A Cowboy in Pune - Paperback

Cowboy Romance of an average Mexican-American cowboy, former Marine, living through the troubles of setting up a fashion import business in India and being played by three Indian women. He almost doesn't survive it.

Cowboy Carlos Sandoval, "Shlimazel" or Slim, is out of luck with rodeos and women. He blames that on the loss of his his lucky lizard bandana and searches for it in Pune, India. There, three strong women get the better of Slim-matron Niharika, her sassy daughter Sunita, and little Rani. Soon Slim learns that India plays by different rules and also ends up roping a mad cow. Yet he returns home with a coffer of import fashions and makes good money as Bombay Slim at the rodeos. When the merchandise deteriorates, he flies back to India to check on things. The three women are broken up, why? Sunita, the wannabe Bollywood actress and designer has vanished. When Slim sleuthes her out, she puts him under her spell. Is she in with the mob? Things escalate when Slim gets beaten and robbed. A former Marine, he will reclaim his possessions. Or else he might also lose his precious fiancée, Catalina.

Bombay Slim learns to play the game of merchandising in India. However, he miscalculates the odds against one woman's mischief. She is in with the local mob. Finally, he must not only salvage his relationship but also rescue a real hostage. How much does his driver, Harpreet, know about the fishnet?