Kelly Dawson Author

Sometimes, a scene I really love doesn't make it past editing for one reason or another. I don't remember why this one didn't make the cut, but I really liked it, and I'm posting it below so you can enjoy it, too. “Frank?” she questioned. “You … you … you shot him!”             “Yes.” Johnny’s answer was so simple, so honest, but it appalled her. The fact that Johnny only shot to save his life and hers didn’t matter – the only thing that mattered was that her husband, the man she had pledged to honour and obey for the rest of her life, had just killed a man right in front of her. He was a murderer. A killer. And she was married to him.             “I had no choice Jessie. It was either him or me. He’d threatened to kill you too; if Mr Jordan hadn’t stepped in when he did, you would be dead right now. I had no choice Jessie. I HAD to do it. Do you understand?”  ...

3 years! I can't believe it!  Three years ago this week my first western  - The Ways of the West - was published! It all started when I discovered the old TV show Rawhide . You know, that long cattle drive from Texas to Abilene where all the drovers encountered different problems along the trail? My characters, and my story, were loosely inspired by that show. Most of my other books have been inspired by life... but as I wasn't alive back in the old Wild West days (and I live in entirely the wrong country) I get western inspiration from books, movies, and  telly shows instead.  Johnny, and Mr Jordan, remain two of my favourite characters to this day. Here's the blurb: Orphaned by an attack on her family’s wagon train, Jessica finds herself stranded a thousand miles from Boston, the only home she has ever known. Only one man—a rough, dusty cowboy named Johnny—stands between her and the perils of the West, and he quickly makes it clear...

Welcome to my blog for this week's  #Wip It Up Wednesday  blog hop!  The Kindle Countdown deal for  The Ways of the West , my first best-selling western, finishes soon! Grab your copy now for just 99 cents! Jessica was enjoying watching the shocked, but delighted, expression on Johnny’s face as she stepped out of the borrowed dress to reveal short, sexy drawers that had been the height of fashion back home in Boston, but which were still considered scandalous among decent company. She left the gown and petticoats in a puddle on the floor at her feet and shimmied out of her undergarments, standing completely naked before him in the dim glow cast by the lantern on the table by the bed. She’d never been naked in front of a man before but the excitement of the wedding was making her brave.             Johnny whistled softly through his teeth, stepping forward to place his hands gently on her waist, drawin...

Welcome to my blog for this week's  Saturday Spankings ! It's been a few weeks since I participated in this blog hop, but I'm glad to be back because I have some exciting news to share! This week only,  The Ways of the West  is available for a special low price of just 99 cents to celebrate one year since it's release! Of course, it's also still available on Kindle Unlimited, too, along with the sequel: The Code of the West . “You killed them!” she hollered, beating at  his brutalised body with her fists.  “It was you who wanted to come west!” she yelled. “We were quite happy, me and Mama!  Now she’s gone and it’s all your fault!  And Petey!  He was just a baby, with his  whole life ahead of him!  Now he’s gone too and it’s all … your … fault.”   She ground the words out between sobs,  gasping for breath.  Her flailing fists stilled and she curled up against  the dead man’s chest, so...

I haven't participated in  Saturday Spankings  for a while now and it's good to be back!  Today I'm sharing a snippet from my western The Code of the West  along with the great news that it's now available to read for free in Kindle Unlimited!    If you haven't read the first of my Westerns,  The Ways of the West  then now is a really good time to check it out because it's available free in KU too! Here are 8 sentences to whet your appetite: He separated her pussy lips with his fingers, holding her wide open, pushing his tongue deep inside her, exploring her innermost crevice. He nibbled at her pussy lips, tormenting her, driving her wild with desire. He flicked his tongue across her swollen clit, then rubbed the sensitive nub between his fingers, rolling it gently. Raising his hand, he slapped her wet pussy gently with the tips of his fingers, smiling as the look of first shock, then pleasure, spread over her face...

I'm so happy to be back here in this week's  Saturday Spankings  blog hop! I always enjoy doing this one, there's always heaps of sexy excerpts from fantastic authors to read :) I'm sharing my first Western -  The Ways of the West  about spanking drovers/cowboys on a cattle drive. Here's my 8 sentences: Reining his horse to a halt, Johnny slid her down off the horse only to promptly haul her back up again, in front of him this time. And before she was even properly across his saddle, she knew what was about to happen. He’d had her belly-down across his horse once before, and the experience that had followed hadn’t been pleasant. She had no doubt that this one wouldn’t be any nicer.             Smack! The flat of Johnny’s hand landed hard on her seat, and she yelped. This was definitely worse than last time, much worse. Last time she’d been upended like this the layers of skirts and petticoats she’d been w...

Welcome to my blog for this week's #WipItUpWednesday  blog hop where authors share a snippet of their WIP or hot new release. I'm cheating a wee bit because my sexy spanking western  The Ways of the West  actually came out last year, but it's now available on Kindle Unlimited! Johnny approached Jessica warily, not wanting to startle her. She was in shock enough as it was, he didn’t want to add to her terror. And that she was terrified he had no doubt – he could hear it in her screams, see it in her eyes. “Jessica.” He spoke softly, crouching down on the ground near enough to touch her, but not reaching out for her. “Jessica,” he tried again. She looked at him through her tears, but she didn’t say anything; she was traumatised. Then she turned back to her family, pressing her face into their bodies, trying desperately to will them back to life. Johnny watched, helpless, as she screamed her outrage at the Indians, wailed her grief at losing her beloved, sweet mama, th...

Welcome to my blog for this week's  Saturday Spankings blog hop   where authors share 8 sentences of their work. I'm back this week with some more from my recently released western  The Code of the West  which is the standalone sequel to  The Ways of the West . Both these books have been combined into one paperback volume -  The Heart of the West . “No.” Jed’s refusal was firm. “I’m going to be out there fighting alongside your men. They’re fighting for me – I’m going to be fighting with them.”         “Get in the wagon before I take a razor strop to your bare backside!” Mr Jordan snarled, his eyes flashing with frustration.         “Take a razor strop to me if you feel you must, but I won’t be hiding in the wagon. This is my fight, Weston. Let me fight it.” Blurb: In the years since the tragic death of her parents, Jedda-Lyn Cross has given everything she...

Welcome back to my blog for this week's  #WipItUp Wednesday  blog hop! This week I'm continuing on from the excerpt I shared last week ... if you missed that post, check it out  here . She could hear the beat of Davey’s heart as he wrapped his arms tightly around her in a protective embrace, pounding in an erratic rhythm, getting faster and faster as the fight wore on. She didn’t need to see the fight to know what was happening – she could hear it in the groans of the men. She could feel it in the grip Davey had on her, the grip that kept getting tighter and tighter even though she remained still.            The minutes ticked by. She could hear blows landing, accompanied by muffled grunts. Davey’s arms held her tightly. She was clutching his shirt in one hand, her other fist was stuffed into her mouth to stifle her screams.  Suddenly, Davey loosened his grip. Something was happening! Cautiously, s...