UPDATE: The winner is…Sara D!
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Next Tuesday, Hard Knox releases! I’ve loved writing this story. Knox is a badass and a grumpy guy. Carleen is, um, adventurous and persistent. Their romance has the town of Dead Horse buzzing!
It’s a sexy read, for sure, and the second in my We Are Dead Horse, MT series. I created Dead Horse as an off-shoot for my first bounty hunters series, and I love the town so much, I couldn’t resist writing more about the quirky characters who people this small Montana town.
I’ve had particular fun with the names of businesses in Dead Horse. They have a theme—something the town council thought would attract tourists. Here are some of the names I’ve come up with so far…
- Better Off Dead — Taxidermy Shop
- Day of the Dead Cantina — Mexican Restaurant
- Dead ‘n’ Gone Antiques
- Dead as a Doornail Hardware
- Dead Center Guns & Pawn
- Dead Easy Saloon
- Dead Heat & Air
- Even a Dead Horse Gotta Eat — Grocery Store
- Dead Horse Motel
- Deadly Delights — Dessert Shop
- Dem Bone Package Store
- Drop-Dead Gorgeous — Salon
- Ride or Die Body and Repair
Since I’ll have more stories coming, I need to feature more businesses and more of the townsfolks. Maybe you can help me out…
Contest
For a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card, tell me what other businesses should exist in Dead Horse—and if you have suggestions for names of businesses or even for streets, I’d love to see them!
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Rest in peace funeral home
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Dead Trees Bookstore
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I love this. Good name
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Someone beat me to bookstore, but they need a small town paper, too. 🙂 And maybe a daycare.
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Memory Lane
Peaceful Park
Destinies Deserts
Jukebox Music
Bea’s Bonets
Just like mommas Cafe
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‘Old & New’ an Antique & Gift Store
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There has to be a General Store. Someplace to buy jeans and saddles. I suppose you could put some character’s name in front, but I am partial to The General Store.
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Dead Eye Gulch Road
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A Flower shop or a cafe/ bakery
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Deadly Business Funeral Home
Dust to Dust Cemetery
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Dead to the bone- butcher shop
Something to do with Mister Ed, might be amusing… for a newspaper, perhaps 🤔
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Dead Tattoo Parlor
Dead man’s best friend pet store
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I think there should be a veterinarian in Dead Horse. And, possibly a dog groomer, who travels in their grooming van to its clients…..with a slogan like…our Pet Grooming will bring your pets out of the Dead Zone. The business name could be Dead Horse Pet Primping..
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The town needs a taxidermy business. I’m horrible at the puny names but even just Dead Horse Taxidermy might work.
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The town needs a bakery. Sassy and spice bakery.
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coffee shop
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I just thought of another one.
Dead to rights law office
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My brain is mush. Sorry – all I can think of is Sunset Funeral Home
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Deadly and Friendly Pet Store
Dead Snap Chiropractor
Dead Boom Gas
For Streets, etc:
Elvira Blvd
Mortician Rd (and it’s a dead end rd)
Morticia Ln
Lurch Ln
Cousin ITT St
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Library, pet store, pet rescue, Chinese restaurant, shoe store, match making service.