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Linda Broday: Snow, a Giveaway and a Sale!

I know everyone in various part of the country are sick of snow and ice. This weather has sure played havoc. Down here in Texas our weather has been really wonky. One day it's in the teens or twenties and the next day the 70s. We never know what it'll be. Two years ago my oldest daughter got married after years of being single and raising two daughters. A week before the wedding, weathermen said the day would be sunny and 60. The day before the happy event, it snowed and snowed. Roads were a mess and the entire town of Lubbock basically shut down. Guests had a difficult time arriving and some opted to stay home. But that's not the worst part. The florist didn't deliver the flowers. The bakery didn't make the cake. The Tux rental shop gave the groom's tux to someone else and he had to make do with one that was a little too large. Everything you can imagine went wrong. At first, my daughter was in tears then she said the wedding would go on and...

BOOK LAUNCH: KNIGHT ON THE TEXAS PLAINS!

I ’m so excited! The re-release of KNIGHT ON THE TEXAS PLAINS is out! Oh man, I’m glad to get it back into readers’ hands again. This story that first released in 2002 was inspired by a true event in my childhood so it’s very dear to my heart. After losing his wife and son in childbirth, Duel McClain leaves and starts drifting from town to town, not caring if he lives or dies. He rides into a Texas border town, ties up at the hitching rail, and saunters into the saloon. He spies a card table and sits down to play poker. When the opponent across from him runs out of money, he reaches for a baby on the floor. He plops her down in the center of the table and announces that the winner of the hand gets the baby too. Duel wins with aces ’n eights—the Deadman’s hand. He doesn’t need another responsibility. He can barely take care of himself so he tries to give the baby girl back but the man snarls that he’ll sell her before dark. Duel won’t let that happen so he tucks her against h...