Shout hallelujah and pass the ammunition!
Christmas is a-coming and the Fillies have cooked up a doozy of a contest to help you little darlins celebrate. Having this Cowboy Under the Christmas Tree will fill your noggins with all sorts of hot bothersome thoughts instead of those sugarplums. Ah durn sure guarantee! Ah’d like to hogtie the handsome rascal and take him home. Wouldn’t stash him under the Christmas tree though if you know what I mean. *wink*
From November 1 to December 6 all you have to do to enter is click on the contest link on the left side of your screen and fill in the blanks.
BONANZA OF PRIZES: One lucky winner will get some of the Fillies Western Romance Christmas novels, handmade earrings by our own Cheryl St. John, Holiday Napkins, Christmas Ornaments, glitzy baubles, and a whole slew of prizes too numerous to list.
So don’t let Santa catch you napping. Shake your bustles and get on over there. Time’s a wastin’!
Published at October 18th, 2009 in category
Contest
It’s getting that time of year again when we fill our stockings, sit by the fire and sing yuletide songs! Who wouldn’t want this cowboy under the holiday tree? And he’ll be delivering grand prizes from all the authors at Wildflower Junction!
Your holiday gift includes signed Christmas books, handmade earrings from our own Cheryl St. John, Holiday napkins, Christmas ornaments, glitzy baubles and much more!
Look for this COWBOY come early November for your chance to enter!!
Happy Trails Until Then!
Published at August 30th, 2009 in category
Contest The winner of Lena Nelson Dooley’s book
WILD WEST CHRISTMAS
IS
Vickie Couturier
The winner of Lena’s book
CHRISTMAS LOVE AT LAKE TAHOE
Is
DIEDRA
Email me: mary {at} maryconnealy .com and I’ll get your contact info and send it on to Lena
And thanks everyone for stopping by Petticoats & Pistols
Published at August 28th, 2009 in category
Contest 
Congratulations to Laney4!!!
You’ve won a title from my backlist. Your choices are Midnight Marriage or Stay for Christmas. Or if you’d prefer, I’d be glad to send a Love Inspired Historical.
If you’ll email me at victoriabylin@aol.com, I’ll get the book in the mail. Enjoy!
At the end of this blog you’ll find a chance to win the coolest contest EVER and everyone who leaves a comment will get their name in the drawing to win a copy of Tammy Barley’s new release, Love’s Rescue.
Now, here’s Tammy Barley:
Greetings all, and a special howdy to everyone I haven’t had the pleasure to meet yet!
Whew! I just finished throwing a huge Travel Back to 19th Century America book launch for my new release, the award-winning book one of the Sierra Chronicles Series, Love’s Rescue. My church sponsored the event west of Chicago, members brought 19th century Western/cowboy, farm, and Civil War memorabilia to entertain visitors (good turnout), I signed books in period costume plus I’d crafted displays to allow folks to try their hand at Indian basket weaving, braiding strips of leather, touching several kinds of pelts to guess the animals (whoda thunk buffaloes are THAT hairy?), and trying to guess the origin of several cowboy words, among other activities.
So I’d like to give you a chance to do the same—see if you can figure out the origin of cowboy words, that is. Normally guest bloggers give away one book, but I’m giving away THREE since I have more than one thing for you to guess. I’ll tell you more about that in a sec. First, here’s a little more about Love’s Rescue:
A Dividing Conflict
In 1863, the War Between the States is dividing more than a nation. To escape the conflict, Jessica Hale and her family flee their Kentucky home and head for Nevada Territory. Her brother, Ambrose, committed to the Confederates, rejoins the Kentucky militia and is disowned by his father. But the worst is yet to come.
A Heroic Kidnapper
When Unionists presume the family to be Confederate sympathizers, they set a devastating fire to their home. All alone and then “kidnapped” by cattleman Jake Bennett, Jessica is taken to a ranch deep in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. Can she overcome her resentment toward Jake for failing to save her family?
The Depths of Love
When Jake launches a plan to help Jessica’s brother escape from prison camp, she sees him for the honest, good-hearted Christian man that he is and now knows the depth of his love for her. Through the lingering smoke and smoldering ashes from her ruined home and murdered family, will Jessica see a future with Jake?
Me again. Yep, Jess Hale is headstrong, feisty, and Jake is c
alm and solid as the earth itself. (He also looks like Hugh Jackman’s character in Australia which doesn’t hurt a bit)
As I was saying a moment ago, I’m giving away three books—one for our little contest number one, one for our contest number two (winners drawn randomly from correct answers), and one for having the gumption to take a stab at one and two (drawn randomly). So here we go!
