Tuesday, August 4, 2020

#NEBT - "Cowboys for a Cause" by BJ Wane, et al.


 
These cowboys are guaranteed to make you thirsty!
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If you climb in the saddle, be ready to ride...
Over twenty-five of your favorite bestselling and award-winning authors have rustled up some sizzling, Grade-A, top quality cowboys for you to enjoy in this epic western romance anthology. From heavy-handed herdsmen, bronco-bustin’ bad boys, and every kind of wild, wanton wrangler in between, the heroes of this steamy collection won’t be denied, and they’re guaranteed to leave you breathless.
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This all-star anthology features:

Agent Cowboy by Shanna Handel: When I became an FBI agent, I didn’t anticipate becoming a cowboy. Now I’ve fallen into the ways of the West, but can I rein in the woman I’ve fallen for?

Badgering the Cowboy by Golden Angel: This shifter rodeo rider is about to rope himself a honey badger.

Badlands by Delta James: They say great warriors return as great horses. The very best of them retain their humanity and can shift between worlds.

Cassandra's Cowboy by Kallista Dane: When Kane drags Cass into the wilderness, saying her life is in danger, she knows darn well she shouldn't trust him. But the stern cowboy is determined to keep her safe - no matter what it takes.

Charlie’s Girl by Kate Richards: Her breakdown was his opportunity to save a damsel in distress.

Come Sundown by Stevie MacFarlane: His patience was wearing thin. She was either going to say yes soon, or her sweet little behind was going to pay for leading him on.

The Cowboy’s Little Girl by Meredith O’Reilly: Rule number one on the Benson Ranch: Daddy is always in charge.

The Cowboy's Replacement Bride by Sue Lyndon: Ingrid isn't the mail order bride Everett ordered--and she's hoping he never finds out. What will the strict rancher do when he discovers his new bride has been keeping secrets?

Dangerous Ride by Piper Stone: Where I come from, a lawman has full control, especially with bad girls in need of discipline.

The Getaway Ranch by Tessa Carr: He brought her to the ranch knowing she was alone, penniless and terrified. What he didn't know was, her problems - and his - had just begun.

Halfway Home by Maddie Taylor: After secretly loving him for a lifetime, can this shy farm girl corral her cowboy once and for all?

His Little Cowgirl by Laylah Roberts: She moved halfway around the world to be his little cowgirl but is it everything she dreamed it would be?

In Deep Waters by Alyssa Bailey: She didn't care for cowboys but when danger comes calling, she finds she may have misjudged one.

Kidnapped by the Cowboy by Sierra Cartwright: He was supposed to protect her, not fall in love with her.

Knockin’ the Boots by Peyton Banks: She was his best friend’s sister and should have been off-limits.

Marrying the Murderer by Vanessa Brooks: Caught between a rock and a hard place, what choice did she have?

Meri’s Man by Laura Garland: Lost in the middle of the Nevada desert the only saving grace that lassos all my problems together and turns my frown upside down – a sexy guy on a horse.

Mountain Blue by Alta Hensley: Their icy beginning soon turns to a passion hot enough to melt the blizzard outside.

The Painted Lady by Raisa Greywood: People say strong fences make good neighbors. No amount of barbed wire is going to make a Sidhe and a cougar shifter get along. But fate has other plans.

Rescued by Her Cowboys by Isabella Laase: When lonely Rosie Meyers finds herself in trouble with the local bullies, two stern cowboys take her into their home, but can all three of them find a future together?

River's Edge by Maggie Ryan: The tomboy next door had grown up to be a woman of sass and fire that set this cowboy aflame.

Rogue Cowboy by Linzi Basset: She bought a date with the notorious cowboy on a welfare auction... only she wasn't prepared for the kind of date he had in mind.

Rogue’s Return by Desiree Holt: She's in trouble, he's supposed to protect her, but what about the heat that's lasted twelve years?

