Showing posts with label #cowboys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #cowboys. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Check out As You Were Cowboy! #MilRom #Cowboys #ComingSoon

As I head into surgery this morning, I wanted to make sure I shared with you an upcoming release! Don't miss As You Were Cowboy, arriving on December 11th!  Saddle up as retired Marine Mateo Lopez struggles to regain control over his life after a devastating medical injury.

Wrangling a leatherneck takes skill . . . and patience.
Subject: Mateo Lopez, USMC retired
Current Status: Medical discharge, recovering
Mission: Rebuild his life following medical discharge from the Marines after suffering a spinal injury. Care for and train his beloved horses once again.
Obstacle: Claire Windsor. The London-born trainer comes to the ranch, keen on beginning a training program designed to turn its horses into therapy animals. The last thing Mateo wants is a change in routine or a beautiful, talented woman with a sexy accent telling him what to do. But avoiding her may prove impossible, especially when she stands between him and the work he loves.

Available December 11th!



 Series Reading Order:

Semper Fi Cowboy  - on sale for $1.99!
As You Were, Cowboy 

In the meanwhile, don't miss Heather's most recent release, Securing Arizona, a part of Susan Stoker's Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle World!


Check out an excerpt for As You Were Cowboy below!

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Major Sale at the Ranch!


It’s the 4th of July! And what better way of celebrating our independence than with a mega sale!

Yep. While you’re getting your grill on and blowing stuff up, be sure to check out the deals happening at the Sprawling A Ranch where the first four books in the series are either free or $0.99 for a limited time!

That’s right. FREE! Or 99 CENTS!

All of this celebration is in preparation for Jack’s book, Eight Seconds to Forever, out July 19th.

If you haven’t spent time with the studly fellas on the Sprawling A Ranch, now’s your chance to join the fun in this sexy, award winning series.



Free! The Cowboy Way https://www.books2read.com/TheCowboyWay
   Free! The Marlboro Man https://www.books2read.com/TheMarlboroMan
$0.99! To Have Faith https://www.books2read.com/ToHaveFaith
$0.99! Sweetest Kisses https://www.books2read.com/SweetestKisses

And preorder your copy of Eight Seconds to Forever while you’re at it.




                                               https://www.books2read.com/EightSecondstoForever



*Did you notice the universal book links? What is a universal book link, you ask? Awesomeness, that’s what.

Instead of listing a huge paragraph of links to all of the sale vendors, here is one handy link where you can go and choose your preferred sales channel. Once you’ve selected your favorite book vendor, the link generator will remember your preferences. See, told you it was awesome.


Until next time!
Anna- The Super Diva



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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Yee haw! It's rodeo time!

The next book in the Sprawling A Ranch series features Jack who was a professional bull rider. I figured if I was going to write about a man who participated in rodeos, I should probably attend a few myself. Fortunate for me, there are a few close enough to attend, and did I ever get my research on.

First up was the Enumclaw Rodeo. My good friend and former rodeo competitor Carmen Cook went with me to point out the lay of the land. This was a smaller rodeo where everybody seemed to know everybody. There were a few fellows from my grandmother's hometown competing (go Hermiston!) and a pretty kick ass band entertaining the crowd after the show.


Still not sure what they were in line for.


Then it was on to the Ellensburg Rodeo. This is the eighth largest rodeo in the country and has been going strong for ninety-three years. Fate smiled upon me and I was able to have a private, behind the scenes tour of the rodeo. Warren Hall has been volunteering at the rodeo since he was fifteen years old (a long time) and told me all about the history of the arena and about some of the livestock. I even got to go inside the sports medicine trailer and behind the chutes themselves.
Inside the Justin Boots
sports medicine trailer.
Getting ready for the
show.
Mr. Warren teaching us about the rodeo.
And there's still one more rodeo I'm aiming to get to! This is when I love research. Until next time, my friends. And be on the look out for Jack's book early next summer!

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Monday, July 11, 2016

The Cowboys are Everywhere. And the First One is FREE!

For the last year, the books in the Sprawling A Ranch series have been exclusive to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. I am so excited to announce that the boys are now available on almost all digital platforms, and I'm celebrating by offering the first book for free if you sign up for my newsletter!

Welcome to the Sprawling A Ranch!

