Monday, December 16, 2019

A COWBOY CHRISTMAS | by Shanna Hatfield #Non-Fiction #Holiday #WesternLife #Traditions #GiftBook #BookReview #Excerpt #Giveaway #BewitchingBookTours






A Cowboy Christmas    
Shanna Hatfield

Genre:  Non-fiction, Holiday, Cooking, Ranch Life

Publisher: TwoDot


Date of Publication:  September 17, 2019

ISBN: 1493042343
ASIN:  B07V718QRB

Number of pages:  304

Tagline:  The jangle of spurs mingles with the jingle of sleigh bells in this celebration of Christmas—cowboy style!

Book Description:

Welcome home to an amazing western holiday with A Cowboy Christmas. A collection of unique holiday décor, traditions, recipes, and guides for entertaining with ease make this your go-to resource for an amazing western Christmas.

Filled with stories of real-life ranch families and rodeo cowboys, get a glimpse into their traditions, try their family recipes, and experience their lifestyles. From preserving memories of the past to tips for wrapping presents, discover the special touches incorporated throughout this book that make it a holiday keepsake you’ll cherish for years to come.

Brimming with holiday cheer, recipes with full-color photographs, and one-of-a-kind ideas, this book is a wonderful celebration of the holidays that will help make your Christmas unforgettable.

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Shades of black randomly interspersed with hues of tan and gray surrounded me as I gazed over a sea of cowboy hats at the Las Vegas airport.

After working our way through the crowd, my husband, Captain Cavedweller, and I settled at our gate to wait for our flight. While he read the newspaper and jiggled his boot-covered foot impatiently, I observed those milling around. Like us, hundreds of cowboys prepared to depart after attending the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and many of the accompanying activities.

Each December, the city of Las Vegas takes on a country vibe as the rodeo comes to town, bringing hundreds of vendors, thousands of spectators, and a whole lot of fun.

As we sat at the airport that morning, the idea for a story began churning in my head.

Since so many of the cowboys who compete professionally spend a good deal of time traveling, I began to wonder how many of them flew from one rodeo to the next. If they were flying, it made sense that they might meet a girl at an airport who turned their head.

I began jotting down notes for a story idea and by the time we reached home, The Christmas Cowboy (Rodeo Romance Series Book 1) was born.

While researching details for The Christmas Cowboy, which involves a saddle bronc rider as the hero, I became aware of a wonderful organization — the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund.

For those unfamiliar with the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, the organization provides help to injured rodeo athletes. The men and women who are professional rodeo athletes know it isn’t a matter of if they get hurt, but when. Many of them are uninsured, so when an accident happens, it can be devastating physically, emotionally, and financially.

That’s when the JCCF steps in and offers a hand up to steps in offer financial assistance to rodeo athletes who’ve sustained catastrophic injuries that leave them unable to compete for an extended time. Rather than worry about how they’ll pay their bills, they can focus on healing. One thing I especially admire about the JCCF is that 100 percent of the donations go to the cowboys who need it. They don’t take out administrative expenses or fees.

This is the sixth year for my  Read a Book, Help A Cowboy campaign that raises funds and awareness for the JCCF. Now through Christmas Eve, I will donate ten percent of the proceeds from every book purchase to the JCCF.

A wonderful addition to this year’s campaign is A Cowboy Christmas. The book features 300 pages of western holiday fun with more than 70 full-color recipes.

The jangle of spurs mingles with the jingle of sleigh bells in this celebration of Christmas—cowboy style!

Welcome home to a western holiday with A Cowboy Christmas. A collection of unique holiday décor, traditions, recipes, and guides for entertaining with ease make this your go-to resource for an amazing western Christmas. Filled with stories of real-life ranch families and rodeo cowboys, get a glimpse into their traditions, try their family recipes, and experience their lifestyles. From preserving memories of the past to tips for wrapping presents, discover the special touches incorporated throughout this book that make it a holiday keepsake you’ll cherish for years to come. Brimming with holiday cheer, recipes with full-color photographs, and one-of-a-kind ideas, this book is a wonderful celebration of the holidays that will help make your Christmas unforgettable.

Several of the rodeo cowboys featured in the interviews talk about how the JCCF offered a hand up to them and their families when they most needed the help. And a few of them shared their favorite holiday recipes!


Don’t miss this holiday keepsake! 




My Review:

This is Liberty, the ACME Mama.  The girls easily and unanimously decided that due to my undying love for all things Cowboy and Western, I should be the one to review this so I happily did so. What a beautiful book!  Shanna really outdid herself here.  The photography is breathtaking, both of the western lifestyle and environment as well as the many different ways she shared to make our Holidays Merry and Bright.  She shares some delicious recipes, decorating and table setting ideas, ways to make guests feel comfortable in your home and beautiful crafts that are doable and perfect for the Season. She has a fantastic gift-giving section for the hard to gift people all the way to great ways to wrap your packages. And it all comes with the beautiful photography, showing all you visual people out there (like me!) exactly what she's talking about.

I really enjoyed the stories from other rural families and how they keep traditions alive in this crazy world we live in.  The part that really made me get verklempt however was when Shanna shared about the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund. It is such a good program.  For those not familiar with it, I shared the section here on my blog above my review so check it out. 

The entire book is just extremely well done and beautiful.  I cannot stress this enough, so much so that this book is totally on my Christmas list... for me!

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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About the Author:


USA Today bestselling author Shanna Hatfield is a farm girl who loves to write. Her sweet historical and contemporary romances are filled with sarcasm, humor, hope, and hunky heroes. When Shanna isn’t dreaming up unforgettable characters, twisting plots, or covertly seeking dark, decadent chocolate, she hangs out with her beloved husband, Captain Cavedweller.









2 comments:

  1. The books sounds wonderful. Thanks for the intro.

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    1. My pleasure. It is a fabulous book! Thanks for dropping by!

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