Recently on my personal blog, I shared the creative process I had gone through for Tess Autrey’s story. Tess is the heroine of UNBROKEN, my novella in the anthology TEX APPEAL. Though in every version she ended up with Wyatt Crowe, the plots morphed and changed and evolved over time. What makes the February release of TEX APPEAL so cool is that February is the month of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and Wyatt and his ranch hands are all ex rodeo cowboys and rodeo bullfighters (previously referred to as rodeo clowns).
From Wikipedia:
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, also called RodeoHouston, is the world’s largest livestock exhibition as well as the world’s largest rodeo event. In 2007, attendance reached more than 1.8 million keeping with an average of almost 2 million a year which requires the support of approximately 19,000 volunteers. The 20 day event is held at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas and features bull riding, livestock judging, concerts, a parade, a carnival, trail rides, barbecue and wine competitions, shopping, sales, and auctions. Traditional trail rides, which start in different areas of Texas and end in Houston, precede the Rodeo events. The rodeo has drawn some of the world’s biggest stars and music legends including Selena, Elvis Presley, George Strait, Reba McEntire, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Beyoncé Knowles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Maroon 5.
Not too shabby a crowd, eh? For comparison’s sake, that’s the same arena where the Houston Texans, our pro football team, plays. One of the cool things for the husband and I is that the Salt Grass Trail Ride comes right by our neighborhood. On this map, you can see Katy Park, where I have sat and written many a page by hand or on my Alphasmart the last few years. The street we live on isn’t shown here, but one of the squares lists streets just a couple of blocks over from ours. Here are a few shots the husband took as last year’s trail ride went by. (You can click the small pictures to see larger versions.) The group is due again at the end of next month, and we’ll (or at least *he*) will be there to watch!
  
Though I live in urban cowboy country, I also live in REAL cowboy country. The odors from the pasture edging our neighborhood waft quite strongly at times, reminding us that we neighbor with horses and cows and goats as well as with people. Drive another twenty minutes, and there are any number of small operations scattered around. Setting UNBROKEN on my home turf was easy. When I was a kid, my best friend’s family had horses, and my favorite thing to do was spend Friday nights at her house then spend Saturdays riding. (This is probably where I should mention the scar on my right thigh from going completely over a horse’s back once when mounting and landing on a piece of rebar.)
Since most of the scenes in UNBROKEN are with Tess and Wyatt and focused on their developing romance, my research needs were limited to the article Tess was writing on buckle bunnies. The article and the newspaper where it is being published is part of the hook of the anthology, as each individual novella is set in a different Texas city, and the newspapers in those cities are holding a competition.
One of the most interesting sources I came across when reading up on the psychology of buckle bunnies was an article in an interdisciplinary journal put out by the Taylor & Francis Group called Deviant Behavior which in July 2000 published their Volume 21, Issue 4 which included the article “buckle bunnies: groupies of the rodeo circuit” by authors DeAnn K. Gauthier and Craig J. Forsyth.
This article is a descriptive analysis of female groupies who follow rodeo cowboys. Cowboys call these women buckle bunnies. Data were obtained from interviews with rodeo cowboys, wives of rodeo cowboys, rodeo affiliates, and buckle bunnies. Data were also collected from observations of professional and amateur rodeos as well as the interactions between bunnies and cowboys at bars and hotels following the rodeo. Data were obtained from the Internet as well. This research focuses on several aspects of the buckle bunny role: where they meet cowboys, the types of interaction, and the rating system. Finally the authors frame the data within the sociological literature.
  That information gave me a chance to have Tess broach similar questions to the ranch hands she was interviewing for her piece, and then put the cowboys in the hot seat explaining their carousing ways! It was especially fun to write Wyatt, a genuine rodeo celebrity a la Ty Murray, and have him admit to Tess his past enjoyment of what the buckle bunnies offered - and doing so without apology.
Thing is, I will never tire of writing cowboys. In fact, I hope to do more. My first book for Temptation, CALL ME, had a cowboy hero,   as did the sequel and my second, THE HEARTBREAK KID. Wyatt Crowe in TEX APPEAL is only my third true cowboy hero to write, though most of my heroes are cowboys at heart. I’ll be writing a Texas Ranger Blaze hero soon for release in 2009, and though he’s law enforcement, he’s cowboy through and through.
