Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates
(Copper Ridge #1)
Published by: Harlequin
Publication date: March 31st 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
A one-time bad girl comes home to small-town Oregon in the first in a sexy, heartfelt new series from USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates…
Sadie Miller isn’t expecting any welcome-home parades on her return to Copper Ridge. Least of all from part-time rancher, full-time lawman Eli Garrett. The straight-laced, impossibly hot deputy sheriff glares at her like she’s the same teenage hoodlum who fled town ten years ago. But running from her demons has brought Sadie full circle, ready to make a commitment at last. Not to a man, but to a B and B. On Garrett land. Okay, so her plan has a tiny flaw…
Eli works too hard to let a blonde ball of trouble mess up his town. But keeping an eye on Sadie makes it tough to keep his hands off her. And if she’s so wrong for him, why does being with her feel so right?
Sadie Miller isn’t expecting any welcome-home parades on her return to Copper Ridge. Least of all from part-time rancher, full-time lawman Eli Garrett. The straight-laced, impossibly hot deputy sheriff glares at her like she’s the same teenage hoodlum who fled town ten years ago. But running from her demons has brought Sadie full circle, ready to make a commitment at last. Not to a man, but to a B and B. On Garrett land. Okay, so her plan has a tiny flaw…
Eli works too hard to let a blonde ball of trouble mess up his town. But keeping an eye on Sadie makes it tough to keep his hands off her. And if she’s so wrong for him, why does being with her feel so right?
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AUTHOR BIO:
USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit.
In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book. Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard. She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book. Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard. She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
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1.
What sparked your
interest in becoming a romance writer? It was reading romance that made me want to
write it. I’d always written, but never finished anything. I knew I liked
writing, but hadn’t found my passion for it yet. I discovered Harlequin
Presents and knew those were the books I wanted to write. That was when vague
desire to do something became passion. Those books, those authors, are why I’m
writing.
2.
What is your writing
environment:
I’m fortunate enough to have an office at home with a locking door. Essential
when there are children or husbands in the house. I also have a desk cat, who
likes to plant herself right in front of my computer monitor. She feels she is
my inspiration.
3.
Do you plan all your
characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write? Both. I need a clear
idea of my characters before I can start. But they often reveal secrets to me
as I write. I think I have to start writing before I find their voices and
before I really find out all the things they’re hiding.
4.
Which authors have
caught your interest lately? Why? I’m a big historical reader. Julie Ann Long
is a recent discover (So late to the party!). Her dialogue is so witty, and the
books are truly funny, but along with that you get true depth of emotion, and I
love that. I’m also loving Nicole Helm’s contemporary romances, really for the
same reasons. They seem so light and amusing on the surface, smooth, quick
writing and great humor, but the emotional depth comes up and punches you in
the stomach and makes you cry. I like a book to make me laugh AND cry into my
pillow.
5.
How did you get the
idea for this particular novel? The heroine’s bed and breakfast came first.
Which is strange. But I live in a historic town in Oregon, and there is a house
here that was ordered from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. I’ve always found
that so fascinating. The Catalog House in Part Time Cowboy was the jumping off
point.
Flirting Questions
1.
Which actor or book
character do you have a crush on? I’m currently in love with the Duke, in What I Did
For A Duke, by Julie Ann Long. As for actors? That’s a long list. Matt Bomer is
definitely a front runner. He can wear a suit like no one’s business.
2.
What does love feel
like?
I’ve been married for 10 years this Spring. We’ve weathered poverty and raising
a special needs child and I would say love feels a lot like work, sacrifice,
security, and completion. Like a warm blanket on a cold night. Like something
so big and wonderful you can’t contain it all inside so you have to share it.
Love grows all the time. It’s active and changing, and steady all at once.
That’s why it’s so powerful.
3.
When was your last
kiss?
This morning when my husband took the kids to school.
4.
How did you meet your
significant other?
We met at church. But really got to know each other when we were working at a
coffee shop together. We were friends first. Well, we’re still friends. ;)
5.
If you could take a
romantic trip, where would it be? We just went to Oahu, sans children. That
was magical! Hawaii is one of the most incredible places I’ve ever been.
Flirting Quickies:
Facial hair or clean shaven?
BEARDS!
Alpha or Beta? Alpha
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Sweet or salty?
Salted Caramel
City
or Country? Country
Clubbing
or candlelight dinner? Dinner
Morning
or night person? Night, sadly. I’m trying to convert.
Christmas
or Halloween? Christmas!
Optimist
or pessimist? Optimist.
Thanks for hosting today, Melinda! :)
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