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New Release: Back in the Saddle

February 14, 2023 By BA Tortuga

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When David Garcia’s family suffers a loss, he comes back to New Mexico to help, leaving his life in Austin behind. He knows he has to make the best of it, so he uses his skills as a teacher to set up a daycare business on his parents’ ranch and start helping out local friends and family who need a babysitter now and then. It’s the perfect job for someone who also needs to run the small family ranch and make money to keep it afloat.

When rodeo cowboy Wiley Marquart decides to start a family, he sure doesn’t expect the barrel racer he made a deal with to up and leave him high and dry in New Mexico with both of his girls and nothing but a check once a month. He loves his kids, but starting a ranch from the ground up is tough, and he needs someone to watch the girls when he has to work the back forty or deliver a trained horse. So when he meets David, the relief if immediate. And it doesn’t hurt that after a false start or two, he likes the guy.

Between navigating family pitfalls, work disasters, and two ranches, David and Wiley start to forge a friendship, and then a lot more. But can they find a way to mesh their lives without dropping any of the balls they’re juggling, or are they destined for disaster?

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What I’m Working On 2.6.23

February 6, 2023 By BA Tortuga

Writing
Cowboy Cozy without a Title 😉
Wrecked book with Jodi Payne without a title

That’s it.

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New Release: Wholly Trinity

February 2, 2023 By BA Tortuga

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Dr. Isaac Daniels and Detective Neil Thrope have been on and off Dom and sub since they met a few years ago. Isaac is all in but he’s not everything switch Neil needs, so good as things are between them, they both know it’s not enough.

Being in the BDSM community, Isaac and Neil were there to help when sub Alain Remy Broussard was assaulted by a pair of Doms who didn’t ascribe to the notion of safe, sane, and consensual. Their friend, Dom and therapist Cyrus Hughes offered Alain a place to stay, and has been working with the boy to help him regain trust. When Cyrus is called out of town suddenly, he calls on Isaac, who agrees to take Alain in while he’s away.

Isaac feels instantly protective of Alain, but it’s Neil who quickly bonds with the sub. With Alain in the house, Neil might have found the balance he craves but thought was too much to ask for. Isaac, though, has only ever had that kind of connection with Neil. Will the Dom be able to get on board and love both men as they, and he, deserve?

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New Release: Christmas Bizarre

December 20, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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Charlotte Miller is tired of feeling like a failure. She may have gotten herself fired, her love life has imploded…so when she gets the call that the annual Summit Springs Christmas Bazaar, which helps support her family’s farm, is in trouble, she heads home to try to save the day. Maybe her luck will change and she will be happier for the holidays. Too bad her car decides to break down on the way.

Naomi “Lars” Beckett is too busy with the tree farm she runs and Christmastime to worry about a stranded hottie like Charlotte, but when they get snowed in together at an old cabin, she figures that’s what she gets for trying to help. On the surface these two seem to have nothing in common, but opposites do attract, especially with the magic of the season, and they find they have more in common than they think.

Once they’re back in the crazy mix of family, well-meaning town folk, and trying to make things just right for Christmas though, will they be able to make something together that lasts longer than old wrapping paper and holiday leftovers?

Christmas Bizarre is a small town, opposites attract, lesbian romance set in fictional Summit Springs, Colorado.

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Rainbow Advent Calendar

December 13, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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Reindeer Games, A Cowboy Healing Story
“Daddy?”

Patrick glanced at his baby girl, head tilting. He knew that look. He knew it because Maggie’s father had it and her brother Mason had it.

It meant wickedness, and it invariably ended up costing him both time and money.

“Yes, my love?”

Please say you want to make cookies. Make paper snowflakes. Sing every Christmas carol on earth. Even watch Elf again.

“If I already have Princess Anna, if I ask Santa for a pony, what will I get?”

Patrick put on his best physician face. “Well, I think Santa might say you already have a horse, so a pony might be better off going to a little girl who doesn’t already know how to ride.” Oh, that was good.

She frowned. “Okay, but I should still get something. I have one horse. Mason has six puppies.”

“You think so?” He blinked at her rapidly, making it fun.

“I know so! Six puppies does not equal one Princess Anna.”

Caleb’s snort-chuckle sounded from the kitchen door. Oh, they were ganging up on him. Turds.

“I see. Well, a pony might not be the thing. So what else could equal six dogs?” He stirred bay leaves into the pot of chicken soup he had on the stove.

