Do You Take This Cowboy? by by Stephanie Berget (Author), Melissa Keir (Author), Lyssa Layne (Author), Robin Deeter (Author), Ann Anders (Author), Paty Jager (Author), D’Ann Lindun (Author)
For Better… For Worse…
In Sickness and health…
Falling for a cowboy is easy, but when weddings happen on the ranch, anything can happen and often does! Roping, Fireworks and Magic…Enjoy seven wonderful tales of love and marriage by some best-selling and award-winning Western Contemporary Romance authors.
Romance Author Interview – Abbie Zanders
About Abbie Zanders:
My name is Abbie Zanders and I'm the author of more than 35 published romance novels. My books range from contemporary to paranormal, sweet to sexy, and everything in between. It all depends on which muses are talking the loudest at any given moment. I promise my readers two things: happily ever afters, always, and no cliffhangers, ever.
Some background: I was born and raised in the mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania, which has become the setting for the majority of my books. I have degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics, which paved the way for me to work as a software engineer for more than twenty-five years. During that time, I've also held second jobs as a deli clerk, pub waitress, restaurant baker, and secretary.
As for writing, well, I've been crafting stories since elementary school, though it's only fairly recently that I started sharing them with others. When I'm not escaping into another world of my own creation, I'm a busy wife and mother of three, including a set of identical twins. Besides being an avid reader and writer, I love animals (especially big dogs), classic American muscle cars, and 80's hair bands.
What inspires you to write?
LIFE! I find inspiration in everything: my childhood, song lyrics, the customers in line at the grocery store, my wild imagination – the list is endless. Just as all of my life experiences have shaped me to become the person I am, so they have shaped my ideas and stories, and they are ever changing and evolving.
Tell us about your writing process.
I am a total pantser. Often a story will begin with a single scene, or maybe some funny dialogue, and build from there. Once it's in my head, it's like background music playing on a loop. When the creative juices are flowing, I'll hear another "piece".
It's a long, sometimes frustrating process. As the characters take shape and new ideas form, the real story starts to come through. The truth is, when I start writing, I never know what's going to happen. It's that joy of discovery that delights me each and every day.
How do you develop your characters?
My characters constantly surprise me. They grow as the story does.
If I'm doing a series with recurring characters, I get to know them very well. I know what they'll say, how they'll react. Sometimes I'll put them in unexpected situation and I'll discover a facet of their personalities I wasn't aware of. I find new characters to be harder to write at first, because they're a totally blank canvas and anything can happen.
The most important thing, I think, is that every character must have specific strengths and more importantly, weakness. It's their flaws that make them truly relatable.
Who are your favorite authors?
I have SO many favorite authors, it would be impossible to list them all, but some of the ones that really stand out are Nalini Singh, Lora Leigh, Christine Feehan, Kresley Cole, Maya Banks, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lynsay Sands, Karen Marie Moning, Lynn Raye Harris, Penny Reid, Molly Harper, Alexandra Ivy, Shelly Laurenston, Hannah Howell, Gena Showalter, Kerrelyn Sparks…
What genres do you write?: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Comedy, Paranormal Romance, Time Travel Romance, Medieval Romance
What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Audiobook
Where to find out more about the author
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Featured Book: From Maid to Duchess by Regina James
About From Maid to Duchess by Regina James
Lady Evelyn’s life changed when her mother died and her step-mother Lady Cecilia entered her life. Still everything became worse when her father died leaving them in poverty. Her wicked step-mother decided to use Evelyn as a servant in their household. Evelyn was resigned to her fate and was just happy that she at least had her step-sister Lady Jane in her life. Until she met the Duke of Langley and spoke to him in the shadows.
The Duke of Langley, Julien had no desire to remarry after his first wife jumped to her death from the balcony of their home. However, after losing the third governess for his children, his mother convinced him that finding himself a mother for his twins would be better…More permanent. Set out to find such a woman to act in the sole capacity of mother and nothing more, Julien found the perfect woman. Only she was a servant, way beneath him for marriage. And there was another huge problem— he had feelings for her. He did not want feelings in the equation.
Against the machinations of one wicked step-mother and an unfeeling mother; with expectations of marriage without love, would this maid be the next Duchess of Langley?
This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook
Featured Book: The Wilderness Series by Pamela Ackerson
About The Wilderness Series by Pamela Ackerson
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This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook
Little Girl Lost by Mia Frances
Wyoming sheriff Zac McHenry is fit to be tied. A new “working girl” just showed up at the local truck stop, ruining his stakeout. There’s been an influx of transients passing through the county lately. Bringing an epidemic of drugs, crime, and vice with them. The last thing he wants is another hooker setting up shop in town. He’s determined to send her packing. He’s 6′ 4″ and she’s a little bit of a thing. How hard could it be? But getting rid of her isn’t as easy as he thought. When he barges into her motel room, she thinks he’s an attacker and wallops him with her purse. He arrests her for assaulting an officer and hauls her off to jail.
