Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Sandra Madden
and her new book, “How to Catch a Cowboy”!
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Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!
How to Catch a Cowboy
by Sandra Madden
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GENRE:
Western Historical
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BLURB:
Matilda Rose
Applebee isn't looking for love when she captures Cooper T. Davis at gunpoint.
Her younger sister is in the family way and claims Cooper is responsible.
Matilda aims to haul the snake-belly back to her sister's waiting arms. But
Cooper insists Matty's sister is mistaken as they begin a long and dangerous
journey.
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EXCERPT TWO:
"You're
the best dancer of all," she said, gazing up into his eyes, a beguiling
smile on her lips.
Moist,
pink lips, full and sweet. Lips he yearned to kiss. "Matilda Rose, be
careful or you'll bewitch me," Cooper warned.
She
laughed, a light lilting laugh, as if he'd said something terribly amusing.
As
they danced slowly, silently, the tantalizing movements of her body pressed to
his, propelled Coop's heart into an irregular rhythm. The smoky simmer of
desire curled through his core, shot to his fingertips. Like some demented
soul, he continued to torture himself with a woman he could not have.
When
the music ended, his lips grazed the top of her head, stealing a taste of her
sweet, silky hair.
Matilda
Rose stepped back, her lips parted in a dazzling smile, her eyes sparkling as
they met his. She had no idea how he felt, how much he wanted her.
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AUTHOR BIO:
This mostly
truthful biography is longer than most of my books. But the older you become,
it seems the more there is to say.
Whether it’s important or not.
Whether anyone is listening.
I was born in
New York City but raised in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a small isthmus that juts
into the Atlantic Ocean five miles north of Boston. During the long cold
winters – read REALLY COLD! – I read and I wrote. My favorite authors were
Bronte and Austin before they became required reading. I wrote stories to amuse
myself which led to writing the 6th grade school play. When I discovered drama
classes in the ninth grade, I gave up writing for a few years. And, yes, I was
the perky cheerleader who played Emily in Our Town. Not a dry eye in the house!
Following high
school graduation my family moved to the warmer climate of South Florida - just
when I was getting acclimated to the constant cold.
At the
University of Miami, I majored in Radio/TV/Film. (As the program was called in
those days - and one of the first departments of its kind in the nation.) I
minored in drama. For three of my four years in college I acted in thirty-
minute radio dramas almost on a weekly basis. Inevitably these live broadcasts
of Theater X were love stories in which I played the heroine. Usually, the
tragic heroine. I credit this experience as having set me on a course of no
return. Romance and fantasy became my fate.
But first I
experienced a short-lived career as a broadcast journalist. I was too far ahead
of my time to fight the slings and arrows of the newsmens’ contempt, so I
switched. I became a broadcast copy/promotional writer and worked in the Miami
and Los Angeles markets. But my most rewarding work was as a
writer/producer/host for a Miami PBS station. (Due to the public broadcasting
budget each person is This mostly truthful biography is longer than most of my books.
But the older you become, it seems the more there is to say. Whether it’s important or not. Whether anyone is listening.
I was born in
New York City but raised in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a small isthmus that juts
into the Atlantic Ocean five miles north of Boston. During the long cold
winters – read REALLY COLD! – I read and I wrote. My favorite authors were
Bronte and Austin before they became required reading. I wrote stories to amuse
myself which led to writing the 6th grade school play. When I discovered drama
classes in the ninth grade, I gave up writing for a few years. And, yes, I was
the perky cheerleader who played Emily in Our Town. Not a dry eye in the house!
Following high
school graduation my family moved to the warmer climate of South Florida - just
when I was getting acclimated to the constant cold.
At the
University of Miami, I majored in Radio/TV/Film. (As the program was called in
those days - and one of the first departments of its kind in the nation.) I
minored in drama. For three of my four years in college I acted in thirty-
minute radio dramas almost on a weekly basis. Inevitably these live broadcasts
of Theater X were love stories in which I played the heroine. Usually, the
tragic heroine. I credit this experience as having set me on a course of no
return. Romance and fantasy became my fate.
But first I
experienced a short-lived career as a broadcast journalist. I was too far ahead
of my time to fight the slings and arrows of the newsmens’ contempt, so I
switched. I became a broadcast copy/promotional writer and worked in the Miami
and Los Angeles markets. But my most rewarding work was as a
writer/producer/host for a Miami PBS station. (Due to the public broadcasting
budget each person is expected to fill a variety of roles for one salary. One
small salary.) I focused on How-To series, public affairs – of the political
kind - and women’s issues. During this time I met many inspiring women who
shared their stories with me, women whose remarkable achievements, great
spirits and strength influenced my work as I started to write. First, I became
a published poet. It didn’t take much time for me to write short verses.
As with most
writers, I wrote my first historical novels in the evenings after my day job. A
second wind is required to do this and it magically appears with the passion
for writing.
Passion for the
writing and persistence in submitting are the keys to becoming a published
author. The secrets of the sisterhood
gleaned from lessons learned along the way.
Not long after
being published I discovered that a writer’s life is not all about the voices
in your head demanding release to a page – frequently at an inopportune time.
And it’s not all about three figure contracts, champagne tours and as much
chocolate as you can consume. Oh. No. A writer’s life includes thundering
deadlines, dry spells, assorted blocks, carpel tunnel syndrome and frozen
shoulders. Occasionally, the green-eyed monster rears her head and wraps grown
women in knots. But most of all, writing romance is a wonderful love story in
itself. There is nothing else a romance writer would rather be doing. She is
totally in love with romance and with the ability to share her stories with
gracious readers. Thank you, dear reader.
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tour.
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Sandra ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new book
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the excerpt :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun book to read. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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