Synopsis: Ransom Canyon welcomes you back for a Christmas that has everything you’re looking for: romance, family and a whole lot of Texas. Cooper Holloway would take nature over people any day—especially visiting relatives. That’s why he’s headed for a rustic cabin in remote Winter Valley, where he’ll care for a herd of wild mustangs.... Continue Reading →
Review: Cowboy Wild
Synopsis: Hunter McCloud is the wildest cowboy of all…until he meets the one woman even more untamed than him… After growing up around Hunter McCloud, Elsie Garrett considers herself immune to his particular brand of cowboy. Her brother’s best friend is too big, too broad, too everything for comfort. But when relationship-shy Elsie decides it’s... Continue Reading →
Review: The Cowboy Says Yes
Synopsis: Welcome to Rustlers Creek, where you’ll meet the cowboys whose hearts are as big as the Montana sky and the women who can’t help but fall in love with them. Hadley Wayne is known all over America as The Cowgirl Gourmet. A beloved star on The Cooking Network, the success of her show has... Continue Reading →
Review: When Justice Rides
Synopsis: In Buckhorn, roots run deep—and so do grudges… Deputy Jaxson Gray has found the fresh start he needed in small-town Montana. In Luna Declan, he finds something he didn’t even know he craved. Wary of getting too close, he backs away, only to become enmeshed in a local investigation that brings his past and... Continue Reading →
Meet Bestselling Author: Jody Hedlund
Q: When did you first begin writing stories? I’m pretty sure I was born with a pen in one hand and a notebook in the other. Since my earliest days, I loved making up stories and writing them down. The passion followed me into adulthood. And after many twists and turns along the path, I’ve... Continue Reading →
Review: The Backside of Hades
Synopsis: This here place? Worse than the backside of Hades.”~ Hank VarneyFirst let me say, this here trip to Slagton weren’t my idea. This place is chock full of bad company done helped itself to a double dose of bad medicine.Slagton needs cleanin’, accordin’ to Miss Clem, and I know the crew to do it.... Continue Reading →
Meet This Author: Gayle Smith
Q: When did you decide to become a writer? I have loved literature, both stories and poetry, from a very young age. Over twenty years ago I felt a strong urge to write. I started writing “cowboy” poems and performed with my husband, Alf Epp, at the Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering. Alf would sing... Continue Reading →
Meet This Author: David Bowles
Q: What were some of the tales you were told by your family that were your favorite?The story of my grandfather bringing home his first horseless carriage. The last roundup and cattle drive from the family ranch. The day my grandfather turned on the first electricity at the ranch house. Q: When did you begin... Continue Reading →
Review: Meant to Be My Cowboy
Synopsis: A woman on the run must trust her family's sworn enemy in this thrilling tale by one of the best in cowboy romance. The cowboy she can’t have . . . is the one she can’t resist. Annie Dempsey has two rules for her new life in Devil’s Door, Wyoming: no romance and no... Continue Reading →
Review: Can’t Ride Around It
Synopsis: Some things you just can't ride around ... Jack “Rabbit” Fields knew a good thing when he saw it, whether it was a sound horse, a sure bet, or a pretty sage hen. When it came to locking horns with any curly wolves he ran into along the trail, he tended to shoot first—a... Continue Reading →
Review: Wrangler’s Rescue
Synopsis: She’ll risk everything to bring her cowboy back home… One week ago, Cyrus Cahill told Ashley Jo “AJ” Somerfield that he’d be back in her arms by the weekend. He just needed to buy a bull for his ranch, and then they’d pick up where they left off after that... Continue Reading →
Review: Lone Star Blues by Delores Fossen
Synopsis: Wrangler’s Creek’s most eligible bad boy has just become its most eligible single dad Dylan Granger could always count on his rebellious-cowboy charm to get his way—until the day his wife, Jordan, left him and joined the military. The realization that during a wild night... Continue Reading →
Review: The Cowboy’s Mail Order Bride (book 3)
Synopsis: Book 3 of Cowboys & Brides From New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author Carolyn Brown comes a contemporary Western romance filled to the brim with sexy cowboys, gutsy heroines, and genuine down-home Texas twang. Emily Cooper promised her dying grandfather that she'd deliver a... Continue Reading →
Review: Wyoming Winter