Zac soon realizes things aren’t what they seem. Ali is no hooker…she’s actually a youth librarian from upstate New York. Much to Zac’s dismay, she’s also well connected. She’s friends with several state and federal judges who intercede on her behalf. He’s forced to let her go. Thinking she’ll leave town as soon as she’s released, he checks her out of her cheap motel room. But she has no intention of leaving. Ali’s staking out the truck stop too. Looking for the man who picked up a 13-year-old runaway named Peeky, there a week ago. The girl attended a teen drop-in program at Ali’s library and she’s not leaving until she finds her. There’s a rodeo in town and her room’s already been rented out. In fact, there are no rooms to be found anywhere in the area for the next several days. Ali’s temporarily homeless and its all Zac’s fault! There’s only one thing to do…she’ll just have to move in with the sheriff until she can find another place to stay. Zac thinks his houseguest is a foul-mouthed, ill-tempered hellion. She thinks he’s an interfering, arrogant bully. But when they work together to investigate a case of kidnapping, human trafficking, and murder…sparks begin to fly. Is this any way to start a romance?
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
The idea for Little Girl Lost came from a Dateline program I saw on the Investigation Discovery channel about 2 young cousins that had been kidnapped from Ohio and transported to truckstops out of state to be trafficked. I did a lot of research on the topic and decided it would make a good backdrop for a romantic suspense novel.
Featured Box Set: Summer Heat: A Steamy Romance Boxed Set by 10 Authors
About Summer Heat: A Steamy Romance Boxed Set
DOWNLOAD THE HOTTEST BEACH READS! Ten steamy summer books from bestselling authors fill this limited-time boxed set! If you love brooding heroes and timeless romance, this is for you!
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Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Possessive by Willow Winters
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison’s Creed by Cristin Harber
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin
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This Romance Box Set is available in these Formats: eBook
Featured Book: Penelope by Anya Wylde
Leaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband.
Thus begins our heroine’s tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. Unfortunately, her rustic finesse turns out to be as delicate as a fat bear trying to rip apart a honeycomb infested with buzzing bees.
What follows is a series of misadventures, love affairs, moonlit balls, fancy clothes, fake moustaches, highwaymen, sneering beauties, pickpockets, and the wrath of a devilishly handsome duke
This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook
Fired Up by Anna Durand
He sets women ablaze, but the only one he needs may be fireproof.
Humiliated by her cheating ex, control freak Mel Thompson has resolved to avoid sex and romance. But her plans skid off the rails on her birthday, when she overindulges in champagne and tries to seduce her best friend, Adam Caras, exposing her long-repressed attraction to him. She’s determined to remain just friends, but her erotic fantasies have other ideas…
Firefighter Adam Caras has seduced more women than he’d ever admit to, earning the nickname the Arsonist, thanks to his explosive sensuality. Unfortunately, he realized he’s in love with his best friend Mel five minutes after she hooked up with her sleazebag ex. For two years, he’s kept his true feelings a secret. His libido, on the other hand…not so easy to rein in. Now that she’s free, he has a plan of his own. He’ll win her heart the only way he knows how–in bed–by employing every weapon in his lady-killer arsenal.
As best friends become lovers, they must risk everything for a chance at happiness. If they can overcome their past mistakes before it tears them apart…
Featured Book: Trust Fund by Skye Warren
About Trust Fund by Skye Warren
My story starts with a plunge into the cold water of Manhattan’s harbor. A strong hand hauls me back onto the deck of the luxury yacht.
He was supposed to be my enemy…
Christopher protects me with fierce determination. My story begins with a fall but it doesn’t end there. Because my fortune is about to change.
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a new world where the battle for love and money brings down the greatest men.
This Romance book is available in these Formats: eBook
Buyer Beware by Colleen Charles
Buyer Beware by Colleen Charles
I said I could do casual…and swore I’d never fall in love.
I lied.
I know all about her type.
Dirt poor. Check.
Gold digger. Check. Check.
Marcella’s hot as hell and just as intriguing. I live in a swanky Vegas penthouse on top of my equally posh boutique casino. She’s lived in a dilapidated seventies trailer far too long to have patience for billionaire playboys like me that can just snap their fingers and have women fall at their feet, begging to be dominated. She stands for everything I despise. Which is why my obsession with her makes zero sense.
She’s innocence incarnate…I’m the guy who steals it. I can have anything I want, whenever I want it.
And I want her.
Marcella Castillo needs to be taught a lesson. She thinks she’s not the kind of girl I can buy and sell. She’s wrong. But somewhere along the line, the boundaries blur. In my heart, I feel a newfound tenderness and vulnerability that I’ve never known. This woman pulls at my heart strings until my solid walls come tumbling down and I let her in. And I’m happy.
The happiest I’ve ever been since my dad took himself six feet under leaving me with four younger brothers to raise.
Until a vicious sociopath and a haunting secret from Marcella’s past threatens to destroy every single thing I’ve just sold my soul to possess.