Do You Remember 1990? A stroll down memory lane by Kaye Spencer #upcomingrelease #prairierosepubs #1990s

This is Part 2 of my release day countdown for Give Me Tomorrow…

Give Me Tomorrow, is a paranormal-lite cowboy/vampire novella set in 1990 Colorado. It releases through Fire Star Press on September 27, 2018 just in time to kick off the October spooky reads of the Halloween season. [Click HERE for Part 1]

While the 1990 setting for Give Me Tomorrow is far enough in the past to have historical aspects, it is, ultimately, a contemporary story. Still, it’s far enough behind us that we could use a little help to jog our memories. Let’s take a stroll back to 1990...

What current events did my characters Jax and Lissa talk about at the supper table or over drinks?

What was showing at the movie theater?

What songs were on the radio?

What books were on their nightstands?

What shows did they watch on TV?

What about technology?

Motorola Microtac 9088X

c. 1989

Photo from www.webdesignerdepot.com

Here is the opening of Give Me Tomorrow:

Granger Horse Ranch – Boarding, Conditioning, and Layover Facility
Platte River City, Colorado – 1990

Chapter One
Jaxon Granger lurched out of a dead sleep, wide-awake and on the move with the echoes of the emergency buzzer ringing in his ears. Pulling on his jeans, he threw on a flannel shirt over his t-shirt and crammed on his cowboy hat. Alternately hopping on each bare foot, he stomped into his boots then bolted out the front door, his shirt tail flapping in the brisk, early January wind as he raced across the yard.

Bursting through the side door of the indoor exercise arena and stable, he vaulted the metal corral panels and slowed his steps as he crossed to the far side with care so as not to startle the horse his younger brother Steve held by halter and lead rope. Jax approached the horse from the near side, rubbing his hand along the big bay’s back as he moved forward with a calming touch.

Bending down, he squinted, grimacing as he inspected the gash blazing across the stud’s meaty chest and the lesser slash that went up his shoulder.

“How’d it happen?”

Mac Hartley explained, “I was making the last rounds and found him running loose. He busted up his paddock gate trying to get to a mare.”

“Doc Bohlanger coming out, or are we hauling him in?”

“He’s in Hawaii at his son’s wedding. The new vet working with him is on her way now. She’ll assess the injuries and decide.”

Jax straightened, pinning Mac with a sharp glare. “She?”

Mac’s grin widened.

“Figures.”

Mac taunted, “What’s your problem? Afraid someday you’ll have to give a woman credit for being capable at her job?”

“The last female vet Doc sent out here passed out halfway through the procedure.”

Steve argued, “Hey. That was over a year ago. It was August and hotter’n the hubs of Hades that day, and there wasn’t a hint of a breeze blowing through this building. We were all feeling it.”

“What about Doctor Prim and Prissy last spring? She got herself hurt worrying about her manicure. Doc needs to stop hiring women, and get men who can do the job.”

Steve was already shaking his head before Jax finished philosophizing. “I think you’d better reserve judgment with this one. She started working for Doc around Thanksgiving, and she’s already in hot demand with horse owners. Seems to be her specialty. I’m surprised she hasn’t shown up on your new conquest radar. From what I’ve heard, she was unattached when she moved here, but that might have changed by now.”

Give Me Tomorrow

Release Date: September 27, 2018

Until next month,

Kaye Spencer

Writing through history one romance upon a time

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Resources:

http://www.1990sflashback.com/1990/Economy.asp

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1990.html

https://pop-culture.us/Annual/1990.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_in_American_television

Images other than the cell phone are from Kaye's personal collection

Tree/readers image purchased from Fotolia.com

Cell phone: https://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/