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BIO:
Two-time Spur Award winner C.K. Crigger lives with a wild Pomsky (Arctic Spitz) pooch and a reclusive Persian cat. Born and raised in North Idaho on the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation, she is a long-time member of Western Writers of America, and often reviews western genre books for WWA’s Roundup magazine.
Ms. Crigger writes of free-spirited people who break from their standard roles. In her books, whether westerns, mysteries, or fantasy, the locales are real places, some of which are disguised beyond recognition. All of her books are set the Inland Northwest, the westerns with a historical background. The Woman Who Built a Bridge won the Spur Award in the Western Romance category in 2019, and The Yeggman's Apprentice won in 2020. Yester's Ride is a 2020 Western Fictioneer's Peacemaker Finalist, and Madame's Daughter is honored as a 2022 Spur Award Finalist. Her short story, Aldy Neal’s Ghost, was a 2007 Spur finalist. Her western novel, Black Crossing, won the 2008 Eppie. Letter of the Law was a 2009 Spur finalist in the audio category.
DOGS

Nimble, in my China Bohannon stories, is a Bedlington terrier like the beautiful dog shown here. Nimble, of course, is not groomed for the show ring like this one, so she'd have longer curly hair, and would probably appear grayer in color. You can see why she might be taken for a lamb. Like all terriers, this one is a "character," both in the sense of a high energy personality and the part she plays in the Bohannon novels.

November 7, 2008 - October 28, 2021 I'll always miss him.
This charmer is Roper, my own little boy. He got his name because 1) he's the color of a new hemp rope, and 2) because he just loved stealing the rope toy from his shih tzu/maltese sister. Pomeranians come in all colors, and in Lost Girl Lake, Razz is a platinum blonde like her mistress. Poms can be exceedingly yappy, although Roper was not. Pom have hearts like lions and believe they're the biggest dog on the block. I have yet to meet one that doesn't think s/he is the size of a Bernese Mountain dog, but they cuddle up like little love bugs.
This charmer is Roper, my own little boy. He got his name because 1) he's the color of a new hemp rope, and 2) because he just loved stealing the rope toy from his shih tzu/maltese sister. Pomeranians come in all colors, and in Lost Girl Lake, Razz is a platinum blonde like her mistress. Poms can be exceedingly yappy, although Roper was not. Pom have hearts like lions and believe they're the biggest dog on the block. I have yet to meet one that doesn't think s/he is the size of a Bernese Mountain dog, but they cuddle up like little love bugs.