Book Blitz: PISTOLS AND POPLIN

USA Today bestselling author Kirsten Osbourne knows how to write romance. Each book is an experience that transplants the reader, indulging them in decadence, intense emotion and sweeping love.

Hailing from the state of Wisconsin, she has lived in Texas for over thirty years as a mother, writer, and wife. Married to the love of her life for more than fifteen years, she knows that true love exists and shares that vision with the world.

She writes contemporary and historical romance as well and also ventures into the realm of paranormal romance. She invites you to join her in her world of fantasy, love, and make believe, no matter the location, where there is always a happily ever after at the end.

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Amelia C. Adams is the author of twenty-five sweet Western romance novels, the mother of four children, and the eater of chocolate cake and tacos. Many tacos. Too many tacos to count. Because cheese. And meat. Meat and cheese.

She has hit the Amazon bestseller list three times and has the screenshots to prove it. Even though she’s only been publishing Westerns for two years, she plans to do it forever and ever, or until the cows come home, whichever happens first. She credits her own pioneer heritage for this new interest, and is glad that she doesn’t have to wear twelve petticoats to be considered modest. 

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Peggy L Henderson is an award-winning, best-selling western historical and time travel romance author of the Yellowstone Romance Series, Second Chances Time Travel Romance Series, Teton Romance Trilogy, and the Blemished Brides and Wilderness Brides Western Historical Romance Series. When she’s not writing about Yellowstone, the Tetons, or the old west, she’s out hiking the trails, spending time with her family and pets, or catching up on much-needed sleep. She is happily married to her high school sweetheart. Along with her husband and two sons, she makes her home in Southern California. 

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Carra Copelin is an award winning and Amazon Best Selling Author in contemporary and historical romances but, unlike so many other authors, didn't write from childhood or read long into the night beneath the covers with a flashlight. She found romance novels as an adult. After reading about a million, she discovered numerous people residing in her head, all looking for a way onto the printed page.

She's a member of Romance Writers of America and Past President of Yellow Rose Romance Writers, plus she regularly contributes to romance blog, Smart Girls Read Romance. She is a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution and The Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Carra and her hero live in North Central Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex where they enjoy family and their three beautiful grandchildren. In addition to writing and researching with her fabulous critique partners, she enjoys playing Bridge, working on crochet projects, and tracking down relatives through genealogy.    

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A transplanted Scot, Margery now lives on a lake in Canada.

Although she grew up as far away from the old west as possible, she’s always had a love affair with the men and women who settled the untamed land west of the Mississippi. Glued to TV westerns like Maverick, Rawhide and Gunsmoke, and reading stories of Annie Oakley, Roy Rogers and Rin Tin Tin, it was only natural that when she started writing, she wrote what she loved to watch and read. When she’s not writing or travelling in search of the perfect setting for her next novel, you can usually find her wielding a pair of knitting needles or a pool cue.

  

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"Five brand-new sweet Western novellas by five of your favorite authors!

Mail Order Miller by Kirsten Osbourne

No one wants to employ Doris Miller, and no man is interested in her. Traveling two-thousand miles across country to marry a stranger may seem strange to some, but it’s the answer to her troubles.

Harvey Butler’s children are the scourge of the town of Salmon, Oregon. When one of the women of the town insists he needs a bride, he’s certain he could never find someone willing to marry him. When he receives a response from Doris Miller, he’s convinced it will be a marriage of convenience, and they will simply coexist. Will Doris be able to change his mind about his future?

The Risk and the Reward by Amelia C. Adams

Sybil James has worked her way up and is now employed as the ladies' maid for Lady Douglas, a wealthy woman of distinction. When Lady Douglas decides to travel to America to visit her son, she gives the girl a chance to see the world and experience things she could only dream about before.

Grant Douglas is enjoying his life as an American businessman, all the while knowing that he'll eventually return to England to run the family estate. Circumstances force his hand early and he must drop everything to set things to rights--one of those things being the stewardship of a lovely young ladies' maid who finds herself without a home.

Two very different worlds collide . . . two hearts must decide what it is they most want.

Emmeline: Bride of Arkansas by Carra Copelin

Emmeline Weidner was left at the altar by her intended. Seeking to heal her bruised feminine ego, she moves in with her sister. While learning to cope with her new life, she discovers she isn’t content to live the life of a spoiled society woman. Can she let go of her newfound independence when the right man comes along?

