Prickle Forrest Chronicles – December 2025 – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Partner!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles December 2025 Howdy Prickles, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Well shucks, we made it through another year. Some stretches of trail were smooth, others tried to buck me off, but here we are, aiming to finish 2025 with a grin and a good cup of coffee. I kicked the year off with my cookbook, The Grub Wrangler: Heartfelt Grapeseed Oil Recipes with Benefits, and looks like I’m closing it out with—well—another Grub Wrangler, sort of. The Grub Wrangler and Gruff trotted out alongside Merry Christmas Whiskey, my Whiskey Salvation holiday novella. Didn’t think I could pull … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles – December 2025 – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Partner!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles Newsletter – Update – November 2025- Winner, Winner, chicken dinner!

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 … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles Newsletter – Update – November 2025- Winner, Winner, chicken dinner!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann – News, some bruises, and a whole lot of biscuit love to share

Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann October 2025 Howdy Friend, Pull up a chair — I’ve got news, some bruises, and a whole lot of biscuit love to share. — 🖥️ New Website, Same Homestead I’ve launched a fresh version of my site — same URL, new look. Mosey on over and take a gander. Holler back with what you like (and what you don’t). https://chrissyhartmann.com — 🍪 Dog Biscuit Cookbook Almost Ridin’ Out That cookbook you’ve been wondering about? It’s nearly ready to hit the trail. The Grub Wrangler (that’d be me) decided to finally saddle it up for publication. … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann – News, some bruises, and a whole lot of biscuit love to share

Prickle Forrest Chronicles – August 2025 – Bees, Book Festivals, and BBQs, Oh my!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann August 2025 Howdy Prickles, Well, partner, if you were wondering why your July issue never hit the trail… so was I. I think I wrote it. Pretty sure. Maybe. Trouble is, I can’t find the master copy, so it’s probably hanging out somewhere with that missing left sock from my dryer. *** Truth is, I’ve been running around like a prairie chicken with its tail feathers on fire trying to wrangle an Ohio anthology of Christmas tales. Folks are depending on me to get this baby into the corral. If the final proof rides in … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles – August 2025 – Bees, Book Festivals, and BBQs, Oh my!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles – A Father’s Day update…

[category: Newsletter] [tags: authors, books, update, romance books, small town  romances, cowboy romance, second chance romance, Father’s Day] [custom_line_break] Prickle Forrest CHRONICLES June 2025 Howdy Pricklers! Just wanted to throw out a quick reminder thatt it’s Father’s Day. I’m heading out on the trail to the Hartmann Ranch to visit with my Dad for the afternoon. Hopefully, won’t get into too much trouble. Might check out Dad’s goats. All for research on another short story for the Whiskey Salvation series. Thought I’d share a bit more about my novella… It’s for the women who know that sometimes the strongest men … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles – A Father’s Day update…

Prickle Forrest Chronicles – May 2025 – Mother’s Day and a fond farewell…

[custom_line_break] Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann May 2025 Howdy, Pricklers, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Whether you were pampered or doing the pampering, you deserve all the love and celebration. 💐 Here’s a photo of me and my son. I wanted to pop in with a quick update (and apologies for the lateness — life’s been a bit of a whirlwind lately). 🎄 **Christmas Anthology News!** I’m thrilled to share that I’m helping with a Christmas anthology called Holidays in the Heartland It will be available for preorder in July! I’ll be contributing a short story … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles – May 2025 – Mother’s Day and a fond farewell…

Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann – APRIL 2025 EDIT ION – Dust, Dogs, & Darn Good News… sort of

[custom_line_break] Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann April 2025 Dear Pricklers, 🗓️April galloped in with all the grace of a rodeo bull — crazy good, crazy bad, and downright unpredictable. So grab a cuppa and settle in for the latest scoop from my little writing corral. — 📚 AUTHOR EVENTS – On Pause until Fall Author appearances are on hold until September, which gives me a smidge more time to write, revise, and breathe. But don’t worry—I’ll be back in the saddle soon enough! — 📍 UPCOMING FESTIVALS 🎉 Canal Town Book Festival 📅 October 4, 2025 📍 Canal Fulton, Ohio … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann – APRIL 2025 EDIT ION – Dust, Dogs, & Darn Good News… sort of

Prickle Forrest Chronicles – March 2025 – Spring Is Here, and So Is the Prickle Forrest Chronicles — Finally!

[Tags Prickle Forrest Chronicles, Romance, publishing, Love on the Lakefront, Great Lakes, western romances, cookbook, The Grub Wrangler, grapeseed oil, recipes] [custom_line_break] Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann March 2025 🌲🌲 🌲 🤠Howdy Partner, I reckon I ought to start with an apology—it has been a spell since the last Prickle Forrest Chronicles went out, and I sure did not mean to keep you all waiting. Life has been a whirlwind of book fairs, writing deadlines, and, well… the kind of head cold that could knock a bull off its feet. But I am back in the saddle, and there is … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles – March 2025 – Spring Is Here, and So Is the Prickle Forrest Chronicles — Finally!

Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann February 2025 – Mooove over snowflakes, it’s time for hearts, love and cowboys!Hearts

[custom_line_break] Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann February 2025 Howdy Partner, Hope this winter is treating you kindly. Ohio’s winters can be rough especially if the temps drop lower than a tin cup left out on a frosty fence post. Oops So move on over snowflakes, it’s time for hearts, love, and cowboys! Woohoo! Woohoo!! Finally finished another short story that will be published, hopefully, in the Great Lakes Fiction Writers anthology for 2025. Woohoo! This here story is about Luke Tyler. He’s cousin to Kaleb Tyler and he’s checking out a vineyard up on Kellyes Island out there on Lake … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann February 2025 – Mooove over snowflakes, it’s time for hearts, love and cowboys!Hearts

Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann January 2025 Well butter my biscuit and call me speechless…

[custom-line-break] Prickle Forrest Chronicles Chrissy Hartmann January 2025 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 🤠 Dear Prickles, Well butter my biscuit and call me speechless – I’ve got more news than a cattle rustler’s got excuses! Grab your coffee and settle in for this here roundup. First off, my cookbook, : Heartfelt Grapeseed Oil Recipes with Benefits is now available and is out there on the trail as of today, January 31st, which just happens to be this cowpoke’s birthday. And you all can wrangle yourself a copy faster than a tumbleweed in a tornado. If you’ve already got yours reserved, bless your heart – … Continue reading Prickle Forrest Chronicles by Chrissy Hartmann January 2025 Well butter my biscuit and call me speechless…