Book Title: RIDING HARD: HAL Character Name: Hal Jenkins How would you describe your family or your childhood? I grew up pretty happy, I’d say. My mom and dad had a ranch, and I was riding and roping when I was a tiny kid. It was one of those things, you know, when you’re happy, but you don’t realize it? Life got harder as I got older. What was your greatest talent? Well, I’m not sure I have any what anyone would call talent. Animals like me. I guess that’s a thing. I won some belts and trophies bull riding, but a lot of guys can do that. Significant other? No one, yet. There’s one lady I’d like to be, but I can’t say for sure. Hope I’m not blushing here or anything. Biggest challenge in relationships? I had to be born shy. I’m never quite sure what to say to a lady. So I let them talk. I like listening to Lucy’s voice. Oh, I didn’t mean to say her name. Where do you live? Right now, Riverbend, Texas. I moved there because it’s a pretty town in the Hill Country, close enough to…
Hi, I’m Dylann Crush, author of steamy contemporary small-town and cowboy romance. Thanks so much for inviting me to talk about my new release, MAKE ME YOURS, COWBOY. This is the second book in my Cowboys in Paradise series and takes place on Paradise Island, a fictional island off the coast of Texas. If you love hot cowboys, sassy heroines, and a well-earned happy ever after, you’ll enjoy this beachy read! M – M is for MUSIC. Knox is a famous musician, and the story was inspired by so many awesome country songs. A – A is for ATV. There’s nothing like wrapping your arms around someone you’re attracted to on the back of an ATV. K – K is for KNOX, our scrumptious hero. He’s a country western superstar (think along the lines of Kenny Chesney) E is for EXPLICIT. There are a few hot and steamy scenes in the story. M is for MARGARITAS and the other frozen beverages visitors to the island bar get to enjoy. E is for EXPLORING the island. Claudia takes Knox on a tour where they spend some time alone. Y is for YUMMY. Knox might be one…
1–What is the title of your latest release? MERRY CHRISTMAS COWBOY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When a bad boy cowboy stays at a charming B&B while working on his cousin’s ranch, he meets the sweet innkeeper and sparks fly between them! But their temporary fling results in permanent consequences. Can Wolf and Violet figure out how to let go of the past and make a family in time for Christmas? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This book is part of my new series – Four Corners Ranch – so I knew that some of it would take place there. But I had also been wanting to go back to the town of Copper Ridge (my first big cowboy series!) for years, and as I was thinking about Wolf’s story, I realized this was the best time to do it. So Wolf goes to stay with his cousins, the Copper Ridge Garretts (who my long-time readers will know!) and it was natural to include the B&B, the town, and many other settings that have been seen in some of my older books! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in…
THE MATCHMAKER AND THE COWBOY Copyright © 2022 Robin Bielman, Excerpt with Permission from Entangled “In the quiet of the bunkhouse, he heard her sigh. He didn’t give false compliments and always meant everything he said. God, he wished she were close enough to touch. To run his fingers through her hair. To press his lips to hers and learn how she liked to be kissed. Stop going there, Hunter. “What’s your least favorite food?” she asked, roping them back into superficial territory. “Don’t have one. I pretty much like everything. If it’s put in front of me, I’ll eat it. Yours?” “Peppers. I don’t even like them on my plate.” “Peppers everywhere are mourning the pleasure of your mouth.” Jesus, did he just say that? Apparently, he still bumbled his words around her. “Do you want to go back to Africa some day?” he rushed to ask, the question the first thing to pop into his head. “Or someplace else?” “If given the opportunity, I’d love to. I know Maverick loves to travel; do you?” she asked. “It’s not in my blood like it is in his, but seeing other parts of the world would be great. Especially with…
Hi, I’m Kacy Cross, here with a fun way to tell you about THE COWBOY’S SWEET REDEMPTION. It’s a cute, sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking story about a dog trainer named Delilah who has never trained a dog and a grumpy ex-soldier cowboy who goes by the unlikely name of Zero, which is also exactly how many cows he owns (at first). They need each other but don’t know it yet. Fortunately, the dogs are pretty smart and spend a lot of time helping our hero and heroine get together. I’ve been tasked with making an acrostic with the letters from the title to tease you some about this amazing story. T is for The Flying Pig, the name of Zero’s ranch. H is for Hunter, the name of Zero’s fatherless nephew, who needs a dog to be his friend. E is for eating, which something the Renshaw family does together, an oddity to Delilah, but she loves it. C is for cows. Three, to be exact, which is how many Zero buys + one steer. The Stetson will now coming handy. O is for o’clock, a measurement of time and a specific allergy of Delilah’s. W is for…
1–What is the title of your latest release? HER COWBOY WEDDING DATE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A rogue wedding planner brings best man, Carter Sloan and maid of honor, Tess Palmer together to rescue her cousin’s wedding. But planning a trip down the aisle leads to an unexpected love for Carter and Tess too. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? HER COWBOY WEDDING DATE is Book Three in my Three Springs, Texas series. Fortunately, I have an established town to set these stories in. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. One of my favorite parts of writing is creating characters and communities that I would want to be a part of. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Cowboy. Cynical. Always business-first. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot of wedding traditions, beyond just the something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. I have two daughters so maybe one day if they decide to get married, we can use some of the fun traditions I discovered in my research. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait…
1–What is the title of your latest release? COWBOY EVER AFTER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A romance writer travels to Montana to research life on a ranch and meets the real-life cowboy replica of the hero in her book. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I love Montana. My husband and I moved to the small town of Ft. Benton right out of college when he took a job there as the lead river ranger, and we just fell in love with the town and the community. We only lived there about four years before coming back to Colorado, but Montana will always live in our hearts, and I love writing stories set in small towns like Ft. Benton that capture the spirit and community of that life. The town of Bartlett in Cowboy Ever After is inspired by Ft. Benton and is a combination of it and Washington, KS, the small town I grew up in. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. Kaylee is timid, but she’s also a lot of fun and has a great sense of humor. We’re both writers, so I’m…
The hero in your book AN UNEXPECTED COWBOY is, no surprise, a cowboy. What do you enjoy about a cowboy hero? As a young reader, I transitioned from Louis L’Amour’s westerns to western romances, so I’ve always loved a cowboy hero. (The romanticized version, of course.) My husband and I enjoy western movies and shows (Yellowstone!), but most of my books are set in New England and cowboys are hard to come by here. There’s something about a man who works hard, plays hard, though, and the hats and boots don’t hurt. (And neither do the snug, faded jeans.) I think many of us have internalized cowboys as a blend of the wild west but with a strong sense of right and wrong, along with old-fashioned chivalry toward women. When I was making notes for the first book in the series and the hero went to the University of Montana, I realized I had the perfect opportunity to bring a cowboy to New England. The fish-out-of-water element was so much fun to play with. Mallory, the heroine in your story, is a single mother. Can it be challenging writing child characters? It’s very challenging! Making them authentic characters (rather…
Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Greta Rose West! Writes: Greta writes Small-town Western romance, but it ain’t sweet! Wisper, Wyoming may be a fictional small town, but once you get there, you’ll never wanna leave. About: Internationally Bestselling author, Greta Rose West, enjoys long walks on the beach and seriously manly cowboys with bulging muscles and hurt hearts, looking for their one true loves in all the wrong places. She also enjoys lemon macarons so very much more than she should. She’s a boy mom to a twenty-year-old smart aleck, and her cat is her soul mate. Please don’t tell her husband. The Ideal reader for the first book in the Cade Ranch series, BURNED, should love: Romantic Suspense Grumpy heroes Forced Proximity tropes Alpha cowboys and Feisty heroines Nail-biting suspense Small-town stories with little old ladies who fight hard for their adopted sons and who don’t take any bull from those boys And Greta’s ideal reader should love STEAM—explicitly described and deliciously sexy! What to expect if we’re compatible: You should expect to…
Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Teri Anne Stanley! Writes: Sassy, sexy, fun romance where hot soldier cowboys can’t resist smart, gutsy women. There are dogs and horses. Maybe some goats and turtles, too. And chickens. About: Me: Crafty, sciencey, book nerd Loves watching other people take long walks on the beach, long weekends wrapped in a blanket watching Netflix, and pizza rolls. Has been known to spend hours at a time rewriting one paragraph. Rarely cooks or cleans. What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: You: Prefer books to people (some people, anyway). Love military guys with wounded souls May have watched every season of Virgin River and/or Homestead Rescue Roll your eyes (but look anyway) whenever there’s a new internet scandal What to expect if we’re compatible: Instagram posts about yarn and dogs Intermittent newsletters (I’m going to be better about this. I really mean it). Stories with heart and a lot of laughs Relatable characters The occasional shot of suspense All the feels CHARMING TEXAS COWBOY by Teri Anne Stanley Big…