Lincoln Bass returns to Flat Rock Point, Arkansas a year after the accident that almost cost his life. His former employer has asked him for help at the lumber mill. He is apprehensive, but feels he owes the man who saved his life. Then he crosses paths with the most delectable, yet bewildering female he’s ever encountered.

In His Thoughts by Peggy L. Henderson

Assigned to a position in the newly formed Yellowstone National Park, life seems like it couldn't get any better for Ben Ferguson. But patrolling for poachers is fraught with danger, and he soon finds his future looking bleak. Images of a blue-eyed guardian angel are the only thing he has to pull him from the edge of death.

Crazy. Worthless. Demon-possessed. Clara Youngblood has been labeled many things by people who cannot understand the challenges she must confront every day within her own mind. When all seems dark, a glimmer of hope appears in the form of a retired soldier.

Ben and Clara wouldn't have chosen the circumstances that brought them together, but they soon discover their importance in rescuing each other.

The High Stakes Bride by Margery Scott

Chloe Taggart has one goal—to leave Rocky Ridge as soon as possible and see the world. She has no intention of ever being under a man’s thumb, and she has no desire to spend her life cooking and cleaning when she could be sailing the Pacific or touring ancient Greek ruins.

Even though Austin Hayward is content with his life on his ranch, it would be perfect if he had a wife to share it with. Unfortunately, there is only one woman he’s interested in marrying—Chloe Taggart. Chloe and Austin have known each other for years, but she’s never looked at him as anything more than a friend.

When Chloe’s father loses his diner to Austin in a poker game, Austin makes her a proposition—her father will get his diner back, and Austin will get Chloe."

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The Risk and the Reward by Amelia C. Adams

Random Facts:

1.     I absolutely have to check my email first thing in the morning. It’s a compulsion—if I don’t do it, I can’t function.

2.     I tend to write all my books at the very last second. I don’t know why. I keep trying to get more organized . . . it hasn’t worked yet.

3.     Yes, I have worn my bonnet in public, and not just on Halloween. Bonnet likes outings.

4.     Ice water is the most perfect beverage ever. With lots and lots of ice.

5.     I would rather take naps than almost anything else in the world.

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Mr. Withers sat across from them, a stack of papers spread out for easy access. He first read all the parts of the will that pertained to Grant, and then he read the parts that pertained to Sybil. He then took an envelope, passed it across the table to Sybil, and advised her to visit the bank after leaving his office.

“You deducted the money spent on me in America, I’m sure?” Sybil asked as she tucked the envelope into her reticule.

“Actually, I’d like you to consider your time in America as a gift from me,” Grant said. He felt terrible about everything that had happened, and if he could ease his conscience in any way, he would do it.

She turned to him with eyes of fire. “I beg your pardon?”

“Please, it’s a gift. You deserve the full sum of your inheritance.”

She sat up a little straighter. “Do you mean to tell me that I’m to consider the clothing and the stay in the Palace Hotel a gift? Lord Douglas, that might be one of the most offensive things anyone has ever said to me. No respectable woman, whether high bred or low, would accept such personal things from a man. It’s insulting and demeaning.” She pulled the envelope back out and tossed it at him. “I respectfully request that you remove the appropriate amount of money from that envelope, sir.”

Grant was thoroughly taken aback. “Honestly, Sybil, I had no idea—”

“Miss James will suit, Lord Douglas.” Her voice was so cold and her eyes were so hard, he had no reasonable choice but to open the envelope and withdraw some of the money. He couldn’t remember all the sums, so he made a guess and passed the envelope back to her. “Thank you. Now I believe I’ll be on my way.”

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Jemima Benton & Sidney Atwell

You’ve heard about Grandma Mary Alice Godwin Benton Palmer, the grandmother who made the beautiful wedding quilts for each of her grandchildren. You’ve heard how she made an extra block from each of the quilts in order to put them together to become a sampler quilt for her. And, you’ve read about each of Mary’s eleven grandchildren and how the quilt for each came about.

What about the parents? What about Mary’s sons and daughters who brought these grandchildren into the world and gave them their start in life? What do we know about that missing generation?

For the next four weeks, you will have the opportunity to find out. This week, let’s start with Grandma Mary’s oldest child, her daughter Jemima Benton Atwell.

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It’s hard to tell Jemima’s story without telling a little bit of her parents’ story. For Mary’s story, we owe a debt of gratitude to one of our series authors, P.A. Estelle, who wrote a synopsis of her life for the rest of us to use as a guideline.

