Ride, Cowboy, Ride! : 8 Seconds Ain't That Long

This hilarious new novel by America's favorite cowboy poet, Baxter Black, offers a funny, fast-paced inside look at the lives of rodeo cowboys and the women they love--or that they want to love. Cooney Bedlam is a saddle bronc rider and bull rider who has just fallen in love with the indefatigable Pica DeTroiT, but every time he tries to win her affections, he makes a fool of himself. When she's accused of illegal trafficking in endangered species, after being set up by the diabolical Oui Oui Reese, Cooney and his traveling partner, Straight Line, pull out all the stops to try to prove her innocence and to compete at the National Finals Rodeo.

Baxter Black is known to millions for his insights as America\u2019s Cowboy Poet and as a large-animal veterinarian. He would still be a practicing vet if, in his words, \u201ccowboy poetry had not hijacked my life.\u201d His books include The Back Page: The Best of Baxter Black from Western Horseman, and Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky?