Claudia Cravens

Mar 13, 2024 | corriere.it | Claudia Cravens

Diversi anni fa, a Dodge City, ero una donna di piacere. Era prima della mia professione attuale, ai tempi in cui la prateria era piena di bestiame come il fiume è pieno di pesci.

Jul 3, 2023 | audiofilemagazine.com | Claudia Cravens

Hitch a ride on the grand Western adventure of an ambitious young woman, narrated by Elena Rey. Bridget begins work in a brothel after leaving town to get away from her alcoholic father. As she's learning the ropes of her new life, Spartan Lee, a female gunslinger, enters the scene and captures Bridget's attention. Rey's rich performance offers so much: romance, betrayal, friendship, and self-discovery. She gives distinct voices to a wide cast of characters and delivers witty dialogue.

Jun 20, 2023 | lithub.com | Claudia Cravens

My mother trained as a costume designer and is a self-made cinephile, so the background noise of my childhood and adolescence was the classic films channel. My sister and I grew up to the scratchy deadpan of Bette Davis; the swell of strings under Fred Astaire’s feet; the rapid-fire sniping of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Jun 20, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Claudia Cravens |Colleen Hoover

by Claudia Cravens ‧ Cravens shakes the dust off tired tropes and delivers a shining example of what an old-fashioned page-turner can accomplish. Let’s reexamine the lives of women in the Wild West, shall we?

Jun 16, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Claudia Cravens

Claudia Cravens’ debut novel, Lucky Red, is an exceptional historical tale of sex work and queer desire on the American frontier. Recently orphaned Bridget Shaughnessy, 16, lands in Dodge City, Kans., in 1877. Her innocent look and flaming red hair catch the attention of Lila and Kate, madams of the refined Buffalo Queen brothel. There, Bridget discovers unlikely romance with Spartan Lee, a gender-bending outlaw chaser.