In 1829, Jemima was born on small farm outside of Marietta, Ohio, just off the Ohio River, the same farm  her mother Mary and her father, Ezra Benton bought after they married the year before. However, her father contracted consumption and his health soon deteriorated to the point he found it difficult to continue farming. In 1843, her parents sold their Ohio farm and prepared to move south to a warmer and drier climate in hopes the change would help her father overcome his disease. However, the family only made it as far as Boonville, Missouri where Jemima’s father died. Jemima was fourteen years old at the time.

Map of Boonville, Missoure

Mary Benton was left a widow with three children to care for and no means of support. She chose to stay in Boonville. Always a sober and responsible child, Jemima helped watch her younger brother and sister after her mother found an old cabin for them to live in and found work with Edward Palmer, a widower with a young son. Jemima was still living at home when her mother married Edward Palmer a year and a half later.

Almost two years later, Jemima met Sidney Atwell in Boonville. He and his family were originally from Pennsylvania which is where his older brother, Jefferson, met his wife. Shortly after the Atwells had settled on their Boonville farm, they had gravitated towards associating with the Palmers and other families originally from northern states that did not approve of slavery and did not support the efforts of their pro-slavery neighbors to preserve and spread that practice. An attraction quickly grew between level-headed Jemima and gregarious, easily distracted Sidney. In 1847, when Jemima was the age of eighteen, she and Sidney married.

The young couple lived for a time in the Atwell home where Sidney helped his parents and brother farm. They eventually were able to buy a small farm with a two room cabin of their own nearby. It was there that Jemima’s three children, Kizzie, Jesse and Meredith, were born. After Meredith’s birth, Jemima developed a problem with miscarriages which prevented her from having more children.

Sidney & Jemima Atwell family in Salina, Kansas

However, in their community of Boonville, the tension and conflicts between those for and against slavery grew to the point that Jemima’s mother and stepfather decided to move to Kansas. They had heard there was good farm land with plenty of water for livestock in the west. Once Sidney and his brother learned of the Palmers’ plans, they decided to go with them so they could establish larger farms of their own.

In 1859, Jemima and her family moved to Salina, Kansas. She and Sidney settled on land east of the Smoky Hill River close to where it joined the Saline River. The next farm to the south belonged to Jemima’s mother and stepfather. On the other side of the Palmer farm was the farm of Jefferson Atwell and his family.  They started their farm from scratch, first living out of a wagon box until they built a fine two story house with three bedrooms, a barn and corrals. They planted wheat and silage crops for their livestock. They kept a herd of about thirty to forty head of cattle.

At the time, the small community of Salina was on the western edge of the Kansas frontier of what the Cheyenne considered their buffalo hunting territory. Tribal members were hostile to the whites moving onto the land. Jemima lived through fleeing from the Indian massacre scare 1862 while recuperating from another miscarriage and a bout of pneumonia. She helped her daughters escape when they were attacked by a knife- and gun-wielding bullwhacker. She was the one most proficient in home doctoring. She was often called upon to provide the right herbs and treatments for sickness and infections. If someone needed to be stitched up, they called upon Jemima to do it.

Now you know more about Grandma Mary’s oldest child, Jemima Benton, and the man she married, Sidney Atwell, let’s once again review the stories of their three children:

Kizzie Atwell in Kizzie’s Kisses by Zina Abbott:

Running from hostile Indians attacking Salina, Kansas in 1862, feisty Kizzie Atwell, Grandma Mary’s oldest grandchild, runs into freighter Leander Jones traveling the Smoky Hill Trail. He is as interested in her as his stallion is in her mare. The two join forces to prevent the Fort Riley Army captain from requisitioning their beloved horses for the cavalry. Avoiding bushwhackers and fighting off a thieving bullwhacker binds their bargain.

In 1865, at the victory dance held at Fort Riley to celebrate the end of the Civil War, Kizzie is asked to participate in a fund-raiser to aid the Sanitary Commission helping injured and sick soldiers. It involves chaste sweetheart kisses in exchange for tickets purchased by officers and guests. As a contract freighter for the Army, Leander is invited. Much to Leander’s chagrin, before his chance to claim his kiss, Kizzie’s uncle steps in and puts an end to the kissing game.

Is Leander out of luck, or will the bargain Kizzie and Leander made three years earlier to save their horses lead to a more romantic bargain sealed with a kiss?

