Ranch Girl Reads: Western Book Reviews
Ranch Girl Reads is for the cow-gals and country living enthusiasts alike. Each monthly episode reviews a western book ranch women can relate to and be excited about––either historical or contemporary, adult or juvenile, fiction or non-fiction. Hosted by Sequoyah Branham, award-winning author of contemporary western fiction.
Episodes
Join me as we chat about Dallas Doc by Dr. David Carlton.
Tear jerking vet stories! (Happy tears and sad tears)
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Join me as we discuss Etchings, a collection of cowboygirl poetry that brings a laugh, a nod, and a whole lot of truth.
You can get your own copy of Etchings by reaching out to Betty Lynne at sunlightsilverbit@gmail.com
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Check out Trinity Seely's song "Cowboygirl" as mentioned.
Jump into to Wild Thing! A Winnie the Horse Gentler book by Dandi Daley MacKall.
Twelve years old and carrying the weight of her mother’s death, Winnie will do anything to have her dream horse.
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Join me as we chatting about Letting Go of Perfect.
From trophy girl for the family ranch to stepping down into the community, Michelle Harper must face the fact that she can’t hold herself to a perfect standard.
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I also chat about some encouragement from my mentor, Brett Harris. You can watch that video he...
A writer who doesn’t have a book to show for her work must set aside her dream fellowship to take care of her aging mother after a car accident.
Join me as we chat about The Paragraph Ranch by Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon.
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Join me as we chat about this collection of true stories of a veterinarian and rodeo family that will induce belly laughs. Never Dull by Heather Sharp.
A wonderful non-fiction western book!
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Join me as I review Rusty and His Saddle by Mary Fichtner.
Palomino Rusty and his cowdog friend encourage young readers that what’s inside someone is much more important than what it looks like.
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Join me as we discover A Thousand Texas Longhorns by Johnny Boggs.
A business man determined to keep his wife from working to the bone gambles on a herd of Texas longhorns making it to Virginia City Montana to make their fortune.
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Join me as I chat about One Good Mama Bone by Bren McClain. This story highlights a mother's heart and a livestock producer's heart. There's much that I enjoyed and one scene that put me off. No spoilers included.
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This western fiction novel is full of Texas grit and fight for what is right.
Today we review Hot Iron by Elmer Kelton; one of my personal favorites of his work.
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Welcome to the Ranch Girl Reads podcast!
Do you want to find books that are relatable and exciting to you as a ranch gal––But find that so many books are either full of unrealistic romances with scenes that would never happen on the ranch, or they’re action packed adventures that just happen to be set in the west but don’t actually capture what real life is like?
Me too.
We shouldn’t have to settle for books that don’t capture what...
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