“I want a reindeer.”

Patrick damn near knocked the soup off the stove. “What?”

“A reindeer. A girl one. Next year I’ll ask for a boy one. A reinstag.”

“A—” Now he knew his husband, unrepentant rancher and livestock freak, was behind this. “Hmmm. And will you take them to the Christmas stuff in town, Caleb Juniorette?”

“No, Daddy. Just the girl — I’m naming her Bernadette.”

“Just the—”

“Uh-huh. Because little kids don’t know that only girl reindeers have their antlers still at Christmastime. I wouldn’t want to hurt their feelings. The boy — Bernie — can stay home and think about making babies and being bald.”

Patrick was going to die.

So was Caleb, but only because Patrick was going to kill him for hiding and laughing.

“Well, I know nothing about reindeer or reinstags or whether Bernies are more or less apt to male pattern baldness. I’m afraid you’re going to have to talk to Pop-Pop.”

“I told him you would say that. He owes Mason ten dollars.”

“He does, huh? Maybe I need to talk to him. Sternly.”

“Hey, now.” Caleb strolled into the kitchen. “What do you think, baby girl? We could settle for an alpaca.”

“Don’t settle, Mags.” Mason strolled through, heading for the cookie jar. “You can put the ten toward dog food, Pop.”

“You’re all against me.” Patrick sighed dramatically, putting the back of his hand to his forehead. “But I’m easy. I don’t have to go feed them. That’s on your Pop and Buck.” Their full time hand was remarkably capable of dealing with weird animals.

“Okay. Pop-Pop, I want reindeers from Santa. Please. I can make them have babies and then when we have eight girls, we’ll teach them to pull a sleigh!” Maggie squealed the last bit, doing a little butt-wiggling boogie dance, her red-bowed braids bouncing.

He met Caleb’s eyes, totally unsure how they were supposed to find reindeers…

Caleb winked. “We’ll see about eight, kiddo. But I might know a guy…”

“Two reindeers can make eight more, Pop-Pop.”

Patrick loved that, that she still believed so much.

“Only if all the babies are girls, Mags.” And there was the big brother, busting her balloon.

She scoffed. “You don’t know.”

Caleb chuckled. “I think we see what nature gives us, huh?”

“No, Pop-Pop. Santa.”

“Right. Santa knows best.” Caleb winked at Maggie, then pulled him in for a kiss.

He melted into his husband’s arms, arms going around Caleb as he held on.

“PDA! Ew! Not in front of the children!” Mason said, around a mouthful of sugar cookie.

“Yeah. Ew! Mason, can you reach me a cookie?”

“Yep. Wanna go watch Pokemon?”

“Uh-huh. I think we should name the first reindeer baby Pikachu!”

“No! Charizard!” They ran off to the family room, laughing and planning…reindeer husbandry.

He glanced over at Caleb, one eyebrow lifting. “So I assume you know someone in desperate need to offload some reindeer.”

“He has three. They’re herd animals, so it’s good to keep them together…” Caleb waggled his eyebrows, looking hopeful.

How could he say no? Why would he? Caleb was the cowboy, and Patrick trusted him. If Santa had reindeer for their little cowgirl, so be it.

“Sounds like a merry Christmas in the making.”

“It really does. And Gage could really use the money too.” Caleb sighed. “Feed is just… high. And we can afford it. He says he can try to buy them back later if we need him to.”

“No. If they come here, they belong. Like the fuzzy cows and the Bill the one-eared llama.” They didn’t desert family.

“Okay. Well, I’ll talk to Gage, then. See what we can work out that’s fair but will still help him out. I’ve priced out basically what they go for.” Caleb grinned. “It will pay his bills for a bit.”

“Mmhmm…” He teased, because Caleb had made their ranch a going thing, the cattle feeding them and a number of restaurants and families in the valley. And Caleb was determined not to see anymore agriculture families suffer from lack of funds like his had at one time. “Well, I look forward to meeting them. I do fully expect you have them delivered Christmas Eve night and have bows around their necks Christmas morning.”

“You got it. She’s read all sorts of books on how to take care of them.” Caleb sounded impressed.

“Lord help me.” He was going to end up with a vet and a rancher. He supposed that was the best combination of him, his first husband, and Caleb.

“Wash your hands, cowboy. I need you to make butter bread, please.”

“You got it.” Caleb grabbed a loaf of French bread and the butter bell, which had been his grandma’s. “Just think of the things we can pull in the Christmas parade in Glenwood.”