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Jesse Atwell in Jesse’s Bargain by Kay P. Dawson:

Cora left England for a new life in America as a mail order bride - only to find the man she’s come to marry has been killed in a gunfight. She has a sister in Kansas, but how can she get there?

Jesse needs this job driving cattle to Kansas so he can marry the woman who’s given him an ultimatum - buy land and settle down, or she’ll marry someone who will.

But, his cook’s been killed in the same gunfight, leaving him without anyone to drive the chuckwagon. His right hand man, an old cowboy with a soft heart, has a solution for both Cora and Jesse - one he might not like.

Dressed as a boy, Cora heads off with a team of cowboys, led by a man who isn’t happy about her being there. Kansas is a long way away…and a lot can happen before they get there.

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Meredith Atwell in Meredith’s Mistake by Amelia C. Adams:

The summer Meredith turned eighteen was filled with romance and laughter - two young men sought her hand, and she chose the one she thought would make her the happiest. He certainly was the most handsome, and the wealthiest, and could offer her the most pleasant life. But that turned out to be a mistake . . . one she would regret for a very long time.

In a strange twist of fate, now she's being given a chance to set things right. Will she be able to live down her past, or will her foolishness keep coming back to haunt her and keep her from ever being happy with the man she loves?

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Book Tour: COWBOYS & CALICO

Kirsten Osbourne, USA Today bestselling author, knows how to write romance. Each book is an experience that transplants the reader, indulging them in decadence, intense emotion and sweeping love.
Hailing from the state of Wisconsin, she has lived in Texas for over thirty years as a mother, writer, and wife. Married to the love of her life for more than fifteen years, she knows that true love exists and shares that vision with the world. 
She writes contemporary and historical romance as well and also ventures into the realm of paranormal romance. She invites you to join her in her world of fantasy, love, and make believe, no matter the location, where there is always a happily ever after at the end.

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Amelia C. Adams is a wife, a mother, and a novelist. She spends her days dreaming up stories and her nights writing them down. Her biggest hero is her husband, and you might just see bits and pieces of him as you read her novels.

She loves all things historical and enjoys learning about days gone by, but she's glad she was born more recently (she won't say how recently or not recently) because the Internet is awesome, and she's glad she doesn't have to wash her clothes by hand in a galvanized tub. She has hit Amazon bestseller status twice, once for A Clean Slate and once for A Clear Hope.

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Cassie Hayes, Bestselling author, grew up pretending she was Laura Ingalls (before that pesky Almanzo arrived on the scene) in the middle of Oregon farm country. She writes sweet stories about love and adventure in the Old West and lives with her husband and cat on the Pacific Ocean. 

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Kristin Holt, USA Today Bestselling Author, writes Sweet Romances (G- and PG-rated) set in the Victorian American West. While secular in nature, her titles are "Appropriate for All Audiences" and appeal to selective readers and fans of Christian historical romance.

Readers are welcome to contact Kristin on her website (www.KristinHolt.com) with questions, feedback, comments, or just to say hello. She enjoys connecting with readers and replies to every (reasonable) email. Her site offers links to social media, previews of upcoming releases, book lists, an ever-growing cache of articles about all things "Old West", and more!
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Margery Scott is the author of more than twenty romance novels, novellas and short stories. She lives on a lake in Canada with her husband, and spends as much time as possible travelling in search of the perfect setting for her next book. When she’s not writing, you can usually find her wielding a pair of knitting needles or a pool cue. She loves to hear from readers. 

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"Five bestselling Western romance authors come together to bring you one collection of all-new stories that will sweep you off your feet!

MAIL ORDER MIDWIFE by Kirsten Osbourne - Widowed midwife Patsy Lawrence spent too much time working and not enough with her young daughter. She knew Emily's childhood would be over before she realized it, so she responded to an ad for a mail-order bride, hoping for a better future for them both.

Dr. Wesley Hardy needed a wife to complete him, so he sent a letter to a mail-order bride agency back East, hoping to find someone compatible. When he received a letter from a widow with a young daughter, he was thrilled with everything but her profession. Could he live with the fact that his new bride was a midwife? Or would they be destined to live without love for the rest of their days?

A BROKEN WING by Amelia C. Adams - Bored beyond all reason while riding a train from Missouri to Colorado, Trinity Scott amuses herself by imagining things about the passengers around her, including the handsome man sitting across the aisle. With his dark curly hair and warm brown eyes, he’s certainly intriguing, and the fact that his arm is in a sling makes him all the more a curiosity.