Book Four- Adam and Nic


Small-town life fits Adam Maguire like a pair of favorite blue jeans, while Nicolette Fournier finds it as constricting as a straitjacket. But when this good ol’ country boy and rock n roll princess come together, sparks fly hot enough to melt the icing on the delicious cakes in Nic’s bake shop. As the youngest of six brothers, nothing is more important to Adam than family, and he believes Nic would make a great addition to his. Only Nic is counting the days to when she has fulfilled familial obligations and can return to her life of open roads and adventure, leaving bad childhood memories in her rearview mirror. To make this free spirit his, Adam will have to pull out all of the stops to convince her that the only bed he wants to set his cowboy boots under are hers, and home wouldn’t be complete without her Doc Martens beside them.
Available at: Amazon: iBooks: Kobo
Book Three- Ben, Faith, and Colby
Ben Castillo was every woman’s fantasy. More precisely, Faith O’Leary’s fantasy. Tall, broad, and oh-so handsome, he had a deep voice, and big hands, and the best part of all – he was just as kinky as the rumors suggested. Even kinkier. When he agreed to help Faith explore her submissive nature, she mistakenly thought her biggest obstacle would be in getting Ben to believe her when she said she wasn’t going to walk away after his tutelage was over. Instead she finds herself facing the scorn of their conservative community when it’s discovered that their relationship also included time spent with his cute roommate Colby.
Ben was convinced his time with Faith was limited, and she’d move on to someone closer to her own age and settle down once she had her fun. The vicious gossip going around town is a sign for him to walk away from the woman he’s come to love, but Colby thinks Ben’s a fool, and will do whatever he can to ensure a happy ending. For all of them.
 
 
Book Two- Mark and Gabriella
For years Mark Webber was in love with his best friend’s girl, and it had become well past time for him to move on for greener pastures. Not long after he left,  Mark realized the Sprawling A was his home, so now he’s back, ready to leave the past in the dust. While he was gone, there had been some changes at the A, including a new ranch hand who comes with a sister that stirs Mark’s passions in ways he never felt. Gabriella Montoya has come to the ranch seeking shelter after a failed marriage. Not only is she welcomed with open arms, but she gains six big brothers. But one man doesn’t look at her like he would a sister. Oh, no. Mark gazes at her with a heat and promise in his eyes, and damn if he doesn’t deliver on every one. But Gabriella’s not certain she’s ready to embark on another relationship so soon with a man who has made no bones about wanting forever, especially when both of their pasts rise from the ashes and threaten everything they have. Available at Amazon: Barnes & Noble: Kobo: AReBooks: iTunes
Book One- Trey and Greta
An on the job accident leaves ranch owner Trey Armstrong with a dislocated shoulder and no recollection of the last few years of his life, including his marriage to the lovely Greta. His mind might not remember her but his body sure does, and despite his lack of memory, Trey finds himself eager to return to the homestead. With his ranch a success and a beautiful, understanding wife by his side, Trey comes to think that he's been living the charmed life. But not all is as it seems. Behind shy smiles and scorching kisses, Greta is hiding secrets that could destroy their rediscovered relationship. When the illusion of his perfect marriage begins to crumble, Trey realizes he can't live in oblivion forever and will have to remember his past in order to salvage his future. Available at Amazon: Nook : iBooks: KOBO: ARebooks Click to read an excerpt


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Monday, June 6, 2016

The Evolution of a Book Cover

Several years ago I found a photo taken by the amazing Jenn LeBlanc I knew would be perfect for the cover of Sweetest Kisses. The composition, the hero, it was as if it was taken straight from the book. However, my heroine is a baker by trade, and the six-pack abs on the model in the photo didn't fit.
Original Photo

We all know that the modeling industry hires a certain body type. Fortunately, independent publishers are asking for more diversity in their photos. This means a rise in models of ethnicity and shape. Yay! But usually this also means a higher cost as these photos are still hard to come by.
 

Of course, the question then becomes how much do we, or should we, alter the photo. Below are a few of the examples. We played with bust size, belly rolls, and hips. In the end, proportion won out. There was only so much we could add without making her head, neck, and jawline appear too small in comparison.





And voila! Here is the finished product. Yes, she's a bit skinner than Nic, but at least she's been softened to a more realistic body size.


Isn't technology amazing!

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Some Sugar with Your Spice- Sweetest Kisses

It's a book birthday!!

Sweetest Kisses book four in the Sprawling A Ranch Series is out now at your favorite retailer.


