After moving to Henderson, Nevada, it seems only natural that I write about the origin of gambling in the Old West.  Allow me to beg...

My western romance Gambling with Love is set in 1883 in Denver, Colorado against the backdrop of a high-stakes poker tournament. The hero...

After moving to Henderson, Nevada, I recently posted a brief history of Las Vegas. It seems only natural that I write a follow up on the or...

By Anna Kathryn Lanier First, I want to thank Tanya Hanson for switching days with me.  My usual monthly post date, the 14th, snuck up on ...

By Anna Kathryn Lanier Next month I’ll be teaching my class PIONEERING WOMEN OF THE WEST once again on the Hearts Through History RWA ch...

Contributed by Lauri Robinson The Western Romance genre is strictly American, nowhere else in the world can lay a claim to the “Old West...