Category Archives: Westerns

Heartfelt vs. Action and Suspense

Photo credit: Unsplash When I write for grownups I’m torn between the part of me that loves excitement, action, and suspense, and the part that is a romantic and loves happy endings and most RomComs. I’m concerned that I’ll give … Continue reading

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My New Western “A Bullet in the Neck” is Available on Amazon!

https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9y6e373 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GPVXZXB/ref=sr_1_1… My second western, “A Bullet to the Neck” was just released and is available as a Kindle-compatible ebook on Amazon.com! Here’s a peak of the stories featured inside: Gold Fever Greed leads to violence, betrayal, and death, as … Continue reading

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Thoughts about Destiny

Photo credit: Laurent Naville via Unsplash.com The photo above captures how I feel when a reader writes a kind review for one of my books. I greatly appreciate it when someone takes the time out of their busy lives to … Continue reading

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“Destiny” Climbed into the Top 30

I just learned that my first western ebook has climbed to #27 on the charts. Thank you to all who have helped and encouraged me along the way! With love, Russ

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Coming Soon

Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Perez via Unsplash.com The second book of my tales of the old west is scheduled for release next week the week of August 20. It’s titled A Bullet in the Neck.  Here’s a taste of the … Continue reading

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Thank You for Helping to Make this Happen!

I just learned that only a day after its release my first book of western tales, A Bloody Day in Destiny has climbed to #71 on Amazon Hot New Releases chart. A hearty thank you to all who have supported … Continue reading

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“A Bloody Day in Destiny”

    I love writing tales of the old west. My first book of western tales is now available on Amazon. It’s titled A Bloody Day in Destiny. It is being well-received. Three Best-Selling western authors, including a #1 Best-selling … Continue reading

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Saddled Up and Ridin’ the Trail

With the recent release of Desperate Journeys, Desperate Journeys my book of five suspenseful, action-packed crime stories, I have now saddled up and am ridin’ the trail of writing western stories that will be included in several books of western tales by … Continue reading

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The Shot Rang Out

The Shot Rang Out an anthology of 500-word western stories featuring my yarn “Mary’s Medicine” has just been released as a paperback! Fifty-one western authors accepted best-selling author Scott Harris’ invitation to write precisely 500-word stories that included these sentences exactly … Continue reading

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#23 On New Releases

Remember the book of western stories I mentioned featured my yarn, “Mary’s Medicine” along with the creations of 51 other western authors? The Shot Rang Out compiled by Scott Harris was released this week and I’ve been told it’s already climbed … Continue reading

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