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I'm a Montana native, and recently moved from the Pacific Northwest to northwest Arizona. I have a journalism degree, teach memoirs and beginning fiction classes and do freelance editing. I have published the "Cowgirl Dreams" novel trilogy: Cowgirl Dreams (EPIC Award Winner), Follow the Dream, a WILLA-Award Winner, and Dare to Dream (Finalist International Book Awards); a non-fiction book Cowgirl Up! A History of Rodeo Women (Winner Global E-book Awards); and two books in the "American Dreams" series, Seeking the American Dream and Finding True Home. ...more

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	Cowgirl Dreams 4.13 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rescuing Samantha (Rescue Trilogy Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cowgirl Up!: A History of Rodeo Women 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Follow the Dream 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dare to Dream: A Novel 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking the American Dream (#1) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rescuing Hope 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rescue Ranch Rising it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This story is a journey of death and loss to love and rebirth. Palomita is a strong young woman who knows exactly what she wants—she wants to be a vaquero. She doesn’t want to be a demure, subservient wife to an old, fat, smelly husband she doesn’t lo ...more
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A fast-paced, exciting, and action-packed story with lots of twists and turns and just enough sweet romance, Captured Secrets kept me engaged from the first page until the last. A young woman is forced to take over a financially-strapped ranch when h ...more
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Heidi Thomas liked Barbara L's review of Rescuing Samantha (Rescue Trilogy Book 1): "I loved this! This was so much more than a standard romance book. I expected a boy meets girl book with just enough storyline to keep it interesting. Instead, it shows character growth, made me laugh and bite my nails and was so much more than I expec" Read more of this review »
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Heidi Thomas liked Carmen's review of Rescuing Samantha (Rescue Trilogy Book 1): "I love strong characters like Samantha Moser. Ones who are willing to fight for their dreams, relationships, and lifestyle. And that's what Sam did in Heidi Thomas' Rescuing Samantha. Montana is harsh county, and Sam was the type of woman to get the " Read more of this review »
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Heidi Thomas liked Kathleen's review of Rescuing Samantha (Rescue Trilogy Book 1): "If you love horse stories and mysteries, you'll love this new series. Rescuing Samantha pulled me in on page one. It's about a determined independent young woman named Samantha, who returns to her childhood home to buy a ranch once owned by her great-" Read more of this review »
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Heidi Thomas rated a book it was amazing A Two Horse Town by Kathleen Kaska (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The ingredients for a spicy stew of a mystery: A proposed dam project that will endanger a wild horse herd, a feisty 82-year-old ranch woman, and a young animal rights activist. Throw in a murder, sniper shots, a missing grandson, a Crow nun, and a N ...more
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A Gem of a Book! This debut novel by gifted writer Linda Fifer grabbed me with its tension from page one all the way through to the end. A kidnapping, murder, and amnesia, this is the story of redemption, of a woman discovering her real self as she he ...more
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