RTW Cupid Party: Jacquie Rogers

The Season of Love
by Jacquie Rogers
Copyright © 2012 Jacquie Rogers

Yes, the season of love means chocolate and flowers. My favorite flowers are daisies, because they're so happy, and lilacs, because I love their fragrance. I love roses, too. They're beautiful and my husband never lets a holiday go by without bringing a new and unique arrangement. Few people would ever guess my secret, but I'll whisper it to you if you don't tell anyone. He's a romantic at heart.

So is Socrates. No, not that Socrates. I'm talking about the philosopher mule, the one who decides his human is lacking in the love department, and sets out to do something about it. Um, yes, with or without his human's consent. Don't think he'll keep his opinions to himself, either. Socrates has quite a unique point of view and his own web page, as would any mouthy mule.

In my opinion, his ultimate matchmaking goal was to make it into a book, and with a little luck onto the Big Screen. Sorry to say, Socrates never quite made it that far, but he did get his picture on the book cover. Speaking of which, here's the blurb to his book, Down Home Ever Lovin' Mule Blues:

It Happened in the Idaho Desert

The rodeo clown: Brody wants the thrill of bullfighting and the wind at his feet.

The actuary: Rita doesn't want anything to do with a busted up cowboy—and odds are, Brody will be.

The mule: Socrates understands humans. And love, even if humans don't. Can Socrates lead Brody to Rita's heart? Will Rita let herself take the biggest risk of all?

Reviews:

CTRR Award "...extraordinary tale with splendid characterizations"

NOR Top Pick "...definitely a keeper"

PNR Top Pick "...sexy, sharp, witty and just plain fun!"

TRS Sweetheart of the Week "...an excellent romance guided by Socrates' comments, plans, and ingenuity."

SingleTitles.com "...a treasure not to be missed."

Excerpt:

Brody opened the pickup door and grinned at Rita. She wished he wouldn’t do that—he knew very well what his smile did to most women. Not her, of course, but most women. “It’s never hard on a man’s ego when a woman thinks he’d be good in the sack.”

Rita rolled her eyes. “Well, it was the drugs talking, not Mom.”

“You think so?” Instead of getting in the rig, he strode toward her and put his hands on her waist.

She gazed into his eyes, darker in the evening light. “I know so. I’ve never heard her say such things.”

She knew she should pull out of his grasp, but somehow her body didn’t obey her mind.

“Doesn’t mean she wasn’t telling her real thoughts.” His face drew nearer hers.

“Don’t believe what she said about how I feel about you.” Her voice breathless, she knew she should escape, but somehow she couldn’t.

“No?” His hands tightened on her waist and his eyes darkened.

She held still, hoping he wouldn’t kiss her, but not able to resist staring at his lips. “Lord, help me.”

Down Home Ever Lovin' Mule Blues is available from Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, and other online stores. It's available in both digital and print.  Jacquie's current release is a western historical romance,  Much Ado About Marshals, and coming soon is Much Ado About Madams.

It's RTW Cupid Party Time!

One commenter on Jacquie's post will win a free copy of

Down Home Ever Lovin' Mule Blues

and all this week's commenters will be entered in the

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Comment each day for six chances to win the Kindle and all Six Books!
Daily winners and Grand Prize winner will all be announced February 12, 2012

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We have a great line-up for you this week!
Monday: Heather Hiestand
Tuesday: Jacquie Rogers
Wedenesday: Beth Trissel
Thursday: Ginger Simpson
Friday: Karen M. Nutt
Saturday: Linda LaRoque
Sunday: Chicken Dinner, all winners announced!

Good Luck!

Rich Western Stories Fueled By Research

Julie Lence, author

by Julie Lence
Copyright © 2012 Julie Lence

I grew up watching John Wayne on Sunday afternoon television. Sprawling ranches, horses, cowboys and the old west became my passions. Little did I know back then that I would be writing about them today.

