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.

“Goes for the heart and doesn’t miss.” —Booklist (starred review) Love is a wild ride. Hold on. When life lassoes Josie and Shawn back together three years after their dreamy first date, their second chance at love is anything but easy. A big-hearted rodeo romance set in Houston, Texas...

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.

What do a skateboarder, a charging bull, and a crowded street in Spain have in common? Zack is about to find out. Suddenly, the skills he uses at the skatepark might be the only thing keeping him one step ahead! Fifteen-year-old Zack is visiting Spain from Chicago when one wrong turn during the San Fermín festival lands him inside Pamplona’s famous Running of the Bulls. One moment he’s sightseeing with his family. The next, he’s stuck inside the world’s most famous race. Zack is good at thinking on his feet, which is lucky—because the Running of the Bulls is full of split-second ...

He’s a restless rodeo trainer. She’s a displaced farm girl seeking a place to belong. Can a small town spark change their wandering hearts? Tucker Hammond thrives on the adrenaline of the rodeo circuit. But since his best friend’s injury and his return to the quiet mountain town of Ivory Peaks where he grew up, the walls have started to close in. He’s a kind hearted man with a massive family inheritance he’s been tasked to use for good—but he’s missing his own sense of purpose. That is, until he literally runs into Bobbie Jo Hanks. Bobbie Jo is done with uncertainty. After ...

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...

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.

From the dusty rodeo arenas of the Deep South to sold-out crowds across America, Lecile: This Ain't My First Rodeo captures the unforgettable voice, humor, and heart of legendary rodeo clown Lecile Harris. For more than fifty years, Lecile Harris made audiences laugh from the center of the arena while living one of the wildest and most colorful lives in American entertainment. A four-time PRCA Clown of the Year and rodeo hall-of-famer, Lecile became known not just for his comedy, but for his storytelling, larger-than-life personality, and deep love of the people and traditions of the ...

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...

"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, no mistakes...

She thought it was love. It turned into strategy. Justine's Rodeo is a slow-burn, high-stakes revenge story rooted in soft power, feminine rage, and the art of the silent takeover. What began as heartbreak turns into a masterclass of vengeance, executed in heels and handled with care. This isn't a love story. This is a power story, for every woman who's ever been left holding the blueprint and the bomb.

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.

Kinsley Braddock was born in the arena, forged in dust and adrenaline, and crowned one of the most feared bronc riders on the circuit. But when a bullfighter dies during her ride and a sabotaged strap is found on her rigging, the whispers begin. Trouble magnet. Bad luck charm. Maybe even killer. She refuses to back down. Enter Jace Thornhill — the infuriatingly calm, calculating rival who sees more than she wants him to. He’s the only rider sharp enough to spot the lies, the only man dangerous enough to get under her skin. When he uncovers a trail of corruption threatening the entire ...

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 ...

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?

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.

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...