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	Mama Rides Shotgun Author: Deborah Sharp Published: July 1, 2009 by Midnight Ink Series Name: The Mace Bauer Mystery series Before Mama ties the sacred knot of matrimony for the 5th time, she coerces daughter Mace to saddle up for some country-gal bonding on the Florida Cracker Trail. The six-day trek gets off to a good start. At least until the wealthy rancher hosting the riders keels over in his Cow Hunter Chili. A one-time beau of Mama's (and, really, who isn't?) Lawton Bramble had a bad ticker and a ton of enemies. Who might have "spiced" the cattleman's chili? Was it son Trey, as flawed as he is handsome? The young widow, whose grief seems well-rehearsed? Or maybe the childhood friend, wronged by Lawton in love and business? Mace's worried sisters join the ride, and sexy Detective Carlos Martinez returns to complicate matters. But Mace's miserable love life pales as a problem next to a rattlesnake, a shredded tent, and a spooked horse named Shotgun. When Mama gallops into danger, Mace must corral a low-down varmint who is determined to kill again.