From Hell to Breakfast by
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The Rice sisters waltzed like angels—but everyone knew they were the toughest cowhands in North Cut
H.B. Bentley was poor enough to ride an ornery horse named Short—and proud enough to mind the cool welcome he received from three sarsaparilla-sipping cowboys outside North Cut's lonely general store. He'd ridden north on Zack Hainey's promise of a job, but he soon discovered that the town ran on its own set of rules: rustlers were stealing the ranchers blind, and the three uppity cowboys were cowgirls—the Rice sisters—destined to work beside him on the fall roundup.
When H.B. won permission to partner with the Rice gals at the Pecan School House dance, and then faced down two Texas blowhards, he went up a notch with everyone—except pretty Erv Rice. Erv was as stubborn as Short, but not nearly as troublesome as the rustlers, whose lawlessness could soon put H.B. out of work. As much as he wanted Erv's smile to carry home with him in the starlight, he also demanded justice at the end of the risky trail drive to Flagstaff....
"Dusty Richards has created a hilariously charming cast of characters."—Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear
About the author
Dusty Richards is the author of more than fifty Western novels written under both his own name and pseudonyms. He spent his youth in Arizona and has worked as a rancher, auctioneer, rodeo announcer, and TV anchor. Since retiring, he and his wife Pat have done extensive research on the Old West, accumulating a vast library of historical books, diaries, and papers.