In each of my stories, I try to incorporate as much accuracy to the era as I can. One such way I do this is through research. For No Luck At All, the story opens with my hero having just obtained his medical degree from a Boston college. Since my background is accounting and not medical, I wanted to make sure that there was such a college in 1874 Boston that Creel could have attended, so I went to Google. A few clicks of the mouse and I found numerous articles pertaining to Harvard and Massachusetts General, how the two colleges were close in vicinity, how they related to the medical profession, and how they eventually became affiliated with each other. Having found that, I did take liberty in creating Creel's mentor, Dr. Somerfield, but I made sure that the time Creel was away from home attending college to become a doctor was valid.

My readings about both colleges led to other areas of medicine during the 1800s. One of which was the use of ether during the Civil War. I'm not one for blood, guts, and gore, but I have to say I was captivated by the discovery of ether and how surgeons used the drug to lull patients to sleep when bones had to be cut off. From that little bit of info, I knew I had to put Creel in a similar situation; thus Bob being attacked by a mountain lion was born. Doctors had be careful when adminstering ether, or risk losing their patient. Creel was no exception. He remained calm and dutious to his profession and patient, taking care to apply a small amount of ether to a cloth and then hold the cloth over the patient's nose until the patient fell asleep.

Research can be a wonderful thing, especialy when the subject holds a personal interest. It can also lead to other eye-openers, such as Creel with the ether. No matter what story I'm currently working on, a little bit of research and something I hadn't thought of, or didn't know, usually ends up in the book.

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Julie Lence: No Luck At All

No Luck At All
by Julie Lence

Romancing The West welcomes Julie Lence, who grew up in upstate new York. She married her high school sweetheart and accompanied him on his twenty year career with the Air Force. Currenly, she resides in the west. She's a stay-at-home mom who spends her days taking care of her family and home and working on her next story. Julie credits Judith McNaught for instilling in her the urge to write, Johanna Lindsey for the inspiration to create large families and sagas, and Linda Lael Miller for all things western. She enjoys hearing from fans of the romance genre and can be reached at:
unwound@flaconbroadband.net.

RTW: Thanks for joining us today, Julie.  So let's get down to it: what aspect of life in the old west intrigues you most? Did you work that into No Luck At All?

JL: The one aspect I love about the old west is a sprawling ranch house, complete with a front porch and horses in the corral. There's something soothing about smoke spiraling out of a chimney and a man and a woman sitting on the front porch in rocking chairs, spending time together after a long day of chores, with an occassional whinny from horses in a nearby corral.

No Luck At All has both a front and back porch. Creel and Racine spend time on both, with each other and with family. And horses do whinny from the corral out back.

RTW: If you lived in 1874, what modern day convenience would you miss most?

JL: My first thought was the washing machine, because I would hate to have to scrub clothes on a washboard. But overall, I would miss electricity and running water. Hauling water from the creek and having to make candles and cook over a fire are definitely not my things.

RTW: Are there any common errors in western historical romances that bug you? If so, please set us straight.

Julie Lence, author

JL: Western hictorical romances are works of fiction. Some authors do strive to include actual events in history, or to portray day-to-day living or locations as accurately as possible. When I read for enjoyment, I don't pick out mistakes, such as an article of clothing that may or may not have been worn in a certain decade. What bothers me the most, and this is true for any genre, is when little details are not paid attention to. Ex: one scene the heroine is making dinner. Her next scene, the hero walks in, they have an exchange of words and then go to dinner, completely out of sync with her having just made dinner. Little things like that irk me, because it takes me out of the story and makes me wonder, what happened to the dinner she just cooked? When I write, I try to pay attention to every minute thing, and thank my critique partner for finding the mistakes I miss.

RTW: Why is Creel perfect for Racine?

JL: From the moment she was born, Racine's mother has hated her. She has shunned Racine and instilled in her the belief that she is unworthy of love. Racine's father strives to make up for the loss of her mother's love, but then, Racine is attacked by a dog at a young age and left with scars on her cheek; scars which heal but are still visible to Racine. Mama uses the incident to further convince Racine she is unlovable, because now she is hideous. Believing Mama, Racine shies away from society, until she meets Creel.

Creel is perfect for Racine in that he truly loves her. He would do anything to make her happy, because she is his world. Unbeknownst to him, Racine harbors deep insecurities. A terrible tragedy unveils those insecurities, and Creel does everyting he can to convince Racine her mother's words and claims are nothing more than lies. She is lovable and loved by him, more than she knows.

