Showing posts with label Ten Quickies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ten Quickies. Show all posts

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Ten Quickies with Author D'Ann Lindun

Today it's our pleasure to welcome author, D'Ann Lindun to Fox Tales. She's been kind enough to answer our ten quickies questions so we can get to know a little bit about her. We're also featuring two of her latest releases, A Cowboy to Keep and Sunny Days Ahead. So let's get moving.

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A COWBOY TO KEEP
When Laney Ellis’ husband is killed by a bull, she is left alone to run their small cattle ranch and raise their son, Justin, on her own. One thing she is determined her son will never do is ride rodeo bulls. But that is the dream Justin holds dearest—to be exactly like his dad, the onetime Colorado State High School Rodeo Champion.

After his rodeo career peaks and begins to slide, Cody Utah opens a bull riding school. Although attracted to his next door neighbor, he steers clear. Cody has heard rumors Laney trapped her husband into marriage by getting pregnant in high school. The last thing Cody wants is children. His mother was a drunk, and he doesn’t know who his father is.

A bull's hooves turned Laney’s world to dust; bull riding gave Cody a life worth living—can they find common ground?


Doesn't this story sound like a great read? If you enjoy a cowboy read, you should check these out. Before we get to the next one, here's our Ten Quickies from D'Ann.

Ten Quickies for Fox Tales

1. Mountains or Beaches? Mountains! I do live in the Colorado Rockies!   

2. Early Morning or Late Night? Late night. I’m a night owl

3. High Heels or Sneakers? Sneakers

4. Summer or Winter? Summer! Dear God, please let it come soon!

5. Wine or Chocolate? I don’t drink and I don’t really like chocolate

6. Pen or Laptop? Old school desktop.

7. Sports Car or Motorcycle? Pickup!

8. Gold or Silver? Gold

9. Appetizer or Dessert? Appetizer

10. Kindle or Paperback? Both! Depends on the mood.

SUNNY DAYS AHEAD
 
Sunny Jamieson craves a normal family so much she has gotten pregnant by the wrong man—twice. Neither was the man she thought he was, and she is alone and about to give birth in an ice storm.

Garrett Pike wants nothing more than to have a boy of his own to follow in his footsteps. When he returns home from the rodeo circuit and finds his wife in bed with a ranch hand, he needs to distance himself from his angry memories and accepts a job offer in Black Mountain, Colorado. On the way, his truck breaks down in a blizzard, landing him at the home of a pregnant woman and her kids.

Garrett and Sunny bond when she gives birth. Garrett realizes he doesn’t have to be the biological father of a child to love one, and Sunny knows she’s found the man she’s been seeking. Together, they can create the family they’ve both been longing for.

AUTHOR BIO:

Falling in love with romance novels the summer before sixth grade, D’Ann Lindun never thought about writing one until many years later when she took a how-to class at her local college. She was hooked! She began writing and never looked back. Romance appeals to her because there's just something so satisfying about writing a book guaranteed to have a happy ending. D’Ann’s particular favorites usually feature cowboys and the women who love them. This is probably because she draws inspiration from the area where she lives, Western Colorado, her husband of twenty-nine years and their daughter. Composites of their small farm, herd of horses, five Australian shepherds, a Queensland heeler, nine ducks and cats of every shape and color often show up in her stories!

You can find her here:
http://dlindunauthor.blogspot.com/

http://www.amazon.com/DAnn-Lindun/e/B008DKL9TU

Now I'm in the mood for boots and hats. I'll have to give these a try. Thank you for spending the day with us, D'Ann. We wish you much success with your books!

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Ten Quickies and Secrets of an Aztec Temple by Paty Jager

Today we are fortunate to have award-winning author Paty Jager as our guest. We're celebrating her latest release, Secrets of an Aztec Temple. Paty has been kind enough to play along and answer our Ten Quickies questions. Before we get started, I must say I just love her bio photo! Don't you? Be sure to read on for a peek at her at her new book. Take it away, Paty!

1. Mountains or Beaches?  That one is tough! I grew up in the mountains and do love pine trees and snowy peaks but I love going to the Oregon Coast and watching the waves crash against the rocks. I guess I’d say beaches.

2. Early Morning or Late Night? Early Morning. I love watching the sun come up, hear the birds and animals starting their day, and having yet another day to be the people I love and do the things I love to do.

3. High Heels or Sneakers? Sneakers! Well, boots, actually. It’s hard to walk through a corral or field in high heels. ;)

4. Summer or Winter? Another hard one…I love summer for the warmth, the smell of fresh cut hay, riding my horse. But I love the beauty of winter. I guess summer trumps winter because I came up with more reasons I like it. ;)

5. Wine or Chocolate? Chocolate. No problem determining that one. I can’t start my day without a cup of hot chocolate and I keep Dove Dark chocolate in the house at all times.

6. Pen or Laptop? Laptop. As I get older and use the computer more, my writing has become so scribbly I can’t read it half the time.

7. Sports Car or Motorcycle? Sports Car! You won’t catch me hurtling down a paved road with nothing around me but leather!

