I wrote The Mule Man as a tribute to several special half-assed pets (pun intended) and to a couple of guys I knew long ago while I was a mule gal myself. The half-assed comment, BTW, refers to the facts that mules are a hybrid creature mixing two species, horses and donkeys/burros/asses–different names for the same critter. So they really are half ass if not literally half-assed! Their bad rep is really undeserved and they make very excellent riding animals and have become very popular in many equestrian circles recently, doing anything a horse can do with a ride on its back.
Anyway, The Mule Man is also available at JMS books and now at most of the regular e-book sales venues. It is on Amazon, ARE and so forth. Here is a link followed by the blurb and the new version’s cover. Buy link: http://www.jms-books.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_94&products_id=1716
Blurb: Orr Loveless is exactly where he knows he belongs, rescuing and training mules. Despite their reputation, which he feels is undeserved, he knows they are smart, sure footed, and great mounts for trail riding and outdoor adventures. The only thing he lacks is a human partner to share the work and the fun, but he knows his lifestyle is not likely to attract one.
Jase Keller has returned to New Mexico, where his forgotten roots remain. With his high finance job destroying him, he desperately needs a big change for this vacation. Only Orr Loveless doesn’t seem to want to take him on a wilderness trip. When they go, it’s the opposite of the farm boy seeing the city for the first time. Jase discovers another life and it’s the one he wants to live … with Orr by his side.
Can Jase persuade a stubborn mule man like Orr that he doesn’t need to be “loveless” any longer?
