TWO TITLES. TWO PAGE TURNERS. ONE AUTHOR. Guest Author Patrick Dearen Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch YouTube Video A member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, Patrick Dearen is the award-winning author of 10 nonfiction books and 19 novels. His work focuses primarily on West Texas, particularly the Pecos and Devils river regions. Patrick provides great writing tips throughout our conversation, tune in to discover what "WPM" means, how he applies "What If?", and where the term "ride the river" originates. We chat about all this and so much more! Take a listen and then grab his two newest novels, The Big Dry and Halloween On The Butterfield Trail. THE BIG DRY Set in the 1880s Texas during a devastating drought, “The Big Dry’ is a gripping historical novel that explores themes of justice, friendship, and survival. Patrick Dearen brings a powerful and authentic voice to this story of two unlikely companions navigating hardship and the unforgiving landscape of the American West. HALLOWEEN ON THE BUTTERFIELD TRAIL Grab your favorite fall hot beverage, draw the curtains, turn down the lights and get comfortable…. It’s Halloween in 1860, wolves are howling, and bats are flying across the face of the moon. Eleven-year-old Bird and his twin brother are on a Butterfield stage headed across the Red River into Texas. Even though their father is the driver, the next several miles will be scary. Night has fallen, and the dark woods may be full of spooks, ghost bells, glowing tombstones, headless horsemen, wandering spirits, and forked-tail terrors. Playlist 1. Turn The Herd - Performed by Lynn Anderson - a co-write with Gary Anderson- Album A Family Affair 2. Butterfield Stage- Written and Performed by John Bergstrom - Album Butterfield Stage 3. Ride The River - Performed by Jim Jones - a co-write with Andi Renfree - Album Good Days Are Comin' Meet Patrick Dearen Website - https://patrickdearen.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/patrick.dearen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patrickdearen/ Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 15, 2026

TWO AUTHORS. TWO SPOTLIGHTS ON ARIZONA HISTORY Guest Authors Janelle Molony and David Grassé Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch YouTube Video Conversation between writers is always engaging and entertaining, especially when they are both historians with an interest in Arizona. We chat with award-winning author and historian Janelle Molony about her new book, Birds Gone Wild (And Other Stories Of Arizona Ostrich Ranching) a humorous pop history of “feather farms” in Arizona from boom to bust. Janelle entertains us with fascinating stories of the amazing past, present, and future of ostriches in Arizona. Historian David Grassé takes a close look at another Arizona business in his important new book, Red Light Districts of Tucson: A History, 1870-1918. This book is the first comprehensive history of Tucson’s red light districts and the women who worked in them. Using a variety of primary sources, Grassé examines the relationship between moral and political movements and the women of the red light districts themselves. Playlist 1. Tecumseh Valley - Written and Performed by Townes Van Zandt - Album For The Sake Of The Song 2. That's Why I Love Arizona - Written by Marvin O'Dell and Performed by Marvin and The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers - Album Too Hot To Handle Meet Janelle Molony Website – https://www.janellemolony.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/janelle.molony Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/authorjanellemolony/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@janellemolony

Meet David Grassé Website - https://www.davidgrasse.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/davidgrasseauthorhistorian/ Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired October 8, 2026

WHEN THINGS CHANGE INSIDE A HOUSE, THINGS CHANGE ON THE OUTSIDE, TOO. Guest Author Katlyn Bates Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch YouTube Video Author Katlyn Bates joins us to talk about her award-winning YA Western Nightflower of Comanche Mound. A contemporary action-adventure thriller steeped in conflict, tension, and family dysfunction between three generations, this story is written for young adults yet its adults who are buying it. Katlyn shares on her website, “For young adult readers, the story is one of discovery, while for adults—both men and women—it’s the recognition of life experiences and events that define us. Nightflower of Comanche Mound lives in the space between the literal and the symbolic—something you can see, but in order to understand, you must feel.” Meet characters of this engaging story - Charley, Pap, Sabion Severio, and Radar. Join us!

Her sixteenth birthday looming, Seattle urbanite Charley Kensey recklessly invites herself to her Pap's West Texas sheep ranch, a man she's never met, a man her mother has always distanced her from. If her dad were still around he could've stopped her. Her mom can't.

