I do so ADORE our icon isn’t it beyond grand? For those of you that don’t already know this I shamelessly use the talents (well of all the ducks in the pond and in the case of icons) it is generally Sandy M. Pondering Icon fun is coming at you thanks to the number 666 and the letters G-W-E-N.
I was suppose to give you all reasons for why I adore westerns today.
1. I seem to have issues with following directions, yes I know not a secret.
2. We have been having more site issues than normal. So after I finally got something typed up that would work as an intro thinking coolio I can do another post tomorrow after Dotster fixes whatev is fucked up with the site this time – it took Sandy M (the poor soul who got roped into helping me at 2am which really was only midnight her time) I think around an hour to get the post up.
And today was a mess, at times the site was down completely. The fact I am typing this up is sort of awesome. If it posts – I just might squeeee
Sooooo why should you read a western historical romance…. my automatic response is because we say so *g* really you need more reason than that?
Honestly I would say because I use to be you (if you are one of those people rolling your eyes saying omg I hatessssss all things western, DO.NOT.WANT). I live in Texas. I was born here and at the rate I am going will die here. I live in the hill country, pass horses going to check the mail – I have to DRIVE to check my mail. AKA I live out in BFE.
It is beautiful.
The land is amazing.
If you listen it can speak to you.
Seriously fuck that shit, there are bugs, did I mention I have to DRIVE to get my mail? And yes I can hand it to you that heroes have not always been cowboys or whatever but uh do you know your history? Regency England (which there are many I adore) and Medieval Novels (le sigh, Madeline Hunter come back!) are taking creative license. No really. There are some flat out, throw me on the floor and rock me hard with your history romances out there but rarely if ever will the smells reflect what they REALLY should and I wouldn’t them too.
They call this stuff fiction for a reason and I am ok with that, hell, tell me a good story and I can go along with some ‘wallpaper historicals’. If I start to question the author it is most likely because I am bored and generally it is the characters doing it.
But like I said I use to be one of those people who wouldn’t touch a western with someone elses saddle and can’t even remember now which book I first ‘rode’ that gave such a rock’n good read. It might have been Elizabeth Lowell with her asshole alpha’s who give annoying pet names that I wouldn’t date for the life of me but color me HUGE fans of the books. Or maybe it was oh wait I am getting ahead of myself… the recs are coming…
And I will try my hardest not to repeat Wendy in all her superness or Kristie in all her rambling. I have dug deep into my library for books that you can (hopefully) find in your Used Book Store if they are Out of Print. I have some awesome prizes being donated that I will be drawing from the comments on all three blogs (many will be open to the US only, sorry, working on that). We will be recommending books that are upcoming and still in print.
Will everyone who has never tried a western, love it? No. Will everyone who picks it up again, find a new mistress? No. There are no ‘all’ for anything or any book. But hey I bet there are westerns out there for just about each one of you. So tell us what you like. What have you tried? What have you loved? What have you hated?
And I bet before the week is up, between the three of us, we will find you a book, or at least give it our best shot and have good fun trying *g*. And if we can’t maybe someone else in romanceland can…
LOL – OMG, I flipping love the tag-line! “Wendy and Sybs Are Western Hos.” It somehow adds more to my “super-ness” dontcha think?
I’m hoping with all the recommendations you, me and Kristie will be tossing out that people will find at least one book that sounds like it might be worth trying. On my list? Patricia Potter. Yep, that’s right. Haven’t read ANY of her westerns (have read a couple of her Scottish historicals though). Sigh, and I know you and Kristie love her westerns. I also need to track down more Susan Kay Law. I’ve only got a couple of hers and am missing oodles of her backlist.
Wendy!?!?!?! You’ve never read Patricia Potter??? Not at all?!?! Really??Oh – are you in for such a treat then!
I know Kristie. It’s my not-so-secret shame – LOL
I have read Potter before….just not her westerns. I know. How could I miss her westerns?! And I don’t have any of them in the TBR either. I know. I also thought I had every romance novel ever published in my TBR….but apparently not 😉
I haven’t read Potter either, Wendy. Not a one, not just her westerns. They’re in the TBR pile. Now if Sybil will let me read them, I’ll be happy to any day now!
And you’re welcome for the “extra” work. You know I enjoy it, so keep asking!
HOW ABOUT:
SAVE A HORSE
READ A COWBOY
🙂
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I think you all need your own Lowell-style nicknames that we will never stop calling you. Ever. 😀
Sandy: That Sybil. She’s a slave driver 😉
I thought I had read a couple of Potter’s Scottish historicals back in my TRR days, but looks like I only reviewed The Black Knave. I remember liking it quite a bit, although if memory serves I found her use of the brogue a bit uneven…..
Good news site is much better…
Bad news HORRID migraine yesterday and I am running mucho behind today… post up shortly
thank god for Cheryl St.John (that is sort of funny when you see the post)
It’s “save a horse, RIDE a cowboy”! I MUCH prefer that version, though I’d read him too if he had a book written on his body… ::waggling eyebrows::
Was there a claim that y’all could find a western I will enjoy? I’ll take you up on that! And I promise not to just hate it on principle. *bg*
LOL Have you ever read one mz tex? If so give me titles…. I tell u where u fucked up. 🙂
Not really. My issue has been that growing up around cowboys, I didn’t like the ones I knew in real life. Which is unfair, of course, so I’m ready to see if I can fix my prejudice.
So… make a cowboy sexy for me.
That is what I thought I remembered…. u just never tried one. tsk tsk tsk
lowell-style nick
omg I don’t think I would approve that
anyone else beside me shocked gwen hasn’t resized the icons yet… she must still be working on her roll out or whatev
I haven’t been on the blog much – been traveling. but I checked in today and saw the thing about westerns. too funny – I was visiting family out west and got inspired to dust off a western historical idea that’s been languishing for awhile. good to know at least SOMEONE out there would be interested 🙂
And I absolutely adored Elizabeth Lowells westerns – both the historicals and the contemporary categories she did for Silhouette. They’re all on my keeper shelf and I recently reread a few. Oh, those hard, cruel heroes, brought down by love…