Today I’m blogging at Joyfully Jay about writing romance featuring the Indigenous People of Canada, so there will be no Monday post from me. Stop on by and comment so you can have a chance at winning an e-copy of my newest release Blessed–a M/M, Multi-cultural, contemporary romance starring the Ojibwa people of Northwestern Ontario.
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With the Ryder Cup Team wildcard picks made by Captain Thomas Bjorn on the morning of Wednesday, September fifth, qualifying for Team Europe is finished.
A big congrats to those who made the team on order of merit: Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Justin Rose (England), Francesco Molinari (Italy), Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark), Tommy Fleetwood (England), Alex Noren (Sweden), Jon Rahm (Spain), and Tyrell Hatton (England).
As for the wildcards, Thomas Bjorn chose some solid veterans to round out a very rookie line-up: Ian Poulter (England), Henrik Stenson (Sweden), Sergio Garcia (Spain), and Paul Casey (England).
Love is in the air!
Previously, I did two posts about my favourite romance couples in novels, and my favourite romance couples in film. Today, I’m covering TV. I’ll be dedicating this post to only one couple, but stick around, because there will be a Part II for TV.
During my teen years, I always enjoyed racing to my boyfriend’s house to watch re-runs of Little House on the Prairie. While everyone else rooted for Laura and Nellie, loving their squabbles and endless drama, or cheered for Albert’s latest mischief-making, or adored Pa Ingalls’ wise talks, I was drawn to eldest daughter Mary of Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
Attention!
Funny, most Canadians simply say RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police). At least everyone I know does. But to the rest of planet earth, people say “Mounties.” When I read Grass Dance by Kathryn Imbriani, her book made me want to read and research about the Northwest Mounted Police, as the RCMP was known way back in the day.
I even began to wonder if I could write a romance starring an Indigenous woman and a Northwest Mounted Police constable. So I added a few more books to my already growing pile of research essays and books, LOL, just in case I could dream up such a plot.
Here’s what I’m recommending…
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On this side of the pond, the Fed-Ex Cup is in full swing. The second event is the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. On hand, are the PGA big guns such as the USA’s Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Kopeka. As for the Europeans, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Justin Rose of England, Henrik Stenson of Sweden, and Jon Rahm of Spain will be providing fierce competition to claim the trophy at the end of the tournament and move on to the next match in this series.
Across the pond at The Silkeborg Ry Golf Club in Silkeborg, Denmark, the Made in Denmark tournament is the last chance for top notch players from the European Tour to battle for a spot on the prestigious Ryder Cup. Watch local Danes such as Lucas Bjerregaard, Søren Kjeldsen, and Thorbjørn Olesen fend off the competition to earn a spot on the Ryder Cup captained by fellow dane Thomas Bjørn.
Heads Up!
As noted in my previous posts, I enjoy reading about Indigenous heroines. So when I came across Robin Deeter‘s Paha Sapa Saga series, I had to click on the buy option. According to her Goodreads page, Ms. Deeter is planning twelve books for the series.
Available for purchase are: Sacrifice and Reward, Winter Moon, The Bear – Part One, and The Bear – Part II. I ordered Sacrifice and Reward. Her site says you can purchase directly from the author, and although I tried to, I had to order them from Amazon.ca.
Here is the blurb for Sacrifice and Reward, courtesy of Goodreads:
Which will be the victor: hatred or love?
Mid-18th century North America is a hotbed of unrest between many Native American tribes, who are feuding over territory. By this time, most of the Kiowa bands have been pushed west by the Lakota, who are on the move southward from the Great Lakes region. These invaders from the north want the game-rich, lush pasture lands of the territory for themselves.
However, one small Kiowa band is determined to remain in their early homelands in the region of what will be one day known as eastern South Dakota. These two enemy tribes are brought face-to-face through the vision of a young Kiowa medicine man.
