Generations of my family have been born and raised in the Texas Hill Country and now I write about fictional characters that live in the same beautiful county.
Some people have an image of Texas as a giant state of flat lands with tumble weeds and golden grass. There are parts of Texas that would resemble that stereotype there are more places that bust it.



In my books the sun is often raising or setting over the hills of Texas. I love the area of Frio Canyon, where the head waters of the Frio River can be found. Garner State park is nestled in this area between Kerrville Texas and Uvalde, north of San Antonio and south of Austin. It’s my favorite piece of earth.
This Thanksgiving some extended family along with my husband and kids with be renting a cabin in in the woods by the river to celebrate our blessings. We won’t be the only ones.

You can’t talk Texas Hill Country without at least one picture of cowboys. Not everyone owns a hat or rides a horse, but the ones that do are fun to watch.


Do you have a favorite place on earth and do you have the pleasure of living there or just dream about living there?
That fourth picture of the valley – was that taken on the road between Brackettville and Rock Springs? It looks awfully familiar… Every time we visit my grandma, Tech Support and I drive that road at dusk – it’s a great place to spot wildlife.
I think it was taken between Utopia and Leakey. My little sister just moved from Rocksprings to Brackettville. Out side of Rocksprings has the same type of landscape. Love driving through that area.
Great pics of the hill country. It is lovely here
The Texas Hill Country is the best, but anyplace in Texas is awesome!!
Favorite place – definitely the Frio River.
The photo at the start of this post is amazing!