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Rough Ride Kindle Edition

by Paulla Hunter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
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Darcy Moreland is thrilled to be back in her old home town of Cheyenne, Wyoming and working as a reporter for the local TV station, KCWY. As a bonus, Zach Horton, an old college friend is station manager and now her boss. On her first assignment covering the carnival midway of Cheyenne Rodeo Days, a body drops from the top of the Ferris wheel inches from her videographer who was lying on the asphalt to get a special shot. Darcy knew the girl and her family which only galvanizes her determination to find the cause of Bridget's death.

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    248 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Camel Press
  5. Publication date
    May 10, 2022
  6. File size
    810 KB
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"ROUGH RIDE busts right out of the chute and it twists and bucks until the last page. It's a fun inside-view primer that serves as a "behind-the-chutes" tour of the largest outdoor rodeo in America."

- C.J. Box, #1 New York Times best-selling author of SHADOWS REEL

"Get ready to enjoy a modern wild west mystery with a spunky new heroine. Reporter Darcy Moreland will gallop into readers' hearts with her action-packed debut in Paulla Hunter's Rough Ride. Cops, cowboys, rodeo and murder take center stage."

Laura DiSilverio, national best-selling and award-winning author of the Readaholics Book Club Mysteries, Swift Investigations series, and Incubation Trilogy


About the Author

Paulla Hunter is a long time resident of Cheyenne, Wyoming, the capital of the state. She lives in a historic downtown area of the city with her husband. She is a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Wyoming Writers. She earned her B.A. from the University of Wyoming in English, Speech and Drama. She has a passion for history, reading, theatre, travel, and obviously writing.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09RHN894V
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Camel Press; 1st edition (May 10, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 10, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 810 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

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Paulla Hunter

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Paulla Hunter is a long-time resident of Cheyenne, Wyoming. She lives in a historic downtown area of the city with her husband. She is a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Wyoming Writers. She earned her B.A. from the University of Wyoming in English, Speech and Drama. She has a passion for history, reading, theatre, travel, and obviously writing. Please visit Paulla's website at www.paullahunternovels.com or find her on Facebook and Instagram.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Mary Beth Magee
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing story with a rodeo twist
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024
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Hunter brings the rodeo to life with her Darcy Moreland mystery. Moreland is a reporter returning to her hometown for a new job. When she becomes part of a murder investigation rather than just the reporter, her life is turned upside down. Perhaps the handsome detective she trades barbs with can help her set it right before the body count goes too high.
A fun read for cozy mystery lovers.
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Mariko Tatsumoto
5.0 out of 5 stars Like riding a bull.
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
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Reading Rough Ride is a fun way to spend a few days in cowboy land with the sassy, funny and intelligent reporter, Darcy Moreland. This romantic suspense mystery lives up to the name of the title, plenty of ups and downs and sharp corners, like riding a bull. Paulla Hunter has a sense of humor that kept me chuckling as I learned about cowboys, rodeoing and the Cheyenne Rodeo Days, which I suspect must be similar to the Cheyenne Frontier Days. The plot kept me guessing, but the ending is one for the record books. It’s so stunning, it made me gasp. You will never see it coming. That’s how good Hunter is. I highly recommend this book and will tell my friends about it. I look forward to the next Darcy Moreland mystery.
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Missing Cheyenne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
Great mystery book, and even better that it takes place in Cheyenne.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cheyenne Revisited
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022
When I moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming, I felt like I was in a new country. Well, I was in some ways. I was in Cowboy Country. Frontier Days takes on a life of its own and we all took full adventage of that every year we lived there. From the carnival rides, parades, pancake breakfast, crafts, rodeo, and night shows, we were there. Paulla Hunter's book took me back to Cheyenne and Cowboy Country in many ways. But, what I loved about this visit was the mystery. She grabs the reader with the Ferris wheel incident and keeps building suspense. My kind of book. As a former English teacher, I loved the way she tied in the literary allusions and qotations to fit the situation. Great read!
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Sam from Wyoming
5.0 out of 5 stars Wyoming Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2022
Move over, CJ Box. There’s a new writer of western suspense and mystery. Paulla Hunter begins her new series set in Wyoming, with young Bridget falling to her death from a Ferris wheel at a carnival in Cheyenne. Intrepid TV reporter Darcy Moreland happened to be present, doing a promo shoot of the festivities, when the tragedy occurred. Accident or murder? Darcy leaves no stone unturned in her search for answers. A plucky heroine turned amateur sleuth, Darcy butts heads with the handsome police detective investigating the incident. She defies his order to stay away and continues to explore the truth of what happened to Bridget, even if it puts her own life in jeopardy. A solid who-done-it mystery that has this reader looking forward to the next Darcy Moreland story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
Just received my Rough Ride book. I love it . It’s easy to read. I’m from Cheyenne WY and I love stories that involved Wyoming. I can’t wait for the ne t 2 books to come out.
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Wyoming Cowgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022
If you've been to Cheyenne, you'll recognize the places mentioned in the book. The book kept me guessing about who-done-it til the end. Fun read!
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