PRICKLE FORREST CHRONICLES
Chrissy Hartmann
November 2025
Howdy, Partner!
So last month, you got the message from the Prickle Forrest Chronicles Express, a shark attacked me while at the local watering hole and nipped off the big hallux on my right foot, right?
Okay, maybe not a shark, but I did break the 4th and 5th metatarsals and needed surgery where I ended up losing that big toe. As a result of them stitches I still have in the foot and BTW this is the third set, cause I tend to pop them two-stepping across the homestead. But my very own cowboy and old Doc Marshall have hogtied me to the sofa and recliner for the next three or four more weeks. At the last checkup, no stitches popped on the third set, just a wee bit of seepage, and yes, the skin’s knitting itself back together. Yeehaw!
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I’m hoping to be trail ready by December 13th where I’ll be doing a craft show. I’m more excited than buying a pair of new boots… well maybe not that, but pretty darn close, to do this one cause The Grub Wrangler and Gruff: Dog Biscuit Almanacwill be there. I just might have a handful of biscuits for the pups too… If I’m allowed to stand tall without them there crutches or walker.
Check it out on Amazon!
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But hey all, I’ve had plenty of time to get the latest book finally finished and edited. Plus the book cover is tied up at the hitching post waiting to be applied to the manuscript. And it’s a dandy. Quite festive. If you haven’t heard it’s a Christmas novella. It’ll be out on shelves by black Friday. Woohoo! Keep an eye out on my social media sites for it. It’s name? well, thought you’d never ask. It’s called Merry Christmas Whiskey”. And if you want a jolly read for the holiday, pick it up at the local book store. If your purse strings are closed for the season then ask your library to carry it. They love the requests for new authors. And of course it’ll be floating down stream with the big river. I’ll try to send up a smoke signal to let you know it’s out. But look for it on black Friday and cyber Monday. And for those who need a little bigger font, I’ll be putting out a large print version of it too… but that’s still at the publisher’s, so won’t be ready until some time in December. Sorry folks for the delay!
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Behind the Series Name…
Just between us, the series, Whiskey Salvation — the name hit me one night when I realized love can be a little wild,
a little strong, and just what your heart needs to heal. And lets not forget there is the whiskey distillery that’s local to the town too. Convenient, huh?
So grab your glass — or your next read and enjoy!
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The Upcoming Rodeos
Hoping to saddle up and hit the trail for Wooster’s Window Wonderland on November 21st and then a craft show on December 13th which will round out the year, but only if I can guarantee old Doc I won’t stand. Hmmm? Finding a needle in a haystack might be easier.
After this, I’ll hang up my spurs until next March when the writing herd and I start the circuit all over again. I’ll get the chance to finish my book of shorts regarding the Tyler’s, which I plan to have out in the spring to go with the rest of the Whiskey Salvation series. And hey, maybe I’ll wrangle up another 50K words during this downtime to finish Treasuring Whiskey’s Salvation. So yes, more cowboy kisses, messy harts, and small-town sparkle is on the way! Woohoo!
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Five Signs You’ve Fallen for a Broody Cowboy
Whiskey Salvation cowboys fit the bill. Alright, saddle up — here are my 5 reasons you might have fallen for a broody cowboy…in no particular order either…
1. He’s quieter than a tumbleweed in a ghost town.(Griff, Felix, Jack, and Jack)
2. You admire how he can get back up after he’s taken a licking with no complaints —he’s tougher than old leather. (Griff, Charlie, Jack, and Felix)
3. He’s got them there cowboy morals: loyalty, grit, and all that highfalutin code. Like he’s some wandering knight with spurs. (Griff, Charlie, Felix, and Jack)
4. he’s independent. Don’t need nothing from nobody — except maybe your constant emotional cow-licking. (definitely Felix and some Griff, Charlie, and and maybe not so much Jack)
5. He’s thinking his way through every moonlit night like he’s wrangling demons. (Griff, Charlie, Felix, and yes even Jack)
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And if you want to experience the broodiness yourself, well just hit this here link on the
Whiskey Salvation Series on Amazon
you can read the books yourself. And when you do, let me know if you think I’m right. Better yet, leave me a review on Amazon or Good Reads. Love to hear from you readers.