Runaway Cowboy by Abby Aaron: Kyle Sanchez returns home to save his former lover's ranch. Only she doesn't need saving, and he left her with more responsibilities than he realized.

Stark White by Yolanda Olson: Some demons never manage to stay buried.

Trusting Her Cowboy by BJ Wane: Gavin McCullough knew his family obligations prevented him from accepting a human mate, but one look into Aislyn Lankford's golden eyes and he couldn't resist making her his.

Wait for Me, Cowboy by Mary Wehr: Her childish crush blossomed into love, but will he still see her as a spoiled brat in need of a spanking?

Monday, August 3, 2020

#GuestPost from Sydney Winward


Authors Who Have Influenced My Writing

I first started writing more seriously when I was fifteen years old, when I decided that this was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a writer! As a fifteen year old, I idolized Christopher Paolini and taped quotes from him all over my walls. Here are a few of them:

“Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.”

“If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.”

“I think I learned most from editing, both editing myself and having someone else edit me. It's not always easy to have someone criticize your work, your baby. But if you can swallow your ego, you can really learn from the editing.”

“If you want to be a professional writer then you need to write consistently. Inspiration strikes about once every blue moon which, for me, is once every two and a half to three months, which is when I'll get really and truly inspired about something.”

Other authors who have influenced my writing:

-Brandon Sanderson with his incredible world building.
-Sarah J. Maas with her talent for getting her fans to really care about and obsess over her characters.
-Sarah Eden with her depth of characters. She can get me to love a character so much that I’ll actually cry when something awful happens to them.

Here’s a little bit about my new release, Bloodbond, the second book in the Bloodborn Series, which can be read as a standalone.


Blurb:

Zachariah Degore spent ten years locked under ground as a feral vampire. Now he has to redefine what it means to be healthy and whole. With his human life behind him, he starts anew in the vampire city of Ichor Knell with the vampire shah as his kin. He must prove he is worthy of his place in this new world.

Laurel Covaci is vampire elite, she would never court a feral vampire. After two hundred years she has yet to find a mate who meets with her satisfaction. She hides the pain of past hurt and abandonment behind a cold façade. Zach is confident that Laurel is the vampire for him, but can he break through her icy walls and convince her he's the mate she's been waiting for?



Excerpt:

She stared at him. And stared. Until it became uncomfortable.

So he stood and started to pack up his things, but she glared at him and pointed to his seat.

“Sit.” He did. Who could disobey a tone like that? “You can’t kill?” she asked incredulously. “You only recently came out of being feral, correct?” He nodded. “And you can’t kill? Human blood doesn’t send you into a rage. You refused to drink from the goblet at the service.”

“Have you been spying on me?”

She ignored his comment, and her mouth puckered slightly as if in deep concentration. He couldn’t help but stare. He’d never seen her do it before. Another endearing quality he added to the lengthy list of what made Laurel Covaci absolutely perfect.

“I have searched high and low, but I simply cannot find any answers to this particular conundrum,” she finally said. Heat rose to his ears. She’d been thinking about him?

He grinned. “Well, well, Lady Covaci. I didn’t realize I was filling up your thoughts.”

She blushed prettily, and he almost expected her to get up from the table and leave, regretting she even sat down in the first place. But she stayed put. In fact, she stared right back as if challenging him. He enjoyed the eye contact. Her eyes were so blue. So beautiful. They took him back to green fields of his childhood, of staring back at the blue sky as clouds lazily drifted past.

About the Author:

Sydney Winward was born with an artistic brain and a love of discovery for new talents. From drawing to sewing to music, she has loved to explore every opportunity that comes her way. At a young age, Sydney discovered her love of writing, and she hasn’t been able to stop writing since. Her active imagination and artistic mind take her away to different worlds and time periods, making every new story a fantastic adventure. When she is not writing (or fawning over animals in the neighborhood) she spends time with her husband and children at home in Utah.

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