Exciting News – My Book WILDFIRE Wins Prestigious Award!

I feel tremendously blessed and honored to have won the Faith, Hope, and Love Reader’s Choice Award in the Romantic Suspense category for my book WILDFIRE. It’s especially important to me because my book highlights the bravery of our wildland firefighters and the challenges they face to protect people and our natural resources. https://amzn.to/2KhK7Ec

The Story Behind the Story of My Book Wildfire

Did you know that June is one of the worst months for wildfires in Rocky Mountain National park? I learned that from my research for my book Wildfire. In my blog today, I share my personal history with fires which helped inspire the themes in the story. https://mountainbrookink.com/2019/06/06/gayla-k-hiss-the-story-behind-the-story-of-wildfire/

Thanksgivings Past and Present (A Holiday Blog Tour Stop #7)

Welcome to Mountain Brook Ink’s 2018 Holiday Blog Tour! We’re so excited you’ve decided to join us on this journey of family, friends, traditions, and memories over the next month. You as our reader have done so much to pour into our lives, and this season we want to give back to you with insights into our lives AND some giveaways. The more days you follow, share, comment, and engage with us, the more entries […]

Remembering Cades Cove

I’ve been remembering last year around this time when we drove through Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We’d intended to stay in Gatlinburg for a week so I could do research for my second book, Dangerous Ground, but the terrible wildfires destroyed the place we had planned to stay. Anyway, I did get this picture of the sign into Cades Cove as a momento 🙂