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~Author of Roping Love~
What’s in a song?
by Tamara Hoffa -2013
I love listening to music, all types, but country music is my favorite. Do you ever hear a song on the radio that just makes you stop. You have to stop whatever you’re doing and just… listen.
I love listening to music, all types, but country music is my favorite. Do you ever hear a song on the radio that just makes you stop. You have to stop whatever you’re doing and just… listen.
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A friend of mine recently asked for recommendations for a song her character would sing to his horse. (lol I know this sounds like an odd request, but if you read the series you would understand) The hero is a Texas cowboy, and the author is unfamiliar with country music. His intended love has a tragic past and the first song that came to my mind was
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af8mB9ABuJA
The chorus:
I will stand by you
I will help you through
When you've done all you can do and you can’t cope
I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight
I will hold you tight
And I won’t let go
This was actually my daughter’s wedding song. Some might think it an odd choice. I thought it was perfect. To me the sentiments in I Won’t Let Go are the perfect metaphor for marriage. Because to me that’s what it’s all about. Being there for the one you love. Holding them up when they need it, and just holding them when they don’t. Of course it should be a two way street, and you should do the same for them.
Life is not easy for most of us. It comes with many ups and down, joys and disappointments. One of the things I love about writing romance is the ability to write characters that face those life lessons together.
In many ways, I guess I am a non-traditional person when it comes to music selection. When my children where babies the two songs I sang to them most were:
and
I think the theme song for my new release, Roping Love is:
Yes, I am a big Rascal Flatts fan! I love to listen to music while I write, it sets the mood for me. So tell me, what song makes you stop and listen?
Tamara Hoffa lives in central Tennessee, with her husband of 30 years, her three grown children, two grandchildren, 5 dogs and 1 cat. Tamara started reading when she was four years old and has rarely been seen without a book at hand since. At home you will usually find her in “nana’s chair” with her kindle, her laptop or one of her precious, precocious grandson’s in her lap. Tamara is a reviewer, a professional reader and can now add author to her repertoire. Tamara is proof positive that it’s never too late to reach for your dreams.
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Ten Years ago love slipped through Chance’s lasso. This time “He was going after her and she didn’t stand a chance, just like a calf in a chute, he was going to rope her with his love and ride back into her life.”
Carrie Stewart is a dedicated horsewoman. She runs a successful breeding and training program. She is a good friend, a good sister and a favorite aunt, but she has been burned by love. Carrie has never gotten over her first love, Chance Ryan. After ten years of absence Chance shows back up in her life. Should she risk her heart again, with the man who left it broken at her feet in the past? Chance has some serious work ahead of him to win back the one woman he could never forget.
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