Publisher: HQN Genre: Western Romance Synopsis: There's something about those Wyoming men... New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer returns to the Cowboy State with a brand-new tale of desire and deception Cultivating his vast Wyoming ranch is all security expert J. C. Calhoun wants. His land is the only thing the betrayed rancher can... Continue Reading →
Review: Leaving Independence
Synopsis: Abigail Baldwyn might not be a widow after all… Ever since she received word that her husband, Robert, was killed in the Civil War, Abigail has struggled to keep her Tennessee home and family together. Then a letter arrives claiming that Robert isn’t dead, yet he has no plans to return. Desperate for... Continue Reading →
Review: No Way Up
Synopsis: When Cimarron ranch patriarch Chance Boden is caught in an avalanche, only the quick actions of hired hand Heath Kincaid save him. Before leaving by train to receive treatment to save his leg--and possibly his life--Chance demands that Heath read the patriarch's will and see its conditions enforced immediately. If Chance's three bickering... Continue Reading →
Review: Into the Dust
Synopsis: As the daughter of a presidential candidate, Cassidy Hamilton left the Montana family ranch to escape notoriety and live her own life. But when someone tries to abduct her off a Houston sidewalk, Cassidy finds protection in the tall, dark and sexy form of cowboy Jack Durand. The gorgeous Texan doesn't recognize her,... Continue Reading →
Review: To Swallow the Earth
Synopsis: (Suspense, western, short novel) 108 years in the making! What if you came home after a journey and your family was no longer there? What if someone else was living in your house, running what you used to manage—and trying to kill you? Could a beautiful woman be behind it? Wade Forester must... Continue Reading →
Review: Voices in the Wind
Synopsis: The story is set in western Nebraska in the American Midwest. A young attorney accepts a job at her imperious father’s law firm, which forces her to confront tragedies old and new, and leads her into a harrowing fight for survival and the transformation that brings forgiveness and a new perspective. Along the... Continue Reading →
Review: Want Ad Wedding
Synopsis: When Daniel Gardner convinced the residents of his Kansas boomtown to advertise for mail-order brides, he never expected the woman he once loved to respond. But Leah Swann steps off the bride train…pregnant and widowed and in need of a husband. Drawn to protect his fragile childhood friend, Daniel proposes a marriage of convenience.... Continue Reading →
Book Revew: The Roundup: Penny and Matthew (Birthrights Book 3) by Coty Justus
Coty Justus is a talented writer whose way with words is brilliantly stunning. Inside this incredible story is packed with several themes that will tug at readers hearts such as trust, loyalty, and love. Not only does The Roundup have these themes but also is packed with adventure, suspense, and intrigue. I feel in love... Continue Reading →
Book Review: A Sky So Big by both Ransom Wilcox & Karl Beckstrand
A Sky So Big by both Ransom Wilcox and Karl Beckstrand is a must read Western Romance. I loved reading this novel by both of these talented writers. After reading the back cover on the book, my curiosity of which man might be on the front cover lured me into reading the first chapter to... Continue Reading →
You Complete Me by Me
You Complete Me He closed the door behind him, waiting for the warmth from the house to warm him. It was definitely fall. Leaves are turning the bright colors and falling down everywhere. The wind nipping at his face and hands making his shiver with cold. Standing there by his fireplace he placed more logs... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Sharp Shootin’ Cowboy by Victoria Vane
Sharp Shootin' Cowboy by Victoria Vane is an irresistible cowboy western that readers will love. Two unlikely characters will be brought together. Both Reid Everett and Haley Cooper are fighting on opposite ends but when they meet sparks fly everywhere. Neither one can deny the instant attraction they feel. Reid Everett has spent eight years... Continue Reading →
A Short Story
Chapter 1 Only sounds of the rain hitting my window kept me up. I couldn’t see anything out the dark and bleary window of my compartment. Silently, I wondered what my new life was going to be like. Will my husband still want me after seeing me when I arrive at... Continue Reading →
Part 1 – Rosie
"Rosie Loretta ..," My mother was about to say my last when I came running back over to her. "Yes, mama?" "Why on earth couldn't you be more like your older sister?" "Because, it' boring to entertain guests I rather experience things and see the world. The boys have it so much better. They see... Continue Reading →
Book Review: A Cowboy Delight by Cheryl Brooks