But when three dangerous men board the train, her desire for adventure and excitement takes a sinister turn, and she must call on her inner strength to do what’s needed to survive.

THE MARSHAL’S REBELLIOUS BRIDE by Cassie Hayes - U.S. Marshal Curtis ‘Griff’ Griffith is on the trail of a wanted man. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by the newest resident of the Dalton Brothers Ranch. So why does he keep returning? It’s certainly not to see the beautiful-but-bullheaded Catherine James.

Catherine has no interest in men or marriage, but there aren’t many choices for single ladies to earn a living on a remote Texas ranch. When she discovers that she holds the key to capturing the outlaw — and collecting some of the reward — she doesn’t hesitate to force Griff’s hand.

Will they kill each other before they find the murderer, or will they risk their damaged hearts for a shot at a new life?

COURTING MISS CARTWRIGHT by Kristin Holt - Courtship, by the book, is supposed to be easy…

As the daughter of an unwed mother, Felicity Percival is accustomed to rejection. Her mother was her only family ... until she is summoned to the reading of her father's will. To learn he was a married preacher with a second daughter horrifies her. The stipulations attached to her inheritance infuriate her. The last thing she expects is the emergence of truths that destroy her life-long beliefs. The last thing she wants is to feel the blush of first love for a man she can't have.

The road to Happily Ever After should not be rocky, especially for level-headed, rule-following Rocky Gideon. His courtship of the minister’s daughter is successful and on track, surviving everything life throws at them … except the appearance of the preacher’s other daughter. Felicity asks too many questions, forces him to evaluate his carefully constructed plan, and somehow steals his heart.

Rocky desperately needs a solid marriage that will go the distance … so why does he yearn for the wrong sister?

WANTED: THE PERFECT HUSBAND by Margery Scott - Sybil Franklin needs a husband—fast! In order to keep her ranch, she must be married within thirteen days. Devin McGregor meets all her requirements and comes highly recommended, but he has no interest in marriage.

Devin McGregor had a ranch once, a fiancée, a future. He made a mistake, and it cost him everything. Now, even though he’d love to own his own land again, he’s afraid to risk failure.

Sybil decides to post an advertisement for the perfect husband. As Devin tries to protect her from being taken advantage of, his feelings for her grow, but his fear of failing her won’t let him accept her proposal.

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Interview With Author Cassie Hayes

1. Describe yourself in 50 words or less.
          Smart (at least I like to think so), sassy (just ask my husband) and seriously fond of cheesecake.

2. What do you love most in the world?
          Family, of course. But besides family, I would say cheesecake. Definitely cheesecake.

3. What do you fear most?
          Cheesecake. Seriously, though, the thought of losing my loved ones terrifies me.

4. What is your largest unfulfilled dream, and what are you doing to reach it?
          That’s a hard question for me to answer because I feel like I’m living my dream every day. I have a wonderful husband, live in my version of paradise and have the best ‘job’ in the world. But since I’m sitting here wracking my brain, I guess I wouldn’t mind getting a contract with Montlake Romance.

5. What is the hardest thing you've ever done?
          Making life choices that I knew my parents wouldn’t be happy about. I’ve always done my best to make them proud, but there are times when a gal has to do what’s best for her, even if others don’t like it.

6. Now that we've gotten to know each other, tell me a story. It can be long or short. From your childhood or last week. Funny, sad, or somewhere in between. Just make sure it's yours. What's your story?

            You know how you have that ONE educator in your life who made a difference, who treated you like you were something special, even if you didn’t quite believe it? For me, that person was Mr. D, my middle school vice principal. The quiet support Mr. D showered on me as a goofy kid with big teeth and and even bigger hair had a profound effect that carried me through many hard times, long after middle school was a distant memory.

         I’ve been long gone from my hometown, but my parents still live   there. Mom volunteers at the little art gallery in the city hall building and one day Mr. D came in. They got to chatting and he asked for my address so he could write me a note. That spurred a years-long correspondence with the wonderful man who was so influential in my life, and I will be forever grateful for that…for him.

         Sadly, he passed away last year. I was devastated to lose such a kind-hearted man, a man who I’m so happy I had the chance to call ‘friend’ in later years. I was unable to attend his memorial but my parents said the auditorium was packed and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. He was loved that much.

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