It gives me great pleasure today to welcome western
romance author L.B. Shire to the blog.
Please
introduce yourself. Tell us a little about the person behind the pen.
Hi everyone, my name is L.B. Shire and first I'd like to thank Peggy for
having me on her blog today. I'm a writer of Western Historical Romance with my
short, sexy read Devil Wears Lace out currently with Breathless Press. Stealing
the Sheriff's Heart is available for pre-order now at Breathless Press,
and will be available September 21th. Then I've recently signed for
two more short stories with Breathless Press, another Western Historical
Romance titled The Damned. Then if your into super hot reads with a touch of
paranormal, I wrote a short story for the Breathless Press Crimson Anthology
titled In the Cover of Darkness with a vampire cowboy hero. Last of all, I have
a novelette titled Game of Hearts with No Boundaries Press release date still
TBA. I've had an exciting year with all these contracts! I began writing when I
was just a youngster, stories that included horses and cowboys and haven't
looked back since!
Why
did you decide to write Western Historical Romances? What is the appeal?
I love the history and wildness of the old west! I'm also a horse crazy
gal and the idea of horses as daily transportation always excited me.
How much research goes into your books, and how do you tackle that? I
love to research, and can spend entirely to long with my nose in the history
books. Especially history on women outlaws and women who could handle a gun,
Annie Oakley being one of my all time fav's. I tend to write myself out a list
of questions for my story, then try to keep my research specific to those
questions.
What
is the best comment you ever received from a reader? The worst or weirdest?
My favorite is "Never underestimate the determination of a
woman...”
Tell
us a little about your writing style? Do you plan and plot your stories, or do
you just plow through them?
Well, like most authors I do both. Recently I've been working on being
more organized and plotting my stories out. I need to buy stocks in sticky
notes and spiral bound notebooks!
Have
you ever had writer’s block? How do you deal with it?
Yes grr, you never know when the evil monster will strike! I take a ride
into the surrounding forest on my Kiger mustang who's name is Cowboy. We love
to explore the wilderness together. The quiet mountain trails are a wonderful
inspiration.
What
else do you have in store for your readers?
Well, for the upcoming year I hope to sub my latest, a Contemporary
Western Romance tentatively titled A
Cowboy's Love, then I have another historical western romance in the
works. Also I've written a YA paranormal
romance that is being published with Wild Horse Press, and book two of the
series is completed, just needs polished and sent off! I have lots of exciting
stories to come! Most all with colorful
characters set in my favorite place, the wild west!
Where can we find you and
your books?
http://www.breathlesspress.com/index.php?main_page=product_free_shipping_info&cPath=4&products_id=37
Blurb for Devil Wears Lace
Sara wants revenge. The
thought of avenging her family has kept her sane these past years. Now she is
so close to reaching her final goal. Joseph Murry, the man who murdered her
family, will pay—with his life. She needs only to win the horse race this
corrupt politician is sponsoring, finish him, take her winnings, and head west
to begin a new life. But someone she never expected to see again has crossed
her path, possibly changing the course of her future forever.
Slade hadn't expected
to find Sara in Devils Cove—and inside a seedy little saloon, to boot. But here
she is, standing before him, stunning as ever. She tells him she is going to
win this race and take care of business. Slade recalls her tortured past: a man
had murdered her family and left her for dead. He thought he was here to win a
race, but instead finds he must protect Sara. For even though they had decided
long ago to go their separate ways, the only way she will survive is if he
remains by her side.
Thanks Peggy for having me here today!
ReplyDeleteI love historical westerns- I write contemporary but I love reading historical
ReplyDeleteHi Kathleen, I love contemporary westerns too, I must say there's not much I don't like to read! I will check you out! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHI PEGGY AND LB. EAT SOME BBQ AND READ A HOT BOOK FOR ME!
ReplyDeletelinda_bass@sbcglobal.net
Hey Hotcha12, doing exactly that! BBQ hamburgers, coleslaw and corn on the cob with a side of beer! Tastes delicious! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteL.b, are all your books short stories? Do you have any full length books?
ReplyDeleteCharlene charraddon@pobox.com
Hi Charlene, Glad to see you here! Right now the books I've signed for and have published are shorts (novellets!) They were fun to write and easier on my schedule, since I also have a full time job and one on call job in the medical field! For the upcoming year, my goal is to have three solid novels I can hold in my hands when published :)! Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!
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