Being a Western woman means different things to different women. However, there are principles we all live by.
But let’s begin by defining a Western Woman.
She is:
- A woman who loves the West.
- A woman who lives the lifestyle: writer, poet, artist, horsewoman, working ranch woman, musician, singer, rodeo cowgirl, etc.
- A wife.
- A mother.
- A single woman.
- Entrepreneur within the Western lifestyle: agriculture, ranching, horse trainer, veterinarian, etc.
And we all have our favorite quirks and sayings. Some of them include:
- The ranch is hard work from sunup to sundown, and love’s work is always near.
- Be quick to mend fences.
- You can’t keep trouble from visitin’, but you don’t have to offer it a seat at the table.
- If a man thinks a woman who can wrestle steers, ride broncs, and rope the wind is too much for him, he’s darn tootin’ right.
- A Western woman stands up for what’s right, even if she stands alone.
- Catch your own horse, don’t let anybody else do it for you.
You can find these gritty traits in Rita Runninghorse, the heroine of my latest Contemporary Western Romance, Broken Bondage.
She’s tough, tender, a fighter, a horsewoman, a rancher, a daughter, a fiancée, and a sister. She’s also on the run from her abusive fiancé.
He’s nothing but trouble, and she’s had enough.
More about Broken Bondage
A Road Trip to Redemption
Rita Runninghorse is about to marry the wrong guy. She has to get away from him. Now. She flees to a guest ranch in Eastern Washington State that offers a safe haven for women in need only to find the owner on a month-long speaking tour.
Robert Elliot has one thing on his mind: bronc riding. The Indian National Finals Rodeo is within reach, and he’s not about to let anything ruin his chances of going pro. Not even the woman he finds asleep in the stall of their rankest horse.?
When Rita’s fiancé discovers where she’s hiding out, she takes Robert’s offer to go with him on the road and prays her fiancé gives up the hunt. Saddled together, Rita and Robert must rely on each other as they go on the road to keep her alive.
Giveaway
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About Carmen
Carmen Peone is an award-winning author of Young Adult and Inspirational Western Romantic Suspense and lives with her husband in Northeast Washington and on the Colville Confederated Indian Reservation. With the love of history and the Western woman’s lifestyle, she weaves threads of healing, hope, and horses that lead to happily ever after.
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