Pap is a hard and difficult man, and the Llano Estacado-the Texas Staked Plains-is every bit as hostile. Charley would turn right around and go home except for the mysterious horse that shows up on the ranch. Things quickly spiral out of control when Pap vows to shoot the blind animal she believes came to the ranch to be hers. Now she can't leave-she must stand in the way of Pap's bullet!

Against Pap's orders, Charley turns to local veterinarian, Dr. Ben, for information about the horse, but his harmless reminiscing of her mom dismantles everything Charley thought she knew about her family when he portrays a mother she doesn't even recognize, and innocently exposes the secret that split her family apart. Charley is the only clueless party: "Everybody in Quitaque knows your mother's business," affirms veterinarian summer assistant, cowboy-crush Brett Littleton. Except for Brett, the summer would be lost.

When Pap's savage anger turns violent, Charley and her horse bolt for the open plains, and flees for the very place she's been warned not to go.

Nightflower of Comanche Mound is a contemporary action-adventure thriller steeped in conflict, tension, and family dysfunction between three generations.

• 2025 Western Writers of America Spur Finalist for Young Adult Novel
• 2022 Writers League of Texas Manuscript Finalist for Young Adult Action-Adventure Thriller

TWO AUTHORS. TWO POWERFUL STORIES. Guest Author Mark G. Bearss Guest Author K. Thomas Yoo Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch YouTube Video

THE FRONTIER IS CALLING. THE DANGER IS WAITING. Guest Author Lane R. Warenski Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch The YouTube Video Author Lane R. Warenski joins us to chat about his three recently released titles from his Frontier Scout series! With twenty-seven #1 bestsellers to date, Lane continues to share his passion for the frontier and America’s western heritage with readers worldwide. Meet Caleb Miller, the legendary Night Tracker, young, resilient, and shaped by hardship. Orphaned at thirteen, he’s grown into a man defined by grit, honesty, and a rare gift for survival. Follow the legendary scout of Lane R. Warenski’s “Frontier Series” Caleb Miller in is his latest adventures: WHITE WARRIOR, SILENT STALKER, and KEEPER OF THE ARROWS. Playlist 1. Way Out West - written and performed by Richard Lee Cody & Mary Kaye - Album Way Out West 2. Ridin' - written and performed by Larry Krause - Album Warm Breeze 3. Shades Of The West - written and performed by Eli Barsi - Album Shades Of The West Meet Lane R. Warenski Amazon Author Page Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lane.warenski Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 10, 2026

RIDE ALONG WITH THE WITTY AND SPIRITED LAWRENCE THORNHILL! Guest Authors Michael Knost & Henry C. Parke Hosts Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Watch The YouTube Video We kick off September 2026 with featured guests Henry C. Parke and author Michael Knost Henry starts us off with his monthly Henry’s Western Round-up reporting on all the latest news of Western film and TV. From Bram Stoker Award-winner author Michael Knost we’ll hear about his latest traditional western One-Armed Bandit. Meet an entertaining cast of characters that will surprise and delight you beginning with the main character Lawrence Thornhill, also known as the “One-Armed Bandit.” On the run astride his faithful donkey Daisy, Lawrence regales the reader with stories he lifts from his past and shares as we ride along on his adventures. We particularly enjoyed the wisdom he shares, and puts into action, from his teachers – Charles, Ezra, and Aunt Alice.

About The Book Lawrence Thornhill lost an arm in a Kansas bank robbery gone wrong in 1875. If not for Ezra Tackett’s quick thinking, he might have lost his life along with it. Now Ezra waits in a jail cell, condemned to hang for horse thievery. On the run from the U.S. Army, two vengeful brothers, and the weight of his own past, Thornhill robs a stagecoach. Among the stolen goods, he finds something that just might save his friend’s neck – and, if fortune favors him, his own.

Playlist 1. Cathead Biscuits - Performed by Richard Lynch - Album My Guitar Drips Country 2. Throw Down The Box - Written and Performed by John Bergstrom - Album Throw Down The Box

Meet Michael Knost: Website – www.MichaelKnost.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/michael.knost.7 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1136691.Michael_Knost Hosts - Jim and Bobbi Jean Bell Opening and Closing Music - Hot Texas courtesy of Alex Dormont and the Hot Texas Swing Band Sponsored by Blue Cottage Agency and OutWest Shop Shop ALL Rendezvous With A Writer book titles HERE Aired September 3, 2026