good friend, author BOB BRILL returns to chat about his newest book, an international thriller :05 - SECONDS TO DIE. After catching up with each other since his last visit, the Bob shares the inspiration behind the story, how he developed the storyline and characters, and why this is the perfect story for the Big Screen. Filled with relentless action, sharp and often humorous dialogue, unexpected camaraderie, and international locations, :05 - Seconds to Die is an adrenaline-fueled journey that explores the lengths two unlikely heroes will go to protect the world. The clock is ticking—are you ready to hold your breath until the final second? Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired April 10, 2025

#129 Guests Authors Kate Damon and Henry C. Parke

JURY DUTY IS MURDER! HENRY C. PARKE and KATE DAMON engage in lively conversation with hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell.True West Magazine Film Editor, Henry C. Parke, and author Kate Damon are featured in this episode. Henry shares his Henry's Western Round-up - the latest news on what's happening in Western Film and TV. Kate Damon is also known as Margaret Brownley, a New York Times Bestselling author of fifty books. Known for her memorable characters and humor, she is a two time Romance Writers of America Rita finalist, and has written for a daytime TV soap. Now turning her attention from romance to mystery, Jury Duty Is Murder is her first book as Kate Damon.  Both Jim and I just finished reading this thoroughly entertaining book - funny and fast paced, with twists and turns, loaded with red herrings and memorable characters. Henry found the book totally engaging too!  We chat with Kate about her inspiration for this mystery, the characters, the writing of humorous scenes, and more. It's an enjoyable conversation, take a listen! Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency  Clicks By Madison  and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired April 3, 2025