From the series: SoreAss Creek

Cowboy’s Don’t Use Coupons: BOOK TEN (Soreass Creek 10)

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When ranch hand Buck Carson gets caught at the Mercantile with a stack of expired coupons, he doesn’t just save a few pennies—he sets off the loudest small-town scandal Soreass Creek has ever seen.

By the time the cashier calls him out, half the town is lined up behind him. Whispers spread faster than wildfire, and by sundown, Buck has been branded the cheapest cowboy in three counties.

Suddenly, “real manhood” isn’t about bronc riding or fence mending—
it’s about whether a cowboy dares to use coupons.

The town divides into two camps.
Team Frugal waves scissors and coupon binders with pride. Team Fool swears a cowboy worth his salt pays full price or dies trying.

To settle the matter, Soreass Creek stages a series of
cowboy toughness trials that make no sense whatsoever.

First comes
The Hot Sauce Gauntlet, where grown men cry into their boots after one spoonful of “Satan’s Ketchup.”

Then
The Great Biscuit Bake-Off turns the church kitchen into a war zone of flour, butter, and bruised egos.

Next,
The Cattle Prod Challenge lights up the night sky—and more than a few cowboys—proving that electricity and moonshine are a terrible mix.

And when the rodeo rolls in,
Eight Seconds of Shame is all it takes to humble even the bravest riders.

Meanwhile, the chaos spreads.

  • The Yorkie Bits shred Buck’s secret coupon stash and scatter it across town like confetti.
  • Booger the Golden Retriever accidentally wins half the contests just by sitting down.
  • MooDonna the goat plants herself in the Mercantile parking lot, demanding a permanent discount on oats.
As the town loses its mind, Buck stays focused on one quiet goal: saving for the velvet box hidden under his bed.

Because the woman he loves—the same cashier who caught him red-handed—is worth every dime, every odd job, and every coupon he can get his hands on.

But in Soreass Creek, no good plan survives contact with the neighbors.

Gossip swirls, rivalries flare, and even Buck’s proposal gets interrupted by the town barging in at the worst possible moment.

Will Buck find the courage to prove that
toughness isn’t about full price—it’s about showing up with love in your heart, and maybe a coupon or two in your pocket?

Or will pride, flour fights, and one particularly stubborn goat keep him from the happily-ever-after he’s been saving for all along?

Cowboys Don’t Use Coupons is Book Ten in Trudy Myrland’s laugh-out-loud Soreass Creek series. Packed with gossip, goats, Yorkie mischief, and small-town chaos, it’s proof that you don’t have to pay full price for a good time.