Mini Contest One:
Here’s a scene from Love’s Rescue. See if you can figure out what Jess did to get even with the cowboys. The scene setup: The night before this scene, Jess was attacked by a pack of wolves, bit deep enough that Jake had to stitch her leg, and after he tied off the thread, her nerves were so shot that she threw up outside while the cattlemen looked on. They spent the day teasing her mercilessly about “spewin’ in the sage” while she scrubbed their laundry and seethed.
The next morning brought with it a fresh breeze, and Jess hummed merrily as she hung the last of the clean, damp clothing and called cheery greetings to each one of the cattlemen as they passed by. Sheepish about their ruthless teasing the day before, they returned her greetings with extreme politeness, calling her ma’am or offering to lend a hand should she have need of it. These offers she responded to with an outpouring of gratitude and assurances that yes, she certainly would prevail upon their kindness, should she have a need.
The men went away, glancing at each other in unease.
When evening came and Jess was just as charming as she had been all day, they began to relax, apparently glad that she had forgiven them. She overheard one remind the others that they best not tease her again to the extent they did the day before. After all, everyone’s good humor does have its limits.
While they ate dinner in the cookhouse, Jess stayed out behind the bunkhouse, humming again as she took down the wind-dried shirts, union suits, and pants. The sun was setting when she returned the neatly folded clothes to the men with a smile as pure as golden honey.
Here’s the question: What do you suppose Jess did to get even?
Mini Contest Two:
Can you guess the origin of these cowboy words?
chuck (food)
buckaroo
calaboose
stampede
maverick
Good luck! I’ll see you in the Sierras!
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Simply read Love’s Rescue, answer ten questions about the story at http://www.tammybarley.com/Bookshelf.html, and you are entered to win a one-week vacation for two to a western guest ranch resort in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado! (One entry per reader.) The winner will be drawn on Valentine’s Day 2010, randomly from entrants who have answered all ten questions correctly. For more information and to enter, visit http://www.tammybarley.com/Bookshelf.html.
Published at July 24th, 2009 in category
Contest 
Oh dear,
When I updated my blog last night, the BEST info didn’t go thru!
Simply post your comments below on the THE KID IN ME Blog along with the month and day like 7/7 of your birthday and you’ll be entered into a birthday drawing for 1 of 3 of my not-even-in-the-stores yet, release Texans’ Wedding-Night Wager! Three winners will receive this book as a birthday gift, some early, some late, but you just have to post to be included in the drawing!!
And this book is special — it’s dedicated to the original Fillies . As I wrote this a year ago, the newbies had yet to be conceived!!
Published at July 14th, 2009 in category
Contest 
TAMI SUTTON!
Congratulations to Tami and thanks to all of you who entered!
Tami wins a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card!
Keep a’visiting. Another Petticoats and Pistols Contest will be coming soon!!
Published at May 12th, 2009 in category
Contest 
Hi y’all. Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner – had some chores to take care of first. But things are all settled down at the moment and I took the names of all you super-nice posters from yesterday, put them in a hat and drew one out. And the winner is none other than…….
Edna Tollison
Congratulations Edna! You can contact me at winnie@winniegriggs.com to let me know if you’d like a copy of my current release or a book from my backlist.
Published at May 10th, 2009 in category
Contest 
Come join the fun! Our New Fillies Spring Round-Up Contest is on! You know what to do, simply click on Contests on our sidebar to enter to win a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card. But before you do, let’s give a warm welcome to the newest residents of Wildflower Junction!
Vicki Bylin
Vicki writes for Love Inspired Historicals. She’s also written for Harlequin Historicals. Her books have finaled in several contests, including the Rita Award. She really does believe in “happily ever after”. She and her husband have been married forever and have two grown sons.
Tanya Hanson
A native Californian, Tanya Hanson attributes her love of the Old West to childhood camping trips in the High Sierras and college days in Nebraska and Colorado. A career teaching high school English helped her hone her own writing skills; American Literature has had a profound influence in her life and books. Traveling, rose gardening, and spoiling her toddler grandson are her favorite pastimes
Tracy Garrett
Tracy Garrett loves a good-looking cowboy. A musician by training, Tracy began penning happily-ever-afters when a cowboy walked into her imagination,
propped his boots on her desk and told her to start writin’ – and she hasn’t stopped since. With two hunky men in hats currently on the shelves, she’s
hard at work building a future for the next one in line.
Winnie Griggs
Winnie Griggs is a multi-published author who has had works published in both the Historical Romance and Inspirational Romance genres. Her writing has garnered enthusiastic reviews and numerous awards, among them the Colorado Gold Editor’s Choice Award for Romance. Her seventh book, The Christmas Journey, will hit the shelves in October of 2009.
