Creek is Out Plus a Giveaway!

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I’m so excited to finally have Creek out! Have you ever watched water, waiting on it to boil? This was exactly like that. I thought it never would.

This is Book 1 of a multi-author sweet romance series called Gun For Hire that was the brain child of Charlene Raddon. She also created all of these gorgeous covers.

Ten hardened men. Ten life-changing loves.

This thrilling ten-book, multi-author series follows men who live by the gun, surviving one day at a time. Outlaws, bounty hunters, hired guns—each has walked a dangerous path, never expecting a future beyond the next fight. But everything changes when they meet the one woman they can’t walk away from.

Join us on this unforgettable journey of passion, redemption, and the power of love—March 15th to July 30th!

Here are all ten of the authors. You may recognize several Fillies.

Now about Creek. When he receives a letter from a friend asking him to come to El Paso, he doesn’t waste any time. He owes this dying woman a debt of gratitude. He just hopes he’s not too late. He’s immediately swept up in rescuing a young orphan girl and when she sees the drawing of a thunderbird on Creek’s wrist, she claims he’s her father.

The story takes several turns as he tries to figure out what to do and how to let this girl down easy. He has to make her understand why he can’t be who she wants. Danger soon follows and they’re trust into a life-and-death struggle. Who will survive?

Here’s a video of all the books created by the talented Dan Garrett. Enjoy!

This is the first real western romance I’ve written in a while and it felt so good to get back to my roots. I discovered the joy of writing the kind of man I love to read.

I come by this love honestly. My dad was fascinated by outlaws. He claimed he once saw Clyde Barrow. All I know is that he admired men like Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, and John Dillinger. Maybe it was because they did things he wanted to but couldn’t. My dad wanted to know just once what having “enough” felt like. Only he died a poor man, never knowing. When I was growing up, he used to take me and my little sister Jan to museums and displays about outlaws. Maybe that’s where I got my fascination from. Or it could’ve been the many westerns on TV that thrilled my heart.

Some of my favorites were Laramie, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Cheyenne. What are some of yours? I’m giving away two ebook copies of Creek so leave a comment.

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Here in the Texas Panhandle, we do love our cowboys. There's just something about a man in a Stetson and jeans that makes my heart beat faster. I'm not much of a cook but I love to do genealogy and I'm a bit of a rock hound. I'm also a NY Times & USA Today bestselling author of historical western romance. You can contact me through my website and I'd love to connect with you on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and more. HAPPY READING!
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55 thoughts on “Creek is Out Plus a Giveaway!”

    • Hi Kate, thank you for dropping by. Longmire is a great show but I long for more of it. He was such a fascinating man and his friendship with Henry created a big part of his character. Have a lovely day.

  2. Grew up with Bat Masterson, Bonaza, The Rifleman, loved the Big Valley. Barbara Stanwyck made me love horseback riding.

  3. Good morning Linda! Oh for sure Gunsmoke! But, I did like those handsome men on those other shows. However, Nick Barkley was my favorite! He was a hothead! All of my friends liked Heath. They didn’t get that I liked Nick! LOL

    I loved Creek Linda! And he is a hunk too! Hehehe Can’t wait to read the rest!

    Best wishes to you all!

    • Miss Tracy, I can’t tell you how much I loved Matt Dillon! It wasn’t that he was very good looking, it was how he acted and his fairness. Now, Nick…..that guy was a honey!! He did things Heath only wanted to but didn’t. A really great character but grounded in his amazing family.

      Thank you for liking Creek and Willa! I loved that you contacted me privately to tell me what the book meant to you. 🙂 Enjoy your day.

    • Heather, thank you for popping over! It’s great seeing you. I know I’m going to love your Lance! That man is such a hunk! Charlene really outdid herself on these covers.

    • Linda R, I’m so happy you came by. Big Valley was sure a great show. Those Barkleys kept us entertained week after week. Such a good show. They had such value and high morals. Sure wish they’d bring them back. Good luck winning a copy of Creek.

    • Kim Hansen, that man can put his boots under my bed anytime. Cullen Bohannon was rough around the edges to say the least but he always got the job done. 🙂 Thank you for coming.

  7. Happy Book Release Day!

    I grew up watching Bonanza, and reruns of The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, and others.

    • Denise, I’m happy you came by. Thank you for best wishes for the book. I loved all the shows on your list but maybe Gunsmoke a little more than the rest. Matt Dillion was just larger than life and he had a big heart. He cared about people. 🙂

  8. My favorite is Laramie. Slim is my favorite cowboy, he was strong and vulnerable and treated women with respect and love. A true cowboy.

    • I agree about Laramie, Naomi. Slim was a great character but Jess really made my heart beat faster. Both of those guys made that show what it was. Thank you for coming.

  9. Happy release day! Your book sound like a great read! I grew up watching Bonanza, Laramie,
    Gunsmoke, Have Gun Will Travel, The Big Valley and The Rifleman, which I still watch sometimes. My dad loved watching westerns on TV so we grew up watching alot of good ones. I am not entering this ebook give away as I am not tech savvy at all, but Thank you. Have a great day and a great rest of the week.

    • Thank you for coming, Alicia. Those shows are on my list of favorites too and I still watch them on reruns. They never get old and usually it’s been so long since I’ve seen them that they’re brand new. They’re so much better than a lot of these newer shows. You have a beautiful day.

