Month: August 2026

A little bit of August Fun

While it feels like I haven’t been home much this summer, I really haven’t had any exciting travels. All my traveling this summer has been to book events. Which means, I pack up, drive to the event, attend the event, pack up and drive home. Several have been local so it was set up and then drive to the event every day and back home to cool off, eat, and sleep before I did it all over again.

I have events coming up in September. I’ll be at the Oregon State Fair with other Oregon authors selling books from Sept. 4th-7th. If you’re at the fair come by the Columbia Hall and say “Hi!” Later in the month I’ll be at the Oktoberfest with NIWA (Northwest Independent Writers Association). I’ll be working half day shifts selling some of my books and books by other members of the organization. That will be Sept. 17th-20th in Mt. Angel, Oregon.

If you are a fan and would like to purchase the next book in a series, email me at payjag(at)gmail(dot)com and let me know which book you need and which event you’ll be attending. At both events I’m not allowed to bring all of my books, but if you let me know ahead of time which one you need, I’ll bring it with me.

Nia and I enjoy going on walks along the Powder River that flows through Baker City. Here is a video of her playing in the water.

I grew up living close to an irrigation ditch and the Lostine River. I loved summer when the windows were open and I could hear the water running as I drifted off to sleep. I think that’s why I love the ocean so much too. I like bodies of water. They energize me. does that have anything to do with me being a Cancer? I do know that the moon phases definitely play a part in my energy and work habits.

I’m looking forward to my trip to Wallowa County next month to take in the Hells Canyon Mule Days. It will play a part in my next Gabriel Hawke book. I received an email from a reader who said, they visited Wallowa Lake and the county because of reading my books. That makes me feel good knowing they were so intrigued by the country I write about that they wanted to see it. She said she could see Hawke driving the roads. I love that my characters feel so real to people.

This is kind of a short post. This last part of this month has been packed with things and I’m trying to get as much written on the next Spotted Pony Book as I can get before I head off for the two events in September.

Hello August and Smoke!

Wow, I don’t know about where you are, but here in Baker City we have had smoke every day for nearly three weeks. Which makes sense since most of Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington and Western Idaho are on fire. I have friends who have had to evacuate, heard about cattle not getting out before the fires ripped through grazing land, and seen so much devastation on posts and friends social media feeds. It is heart wrenching.

The dry condition across so many states is fueling the fires set by lighting and some humans. It’s sad when you think a human could stoop so low as to start fires when the weather is making everything a tinder box.

I have a lot going on this month, not in terms of traveling to events but sales. Good ones that you need to take advantage of!

First off I have first 5 audiobooks in both my Gabriel Hawke and Shandra Higheagle series are at very reduced prices at Chirp and on my website. As always, I get more if you purchase from my website but if you are Chirp user, go for it.

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Start listening to the Gabriel Hawke novels today! Get audiobooks 1-5 at reduced prices at my website and Chirp for a limited time. The Gabriel Hawke novels are about a Fish & Wildlife State Trooper who uses traditional tracking skills taught by his Nez Perce grandfather to solve murders in a tight rural community. The series blends procedural investigation, wildlife enforcement, cultural inheritance, and respectful representation of Indigenous perspectives in genre fiction.

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Good news, hopefully by the time I put up another post here, I’ll have Monologued to Death available to purchase the ebook from my website. So cross your fingers all the editing and formatting goes well.

Book 2 in the Cuddle Farm Mysteries

When Andi Clark and her therapy dogs are invited to audition for a play at the historic Auburn Opera House, she expects a fun evening of helping local children build confidence. Instead, she meets a director whose razor-sharp tongue leaves a trail of hurt feelings wherever she goes.

Then, during a rehearsal, the director plunges from the theater’s balcony.

While Sheriff Skala follows the evidence, Andi and her best friend, Betty, trust Cocoa’s instincts. The gentle therapy dog had witnessed someone on the theater balcony before the fatal fall and caught the scent of something behind a locked door no one else thinks to question.

Between therapy animal visits to the local retirement home and hospital, Andi, Betty, and Cocoa discover a second body, proving the killer isn’t finished yet. As the suspects multiply and the danger grows, Andi realizes someone is determined to silence anyone who gets too close to the truth.

Can Cocoa sniff out the truth before the final curtain falls on another victim?