Marin Thomas

The setting in The Cowboy’s Destiny (May 2014, book 5 in The Cash Brothers series ) is one of my all-time favorites. I created the fictitious town of Lizard Gulch and placed it on the map just off Route 66 in Northern Arizona. I’ve driven this section of Route 66 before and the landscape is breathtaking! Those of you who have followed my writing career know I love including eccentric secondary characters in my books—especially old folks—and I had a lot of fun creating the cha

I'm often asked where I get ideas for my characters and stories and the answer is always the same: junk hunting. Vintage items stir my imagination and I love it when I come across something with a story behind it. My husband and I moved to Phoenix just last week and even though we were still unpacking boxes, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to check out the Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market that happened to be held the first weekend we arrived in town. Since it was Mother's