Loretta Kemsley: 6 books

The OK corral was a run of the mill gun fight until Wyatt Earp sought fame and fortune in fledgling Hollywood. Until he exaggerated his life deeds to authors and scriptwriters, few knew about the deaths on the dusty streets of Tombstone. Since then, the tawdry affair has become legend. Behind...

"When Hoboes Have Reasons" was honored with a first place in the American Kennel Club (AKC) Gazette 1999 Fiction contest, first place in the short fiction category of the 1999 Dog Writers of America Association (DWAA) Annual Awards and the DWAA 1999 President's Award: "The Best of the Best." 850 entries

Romeo in love with my daughter? Yep, it was true. That rooster was courting my daughter -- and fighting to steal her away from me.This story is part of The Troublemakers Collection, a series of tales featuring animals I've known who managed to create bedlam.For ages eight to thirteen.

What a nuisance the wild billy goat and his nannies were, eating our hay and horse tack, but when he got the grain bucket stuck over his head and horns, we had to save him. We looked at each other and wondered if we could, or would we make the problem worse?This story is part of The Troublemakers...

Criterion, an aging horseshow champion, is sold and forgotten until Linda finds him in an overgrown pasture. Should his age keep him from the show ring, or is he the perfect horse to rescue her new friend?Honored with a third place in Children's Fiction/Nonfiction, 2001 Focus on Writers ContestFriends of the Sacramento Library, 1100 entries over all

Poor Hans. He just wanted to have fun, but he wasn’t a herding dog, so when the sow got loose, there was trouble in the making.This story is part of The Troublemakers Collection, a series of tales featuring animals I've known who managed to create bedlam.For ages eight to thirteen.