Rodeo American

The working cowhand of old was a dusty laborer, but today's rodeo performers can hone their skills before small-town crowds and be stars in urban coliseums.Historian Kristine Fredriksson follows the evolution of rodeo from the range to Buffalo Bill's Wild West to the extravaganzas in modern times.

A rodeo champion, tired of the amateur circuit, seeks a new challenge. He’s set his sights on moving up to the professional circuit. Going pro could mean big money—and new opportunities. But is he ready for the challenge? As he prepares for his first pro event, he finds his focus wandering. A sexy barrel racer has caught his eye. He might as well be invisible, though, because she wants nothing to do with him—or anyone. The former rodeo queen is all business.

In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world’s greatest rodeo. Steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and his cousins Jack Low and Archie Ka’au’a had travelled 4,200 miles from Hawaii, of all places, to test...

When the rodeo comes to town, Kylie Jean decides she wants to be the Rodeo Queen! But to do that, she must learn rodeo tricks.

“Yates brings her signature heat and vivid western details to another appealing story in the excellent Gold Valley series. Family holiday pressure is well portrayed with realistic, satisfying solutions. Fans of Kate Pearce should enjoy this.”—Booklist on Rodeo Christmas at Evergreen Ranch...

Can't get enough of survival stories? This one deserves a top spot in your pile! THE I ESCAPED SERIES DOESN'T JUST HOOK READERS -- IT CREATES THEM. What we do differently: We drop you straight into the most intense moment from page one, then backtrack to show how our characters got there - all while weaving in true facts that make you feel like you're running on the streets of Pamplona. "A suspenseful survival series based on famous historical events. Verdict: excellent." - School Library Journal Fifteen-year-old Zack is an American teen on vacation in Spain when he accidentally steps ...

Conan fan favorite and eccentric YouTube personality Flula Borg presents his first audiobook, a full-length travel-adventure through America's most coveted cultural events! Flula Borg’s fascination with America and its “peoples” have warmed hearts nationwide. A frequent guest of Conan...

There is nothing hotter than a sexy cowboy who knows what he wants. In this sizzling two book bundle, these hot cowboys want a man to call their own, and they'll show him just how hot man-on-man action can be. The stories: 1. Falling For The Rodeo King 2. A Ride On His Stallion: The Gay Cowboy's Lover Warning: Hot gay cowboys ahead. Adult readers only.

Aiden Sharp wasn't like the other men at the rodeo. As soon as I locked eyes with him, I knew he was special, and I knew we had a connection. But a sexy, all-american guy like him wouldn't go for a curvy girl like me, right? Aiden Sharp has a secret, and it is about the change the course of my life. But did I get in over my head when Aiden tells me the whole truth of who he is and what he wants with me?

Cole Martin was exceptional. The tall, blonde, sexy rodeo king, every girl in the audience wanted to go home with him. And he chose me, the curvy black girl with outsized dreams for her small town life. But it turned out, Cole had a secret so big it could change everything. Suddenly, everything I thought I knew about the world was turned on its head and Cole had an offer to make me...

Two years ago, Josey Starr lost her husband. She’ll be damned if she loses her ranch too. The wolves are after her cattle, and someone is out for her land. Josey knows she needs help, but she doesn’t want it from Hawk Marlow. She trusted him once and vowed to never again. She’s better off alone, isn’t she? Hawk thinks he’s just checking his investment, but he has invested more than he realizes. The land he acquired, by default, belongs to “the one that got away.” Hawk has something to prove: old flames never die, they just burn hotter on the Second Strike.

Rodeo is a dangerous and painful performance in which only the strongest and most skilled riders succeed. In the popular imagination, the western rodeo hero is often a stoic white man who embodies the toughness and independence of America’s frontier past. However, marginalized people have starred in rodeos since the very beginning. Cast out of popular western mythology and pushed to the fringes in everyday life, these cowboys and cowgirls found belonging and meaning at the rodeo, staking a claim to national inclusion.

"Dust and Diesel" is a high-stakes story of survival, where the eight-second thrill of the rodeo is nothing compared to the danger lurking just outside the arena lights. It's a tale of two guarded souls who must learn to trust each other to unmask a deadly stalker who believes Sadie is his perfect Christmas prize. This thrilling ride will keep you on the edge of your seat as Sadie and Cole fight to reclaim their lives and discover a love forged in fire, proving that the greatest courage is found not in the arena, but in the heart.

"Bell brings the diverse world of competitive rodeo to life with vivid details and enhances the slow burn, opposites attract romance with chemistry and banter. Readers will be captivated." Publishers Weekly, starred review. The rules of being a rodeo queen: no creases, no boyfriends...

His stubbornness had cost him time with the people he loved but also the land which ran through his veins. Now, he was home and though his loved ones were gone the land wasnt and no one was going to take it from him! Not even the lovely woman who made his anger flair, his heart race and his arms want to wrap around her and never let her go.

The author of the critically admired, award-winning A Replacement Life turns to a different kind of story—an evocative, nuanced portrait of marriage and family, a woman reckoning with what she’s given up to make both work, and the universal question of how we reconcile who we are and whom...

Meet Rosie, the big horse with even bigger dreams! In Rosie’s Wild Ride, Clydesdale horse Rosie and her cowgirl friend Oakley want to be rodeo stars, but what happens when the competition doesn’t quite go as planned? In this beautiful, inspiring book, readers will learn the importance of...

Dr. Will Romine leaves a successful academic career. Cynical, disillusioned, and unanchored he goes on the tramp as a gypsy medical generalist in the rural American West. For 16 days in January he covers the clinic at the world’s largest cattle seed stock expo, the National Western Stock Show. He has a secret that gnaws at him. He wants to write a book, but struggles with “about what?” At the National Western he finds inspiration in a remarkable seed stock bull. It is owned by a reclusive billionaire. The disappearance of the Bull sets off speculation of “how” and “why.” Over ...

This audiobook contains two of legendary Western author Max Brand's short novels for your listening pleasure. The Valley of Jewels: Doc Willis, despite the nickname, is just an unemployed cowboy in Daggett Valley, a place that holds many secrets from the past - including a now-deserted mining camp. When Buck Logan lures Willis to the camp with the promise of great riches, Doc doesn't even suspect he is about to play a part in a most subtle feat of deception.

They call me Rodeo, ‘cause I was made for ridin’. When a member of our MC turns up dead, I know exactly who did it. But when I show up at the witness’s house to confirm my suspicions, she tells me something I don’t wanna hear. It wasn’t the MC I thought. It was someone else. So now we have two enemies. And I have to keep her safe from both. Because she’s beautiful and fragile. She needs someone like me to take care of her. And I do, all night long. Things usually get complicated when I try to rope a girl. But this level of complicated? This is a whole new thing.