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I'm trying to remember the title of a book I read some time ago. It's a western anthology and my favorite story (which I think is the first in the book) is about a ex Rodeo cowboy (who I believe is named Chad) that has lived next door to this girl since they were kids. He hasn't seen her as anything but a friend, and she is a tomboy. I think she had red hair and is named Sam. She has an ugly black horse named beast and the two scenes I remember are her going to a party at his house at the beginning wearing a red bustier one of her ranch hands helped her pick out and calling it a "boost-yah" because that's what it did, and another scene where she is up at a cabin with Chad having him teach her to slow dance and she's humming Stand By Your Man and he couldn't believe that she had such a good voice. Basically, she is trying to convince him she's not a tomboy or little girl anymore and she has him give her lessons on how to get a man (which is her way of trying to get him). It's a really good book and I'd love it if someone could point me in the right direction. THanks so much!

I'm trying to find a western romance novel I had some time ago, but have lost. It is about a rancher that needs a wife, so puts an ad out for one. They get married and she has to prove to him that she can cut it as a ranch wife. The parts I can remember include her having to kill a chicken for dinner to prove to him how tuff she is and then afterwards he tries to get her to go to bed with him and she tells him "No woman wants to make love to a man when she's still thinking how funny it would have been if he'd have choked on a chicken bone." Later when he still hasn't realized that he loves her, she moves into town and gets a job as a waitress until he comes and confesses his love for her. Does anyone know what this book is or who the author is? It isn't very long, and I'm pretty sure it was a Harlequin. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really want to get another copy of this book. Thanks for your help!

Can anyone provide me with a translation of the following song? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks so much!

Do chuireas mo ghearrchaile bo Barra na hAoine

Ag iarraidh staimpí nó cácaí mílse,

Nuair a tháinig sí abhaile ní bhlaisfeadh fear an tí é,

Raithineach a bhean bheag déanfaimid arís é.

Raithineach a bhean bheag, a bhean bheag, a bhean bheag,

Raithineach a bhean bheag, staimpí agus im air,

Raithineach a bhean bheag, a bhean bheag, a bhean bheag,

Raithineach a bhena bheag is déanfaimid an císte.

Tá tigh mór fairsing i mBarra na hAoine:

Bíonn bean acu á ghlanadh is bean eile acu á scríobadh,

Bean eile acu á fháscadh os cionn corcáin ar a dícheall

Is seanbhean ar a corraghiob á leathadh ar an ngríosaigh.

Raithineach srl.

Nuair a ghluaiseann Máire, Siún agus Síle,

Nóra agus Cáit is sásta a bhíd siad,

An crúsca ar an gclár is a cháirt dá líonadh,

Is mo cheol go brách sibh, a mhná cois Aoine.

Raithineach

I'm trying to find a copy of the entire Two Fat Ladies show (BBC, 1997-99 or thereabouts). Did they ever release the above series on tape or dvd? I know they did the first series. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.