RTW: We'd love to see Creel and Racine in action. Please set up the scene for your excerpt.

JL: Creel Weston is returning home with a medical degree and a new wife. He knows what to do with the degree. His wife he isn't so sure about.

Excerpt from No Luck At All by Julie Lence

"A sassy mouth isn't becoming of you." He sat across from her.

"Ungratefulness doesn't become you, either," she rallied back.

"Butchering me like a side of beef does?" He raised a brow.

"I butcher you?" Disbelief shone in her eyes. "You butcher me. Most of the time you don't talk to me and when you do, you're mean."

"Have a heart, Racine. I'm doing the best I can."

"If this is your best, I'd hate to see your worst." She fidgeted with the sash on her robe. "What's bothering you, Creel? Why do you think the worst of me?"

"Because," he barked and instantly regretted it. Fear sprang into her eyes and she sank back in her chair, her shoulders trembling. "I apologize," he said quietly, leaning forward and resting his arms on his thighs before folding his hands together to conquer the churning in his gut. If he wanted any kind of normalcy with her, it was now or never.

No Luck At All is available at Amazon.

RTW: What are you cooking up for us next?

JL: Currently, I'm working on a new series set in fictional Revolving Point, Texas. This series is another trilogy and features outlaws as heroes.

RTW: Anything else you'd like to add?

JL: Thank you for having me as your guest today, Jacquie. I always enjoy talking about western historical romance, and all things western in general. Your site is a great escape for people like me who value the old west and the folks who tamed the harsh land.

Thanks so much for joining us today, Julie, and we look forward to reading your article in Thursday on your research journeys and how they affect your western stories.

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Chicken Dinner: Rodeo, Boomtowns, and Masquerades

by Jacquie Rogers

Boomtowns fascinate me because one day the land was pristine, but then the prospectors see color, tell someone about it, and within a matter of days, a whole city would be built. I grew up in a county that had several boomtowns, although only one has been preserved to any extent. Visit Cowboy Kisses and read about it: Silver City, Idaho Territory: Rowdy, Raucous, and Rich. Great pictures, too! My daughter took them. (Oh, and you still have time to win a free copy of Much Ado About Marshals!)

Speaking of Silver City, the newspaper (The Owyhee Avalanche) is still in business, and they have a feature called Looking Back... that gives us interesting insight into the people in the Old West. Here's an article from January 27, 1872:

THE MASQUERADE. The sheet and pillow-case masquerade ball last Wednesday evening, although not so largely attended as Silver City dancing parties usually are, was a complete success as far as real sociability and genuaine enjoyment were concerned. The affair was a novelty here, and, we believe, the first of a kind that ever took place in the Territory. Nothing occurred to mar the pleasure of the occasion. All who participated are immensely satisified and are in favor of having another of the same kind before the winter passes away.

Other news: and editorial in support of the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution; an announcement that the income tax law expired the next year and due to unpopularity, wasn't expected to be reenacted (rates: 2.5% on incomes over $2,000); and a cure for red noses caused by drinking (a French physician, Dr. Bernier, used electrical shock—ouch). Also, Texas newspapers urged the annexation of Mexico to the USA.

Thanks to Heidi M. Thomas for contributing such great articles this week. Her grandmother was an early rodeo cowgirl—yes, they rode rough stock—and wow, Heidi has some great insights and authentic history for you. If you haven't read her article yet, it's Rodeo: Cowgirls Compete With Men. 

 

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Janet O'Kane

She has her choice of

Cowgirl Dreams

or

Follow the Dream

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Rodeo: Cowgirls Compete With Men



Heidi M. Thomas, author

 Cowgirls Compete With Men
by Heidi M. Thomas
Copyright © 2012 Heidi M. Thomas

 

A petite young woman mounts a 750 to 900-pound steer, and hangs on to nothing but a rope tight-wrapped around one hand. That she stays on this bucking, twisting, snorting beast for ten seconds, eight seconds or even two seconds, seems a miracle.