Sky Dancer, a beautiful, Kiowa widow, and proud Lakota warrior, Dark Horse, are forced to marry in order to create an alliance between their peoples. Right from the beginning they clash in a test of wills, loathing each other on sight, making a happy marriage seem out of the question.
Will the sacrifice that is asked of them save their tribes? Can these two enemies overcome their initial hatred to find love in unlikely place or will distrust keep them from the reward they both crave?
Buy Links: All books sold through Amazon.com.
Today, I’m guest blogging at Romance University, so there will be no blog post here today. Stop on by RU and check out my post: Writing with a Chronic Illness. There is also a giveaway.
See you on Wednesday,
Maggie
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Across the pond, the European Tour is in Prague, Czech Republic at the Albatross Golf Resort with the players battling for a spot on the Ryder Cup Team, and also fighting to earn enough points to compete in the prestigious Race to Dubai play-offs that begin on November 1st in Turkey.
Meanwhile, in the USA, the Fed-Ex Cup is off and running. This week, one hundred and twenty-five golfers will slug it out at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. Why is this event so important to these golfers? Because twenty-five will be cut and unable to compete in the remaining three events for a chance at winning the Fed-Ex Cup.
Trust me, nobody wants to be sent packing. These guys want to go on to compete in the third tournament. Here are my picks for the fantasy games…
Anishinaabekwe in 1901
I did a previous post about the novels–contemporary and historical–I’ve read, was reading, or planned on reading that starred Indigenous heroines. Today, I’m blogging about more books I’ve discovered. It doesn’t matter if the continent is North America, South America, Australia, or wherever else.
As a matter of fact, after watching Mighty Cruise Ships by chance, I fell in love with the MS Paul Gauguin as the ship cruised around French Polynesia for fourteen days. I kept conjuring up a romance between a gorgeous captain falling for a Polynesian beauty. Anyone willing to write that one for me?
Anyway, not to get sidetracked, here are some books in my TBR list, or that I’ve recently read:
On the Hunt
Where I live, there are places told to me where the Ojibway and Dakota battled. There is even two towns that carry the names–one is a narrows and the other is a lookout spot. One elder even mentioned a battle that took place where a bridge is now–it’s where she wanted to offer tobacco, she told her granddaughter.
John Tanner, in his book the Falcon, even documented these battles.
Currently, I’m reading a book by James A. M. Ritchie, who formerly worked as a community development researcher, electronic and print media journalist, native policy analyst and consultant, and town archivist.
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This week, the European Tour is hosting the Nordea Masters at Hills Golf & Sports Club in Gothenburg, Sweden. On this side of the pond, the PGA Tour will be teeing it up at the at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
For the PGA, the countdown has begun to see who will earn enough points to play in the the prestigious Fed-Ex Cup playoffs. Spain’s Sergio Garcia is one of those who hovers on the line, and he’ll be playing in South Carolina this weekend.
Today, there won’t be a Wednesday edition for my blog, because I’m guest blogging at Alternative-Read for Sassy Brit’s What’s on Your Desk Wednesday.
by Maggie Blackbird
Website: : https://maggieblackbird.com/blog/
I am starting to blog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. I do these blogs in advance. Blogging is a lot of work, but I love it. I should because I’ve had a personal blog since 2004. I do blog-related posts for what I write: romance starring the Indigenous people of Canada. I promote books I’ve read and loved. I do author interviews. I host guest bloggers. I talk about music, golf, and reading. I list TV shows that I love and why others should watch them. There’s something for everyone. I’m coming up with new ideas all the time.
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I grew up on what is known as the Voyageurs’ Highway, the lakes and rivers men used to transport furs from long ago to back east. As a child, and unbeknownst to me of its history, the replica fort where my cousins, sisters, brother, and I used to play was simply a neat place to spend the evening while our parents engaged in a game of baseball at the baseball field next door.
The Voyageurs’ Highway
The older I got, the more I learned about the fur trade. Grandpa was a trapper. I can recall the cool room where he stored the pelts nailed and stretched on boards. While the furs were Grandpa’s livelihood, us children thought of them as pretty things to play with. Of course Grandpa would always give a, “No, no. Don’t touch. That’s grandpa’s money, hehe.”
