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Our dear friend Charlene Raddon will visit on Friday, August 15, 2025! She plans to tell us about an interesting mountain man who was known as Beaver Dick. History is filled with gems and this is one. In addition, she’s giving away two prizes! Winners will be chosen as usual from the comments so be ... Read more

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  Exactly 18 years ago today, we launched our first blog, and we’ve been celebrating Cowboys and Books ever since! We think that deserves a party.  Even better, you’ll get the gifts! Read about our experiences when we turned 18 and took that first step into adulthood. Then tell us about yours, and you’ll be ... Read more

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Howdy!  And welcome to another terrific Tuesday! Hope your summer is going great! Well, I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Coffee Time Romance, the subject being the writing of my newest series about the Medicine Man. Hope you’ll love the interview and hope you’ll leave a comment and let me know your ... Read more

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Hello everyone, Winnie Griggs here. The heroine of my upcoming release, Ryland’s Promise, has an unusual occupation, at least for a female – she owns and operates a livery stable. So I thought I’d chat a little bit about that today. When most folks picture the Old West, they think of cattle drives, dusty trails, ... Read more

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Congratulations Rhonda Pierce! You are the winner of a $10 Amazon gift card. I will contact you to arrange for delivery of your card. Many thanks to you and to all readers for commenting and for your support of Petticoats and Pistols.  

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  Yep!  We’ve been celebrating Cowboys and Books for almost 18 years now, and we think that’s worthy of a party, don’t you? An 18th Birthday Party! Join us as the fillies share what turning 18 has meant to us as we took the leap into adulthood. We have prizes, too, of course.   You can’t ... Read more

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Thank you for visiting, Miss Kristine! We hope you’re having a blast over there. Now for the Drawing……….. One commenter will win a copy of Take Me Away Cowboy! And the Winner is………. MAUREEN HUBLEY Yippee! Congratulations, Maureen. Watch for Miss Kristine’s email and don’t forget to check Spam.

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  Hi, all! I’m so excited to join you at Petticoats and Pistols! As I write this blog, I’m on a farm in Ireland (no kidding!) researching my next book series about a small-town family-owned farming collective that is up against foreign investors who want to buy their centuries-owned land. I’ve been taking notes as ... Read more

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  “Imagine a knock at the door, and when you answer, the caller hands you a package. It contains a package. It contains a wrapped packet of biscuits tied with a black ribbon. Instantly, you know there’s been a death, and this is your invitation to the funeral.” While searching for cookies popular in the ... Read more

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Thank you all so much for stopping by my post earlier. It’s no joke when I say I’m planning to make pies this weekend. I’m not only in the mood, I can’t stop thinking about them, you guys had so many yummy sounding ones in your comments!   Now, for my winner! The winner of ... Read more

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