Book Release (And a Giveaway!)

The Heart of a Cowboy, the second book in my Colorado Cowboys series, is releasing on Tuesday! And there’s still time to take advantage of the fabulous pre-order special through Baker Book House (40% off and free shipping!): https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/277334

If you enjoy traveling-west-by-covered-wagons stories, then this book will be right up your alley! The McQuaid family, led by their brother Flynn, is traveling west to Colorado over the Santa Fe Trail. And as you know, during the months-long journey, travelers faced many dangers.

Of course, in the early plotting stages of this book, I rubbed my hands together gleefully and chuckled manically over the fact that I would have a plethora of dangers to throw at my characters. Let me tell you, having so many hardships inherent to the story is sort of like a writer’s dream come true!

In The Heart of the Cowboy I managed to include a near-river drowning, lost livestock, lost people, vicious storms, threats from Confederate Irregulars, danger from rattlesnakes, hot and dry weather, lack of water for both people and livestock, and much, much more!

In fact, the story starts off right in the middle of a river crossing with the heroine falling out the back of her covered wagon and being swept away by the swollen waters of the Neosho River on the Santa Fe Trail.

Here are the first few paragraphs to show you that from the moment you pick up the book, you’ll be plunged right into journey west!

She was going to drown.

The Neosho River wrapped its cold fingers around Linnea Newberry and pulled her down. Frantically she fought the raging current. But muddy water rushed against her face, filling her mouth and nose, making it impossible to breathe.

Above the roaring water, shouts and calls trailed after her. Her grandfather’s anxious voice was the loudest of them all.

She tried to kick and propel herself toward the riverbank, but her heavy muslin skirt, combined with her petticoat and bloomers underneath, tangled around her legs and trapped her like manacles.

If you’d like a chance to WIN a copy of The Heart of a Cowboy, then enter the Rafflecopter form below. I’m giving away TWO paperback copies! (Sorry, U.S. mailing addresses only.)

What about YOU? What do you like best about going-west stories?

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