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This weekend is the last of the four majors of the season–the PGA Championship. But don’t worry, there is still plenty of competitive golf to be played, such as the Fed-Ex Cup on the PGA tour, the Race to Dubai across the pond on the European Tour, and one of the biggest events coming up in September–the Ryder Cup.
Bellerive Country Club in St. Louise, Missouri is hosting the 100th PGA Championship. That’s right, this fourth major is celebrating its centennial birthday.
As always, anyone who is anyone in golf will be there. Since I’m not anyone in the golfing world, I get to watch from the sofa, haha. But I’ll be enjoying every minute of the game.
Anyway, here are my fantasy picks:
Movie Night!
When I belonged to a fan fiction community back in the early 00s, a few writers friends were always talking about Velvet Goldmine. Eventually, their enthusiasm wore me down and I purchased the movie to see what all the fuss was about.
Boy, was I in for a treat. Being an avid reader and writer of m/m romance and slash fan fiction, and also a die-hard music lover, Velvet Goldmine was the perfect fit for me.
Everyone insist the characters are loosely based on Iggy Pop and the late great David Bowie, but nothing has been confirmed by anyone connected with this movie.
I did a two-part post on AIM (American Indian Movement), and you can read about the movement itself and its members. AIM, according to the late founder Dennis Banks, was “formed to address the oppression of the native people living in the twin cities.”
In Canada, Indigenous people held their share of protests for aboriginal rights. Some were documented in books, others weren’t. I am still searching for one about the occupation of Anicinabe Park in Kenora, Ontario.
For this post, I’ll be recommending two books I’ve read on this subject, one taking place in my Treaty Area (meaning the First Nations communities who signed a Treaty with the British Crown) and the other in Quebec.
Reading is good.
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There’s a lot of golf this weekend. The European Tour is continuing the Race to Dubai at the Champion Course in Natadola Bay, Fiji. The underdogs of the PGA will be teeing it up at the Montrêux Golf & Country Club in Reno, Nevada. But everyone who is anyone in the golfing world will be at the WGC (World Golf Championship), taking place at the Firestone Country Golf Club’s south course in Akron, Ohio.
The WGC is the best of the best. Players from the PGA, European, Asian, and every other tour you can think of, who are good enough to qualify, participate in this event.
Blessed is my first book in the Matawapit Family trilogy: In the wilds of Northwestern Ontario, the secular world challenges the adult children of a perfect Catholic family headed by a full-blooded, domineering church deacon, when a vengeful former lover, an ex-fiancé out on parole, and a seductive family enemy, all dedicated to their Ojibway culture, test the faiths of Emery, Bridget, and Jude.
How to enter? It’s easy. Sign up to follow my blog. Where do you enter your email address to follow my blog? Where it says Follow Me on the right menu bar.
The contest runs from Wednesday 6:00 AM, August 01, 2018 to Thursday, 11:59 PM, August 02, 2018. Central Standard Time.
On Friday morning, at 9:00 AM CST, I’ll announce the winner and send a free copy of Blessed in the format you desire: ePUB, mobi, PDF, or PRC.
Questions? Leave a comment and I’ll be sure to answer.
In Part One and Part Two, the books I listed were completed by scholars and historians. For this post, I’m concentrating on those of an autobiographical/biographical/memoir nature. These are wonderful account from those who lived long ago, or are about those who lived long ago.
Everyone’s journey is a story.
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Since I enjoy playing Fantasy Golf, I thought I’d devote Fridays to my picks for the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Starting Thursday, on the PGA Tour, they’ll be in Canada at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario for the RBC Canadian Open.
Across the pond in Hamburg, Germany at the Porsche European Open, stars of the European Tour, including Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, and Paul Casey will be teeing it up.
Here are my picks!
Maggie Blackbird 