Willie Nelson urges mamas not to let their babies grow up to be cowboys. Paula Cole wants to know where all the cowboys have gone. So what’s the appeal? One of my favorite blogs is Confessions of a Pioneer Woman, and Ree captures a lot of it in her posts about this hardworking, honorable breed of man, and then getting to the female heart of the matter:
And all I know is that if I ever did ponder the kind of man I’d eventually end up with, “Cowboy” wasn’t anywhere in the picture. Neither was “Rancher,” for that matter, but before I met Marlboro Man I’d never distinguished between the two. Not that there’s really any difference when it comes right down to the nitty-gritty business of the All Time Most Appealing Activity a Woman Can Possibly Witness a Man Doing — Riding a Horse.
And whew. This one’s bad, ladies. It didn’t take me but two seconds once I saw Marlboro Man on a horse to decide that there was absolutely no going back for me. And consistently, throughout the ten years we’ve been married, just one glance of him on his horse has always been nothing short of an instantaneous revival of every ounce of love, lust, respect, and adoration I’ve ever felt for Marlboro Man. He gets on a horse? It all comes rushing back. I get busy and bogged down with laundry and temporarily forget all about the butterflies and hiney tingles that caused me to drop everything and move to the boonies in the first place? I see him on a horse and it all makes sense. It’s a magical, powerful feeling.
No doubt she’s got a point, though I think sometimes it’s just about the clothes . . .
Or maybe all that responsibility weighing heavily on their shoulders . . .
Since UNBROKEN is just one of the three novellas you’ll find in TEX APPEAL, I thought I’d ask the authors joining me in the anthology to join me here, too, and tell you a little bit about their novellas. Kimberly Raye opens the anthology with REAL GOOD MAN, and Cara Summers closes it out with I CAN STILL FEEL YOU.
 Kim says . . . “My heroes have always been cowboys and so it only made sense that I would jump at the chance to participate in the Tex Appeal anthology. The fact that we’re talking Texas cowboys made the invitation that much more exciting. I’ve been writing Blaze cowboys for a long time now, and most of my books center around small fictitious Texas towns. I’m currently working on a cowboy vampire series (DEAD SEXY, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS and A BODY TO DIE FOR) that takes place in Skull Creek, Texas, and so I decided to set the anthology there, as well. In addition to cowboys, I love writing reunion type stories, where the hero and heroine have a past, which is exactly what I did in REAL GOOD MAN (kudos to hot, hunky Tim McGraw for inspiring this title—and a few late-night fantasies).
RGM is the story of good girl Cheryl Anne Cash who’s desperate to shake things up and pull her life out of the boring rut it’s fallen into. She decides to ditch everything that’s not working—from her boring job and old lady wardrobe to her ho-hum relationship with her long-time boyfriend Dayne Lambert. Once upon a time, Dayne had been the hottest, most exciting bad boy in town. Back then, he’d thought that great sex was the be all and end all of a good relationship. Now he’s older, reliable and totally convinced that the key to long-term love is communication. When Cheryl gives him the heave-ho, he smartens up, heats up the relationship (everything isn’t just bigger in Texas, it’s hotter, as well!) and realizes that good ole Tim was right all along. A real bad boy can be a real good man.”
 Cara says . . . “The idea for I Can Still Feel You…came to me as soon as I learned that the headquarters of the Texas Rangers is located in Austin, Texas. I knew right then that my story would be about a sexy Texas Ranger (of course), a personal chef, and a crazy bank robber. Two months after Ranger Cade Dillon walked into her life and then dumped her with no explanation after three sizzling nights, Macy Chandler has her life back on track.
The editor of the local “Sex in the Saddle” column has chosen Macy’s personal chef business, Some Like It Hot, as the prize they will award in Austen to three lucky winners of their Valentine’s Day Contest, and a local TV station is filming the preparation and delivery of each meal. As a result, her phone is ringing off the hook with new clients. Macy barely thinks about Cade Dillon at all anymore. Soon he’ll be out of her dreams too. End of story.
On the way home from the second prize, (a brunch in bed—guaranteed to keep you there), Macy’s brakes fail, her car is totaled, and Ranger Cade Dillon walks back into her life. The bad news only continues when he informs her that the eccentric bank robber she identified two months ago is trying to kill her, and Cade will be keeping an eye on her twenty-four seven. And as if there isn’t enough rain already falling on her parade, Macy discovers that the attraction she feels for Cade has only exponentially increased in the time they’ve spent apart.