“Yeah.” More huge animals and his tiny girl child. “Dog sleds, sleighs of all sorts. This will be the Christmas Ranch.”

“Exactly.” Caleb drifted right over to him again, kissing his mouth. “Ho, ho, ho, babe.”

“Merry Christmas.”

“Merry Christmas. I love you so much.” Caleb winked. “You let me have livestock.”

End

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New Release: Cowboy Healing

December 13, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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Patrick Kelly needs some help. His husband passed away a while ago, and now he has a thriving medical practice, two busy kids, and one ranch outside Aspen, Colorado that he’s not really sure how to run. Patrick doesn’t want to give up on any part of his life, but he knows he can’t do it all alone, so he turns to a service to hire a cowboy to help run the ranch and free up some of his time

Caleb Warren wants his family ranch back. So he hires on to work as the foreman there through the Cowboy Wanted service, just waiting for the fancy doctor who owns the place to get tired of roughing it and sell out. The problem is, Patrick’s kids love the country life, Patrick is a good man, and Caleb can’t quite get past the guilt he feels about being on the road with the rodeo when his family had some real troubles to deal with.

The two of them find more common ground than they expect, and between everything from animals to parent teacher meetings, Caleb lends and hand and Patrick learns to lean on Caleb for help. Can the two of them give up the past and embrace the future together?

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New Release: Cowboy Protection

November 22, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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Maverick “Mackey” Keyes keeps the rodeo cowboys safe on his watch and he knows how to make his bullfighting team walk the line. He might be starting to feel his years, but he’s a pro, and he’s not afraid of anything that might happen on the arena floor.

Sidney Scott knows how to go with the flow, so when his dream job passes him by, he grabs the chance to work the bull riding circuit as a TV producer. He’s going to do the job right, traveling with the show, even if he hears some rumbling from the riders.

Mackey and Sid butt heads more than once, but when it really counts, they manage to get on the same page. When Mackey is injured, Sid steps up to help, and things take a far more personal turn. They might have been able to ignore the growing attraction between them at work, but a long road trip over the Christmas holiday and time away from the other cowboys lets them find something together that neither of them expect, but both of them need.

Cowboy Protection is an opposites attract, rodeo romance featuring a bullfighter and a corporate suit, with a side of holiday magic.

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New Release: Making the Rules

October 4, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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The rules are changing as Saul and Troy and their good friends and lovers Geoff and Carter are figuring out how they all fit together in their evolving relationship. Subs Geoff and Troy test the limits of both their friendship and their Doms’ patience as they discover new things about each other, and Doms Carter and Saul wrestle with how to be the men their subs need and still become lovers in their own right.

As they all push boundaries trying to decide how to move forward, Troy begins to feel like he’s constantly one step behind and he’s having trouble keeping up with his lovers. He’s unsure how much more change he can accept, so when a tragedy strikes, it threatens to completely overwhelm him.

Geoff, Carter, and Saul all come together to help Troy cope, and to figure out what he needs. But they all soon discover they have to understand what they each desire more deeply, and that making the rules is all about that balance.

Note: This is the third book in the Triskelion Series, which should be read in order.

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New Release: Tipping the Barrel

September 27, 2022 By BA Tortuga

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Cowgirl Evie Martin has her ranch, her horses, a bunch of goats, and a million side hustles to make ends meet. So if she misses the one who got away, well, who has time for romance and relationships? At least that’s what she tells herself until that one special woman comes back into her life, needing her help.

Barrel racer Cheyenne DeLongh was rodeo royalty until an accident took her best horse and left her with scars that are both visible and deep-hidden. The only place she can think to go is to the woman she still loves. Evie. If her mother could stop meddling and Evie can believe that Cheyenne wants to stay and be a small town rancher, she might just get her stuff together. But as much as Evie loves Cheyenne, can she ever believe she’ll be enough to make Cheyenne stay?

Tipping the Barrel is a cowgirl romance with meddling family, second chances, a small town setting, and a happy ending.

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What I’m Working On

September 26, 2022 By BA Tortuga


Writing:
Cowboy Wanted #1
Wholly Trinity with Jodi – Les’s Bar #3
Christmas Bizzare with Jodi – Summit Springs Christmas novel
Mystic, New Mexico

In editing:
Cowboy Protection

In proofing:
Tipping the Barrel, a Summit Springs novel

Filed Under: Coming Soon, what I'm working on

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