Adam may be the baby of his family, and the youngest on the ranch, but that man is in no way childish, especially when it comes to those he loves. And I loved pairing him up to Nic, who I identified with entirely too much. There is a piece of me in all of my heroines, and Nic is the high school version of me. The girl with the pink hair who was ready to explore the world. Yeah... I'm still working on that.

*And for your long time readers, you may recognize the mention of a certain Marine that had to go undercover.  *cough*cough*Adamantium *cough*

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Small-town life fits Adam Maguire like a pair of favorite blue jeans, while Nicolette Fournier finds it as constricting as a straitjacket. But when this good ol’ country boy and rock n roll princess come together, sparks fly hot enough to melt the icing on the delicious cakes in Nic’s bake shop.
As the youngest of six brothers, nothing is more important to Adam than family, and he believes Nic would make a great addition to his. Only Nic is counting the days to when she has fulfilled familial obligations and can return to her life of open roads and adventure, leaving bad childhood memories in her rearview mirror. To make this free spirit his, Adam will have to pull out all of the stops to convince her that the only bed he wants to set his cowboy boots under are hers, and home wouldn’t be complete without her Doc Martens beside them.
Excerpt-
Criminy. No wonder Nic looked as if she’d swallowed a live bull frog when he brought her to The Crescent. And it also made sense as to why she was so gun-shy around people and insisted on being called Nic after hearing the way Angela said her name, as if “Nicolette” was something icky found on the bottom of her shoe. Was this how Nic had been treated all her life? Looked at with scorn just because she marched to the beat of her own drum? It sickened him to know that it was probably the case.

Even so, that didn’t mean he needed to allow that kind of stupidity to continue.

“Nic!” he shouted, pushing his way closer to the staircase that led up to the stage.

She caught his gaze through the gaps between the wide slats of the cage and winked. With a rebel yell, she gestured to the DJ, who then cranked up the volume on the guitar wailing opening of “Bad Girlfriend” by Theory of a Dead Man.

The crowd went wild as Nic launched into a dance routine worthy of the finest burlesque show. She shimmied, she bounced, she jumped up and hung from the top of the cage, kicking her legs into positions Adam had only seen in strip clubs.

Torn between lust and fear for her safety, he watched as she whipped the crowd into a frenzy, moving with acrobatic skill as she climbed down and fell to her knees to twirl across the floor. She was sex incarnate as she temped and teased with a roll of her hips and shoulders. As Adam glanced around, he noticed every man gazed at Nic with passion glittering in their eyes as their girls looked on with envy.

“Holy shit,” exclaimed one of the fellas crowding behind him. “Is that the chick from the bakery?”

“Oh yeah,” his buddy answered. “I didn’t realize she was so hot.”

“Totally. I’d glaze her doughnuts any day.”

“Shake that ass, girl,” they shouted. “Shake that ass.”

Adam rounded on them with a growl. “Shut the fuck up. That’s my girl you’re talking about.”

“Seriously?” The taller of the two slapped him on the back. “You lucky bastard.”

Another whoop from the crowd brought his attention back to the stage, where Nic was now hanging from the outside of the cage, swiveling her body and encouraging people to spray their beers all over as if shooting water from a fire hose. As she tried to dodge the sprays of foam, she wore the biggest grin while she laughed and struck a pose as the song came to a whirlwind finish.

“All right, all right. Let’s hear it for Nicolette,” the DJ shouted over the thunderous applause.

Nic was helped down from the stage by a few admiring cowboys. Ignoring their attempts to keep her attention, she kept her gaze firmly on Adam as she passed a pissed-off Angela. Adam’s ex fumed, with rage in her eyes and her hands clenched by her sides as beer dripped off the end of her nose. Guess that would teach her for trying to get an up close look at what she thought would be a train wreck.

“How was that?” Nic asked while her sweat glistened bosom heaved as she caught her breath.

“That was…ahhh.” He lifted his hat to run his hand through his hair as his brain struggled to form a sentence. The words claim and mine flashed behind his closed eyes like a billboard on Times Square. “Damn, girl. All I can think to say right now is I really want to show you the flatbed of my truck.”

Those wondrous breasts of hers bounced with her laughter. “Then let’s go, cowboy.”

His voice dropped an octave. “Are you sure? Because I wanna give you a real thorough tour.”

The corner of her mouth curled up with a wicked tilt, and she curled her fingers around his belt buckle, brushing the hard length of his erection that was testing the integrity of his jeans. “What are we waiting for?”
Fuck yeah.

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