  10. I loved The Rifleman and my Dad got me hooked on Have Gun Will Travel. As a teenager I got to meet Chuck Connors at the golf course my Uncle worked at in Palm Springs and I thought I would faint! LOL I was fascinated with outlaws but I wouldn’t say I admired them so much as I just wondered how they could do what they did knowing that they could get killed at any moment. I remember seeing the Bonnie and Clyde car with the holes all shot through it. I couldn’t imagine living like that.

    • Karin, that’s amazing. Chuck Connors was so tall. I think something like 6’6″ or something. I’m sure he was really nice. We saw the Bonnie and Clyde car in our town too when it came through. That was so horrible and it was hard to look at. Keep those old shows going and have a beautiful day.

  13. Oh, wow! I’m still watching a lot of my old favorites on GRIT and MeTV. Mine: Gunsmoke, Lancer, Wagon Train, Guns of Will Sonnet, Laramie, Rawhide, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, and Big Valley. MeTV is now showing the half hour black and white episodes of Gunsmoke.

  14. Oh how I love to watch all the old westerns – GRIT channel is really good for that and this week it has been cowgirls!

    • Teresa F, I am so thankful I get the GRIT channel. They show all those oldies. I also like the Cowboy Channel. They show a lot of those good shows too. In fact, I got the idea for Creek from the Gregory Peck western called Shoot Out. If you ever get a chance watch that. Have a blessed day.

  15. I have watched reruns of Bonanza. I grew up watching Clint Eastwood’s westerns, so to me- He will always be my favorite. I enjoy reading about men who may have lost their way until the right woman helps them get back on the straight and narrow path.

    • Danielle B, Clint Eastwood is “the man.” Love, love his westerns. I think my favorite is the one where he plays a preacher. I think that’s Pale Rider. What a great movie. Thank you for coming.

  16. Linda, I have Creek loaded up and ready to read. I am soooo anxious to get to his story! I have not been this excited about a series for a while now. Such a great premise.

    Westerns were our mainstay when I was growing up. Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, and so on, but when I was about 11 or 12, I discovered Lancer, Alias Smith and Jones, and that “next generation” of westerns, too, so that was a thrilling time to grow up, and what an influence those shows all had on me in one way or another! (And of course, there were all those great western movies from ‘back in the day’ too, which I loved so much!)

    Congratulations on CREEK and I am really excited to know he’s waiting for me on my Kindle!

    • Thank you, Cheryl. I’m really excited about this series as well. I think each one will be different and a keeper. I grew up under the magic spell of westerns and I still watch them as reruns. They’re like new again. Much love, my Filly sister. May westerns never die!

  17. I love westerns. I watched Bonanza, Wagon Train, Cheyenne , Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke , Laramie, Rifleman, Big Valley, The Virginian, The High Chapparal,and Maverick to name a few. My favorite actor was John Wayne.

    • Linda Henderson, thank you so much for coming. Our favorites are much the same. I loved all those shows and yes John Wayne for sure. One of my favorites of his was with Katherine Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn. Loved them together. I hope you have a gorgeous day.

  18. In reading the comments, I liked the same ones that Linda Henderson liked. John Wayne was my favorite actor. I liked him in McClintock. For light hearted movie I like The Apple Dumpling Gang.

    • Karijean, I laughed so hard in The Apple Dumpling Gang. Don Knotts was so hilarious. John Wayne was always so great with Maureen O’Hara. I just love western movies!! That’s about all I can say. Thank you for coming to share. Much love.

  19. Laramie, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, The Virginian are some of my favorites. The books sounds awesome!

    • Bridgette, I had forgotten about Silverado. That was such a good movie. That might’ve been the first time I saw Kevin Costner. He was really young in that. Thank you for coming by. Blessings and love.

  23. Creek sounds like an adventurous read!
    I watched westerns with my Dad in the 70’s and 80’s. Clint Eastwood and Jon Wayne come to mind. I also watched Little House on the Prairie, Oklahoma and more that I just can’t think of.

  25. I am really looking forward to this series. Charlene has done such a wonderful job with the covers. The certainly set the mood for the series. Favorite early western TV shows were The Rifleman, Wagon Train, Bat Masterson, Rawhide, Bonanza, The Lone Ranger, The Wild, Wild West (for fun), Maverick, Have Gun Will Travel (sort of fits with this series), Cheyenne, The Virginian, Rin Tin Tin. (I saw the Lt., Boy, and dog when they came to our town), Sky King, Annie Oakley, and of course Gunsmoke. Fitting in there were Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Fury, and Zorro which were sort of westerns.
    Looking at this list, I realize what a rich legacy of western TV programing there is. There are a few newer shows I really enjoyed, but for some reason westerns are not as popular. Things shifted to police and medical dramas.
    Congratulations on the release of Creek. I am looking forward to it and the entire series. Take care.

  26. Sounds like my kind of book. I always loved Gunsmoke and Bonanza. Still watch Gunsmoke reruns whenever I can find them. My husband loves Westerns too and reads Western books constantly. Can’t wait to read Creek.

  29. I remember liking “Wagon Train” and “Roy Rogers” when I was quite young. Do “Petticoat Junction” and “Here Come the Brides” count as westerns? I really enjoyed those.

  30. I liked watching the old reruns of Bonanza. I really love the western movies; my favorites are Silverado, The Quick and the Dead, The Magnificent Seven, The Tin Star, and the remake of 3:10 to Yuma.

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