
Money Superstitions: Gambling in the Old West
So you want to play poker, eh? Well, you’d best check your pocket watch, pard. Playing cards on a Friday night, before 6 pm, is bad luck in these parts!
‘Course, if you encounter a hunchback on the way to the casino, Lady Luck might…

Texas Lover: Sexy Ranger Hides a Secret!
Researching Old West lawmen for my Wild Texas Nights series was a real hoot. I learned that Texas Rangers adhere to a VERY strict dress code:
They can only wear white or gray cowboy hats. (That’s right. No black Stetsons for the good guys.)
They…

TEXAS WILDCAT: Dating Advice from a Spitfire
Note: Still pining for a date this weekend? No problem. Sheep rancher Bailey McShane, the (aptly named) TEXAS WILDCAT from my Wild Texas Nights series of Western Romances, is here to share her secrets for catching a mate!
Howdy, gals! …

Texas Lover: Honey Bee Hijinx (Sneak Peek)
(Note: In this excerpt, 8-year-old Merrilee learns that Wes, who is working undercover, has been stung by a bee. Since Merrilee is highly allergic to bee stings, she imagines the worst will happen to Wes. She runs to fetch her guardian,…

Texas Wildcat: Bailey Battles the Cowboys
Excerpt
Chapter One
Bandera County, Texas
June 1884
"Lookie there, boys. The lady ain't got no underwears!"
Pausing just inside the swinging doors, Bailey McShane felt her face turn branding-iron hot. The…

Texas Outlaw: Train Robbery (Sneak Peak)
Eagle Valley, Nevada
December 1873
The last time Fancy Holleday robbed a train, she did it in her bloomers.
On that singular occasion, she’d had only one hired gun to distract from his duties. Tonight, the train carried…