 

This is the intriguing picture of my grandmother I have carried in the back of my mind since I was a little girl.

 

My grandmother, Olive May “Tootsie” Bailey, grew up the daughter of homesteaders during the early 1900s in the Sunburst-Cut Bank area of Montana, near the Canadian border and east of the Rocky Mountains.

 

Although she no longer rode in rodeos when I came along, “Gramma” was an avid horsewoman and ranch wife, equally at-home on the back of a horse as she was in a dress and heels. She and my grandfather, Otto Gasser, were partners in rural Montana ranching as well as an urban family of friends.

 

The 1920s were the heyday of rodeo, where the cowgirl was as much a part of the festivities as the cowboy. The first cowgirls learned to ride out of necessity to help on their family ranches. At an early age they learned to ride horses, rope cattle, and stay in the saddle atop an untamed bucking bronco.

 

In 1885, Annie Oakley, a diminutive sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, paved the way for other women to be recognized in the rodeo arena. Two years later, Bertha Kaelpernick was allowed to enter a horse race in Cheyenne’s Frontier Days only because the arena was so muddy the cowboys refused to participate. To entertain the crowd, she was coerced into riding a bucking horse.

 

Despite the terrible conditions, she managed to stay in the saddle, and put the men to shame. She continued to compete and often beat such legendary cowboys as Ben Corbett and Hoot Gibson.

 

Following in Bertha’s footsteps years later, Prairie Rose Henderson of Wyoming forced the Cheyenne organizers to allow her to ride. She went on to become one of the most flamboyant cowgirls of the era, dressing in bright colors, sequins and ostrich plumes over bloomers.

 

Lucille Mulhall, whose father, Colonel Zack Mulhall, ran a Wild West Show, was described in a 1900 New York World article as “only ninety pounds, can break a bronc, lasso and brand a steer, and shoot a coyote at 500 yards. She can also play Chopin, quote Browning, and make mayonnaise.” Both Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers have been credited with giving Lucille the title “cowgirl.”

 

Between 1885 and 1935, many women proudly wore that title and competed with men, riding broncs, steers and bulls. They also roped and tied steers (usually wearing long divided skirts) alongside their male counterparts.

 

In early rodeos, women and men competed in the same arena, drawing from the same stock. Women rode broncs, steers, bulls, and did steer roping as well as trick riding, Roman races and relay races.

 

I know that my grandmother, Toots Bailey Gasser, rode steers in small Montana rodeos. Other cowgirls, such as Marie Gibson, also from Montana, rode steers, bulls and broncs throughout the US, Canada and even London. While each cowgirl had her specialty, most participated in multiple events.

 

Vera McGinnis, Tad Lucas and Fox Hastings were probably best known for trick riding. This demonstrated numerous types of stands and vaults, performed while the horse was galloping at top speed. Other maneuvers included crawling under the horse’s belly, hanging just inches from the mount’s pounding hooves.

 

In the Roman race, the cowgirl would stand with her right foot on one galloping horse and her left foot on the other. (The horses would have had to be very well trained to stay together, and the rider obviously had great balance and strength.)

 

The relay race required three laps around a track, and the rider had to change horses, and sometimes saddles, after each round. If they weren’t required to change saddles, many cowgirls perfected the “flying” change, leaping from the back of one horse to the other without touching the ground. Vera McGinnis is credited with inventing this move. 



Bonnie McCarrol
thrown from Silver, 1915



After Bonnie McCarrol and Marie Gibson were killed and several other women badly injured in rodeo accidents, cowgirl bronc riding became increasingly rare in the West, leaving only relay racing open to women competitors. But women’s rodeo gradually eroded nationwide for several reasons:

• Small, local rodeos were no longer financially lucrative and livestock was in short supply in the 1930s, leading to the demise of the Wild West shows.
• Men held the central control of the sport.
• Many well-known women rodeo stars retired.
• World War II, with tire and gas rationing, did not allow travel as in the past.

