Store clerk Chadwick Algood dreams of leaving his small New England town and becoming Chad Armstrong, a cowboy living a life of adventure in the Wild West. However, Chad is the sole support of his widowed mother and younger sister, so knows his cowboy dreams may never be realized. Chad’s life is turned upside down when Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show comes to town and Chad meets Bo Miller, a roustabout with hopes and dreams of his own. A relationship quickly develops which deepens the young store clerk’s longing for his dream for a new life. Eventually, news from England sends Chad’s mother and sister across the Atlantic. Chad decides to stay in the US. Traveling from town to town in search of Bo and the Wild West show, Chad meets ranch owner Leon Scruggs in a bathhouse and feels an instant connection with the hot cowboy. Which cowboy dream will Chad choose? Or will fate choose for him?

Cowboy Dreams

“That’s great! I have to get back to work, but meet me here when the big tent is up.” Bo gave Chad’s shoulder another squeeze. He turned and jogged back to where the men were working.


As Chad watched the cowboy go, an excitement stole over him. He knew it had something to do with Bo. He couldn’t fathom what he was excited about but there was no denying it was there.


After watching the men work on the tents for a long while, Chad wandered around with the other folks from town who’d followed the parade to the show grounds. He walked among the pens containing cattle, horses, and bison. He looked at the covered wagons and stagecoach which he’d seen in the parade, before finally returning to watch the progress on the tents.


Chapter 7