As the attempts on Macy’s life escalate, so does the attraction that Cade and Macy feel for one another. This time, Macy decides that she’ll have sex with Cade, but she’ll keep her feelings under control. And this time around, Cade is determined to prove to Macy that he wants a lot more than sex from her. He wants her to be a permanent part of his life.”
Since our editor, Brenda Chin, came up with all of our novella titles, I asked her to tell y’all a little bit about that process.
 Brenda says . . . “I listen to country music every chance I get. I find that the lyrics of my favorite songs tend to speak to me, to be really evocative of every aspect of the human experience. They’re not only about loving and losing the way they used to be, although there’s still a fair amount of those. Look at Tim McGraw’s If You’re Reading This, Lonestar’s Front Porch Looking In or even Garth Brook’s Unanswered Prayers. The best country songs strike a chord in all of us. So, it made sense, when titling 3 stories I hope will strike a chord with readers, to look at country music titles. In fact, our art director still says Cara’s I Can Still Feel You is his favorite Blaze title.”
So let’s talk about the appeal of cowboys! Do you love them? Do you hate them? Do you prefer them in historicals instead of contemporaries? What is it about a man on horseback in chaps and jeans . . . I’ll choose three winners from those of you commenting to receive copies of TEX APPEAL, and one of the three of you will also receive a 2008 Pioneer Woman calendar and copies of CALL ME and THE HEARTBREAK KID. I’ll choose the winners on Monday night, January 28, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.ish CST.
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Honestly, I can’t tell you what the appeal of the cowboy is - it just is. I think it’s probably a combination of things. The rough and tumble look, the ruggedness of his stomping grounds, that absolute sexiness that comes from taming his surroundings - or maybe it’s just the horse. I don’t know. All I know is that cowboys ooze masculinity and what woman doesn’t love that?
by Margay
on January 26th, 2008 at 7:09 am
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Oh gosh, i’d so love to go to a rodeo! I don’t think they ever had anything up here in the north before! Maybe some day! I always wanted to go! You have a wealth of info that is just exciting! After I finish posting I want to go visit the links. Love it.
I’ve enjoyed westerns when I read historical westerns. I enjoy both now the contemps as well. First its the feel of the scenery often being on a range or land that never ends, and so wide open. Its a beauty being i n the country. Then too those who live in the towns where you can see them mingle with their peers. I think of a cowboy often as the ’silent type’ you can see some of their expressions but really have to go deep within them to get to know them. Otherwise we get the goodies of seeing all that is appealing. The chaps, the boots, the hats and all. Reading them is like giving me goosebumps all over. I can feel their power without their words, from all the way they behave, they walk, they talk…
I can’t hear music but for some reason, I love to watch the country singers like on the morning shows. Its just that their words really pull out what they are about, their horse, their lady, and their life. So its great to read those lyrics and seeing them move to them 
Congrats on this release Kimberly, Cara and Alison!
by Cathie
on January 26th, 2008 at 8:32 am
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I’ll try to make this shorter, LOL.
I just wanted to comment about TV shows…I’m just starting to find that they are captioning some old movies, I love those and they have westerns  So I’m love to know what movies to watch for.
In the meantime, I finally can watch Gunsmoke, and my favorite with Michael Landon, Bonanza! I get to finally know what they say. I’m not sure of other western shows but heard there are more! These are on mostly on the weekends on TV Land.
by Cathie
on January 26th, 2008 at 8:35 am
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I have always been captivated with the lure of cowboys. Their strength of character, determination, integrity and their ethics have appealed to me as well as their sense of fair play. I grew up watching Westerns which were enthralling. Now that I live in the West I am in love with this lifestlye. It weaves a spell upon me and I know that this is where I belong. The vast sheer beauty of this landscape has made me appreciate the history behind the stories. When I travelled to Leadville this summer I was in awe of this unique town.
by ellie
on January 26th, 2008 at 9:32 am
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I used to watch Bonanza as a kid and couldn’t wait for it every week. Went to see all the western movies with my parents as a kid. Dont care them now. Tastes change.
