I was going to write here about Flowers & Food, but wait!
Tomorrow (May 1, 2018) is release day for the WILD DEADWOOD TALES anthology, an inspiring multi-author anthology with 17 new stories set in Deadwood—and with all proceeds going to the Western Sports Foundation.
What inspired these 17 brand new, never-published-before stories? The town of Deadwood, South Dakota, and the Wild Deadwood Reads author-reader event. But there’s more. Read on for the inspiration for each Deadwood story…
Angi Morgan: Maverick Seduction
Sean Maverick is on a charity auction block until a beautiful woman from his past buys him for the night. Em Stone believed in love at first sight even if she had to lasso and knock Sean off his feet.
What was the inspiration for your story?
I was intrigued by the idea of what happened to a cowboy when he could no longer be a cowboy.
What genre(s) do you usually write?
Romantic suspense & Romantic Comedy with a touch of suspense and dab of supernatural
You’ve been granted a superpower for one week. What would you choose and why?
speedster — I love the idea of being able to get everything done and maybe get ahead with housework.
Tell us three surprising things about yourself.
I was a Boy Scout Leader Trainer. I was the youngest advertising intern at the Dallas Morning News. And I sang backup for Music majors final projects in college.
Nancy Naigle: Timing is Everything
Kendra is fine with being a bridesmaid. She hung up her wedding hopes and dreams eight years ago when her cowboy chose the rodeo over her. But when they cross paths in Deadwood, the timing just might be right for reconciliation.
What was the inspiration for your story?
A gorgeous pair of western boots–pretty enough to get married in. And who doesn’t love a reunion romance?
What genre(s) do you usually write?
Small town romance and women’s fiction
What do you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?
Trail riding with good friends on my Palomino named Tooter.
What’s your favorite western, cowboy, or horse movie?
It’s hard to pick a favorite but I’ll say Tombstone, and I love Sam Elliott in that movie. I even named a husky-voiced moustached man Virgil after his character in Tombstone in my upcoming Christmas novel, Dear Santa.
Paty Jager: Saving Dallie
When a miner tosses his daughter into the pot at a poker game and the winner is a brothel owner, Beau Gentry is determined to keep the young woman out of the man’s hands.
What was the inspiration for your story?
My short story is connected to my Silver Dollar Saloon series. To showcase the main characters in my series, I had to put a woman in peril and have the Beau Gentry the owner of the saloon save her. I set the story in the Gem Theater, known to be one of the worst brothels in Deadwood.
What genre(s) do you usually write?
Historical & Contemporary western romance and Murder Mystery
What’s your favorite thing to snack on while writing?
My favorite thing to snack on while writing is Dove dark chocolate.
Tell us three surprising things about yourself.
I have driven in a Powder Puff demolition derby, skinny dipped, and have been bucked off a horse three times in my life.
Ginger Ring: Best Results
Orphaned at a young age, both Adam and River yearn to find a living relative from either of their families. After finally deciding to put down roots in Deadwood, a simple DNA test brings a result that is more than they expected.
What was the inspiration for your story?
A couple years ago my cousins found out they had siblings that they never know about. They found each other through one of those DNA sites.
What genre(s) do you usually write?
Historical, contemporary, and romantic suspense, mafia
Tell us three surprising things about yourself.
I’m very shy, I grew up on a dairy farm, I didn’t get married until I was 40.
What’s your favorite western, cowboy, or horse movie?
I love them all Longmire, Pale Rider, Tombstone. If it’s a western I watch it.
Lizbeth Selvig: Gotta Have Faith
Faith “Bunny” Redmond forms an extreme plan at the Deadwood rodeo to convince a champion bull rider that women can excel at the dangerous sport. If she wins his respect, she might also win his love.
What was the inspiration for your story?
I read about a woman named Maggie Parker who is currently the only professional female bull rider on the pro circuit. I was inspired by her story and her courage even though I’d never ever have enough courage to climb on a bull.
What genre(s) do you usually write?
I write sexy-sweet contemporary romance.
Tell us three surprising things about yourself.
I can speak German
I hiked 200 miles across England in 16 days, and 100 miles across Scotland in 8 days.
I met the love of my life when I was 15 years old. I married him when I was barely 19 and we’ve beaten the odds by being together over 40 years!
What are the top three things on your bucket list?
Go back to Scotland and do book research as well as hike. Take my husband to Australia. Take my grandchildren on an African safari.
Jacqui Nelson: Rescuing Raven
Raven wants to save one person. Charlie wants to save the world. Their warring nations thrust them together but duty pulled them apart—until their paths crossed again in Deadwood for a fight for love.
What was the inspiration for your story?
Appaloosa horses and the history of Deadwood and the Dakota Territory in 1876, including the gold rush, General Crook’s Horsemeat March, the Battle of Slim Buttes, Al Swearengen’s Cricket Saloon (that he owned before the Gem Theater) and Al’s relationship with his first wife Nettie and saloon girl, Kitty Austen.
What genre(s) do you usually write?
Western historical romance
What’s your favorite western, cowboy, or horse movie?
I love Dances with Wolves and For a Few Dollars More but my Western love-list is long and also includes: Quigley Down Under, The Magnificent Seven (the first one), The Outlaw Josey Wales, Jane Got a Gun, Hidalgo, Django Unchained, and more.
What are the top three things on your bucket list?
Travel all around South Dakota, safari in Kenya and Tanzania, and live in the country with a pair of corgi dogs.
Read more WILD DEADWOOD TALES story inspiration from E.E. Burke, A.C. Wilson, Amanda McIntyre, Tina Susedik, Sylvia McDaniel, and Terri Osburn at Get Lost in a Story.
Pre-order your copy today. Read tomorrow (May 1, 2018).
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During 2018, All proceeds go to the Western Sports Foundation which provides critical assistance to athletes competing in Western lifestyle sports. Whether they need help recuperating from an injury or planning for the future, WSF is there.
Hope you enjoy reading the WILD DEADWOOD TALES anthology as much as we enjoyed writing each of our stories ❤
UPDATE: As of January 2019, Rescuing Raven is now available as a standalone read.
