Ranch Dressing

"[a] solid cozy...Vallere approaches the material--and Samantha's narration--with a light touch...when the solution comes, it's clever and satisfying. Readers in the mood for a low-stakes whodunit will be charmed." - Publishers Weekly

Not her first rodeo...

Samantha Kidd trades high heels for cowboy boots as she heads to a dude ranch, hoping for a little rest and relaxation. Little does she know a murder mystery is about to lasso her in…

When fashionista Samantha Kidd’s father-in-law arranges a week on the dude ranch he’s aiming to buy, Samantha preps for blue skies and clean living. But all too soon she learns life on the ranch is anything but calm. When the owner is found dead inside one of the stables, all signs point to murder.

As Samantha wrangles clue after clue, she smells something rotten—and it’s not manure. In her quest for the truth, she encounters quirky cowhands, brazen barrel racers, and suspicious horseplay—not to mention a social paradigm straight from the eighteen hundreds. Can Samantha bring justice to the wild west of eastern New Jersey, or will a renegade ranch dweller get away with murder?

Ranch Dressing is a hilarious western adventure that will have you laughing 'til the cows come home. Yeehaw!