However in my books I do love the cowboy, prefer contemp over historical but have read some great historical cowboy books - Lorraine Heath’s - Texas Glory, Texas Splendor, Texas Destiny. Wonderful. Also have read several of Carolyn Davidson’s and Lavyrle Spencer’s books to name a few historicals.
There are lots and lots of contemp cowboy books which are awesome- Anne McAllister’s Code of the West series I really loved; there are many others, but can’t come up with the titles just now. There is just something about a man on a horse and with a cowboy accent. And those tight jeans. 
Have a wonderful weekend.
by Pat L.
on January 26th, 2008 at 9:35 am
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Some of my earliest memories of watching movies were westerns on Saturday afternoons with my older brother. He loved westerns and never missed one. I fondly remember an office education school trip to Houston my senior year that included a trip to the rodeo - picture hundreds of teen girls drooling over these cowboys swaggering all over the place! Several years ago I convinced my oldest daughter to sit down and watch High Noon with me and she was instantly hooked - watching nothing but westerns for a few weeks after. How fun!
I can’t profess to be a huge country music or western movie fan these days, but I have been reading an increasing number of western romances that have me itching to find a movie channel running a western marathon while I snuggle under a warm quilt. I think westerns are a form of comfort television!
by Laurie
on January 26th, 2008 at 9:41 am
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Western Historical novels have always attracted me greatly. The image of the cowboy and his courage, strong principles, and values are what made the West. I enjoyed the movie “Tombstone” which is my favorite of all. Kurt Russell in this embodies the image that I imagine when I read a historical. Cowboys represent a compassionate, tough and passionate individual whose life is on the line. Cowboys have a mystique which is attractive.
by anne
on January 26th, 2008 at 10:00 am
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I prefer modern stories, but I do like modern cowboys, although I use to read Zane Grey.
by Joyce
on January 26th, 2008 at 10:08 am
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Hi Alison,
I’m not quite sure what it is about cowboys, either, but I think part of it has to do with their rugged appeal. They work with their hands, are physical, and just plain sexy.  I like modern and historical - both are equally enjoyable. I loved the pictures and excerpts you included in this post, and it’s so neat you live so close to where the Salt Grass Trail Ride passes through!
I’m looking forward to reading all the books you mentioned :-D. Have a great weekend!
by JSL
on January 26th, 2008 at 10:16 am
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I love reading about a love that prevailed in the wild and rugged terrain of the west. The vulnerability of cowboys strikes a chord and his ability to achieve no matter what the odds is gratifying. Cowboys are self reliant and ooze charisma from every pore. The Westerns depict a cowboy realistically and this is how I learned to appreciate a cowboy. The renewal in the interest of Western movies now, is meaningful and I don’t wonder why. We want that back in our lives. The hero and his resilience.
by ruth
on January 26th, 2008 at 10:37 am
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I just love the Wild West and cowboys and outlaws - all of it. It’s so fascinating to me. There’s just something about the rugged, strong, sexy cowboy that has always got my attention! I prefer to read (and write) about them in historicals rather then contemporary novels, but whatever, I just love to read (and write) about them period.
by Carol
on January 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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I prefer modern day cowboys, but with a hint of the old west thrown in. A well tanned man who is weatherworn, one who just by looking at him you know he is a hard worker and can do a job right. I like a cowboy who isn’t afraid to show his strengths or his weaknesses, one who will smile readily and isn’t scared of crying. The outfit he wears will tell me what he is about and possibly what he is looking for at that particular moment. Chaps and blue jeans make the cowboy. Oh yeah, and a great hat. If that’s all he wore I’d be a happy camper!
by DeeAnn
on January 26th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
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I love cowboys and it doesn’t matter whether they are in historical or contemporary stories. The old western films and the heroes in Louis L’Amour’s books were a wonderful part of my childhood. Part of the appeal to me is already listed by others, these are men who are generally strong, tough, hardworking, resilient, resourceful, and protective…at least that is how I see them.
