Cowboy Ninja

(Character color sketch by Serafleur) Cowboy Ninja Series Summary Pat loves adventures, but when she and her family move out West, she finds herself surrounded by crooked cowboys, bounty hunters,…
(Character color sketch by Serafleur) Cowboy Ninja Series Summary Pat loves adventures, but when she and her family move out West, she finds herself surrounded by crooked cowboys, bounty hunters,…
The LA Times Festival of Books was a blast! Thank you to everyone who stopped by! Special thanks to Serafleur for helping the book come alive with her character art!
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