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	<title type="text">Petticoats &amp; Pistols</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Romancing The West</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-04-09T20:09:35Z</updated>

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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Heidi Gray McGill Shares Her New Release and a Giveaway]]></title>
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		<id>https://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=110619</id>
		<updated>2026-04-09T20:09:35Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-10T08:30:24Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Giveaways" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Historical Romance Series" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Inspirational Western Romance" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Missouri" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="New Releases" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Places" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Author Heidi Gray McGill" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="inspirational western romance" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Keeper of My Heart" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>She can Outride, Outshoot, and Outwork Any Man on the Ranch — So Why Can’t She Just Let Someone Love Her? A Review-Inspired Look at Keeper of My Heart by Heidi Gray McGill Some folks ride hard into a story expecting a formula: cowboy meets girl, sparks fly, wedding bells ring at sunset. Keeper of ... <a title="Heidi Gray McGill Shares Her New Release and a Giveaway" class="read-more" href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/10/heidi-gray-mcgill-shares-her-new-release-and-a-giveaway/" aria-label="More on Heidi Gray McGill Shares Her New Release and a Giveaway">Read more</a></p>
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			<name>Pam Crooks</name>
							<uri>http://www.pamcrooks.com</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[When the Sky Turned Black by Pam Crooks]]></title>
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		<id>https://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=110672</id>
		<updated>2026-04-09T11:56:20Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-09T06:00:45Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Dust Bowl" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Pam Crooks" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>&#160; A couple of weeks ago, my daughter told us about Kanopy, a video streaming service where one can watch movies for kids and adults free of charge with a library card or a university login. Here&#8217;s what Kanopy says that it offers: documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, ... <a title="When the Sky Turned Black by Pam Crooks" class="read-more" href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/09/when-the-sky-turned-black-by-pam-crooks/" aria-label="More on When the Sky Turned Black by Pam Crooks">Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/09/when-the-sky-turned-black-by-pam-crooks/">When the Sky Turned Black by Pam Crooks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com">Petticoats &amp; Pistols</a>.</p>
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			<name>Felicia Filly</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Heidi Gray McGill Will Come Friday!]]></title>
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		<id>https://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=110643</id>
		<updated>2026-04-05T21:42:16Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-09T01:30:09Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Announcements" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Heidi Gray McGill is riding this way and will arrive Friday, April 10, 2026! She&#8217;s going to tell us about a new release called Keeper of My Heart and she&#8217;s toting an ebook copy of the book to give away. As always to enter the drawing you must leave a comment on her Friday post. ... <a title="Heidi Gray McGill Will Come Friday!" class="read-more" href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/08/heidi-gray-mcgill-will-come-friday/" aria-label="More on Heidi Gray McGill Will Come Friday!">Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/08/heidi-gray-mcgill-will-come-friday/">Heidi Gray McGill Will Come Friday!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com">Petticoats &amp; Pistols</a>.</p>
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			<name>Karen Witemeyer</name>
							<uri>http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Cabins on Wheels]]></title>
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		<id>https://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=110652</id>
		<updated>2026-04-06T20:00:56Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-08T08:00:58Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Sheep" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Simple Living" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>My husband really wants a travel trailer. He bought the truck to pull it a couple years ago, and is dying to get the trailer. I like the idea of traveling too, except that weekends are my writing time, and despite what my husband thinks, writing on the road is not conducive to greater creativity. ... <a title="Cabins on Wheels" class="read-more" href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/08/cabins-on-wheels/" aria-label="More on Cabins on Wheels">Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/08/cabins-on-wheels/">Cabins on Wheels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com">Petticoats &amp; Pistols</a>.</p>
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			<name>Nan Reinhardt</name>
							<uri>https://nanreinhardt.com/</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[When &#8220;The West&#8221; Was Still East of the Mississippi]]></title>
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		<id>https://petticoatsandpistols.com/?p=110660</id>
		<updated>2026-04-06T21:13:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-04-07T06:00:56Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="19th Century History" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="George Rapp" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="New Harmony Indiana" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Robert Owen" /><category scheme="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/" term="Utopia" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Last month, my writing bestie, Liz Flaherty, and I went on our biannual retreat. Even though we talk every day on gChat, these retreats are our shared personal moments of Zen. We’ve been going on retreat together every late winter and early fall for at least ten years. The late winter is usually four nights, ... <a title="When &#8220;The West&#8221; Was Still East of the Mississippi" class="read-more" href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/07/when-the-west-was-still-east-of-the-mississippi/" aria-label="More on When &#8220;The West&#8221; Was Still East of the Mississippi">Read more</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com/2026/04/07/when-the-west-was-still-east-of-the-mississippi/">When &#8220;The West&#8221; Was Still East of the Mississippi</a> appeared first on <a href="https://petticoatsandpistols.com">Petticoats &amp; Pistols</a>.</p>
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