About Just a Cowboy, A Jackass Flats Story



by Julia Talbot

141 pages / 22300 words

ISBN: 978-1-61040-055-8 Dalton is a young cowboy running from a secret, one he doesn't think he can be forgiven for. Herschel is just a thirty-something cowboy who thinks everyone deserves a second chance. Herschel hires Dalton to work on his ranch, knowing the kid needs all the confidence and TLC Hersch can give. Herschel might just be the best thing that has ever happened to Dalton. He's worried about his past, but finally decides to trust in the future. Just when he's about to tell Herschel everything, all hell breaks loose. Will Herschel be able to help Dalton face his past, or will they both end up alone? Sample Herschel watched the new kid buck a green-broke mare, the little blue roan stiff in the legs and arched in the back. The new kid looked loose and easy, though, making him think he'd done a good thing in the hiring. Sometimes you just didn't know when a cowboy showed up at your corral, carrying all he owned on his back and begging a job. Herschel knew he could do background checks and call the IRS and all, but he liked to think he was carrying on a cowboy tradition. You hired a man on the basis of his handshake and the way he looked you in the eye, and you kept him on based on his work. So, here he was, watching the kid work, and so far it all looked good. The mare finally stopped bucking and stood, shivering and blowing, until another hand came running out and grabbed her halter. Slowly, easily, belly to the saddle and feet kicking loose first, the new kid slid to the ground, letting the mare feel him all the way. She didn't balk, just let him get off her back, turning her ...