Welcome to the Saturday Spotlight, a weekly feature that shines the light on Indie and Debut authors. This week I have the pleasure introducing readers to:
LAURA DRAKE
~Author of The Sweet Spot~
Thank you, Tina, for allowing me to steal The Spotlight today!
Most people who know me wouldn't use ‘giddy’ to describe me (more likely, quirky and obsessed,) but I’m so excited about my debut novel, I’m not sleeping!
The Sweet Spot is the first book in my Sweet on a Cowboy series. But you don’t have to like rodeo to enjoy them, because they’re first stories of people like you and I, with big problems.
To introduce you to Charla Rae Denny, the heroine of The Sweet Spot, I thought I’d share with you her list of life lessons:
· Before you throw your Ex off your ranch, be sure you know how to run it.
· A Goth Dolly Parton look-alike can make a great friend. And dumpster monkeys are helpful, too.
· Next time, start a hardware store instead of a bucking bull business – the stock doesn’t try to commit suicide every few minutes.
· If you’re the subject of gossip, stay away from the Clip-n-Curl.
· Life is full of second chances, if you can get over yourself enough to grab them.
· To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and discover that the prisoner is you -- Louis B. Smede
Charla’s Ex, JB, learned a lot as well:
She’s no longer your wife.
Maybe not, but her pheromones still called to him from across a room, touching him places no other woman’s ever had,
He wanted her. Sexually, obliviously, but also in ways he’d forgotten until he found himself outside her world, looking in. He missed the way she used to look at him; a corner of her mouth lifted in a girl-next-door-centerfold way. He missed the sight of her dancing in the kitchen, when she thought she was alone. He missed having the home she’d created wrapped around him, giving him strength to go out in the world and do things.
He missed all those things. But it was the changes in her that kept him awake at night. She was stronger now. Stronger than before the accident. Stronger than he’d ever seen her.
And he liked it.
I hope you’ll enjoy Charla and JB’s story!
To introduce you to Charla Rae Denny, the heroine of The Sweet Spot, I thought I’d share with you her list of life lessons:
· Before you throw your Ex off your ranch, be sure you know how to run it.
· A Goth Dolly Parton look-alike can make a great friend. And dumpster monkeys are helpful, too.
· Next time, start a hardware store instead of a bucking bull business – the stock doesn’t try to commit suicide every few minutes.
· If you’re the subject of gossip, stay away from the Clip-n-Curl.
· Life is full of second chances, if you can get over yourself enough to grab them.
· To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and discover that the prisoner is you -- Louis B. Smede
Charla’s Ex, JB, learned a lot as well:
She’s no longer your wife.
Maybe not, but her pheromones still called to him from across a room, touching him places no other woman’s ever had,
He wanted her. Sexually, obliviously, but also in ways he’d forgotten until he found himself outside her world, looking in. He missed the way she used to look at him; a corner of her mouth lifted in a girl-next-door-centerfold way. He missed the sight of her dancing in the kitchen, when she thought she was alone. He missed having the home she’d created wrapped around him, giving him strength to go out in the world and do things.
He missed all those things. But it was the changes in her that kept him awake at night. She was stronger now. Stronger than before the accident. Stronger than he’d ever seen her.
And he liked it.
I hope you’ll enjoy Charla and JB’s story!
Laura Drake is a city girl, who never grew out of her tomboy ways, or a serious cowboy crush. She writes both Women's Fiction and Romance. The Sweet Spot, the first novel in her, 'Sweet on a Cowboy' Series, will be released by Grand Central in May of 2013, Nothing Sweeter, in December. Her 'biker-chick' novel, Her Road Home, will be released by Harlequin's Superromance in August, 2013.
Laura resides in Southern California, though she aspires to retirement in Texas. She gave up the corporate CFO gig to write, full time. She's a wife, grandmother, and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours. http://LauraDrakeBooks.com Twitter: @PBRWrite
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Charla Rae Denny was the perfect wife with a perfect life, content to keep the home fires burning while her husband, JB, competed as a champion bull rider. Then their son died in a tragic accident-and everything fell apart. Divorced and saddled with a hill of bills and a failing ranch, Charla must now cowboy up to put her life back together.
James "JB" Denny doesn't stay where he isn't welcome. So when Charla shut him out of her grieving heart-and their home-a year ago, he took comfort where he could find it. Now after seeing beautiful Charla again, he wants it all back. She can't work the ranch alone, and deep in his heart he knows he can be the man she needs. But after so much history and heartbreak, can JB convince Charla to take a risk and give their love a second chance.
Poor gal. Great post. I like her list, I like her name, and I like the title.
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don't have a fav cowboy
ReplyDeleteCan you believe I've still yet to read a book with a cowboy hero? That's unacceptable. Also, the words "dumpster monkey" have me intensely curious:) Thanks for sharing Tina and Laura!
ReplyDeleteOkay, this sounds so fun...and those are some pretty intense life lessons there. I like the sound of this one. Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteDoes movie cowboys count? If so my favorite is Clint Eastwood. I would love to read this book.
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