The Long Trail Home, by Christy Award winning western author Stephen Bly Book 3 in the Fortunes of the Black Hills western family saga novels is a prodigal son story of redemption, forgiveness and restoration. Sam Fortune discovers the only way to escape the consequences of the past. Face the people left behind. “I told you […]
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How To Think Like A Cowboy & Podcast
Think Like A Cowboy It’s 1954. In the western cowboy novel, Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, six Old West cowboys and a 10-year-old boy meet for a weekly cribbage game. While the old men spin tales of days gone by on the trail, a real life adventure stirs around them. The boy with the red […]
Western Novel Author Interviews Hero For Plot Idea
Western Novel Hero Stuart Brannon Writes Again by Stephen Bly I began to think about my next western novel and sorted through some ideas. Then, I ordered a triple tall, iced espresso. That’s cold coffee with about ten times the caffeine content as regular coffee. No flavoring, milk, or anything added. A modern hyper drink. […]
Excerpt From Creede of Old Montana: Square Butte MT Scene
Square Butte scene excerpt from western romance novel Creede of Old Montana by author Stephen Bly: They made it to Square Butte at sunset and filled the canteen at the springs. But they didn’t camp until they reached the eastern tip of the Highwood Mountains. Rocky, treeless hills blended with buckskin brown prairie. Supper consisted […]
A Stephen Bly Family Affair: Finishing Dad’s Novel
Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot: A Stephen Bly Family Project by Janet Chester Bly The Stephen Bly family knew how much he hated half-done jobs. He couldn’t stand a ‘to do’ list without immediate action. One big project for 2011–complete his novel, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. When he passed away on June 9th, 2011, my sons […]
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