From the mid-1930s until the late 1940s, cowgirls became mere props in rodeo, “glamour girls” whose beauty and attire were emphasized instead of athletic skill. In 1948, 38 women formed the Girls Rodeo Association (GRA) to give women an opportunity to compete in calf roping, barrel racing, and trick riding. In 1968, barrel racing finals were finally included in the men’s Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) National Finals.

 

In 1981 GRA changed its name to Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) and today has more than 2,000 members. It sanctions 800 barrel races a year in conjunction with men’s PRCA rodeos. But women still do not compete with men.

As an entity of its own, Professional Women’s Rodeo Association (PWRA) puts on events in women-only rodeos that include bareback riding, breakaway and tie-down calf roping, bull riding, and team roping.

 

It’s been a long time coming, but as Rene Mikes, a corporate accountant from Denver and a bull rider, says, “It’s not a guy sport anymore.” But despite the heroic efforts of many women, including Cowgirl Hall of Fame and world champion bull rider Joni Jonkowski of Montana, women for the most part still do not compete with men.

 

Since the formation of the RAA in 1929, only one woman has qualified, within the PRCA’s point system, to compete in saddle bronc riding with men. That woman is Kaila Mussell from BC, Canada. She has been nominated to the Cowgirls Hall of Fame.

 

 

Heidi offers autographed copies at her website, or you can purchase Follow the Dream at these online stores: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Treble Heart Books

 

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Heidi M. Thomas: Follow the Dream

Follow the Dream

by Heidi M. Thomas

Romancing The West features Heidi M. Thomas whose book Follow the Dream is about one of my favorite topics, cowgirls and their roles in early rodeo and ranching. These ladies were tough! I urge you to check out Heidi's carefully researched novels and read a little about her background and then you'll see why these books are so highly recommended.

RTW: Welcome, Heidi! Let's start with a blurb for Follow the Dream, the second book in the series.

HMT: In this sequel to Cowgirl Dreams, Nettie marries, yet faces challenges to her lifelong rodeo dreams. She must cope with personal tragedy, survive drought, and help Jake keep their horse herd from disaster. Will these challenges break this strong woman? As with Cowgirl Dreams, this story is based on the life of the author’s grandmother, a real Montana cowgirl.

Contest!

Find out how to enter at the bottom of this article.

RTW: What aspect of life in the Old West intrigues you the most? Did you work that into Follow the Dream?

Heidi M. Thomas, author

HMT: The way people lived in those days with such hardship and difficulty and yet emerged strong, independent and happy. Yes, that is a strong theme in both my books.

RTW: If you lived in the 1930s, what modern convenience would you miss the most?

HMT: Probably the computer. I don’t know how I used to write without it!

RTW: Why must Nettie take this story journey? What does she have to prove? What about Nettie most intrigues you?

HMT: Nettie has to learn that dreams can change, but that no matter what, a person needs to have a dream to work toward. She needs to prove her own worth to herself. Nettie’s strength and perseverance have been inspirational to me personally.

RTW: Please tell us a little about the excerpt you are sharing with us today.

HMT: Montana has experienced several years of severe drought and Nettie and Jake are faced with trying to save their herd of horses.

Sunday, August 10, 1930

Dust still blowing. Will it ever stop? So long since we’ve had even a drop of rain. Worried about the horses. Not much grass left. Jake’s not himself….

Nettie stopped writing. What was that noise? A low clicking hum. The wind? No. She’d never heard it like that. The sound grew louder. She stood and went to the window.

At first she didn’t see anything. The air hung hot and still. Her mind filled with confusion. Then a movement down by the corral caught her eye. A dark river of motion, flowing, clicking, humming.

Grasshoppers.

Nettie sprinted for the door. “Neil! Where are you?” Frantic, she ran toward the barn. “Neil!”

“Here I am, Ma.” His small voice came from the hayloft. He pointed to the mass off to one side. “What’s that?”

She climbed up the ladder inside the barn and sat beside him. “Grasshoppers, honey. They won’t hurt you.” The whirring, low-flying cloud clung to the ground, slowly moving through small patches of withered grass, leaving the ground as bare table-top, swarming over the corral fence. What was left of the posts stood like skeleton bones, stark and fragile.

Her son’s eyes were wide, pools of gray-green in the dim light. “What are they doing?”

