Ree Give's Us Her Backstory with Marlboro Man

Wildly popular award-winning blogger, accidental ranch wife, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) tells the true story of her storybook romance that led her from the Los Angeles glitter to a cattle ranch in rural Oklahoma, and into the arms of her real-life Marlboro Man.

Ree describes her new book:

"That's when I saw him—the cowboy—across the smoky room."

I'll never forget that night. It was like a romance novel, an old Broadway musical, and a John Wayne western rolled into one. Out for a quick drink with friends, I wasn't looking to meet anyone, let alone a tall, rugged cowboy who lived on a cattle ranch miles away from my cultured, corporate hometown. But before I knew it, I'd been struck with a lightning bolt . . . and I was completely powerless to stop it.

Read along as I recount the rip-roaring details of my unlikely romance with a chaps-wearing cowboy, from the early days of our courtship (complete with cows, horses, prairie fire, and passion) all the way through the first year of our marriage, which would be filled with more challenge and strife—and manure—than I ever could have expected.

This isn't just my love story; it's a universal tale of passion, romance, and all-encompassing love that sweeps us off our feet.

It's the story of a cowboy.

And Wranglers.

And chaps.

And the girl who fell in love with them.

Jackie says:
"The Pioneer Woman is at it again, but this time she's not dishing up recipes, she's giving us the juicy details of her courtship and first year of marriage with Marlboro Man. It's not your conventional fairy tale--in this case Ree went from designer clothes and spa days to the hard working wife of a cowboy on an isolated ranch. But through it all, it's still clear that she landed one major prince. She traded her glass slippers for cowboy boots--and couldn't be happier. This is a lovely book that reads a bit like a real life Harlequin Romance and will surely be a best seller based on the ever growing fan base on her very popular website, ThePioneerWoman.com. (check it out--it's got a whole lot going on and all of it is interesting/entertaining/funny/tasty/useful, honest!)

Come meet Ree this coming Saturday, February 12, at our Historic Lodo Store! Get the details.