Revenge, the Cowboy Way by P. A. Estelle

Please welcome my guest, P. A. Estelle, who will tell us about herself and her Western romance, Revenge, the Cowboy Way. Tell us a little about yourself.

Author P. A. EstelleI’m Penny Estelle. I was a school secretary for 21 years, retiring in 2009. We moved to our retirement home in Kingman, AZ. We live on 54 acres in a very rural area. Actually we live “off the grid”, on solar and wind only. A real adjustment for a city girl. I love it. Nothing like walking out your front door and hear coyotes howling and seeing a sky bursting with stars. It is breathtaking!

I write for all ages – from the very young, to the “Young at Heart” older folks! From time travel adventures to family drama and romances.

Revenge Cowboy Way coverBlurb

When Brian Thornton is taken by surprise at gunpoint, while in the bed of a beautiful, wealthy woman, he swears his revenge. But when he learns his humiliation was at the hands of a young woman and a boy, his vengeance knows no bounds.

Joanna Simmons finds herself snatched out of her home and taken to Thornton’s ship. Against her will, she travels to Texas, and then by wagon train to Bastrop, Brian’s home town. Joanna finds acceptance and genuine friendship with the people of the town, down to Brian’s sister, but the emotional war that wages between Brian and Joanna, keeps any kind of happiness at bay.

Revenge, the Cowboy Way, is the story of hate, love and revenge. The question is whose revenge is it?

Excerpt

It was nearly midnight when Brian left the ship to make the half-hour trip to the Simmons place. The house was dark when he approached the front door, reaching hesitantly for the knob. Softly, his breath held in his throat, he tested the lock. It turned under his touch, and with a silent prayer, he pushed the door open, stepping quietly inside.

He hadn’t taken two steps into the blackness of the room when the door slammed heavily behind him and a shielded bull’s-eye lantern was opened to fill the room with a butter-yellow light. He spun, his hand automatically going for his gun. The motion ceased as his eyes settled on the gaping muzzle of the gun pointed at his forehead. For an instant, he felt the paralysis of fear overtake him until his attention was triggered on the skinny boy who held the weapon.

The sound of a door latching behind him was loud in the silence. He hesitated, the desire to turn and face this new danger strong in him.

“Can I help you, sir?” Joanna’s voice asked sarcastically. He turned from the threatening gun to face her. “So we meet again. We do meet in the strangest places, do we not? Somehow, I had a feeling you would show up.” The young woman was leaning, barefoot, against the wall in an old worn, faded robe tied at the waist. Her blond hair was hanging straight down her back.

The boy pressed his gun into Brian’s back and cautiously took the gun out of his holster. Brian’s faced burned with fury when the girl chuckled and said, “It seems we have taken yet another one of your pistols, Mr…?”

“Thornton. Brian Thornton.” His voice was calm, belying the urge he felt burning inside to get his hands around her throat.

“This could get expensive for you, Mr. Thornton,” She crossed her arms and looked at Brian, cocking her head. “We do seem to have a small dilemma here, and I’m not quite sure what to do about it.”

He was amazed at her nonchalance. “I guess you do have a problem,” he said in his best Texas drawl. “I guess you’ll have to kill me so I won’t give you away.”

View the video trailer – http://animoto.com/play/ZBbPWcCUkv9LGle1xtdcVw

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Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Cowboy-Way-P-Estelle-ebook/dp/B00JPK70QS

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Find out more about P. A. Estelle and her books at:

Website: www.pennystales.com
Blog: www.pennyestelle.blogspot.com
http://www.amazon.com/Penny-Estelle/e/B006S62XBY
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pennystales
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5820078.Penny_Estelle
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A Bloody Good Cruise #4FunFacts @DianaRubino

Today I welcome author Diana Rubino with 4Fun Facts about her and the details of her vampire romance, A Bloody Good Cruise. I have to say I admire Diana’s commitment to good health.

Bloody Good Cruise coverFriday 4Fun Facts about Diana Rubino:

1) My husband and I are hooked on cruising, and my very first cruise was on the Eastern Mediterranean, beginning in Rome and ending in Istanbul. The ports of call included Rhodes, Cyprus, Santorini, and Egypt. Because I love Italy and cruising, I wanted to combine those passions with a humorous story about vampires and how they face prejudice in the human world.

2) I met an Italian woman named Fausta in 1983 and always loved that name–I always planned to use that name in one of my books someday. I finally got the chance with the hero Fausto, close enough!

3) On Fridays at noon my trainer Jodie Dolan comes over. It’s her ‘escape’ from her studio, and we work out in my exercise room. When it’s warm out, we do our session under my deck. She puts me through a rigorous workout–sometimes I post to my Facebook page “Jodie murdered me today.”

4) Before I began measuring all my portions and drastically cut back on carbs, I made a mountain of spaghetti with garlic bread every Friday night. The complete absence of protein or vegetable didn’t faze me…this was my Friday treat. But when my husband began NutriSystems about 8 years ago, I began measuring and counting everything, too…and realized I was way overloaded on carbs and lacking in protein. So I began a Friday salmon ritual–now Friday dinner is salmon, a palmful of rice and a vegetable. I’ve lost 17 pounds and kept it off.

Blurb: “How would a ship swarming with vampires liven things up?”

Buy links:

Amazon Kindle, The Wild Rose Press (paperback) and now available in paperback at Amazon.com.

Excerpt:

Fausto took command of a standing mike. When she heard him address the crowd with a simple Good evening, she stumbled back in shock, almost landing ass first in the punchbowl.

It was Fausto, in the most stunning outfit he’d ever worn. A black velvet cape swirled like liquid onyx. A gold medallion rested on his chest. His black hair was slicked back, revealing a widows peak. His look bordered on sinister. His dark eyes penetrated the room with a devilish twinkle. A smile revealed two gleaming white fangs. He projected a picture of menacing confidence.

But to the crowd who saw a familiar figure they all feared, he was simply Dracula. It’s Dracula!

Bio:
I’m a self-confessed history nut, my favorite eras being Medieval and Renaissance England, and all American history. I’ve written several novels set in England and the U.S., two time travel romances, a vampire romance, and a fantasy romance, FAKIN’ IT which received a Top Pick award from Romantic Times. I’m a longtime member of Romance Writers of America and the Richard III Society. In my spare time, I bicycle, golf, play my piano and devour books of any genre.

My contact info:
www.DianaRubinoAuthor.blogspot.com
www.DianaRubino.com
https://www.facebook.com/DianaRubinoAuthor
https://twitter.com/DianaLRubino

I’m giving away a free e-book of A BLOODY GOOD CRUISE to the first 5 readers who can tell me:

Which 3 historical figures would you have wanted to meet, and why? Email me your answers at [email protected]

Linda again: Okay, people, hands. How many of you would want to cruise with vampires? I’m thinking, nuh huh!

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