8. Gold or Silver? It used to be gold but I like silver better now.

9. Appetizer or Dessert? Dessert! There are sooo many things you can do with chocolate syrup. ;)

 
10. Kindle or Paperback? Both! I love my Kindle but there are times, like in the bath tub and long trips when I can’t recharge the Kindle that a paperback is my go to source for reading.

For every 20 comments I will give-away a $5 egift certificate to Amazon.

Thank you for having me here today! I’d like to share with you the blurb and a short excerpt of my latest action adventure romance release, Secrets of an Aztec Temple.

Here's the blurb:
Revenge is not always sweet…

Isabella Mumphrey can’t leave a puzzle alone. This time she attempts to use her anthropology knowledge to uncover who is stealing priceless artifacts from an Aztec Temple in Mexico City. She believes the discovery will prove her worth to the World Intelligence Agency. 

Tino Constantine is also in Mexico City. He has infiltrated a drug lord’s organization to find enough evidence to not only prove the man’s illegal activities, but to bring him down for numerous deaths. Namely those of Tino’s family.

But when the love of his life, Isabella, strolls into his enemy’s home, Tino is challenged with the choice of saving her or fulfilling his revenge.
Here's an excerpt:

     Garza’s teeth curled back in a feral smile as he nodded his head. “I like your thinking, but I wish them alive. I need to set some rules the two pendejos need to learn.”

     “Does Cezar know where they are?” Garza’s right hand man had been missing for the last hour. Tino suspected he was gathering information on the whereabouts of the brothers.

     “Cezar is escorting a special guest here. But Hector has been following the two and called to tell me he lost them in the colonias.”

      “I’ll start there.” Tino turned to leave.

      “Rodriguez. If you cannot bring them in, do not show your face here again.”

      The threatening tone punctuated what he already knew. If he didn’t bring the Alvarez brothers back he would be hunted down and killed because he’d witnessed and participated in illegal activities.

      “I will be back with your guests.”

      Tino exited the office congratulating himself at having made it to Garza’s inner sanctum, but now realized there were two more doors that would need breached before he could find the evidence to bring in the Drug Enforcement Agency.

      His mind wandered to how to find the Alvarez brothers and make his way up in status to gain entry into the room behind the bullet-proof door. He stepped out onto the front portico. Cezar walked alongside a woman who carried herself in a familiar way.

      Tino’s blood iced with fear as he recognized the long hair, button nose, and wire-rimmed glasses. Another glance at the woman he knew so well and the ice melted, simmered, and quickened his heart. What brought his querida to the drug lord’s Mexico City compound? Dread, desire, and regret collided as he blindly slammed into a cement pillar.

Buy Links:
Windtree Press http://windtreepress.com/product.asp?itemid=17
Nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secrets-of-an-aztec-temple-paty-jager/1114316236
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Isabella-Mumphrey-Adventure-ebook/dp/B00BB5J2VQ
Kobo http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Secrets-of-an-Aztec-Temple/book-KHf1FzTz60a-Xa7-PBMCRg/page1.html?s=JrJ_mAllFEGuiT9syKbcWQ&r=1

Bio:

Award winning author Paty Jager is a member of national and local writing organizations. She not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it. With sixteen novels and several short stories published, she continues to have characters cavorting in her head. 
You can learn more about Paty at her blog; www.patyjager.blogspot.com  her website; http://www.patyjager.net or on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/#!/paty.jager , Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1005334.Paty_Jager  and twitter;  @patyjag.

Thank you for taking the time to be with us today, Paty. We wish you much success with your new book!



Monday, April 1, 2013

Ten Quickies with Sutton

Today we're adding something a little different here at Fox Tales. For guest authors, they can choose to just answer ten quickies, instead of writing a guest post. For those of you who do blog tours, it's our effort to ease the brain strain of constantly trying to think up something new. Plus it will still give all of our lovely readers a feel for the author.

It wouldn't be fair if I didn't answer them myself first. So here goes:

1. Mountains or Beaches? Mountains. Born and raised in Colorado. Need I say more?

2. Early Morning or Late Night? Truly? Neither. I’m a middle of the day kind of person.

3. High Heels or Sneakers? Anyone who follows me on Pinterest knows high heels are my own private fetish. Oops! Did I say that out loud?

4. Summer or Winter? Summer. The longer I live, the less I like the cold.

5. Wine or Chocolate? Wine. I’m really not much of a chocolate person, unless it’s made into a martini…

6. Pen or Laptop? Laptop. I could live without one, but it would be ugly.

7. Sports Car or Motorcycle? Sports Car. Or rather, super car. The Mercedes McLaren is my fav, even though they’re out of production.

8. Gold or Silver? Gold. Value aside, I like the color.

9. Appetizer or Dessert? Appetizer. More often than not, I prefer savory or salty, to sweet.

10. Kindle or Paperback? Kindle. Sometimes a paperback, but that’s happening less and less as time goes on.

There you have it. Leave a comment if there's something else you're dying to know about your favorite author. We can always update the list.