And I’ve got more broodiness in a couple of short stories I put out in a few other anthologies. Again, ask your library to carry them if your not into roping yourself an anthology for that there bookshelf of yours. But if you love the broody type, check out the anthologies on my website.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Well sort of…
Now, some of you might remember that way back yonder I was promoting a giveaway if you signed up for my newsletter an got a friend to sign up too, right? My
publisher tells me it’s time to pick a winner and it’s …
Nyfoodhistorian.
So, please contact the publisher that runs this here publishing company so they can send you your choice of e-book or paperback of Rescuing Whiskey’s Salvation, Cherishing Whiskey’s Salvation, and The Grub Wrangler: Heartfelt Grapeseed Oil Recipes with Benefits.
They’re waiting to hear from you, so contact them soon!
And for getting your aunt, Patricia C. to sign up, she’s also won a copy of Rescuing Whiskey’s Salvation. Please let us know if you’d like e-book or a paperback copy. Thanks and congratulations to you both!
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Cyber Monday sales…
Starting cyber Monday December 1st and until January 1st the following books will be on sale through my publisher:
– Rescuing Whiskey’s Salvation $1.99
– Cherishing Whiskey’s Salvation: A Whiskey Salvation Novella $1.99
– The Grub Wrangler: Heartfelt Grapeseed Oil Recipes with Benefits $2.99
– The Grub Wrangler and Gruff: Dog Biscuit Almanac $2.99
– Holidays in the Heartland: Ohio Christmas Tales $1.99
– Love on the Lakefront: Romantic Tales from the Great Lakes $1.99
– Make Christmas Great Again 99¢
– Tales from the Prickle Forrest $1.99
– Merry Christmas Whiskey $1.99
Contact Prickle Forrest Books to let them know which e-books you’d like, remember one copy per cowpoke, there’s a limited number of 25 each available. And if you’d like an autographed copy of any of my paperback books then let <a href="mailto:chrissyhartmann know. I’d be mighty happy to put my scratch on one for you.
*This promotion is strictly for the Prickle Forrest Chronicles newsletter subscribers through Prickle Forrest Books and not associated with any online retailers. Offer valid until 01/01/2026.
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Just wanted to thank you all and let you know it’s sure exciting to try out new trails in this here publishing landscape with all you folks. So hang on to your hat, the holiday season is about to begin! Yeehaw!
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From tip to tail, wishing you a “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Chrissy Hartmann
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Award-Winning Short-Story Writer
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Don’t miss out on Chrissys 5-star Readers’ Favorite debut novel now available on digital, paperback, and large print…
RESCUING WHISKEY’S SALVATION
What could possibly bring a cosmetic heiress and a land developing cowboy together, yet at the same time… destroy them?
A “dead” uncle? A closed shelter? Maybe an unruly troupe of clowns? Or all three?
Only one way to find out…
Find Rescuing Whiskey’s Salvation here!
And don’t forget Chrissy’s companion novella to the Whiskey Salvation Series…
CHERISHING WHISKEY’S SALVATION
After thirty plus years, this retired Army Colonel and cattle rancher realizes there’s only one thing he cherishes the most. And that’s the one person who roped his heart. But stubbornness, duty, coffee, and even an unruly troupe of clowns battle to loosen that hold. What’s it going to take for love to brand him forever?
Only one way to find out.
Find Cherishing Whiskey’s Salvation here!
And to those who love short stories…
Out now in the Great Lakes Fiction Writers anthology
Love on the Lakefront: Romantic Tales from the Great Lakes
Contains Chrissy’s latest short story…
Tacking of Hearts: A Whiskey Salvation Short Story
Falling for the cowboy of her heart, author Olivia Masters never imagined writing him into her island life. But when a storm hits, she discovers he’s not the cowboy she thought. What tack of the heart will set their sails for a happily ever after?
Find Love on the Lakefront here!
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