You ask what is it about a man on horseback in chaps and jeans. Well, the chaps and jeans are just plain sexy with the reflection of practicality for their rugged work and rugged selves. But the image of man and beast almost in one unit as they ride projects potential wildness and control…how can I resist that?
by Little Lamb Lost
on January 26th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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I prefer them in historical, I have read alot of historical romance with cowboys in them. Lately I have read a few more than usual in modern day. I love rugged men (dirty, rough and hot
by Karrie Millheim
on January 26th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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I’ll take cowboys in any genre I can get them!
by Estella
on January 26th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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I love cowboys.  Whether in historical or contemporary settings, they are my favorite. I grew up watching all those old westerns like the Rifleman and Bonanza, but my father is also a Texan and my grandfather was a Texas Ranger, so I come by my fascination honestly. And every time there’s a scene in a barn, I can smell (as sense memory) the hay and horses and tack. Mmmm-mmm. Loverly. So keep on writing about cowboys and I’ll read ‘em.
by Laidybyrd
on January 26th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
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Cowboys are sexy and rugged. John Wayne in “Stagecoach” has always been my version of a cowboy.
by Jane
on January 26th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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I think the old movies and TV shows gave me my ideas of what a cowboy is. I haven’t ever traveled to a part of our country that I would see a cowboy so everything I know is from books, movies and television.
by Maureen
on January 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
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Garth Brooks got me into country music lol. And maybe it’s because I grew up on cowboy shows. Back in the day when there were only 3 channels and my father had control of the tv lol. I think I do prefer them in historicals because it’s a natural thing. There are very few real cowboys anymore or at least not where I’m from and there’s nothing worse than a wannabe cowboy. I think ultimately they were what I would call “real” men. They worked hard for a living and thus were in good shape and had a way of honor about them which always gets to me the most. As far as fantasy goes, they are the ultimate for me!
by catslady
on January 26th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
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It is the rugged, handsome, dirt on their hands, tight jeans, leather belt, cowboy hat, fly-away hair, that gets me every time!
In fact at work today, I work at an office/art supply store, a guy came in that absolutely oozed sex appeal! He had on a cowboy hat, brown leather jacket, cowboy boots, tight jeans, and the 3 day beard. Mmmm….what a hunk! He also looked a little like Matthew Mchonahey but was even nicer looking than him! He also was a gentleman with very polite manners. I was very surprised to see a guy dressed like that because it is winter here where I live and in the 20’s.
I guess cowboys just have that earthy, sinfully sexy appeal about them that you just can’t resist.
by Michele L.
on January 26th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
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I love cowboys. They are strong, sexy, charming,well mannered and dependable. They are the kind of men that work hard and don’t mind getting their hands dirty. They exude masculinity that makes you weak in the knees.
by Crystal B.
on January 26th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
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I love cowboys in either historicals or contemps.
by Amy S.
on January 26th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
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I love cowboys! It can be a historical or contemps. They are just so rugged & manly. I just picked up Tex Appeal this week. Haven’t started it yet but looks great.
by Stacy S
on January 26th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
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I’ve read a lot of cowboy stories in historicals, but I admit not as much in contemporary books. I’ll make a point of looking to correct that now that I’m aware of it.
by Sue A.
on January 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
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Since I live in the Southwest and just love it here, although I am from somwhere else originally, cowboys are the best thing about the West. They are larger than life and unique in their way, but comfortable in their own skin. They have their code of honor and are definitely easy on the eyes. I love reading the historical Westerns which do romanticize them, but that is why I enjoy them so much. The old Westerns are a great way to relax and think about how life was. Totally irresistible and amazingly capable, that is what cowboys are .
by sabrina
on January 26th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
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i do like them in contemp stories, but they are hot.
by kim h
on January 27th, 2008 at 3:06 am
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Cowboys are rugged loners just waiting to be tamed by a good woman! I like both the historical and contemp westerns. One of my first romances was Lavyrle Spencer’s Forgiving It had a strong ,newspaper woman and a sheriff set up in a western town made up of cowboys and horses… Elizabeth Lowell had several other tough, hard core men. Vicki Lewis Thompson, Joan Johnston, Lorraine Heath and Jayne Anne Krenz too. They’re independent, hard workers and due to the writer’s imagery…. usually sexy, well built and nice looking. Located on the wide, open plains… where anything goes… A Great total package!! Throw in HEA… WOW!!
I’m not a country music fan but for some reason I’ve always enjoyed Willie Nelson with his hat, scarf and beard…love his “You Were Always on My Mind”. He’s not perfect in any way… but independent and a character!!