A Cowboy Delight is a very hot and sexy novel that will leavve readers melting form the heat that comes off the pages. Cheryl Brooks knows how to create an amazing story that will gain not only her readers attention but also gain their hearts. Lauren is on her way to visit her parents. But,... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Deputy’s Redemption by Dorlores Fossen
The Deputy's Redemption by Dolores Fossen is incredible! A highly fascinating yet intriguing romance. This is a novel that readers wont forget. A smoldering hot romance between characters who have shared a romantic moment together long before are now placed together in close quarters but for an entirely different reason. This time it's because Elise Nichols... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Cowboy’s Forever Family by Deb Kastner
The Cowboy's Forever Family by Deb Kastner is the must read romance novel. The novel is love inspiring with a tale of loss and new love. Laney Beckett is widowed and pregnant with child. She knows absolutely nothing when it comes to ranching. That is where her husband's friend and wild cowboy, Slade McKenna comes into... Continue Reading →
Book Review: What A Bride Wants by Kelly Hunter
What A Bride Wants is a stunning hot romance like no other! Once you pick up this novel, you won't want to put it down! I enjoyed reading this novel by Kelly Hunter. The female character was strong, straight forward, and sassy. Especially when Ella's love interest Cameron walked into her life. For him... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Nobody’s Cowboy by Debra Salonen
Nobody's Cowboy by Debra Salonen, is one readers must pick up and read! Hot, sexy, and sweet describes this perfect novel. The story is about a man who grew up in Montana and works his way up, graduating from Harvard. He then becomes a politician. Soon things go bad, and he heads back home... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Tried and True by Mary Connealy
Tried and True is a fabulous Western must read novel! The story is about three sisters who cover themselves up as men in order to go fight during the war. This war being the one over slavery. Their father lost his son to the war and has hounded and pushed the issue with his daughters... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Heart’s Pursuit by Robin Lee Hatcher
Silver Matlock is a strong woman seeking revenge from a man who left her behind. Jared Newman is a rugged bounty hunter out for revenge. Both must learn to set aside their difference and learn to trust each other. They both have to work together to get what they want. Soon, both Silver and Jared... Continue Reading →
Love’s Never Ending Promise
Gwen had come back home from college only to find her parents divorced, her grandpa passed away, and that her best friend has been hooking up with her boyfriend the entire time. Feeling overwhelmed and hurt, Gwen decides to head out west. Maybe there she can find some hard work to distract her. Only thing... Continue Reading →
The Hired Boyfriend Part 1
Tim Daniels was a hard, tough, young cowboy. He enjoyed farming and ranching. His parents left him their small white brick house, small land, and a small heard of angus cattle. Tim worked long hours fixing the fence to keep his cattle safe. What he didn't know was that he was going to find a... Continue Reading →
Writing Challenge #10-7 Mail Order Bride
In today's writing challenge, we will be writing about a 25 year-old woman who runs away from her arranged marriage to a cruel old man by answering a man's reply for a mail order bride. Having written letters back and forth they agreed on her coming on the train tomorrow arriving to a vast land... Continue Reading →
Writing Challenge #10-6 Adult Romance
Let's write about a man and a woman who were happily married, were having a baby, live on a ranch. The husband spends all day and almost all night working his ranch.. leaving his pregnant wife alone inside the house til he comes in eats gives her a kiss, shower thrn sleeps. Write how this... Continue Reading →
Writing Challenge #2-3
Western Writing Challenge Part 3: Using only 600 words describe what both the cowboy and his beautiful neighbor try to do to avoid each other at all costs. Make one of them the stubborn one, and the other one make a risk taker. How does this now make them want to be near each other... Continue Reading →
Writing Challenge #2-2
Western / Western Romance Writing challenge part two: Using only 600 words tell us what happens between the young hardworking cowboy, a father of two twin mischievous boys, and new neighbor, a young beautiful, down to earth woman. Tell us how she offers to help the young cowboy out with his two boys. The two boys... Continue Reading →