“They’re eating.” Revulsion fought her calm words.

“Why did they eat the corral poles?”

“Because there aren’t any crops and not much grass left.” She tried to still the fluttering fear inside her stomach. Now there won’t be any grass left for our horses.

Nettie and Neil watched until darkness settled around the path of destruction left in the insects’ wake. Jake rode in from town and found them still sitting in the open door of the hayloft.

RTW: Thanks for the excerpt, Heidi! Where can we buy Follow the Dream?

HMT: I offer autographed copies at my website, or you can purchase the book at these online stores:

Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Treble Heart Books

RTW: Will you have a sequel to Follow the Dream, a third book in the series?

HMT: Yes, I’m working on a third in the series, Nettie’s Cowgirls, which will take place during the 1940s and show the demise of women’s rodeo. But in this book, Nettie is a mentor to young aspiring cowgirls, trying to keep the dream alive.

RTW: Anything else you’d like to add?

HMT: The first two books in my series are based closely on my grandmother’s life and all will feature strong, independent women from Montana—my role models. They are also about having a dream and following it, even if it changes along the way.

RTW: Thanks so much for stopping by Romancing The West today, Heidi. I'm looking forward to your article on Thursday, Cowgirls Compete With Men. Early days of rodeo when both men and women competed is a fascinating and often overlooked topic.

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Jacquie's Amazing Author Event

Welcome

to my day on the

Amazing Author Event blog tour

You've seen some terrific books so far (you can see all the participating authors at the end of this article) with more to go, and an opportunity to win one of several ebooks we'll be giving away at the end. All you need to do is follow the link daily for the duration of the event (12 authors), and at the end, you'll be asked a few questions based on all the authors' blogs.

Hey, and you can fill that new e-reader with books!

I'm talking about my newest release, the second book in the Much Ado series, which will be released February 1:

Much Ado About Madams

Rancher Reese McAdams inherited the Comfort Palace, a house of ill-repute, from his ne'er-do-well father and is committed to taking care of the well-worn ladies as best he can. He can’t sell the house because another owner would probably turn the ladies out.

But the whores want to leave the oldest profession, so they hire a schoolmarm for a dual purpose—one is to educate them in preparation for “respectable” life, and the second is to marry Reese so he’ll want to sell the whorehouse. That way they won’t feel bad about leaving him.

Reese won’t tell the ladies that he wants to sell the whorehouse because he wants them to have a safe place to live, and the whores won’t tell him they want to leave because he’s the nicest brothel owner ever, and they don’t want to hurt his feelings.

Will the whores successfully hook up Reese and the schoolmarm, Lucinda? Will Lucinda be able to educate the ladies under the unsuspecting Reese's nose? Can Reese resist the charming and energetic schoolmarm?

Now keep this in mind as you get to the end of the contest which winds up at Ginger Simpson's blog—Much Ado books are all set in Owyhee County, Idaho Territory.

Much Ado About Marshals (July 2011): Oreana

Much Ado About Madams (February 2012): Dickshooter

Much Ado About Mavericks (June 2012): Henderson Flats

For a chance to win an eARC of Much Ado About Madams, leave a comment. Please include your email address or I'll have to draw another winner.  Please note: the eARC won't be ready for another week--this is new, New, NEW!  For a chance to win more books, including Much Ado About Marshals (the first book in the Much Ado series), continue playing and at the end, there will be a bunch of prizes.

Tomorrow, visit Karen Michelle Nutt's blog.

Amazing Authors List

Jan 12th: Caroline Clemmons
Jan 13th: Beth Trissel
Jan 14th: Roseanne Dowell
Jan 15th: Cathie Dunn
Jan 16th: Maggie Toussaint
Jan 17th: Patsy Parker
Jan 18th: SG Rogers
Jan 19th: Linda LaRoque
Jan 20th: Jacquie Rogers (um, that's me)
Jan 21st: Karen Michelle Nutt
Jan 22nd: Anna K. Lanier
Jan 23rd: Barbara Edwards
Jan 24th: Ginger Simpson

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RTW Cupid Party

February 6 - 12. 

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