There’s just a certain appeal to jeans, chaps, belt, boots and a cowboy hat!!
by Laurie G
on January 27th, 2008 at 6:12 am
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Oh, I love a good historical western. Brenda Joyce’s Bragg series comes to mind!
by Sharmi
on January 27th, 2008 at 9:36 am
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I have to say I prefer them in historicals… the old way of life makes them even more raw and appealing
by Nathalie
on January 27th, 2008 at 9:42 am
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I love them in both, it might be jeans. Mostly I like the way they are.. real men, no metrosexuals in the bunch.
by Dena
on January 27th, 2008 at 10:07 am
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I recently read Caine’s Reckoning by Sarah McCarty. Don’t usually read Am West Historicals or Epic Erotica but I found this story disturbingly enjoyable.
Present day cowboys…I was born in Kansas and I love a hard-workin’ man who isn’t afraid to get dirty, but I prefer Levis to Wranglers!
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Alison, I love both the contemporary and historical cowboys–maybe part of the fascination for me is that I’ve never visited or experienced country or western life and it sounds so interesting and the heroes are capable and down-to-earth–nothing fussy or silly! I was recently introduced to Stacey Kayne, and really loved Mustang Wild!
by Fedora
on January 27th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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I’ve always liked historicals more than contemporary and that goes for cowboys too. They were so much more back then… Some of my favorite authors are LaVyrle Spencer and Pam Crooks.
by Eva S
on January 27th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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I love cowboys so much…I married one. Honey, when he puts that worn out, black felt hat on - he knows he’s always got the upper hand. But when he’s on horseback and swinging that rope, I’ll gladly sit and drool…watch. Buckle bunnies back off…he may smile but he knows who butters his toast.
I was born and raised with cowboys and country music. Tim McGraw’s song ‘If You’re Reading This’ gave me an idea with a heart-wrenching storyline for my next ms. A cowboy always makes me think of a man who is the strong silent type. They may play hard sometimes but they love just as fierce. When they do say something, you better listen up because it’s invaluable. He loves his momma, his woman, his children and animals. He’ll give you the shirt off his back and the extra one in his saddle-bag if ya need it.
by Chelle
on January 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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I love cowboys, thought I’ve yet to meet a real one. It’s how their lives are so connected to nature and horses (which I think are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth). Whether the setting is historical or contemporary, a story in this background is of interest. Thinking back, those classic Clint Eastwood films or even Kenny Rogers songs come to mind…
by Allison
on January 27th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
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I love cowboys, both historical and contemporary. Too bad we don’t have any around here…
by Minna
on January 28th, 2008 at 1:33 am
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Very well put, Chenelle!
by Pat L.
on January 28th, 2008 at 6:20 am
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I love both historical and contemporary cowboys too. What appeals to me is their self-confidence and dependability. Cowboys also seem to exude a quiet strength that you just know you can count on.
by Cheryl S.
on January 28th, 2008 at 6:32 am
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I enjoy reading about cowboys in both genres. I’m looking forward to your new release!
by Teresa W.
on January 28th, 2008 at 6:40 am
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Cowboys are sexy and I think that whether it’s a historical or a contemporary the cowboy is a symbol of strength, sex and raw man. Tex Appeal sounds wonderful and any reason that I have to read about sexy men in worn jeans or chaps is just icing on the cake. Of course, I also love the Dallas Cowboys and I have since being a little girl. Do you think it’s just the name cowboy? LOL
by Patty L.
on January 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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I love reading about those sexy and macho cowboys. It doesn’t matter to me if it is a historical or contemporary as they all exude ‘real’ men.
by Shari C
on January 28th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
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The winners of Alison’s drawing are:
Michele L - copy of Tex Appeal, The Heartbreak Kid, Call Me, and the Pioneer Woman calendar
DeeAnn - copy of Tex Appeal
Karrie Millheim - copy of Tex Appeal
by Administrator
on January 29th, 2008 at 9:56 am
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Oh my gosh?! I won?! I can’t believe I won 3 books and a calendar! Thank you so much! Allison you are a fantastic writer! I absolutely love your books!
Congratulations to the other ladies who won!
by Michele L.
on January 29th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
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Thanks for the win Allison. Can’t wait to read the book!
by DeeAnn
on January 30th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
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