Monday, September 7, 2015

Guest Author and Giveaway -- Elizabeth Lane

            I'm excited to have author Elizabeth Lane as my guest today! I've loved her books long before I started writing my own. She's even giving away a copy of her new release, The Countess and the Cowboy, to one lucky commenter!

Thanks so much for being here today, Elizabeth!


Thank you for inviting me to be your guest, Peggy. It’s an honor to be here today.
            As a little girl I loved playing cowgirls and cowboys. My cousins and I would cut willows from the canal bank and ride them like horses, whooping and chasing all over the neighborhood. In the small mountain town where I grew up, we couldn’t get a TV signal till I was in high school. But we didn’t need TV. We had our imaginations—and the movies we looked forward to every weekend.
            My favorite movies were Westerns, with great stars like John Wayne, Alan Ladd, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and wonderful Maureen O’Hara. And I loved Western books, too. By the time I was thirteen, I’d read every Zane Grey book on the shelf at the town library. No wonder, when I became a published author, I turned to writing Western romance. For me, writing a Western is like going home.
            Of the forty-plus books I’ve written and published, about three-quarters of them have been Westerns. THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY, my September release from Harlequin Historicals is one of my best and possibly, since I’ve turned to writing more contemporary stories, one of my last.
            THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY is an old-fashioned, rip-roaring Western with a little spice thrown in. Clint Lonigan, our hero, is all cowboy and all man, fighting for the rights of small ranchers against the evil cattle baron who burned his ranch and killed his wife and unborn child. Eve Townsend, widowed Dowager Countess of Manderfield, is everything Clint isn’t—a gently reared English lady, who wants nothing more than to raise her sister’s children in peace. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a range war, torn between her beloved children on one side and her irresistible cowboy on the other.
            Confession time—I wrote this book at a gallop, under horrific deadline pressure. When I went back and read it later on, I was surprised at what a fun, fast-moving read it was. It’s had great reviews, including four stars from Romantic Times. THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY, as one reviewer said, will truly give readers a wild ride.
            I love hearing from my readers. You can contact me, and learn more about the book through my website, www.elizabethlaneauthor.com.
            What’s your favorite Western movie, and who were your favorite old-time stars? Do you have any questions for me? I’ll be sending a free paper book to one reader who comments. If you’re an international reader, you’ll receive an electronic copy.
Happy reading,
Elizabeth




Blurb for The Countess and the Cowboy

Widowed Eve Townsend is left with a grand title and not a penny to her name. She doesn’t know what future she can build in the Wild West but she’s ready to learn and to reunite with her family.
When she arrives in Wyoming, she discovers her beloved sister’s death and sets about caring for her niece and nephew. But Clint Lonigan is everywhere she turns. Even though he’s Eve’s opposite in every way, maybe a rough-mannered cowboy is just what this genteel countess needs.

REVIEW QUOTE:
“Western Fans are in for a wild ride. Lane has written a rip-roaring Western ...a story about love, loyalty and sacrifice with authentic settings and lots of action.” –RT Reviews.


Copyright © 2015 by Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Cover copy text used by arrangement with Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Copyright © 2015 by Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Cover Art used by arrangement with Harlequin Enterprises Limited.

Copyright © 2015 by Elizabeth Lane
Permission to reproduce text granted by Harlequin Books S.A.

Find the book HERE  on Amazon





16 comments:

  1. Happy Labor Day, everyone. So honored to be the guest of wonderful Western author Peggy. Thanks for inviting me. I'm looking forward to your comments.
    Elizabeth

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  2. Hello Elizabeth, you are a new author to me. Your book sounds wonderful. I am going to your site and check out all your books. I love finding new authors (to me). Look forward to reading your stories.......Shirl

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  3. Thanks so much, Shirl. You'll find a lot of books--I've been publishing since the early 1980's (hey, I'm OLD). Enjoy, and thanks again for your comment.

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    1. I am old too. I like your Wyoming Wildcat and will be reading that story soon. I loved watching westerns as a child. Wagon Train was my all time favorite. I loved the adventure of traveling on the wagons and heading west. Warren Bond was my hero then. I still watch all the old westerns on the Western Ch onDirectv. Nothing better!

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    2. Just FYI, Shirl, Wyoming Wildcat is part of a series. The books are Wyoming Widow, Wyoming Wildcat, Wyoming Woman, Her Dearest Enemy which is sort of an off-branch, and Wyoming Wildfire. But each book works as a stand-alone. Hope you enjoy Wyoming Wildcat--one of my favorite covers ever.

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  4. Hi Elizabeth,
    So nice to learn more about you and your work. I remember watching 'The Cowboys' when I was a young girl and liked it, but one of my favorite tv shows was 'The Young Riders'. It starred Josh Brolin. I also really liked 'The Life and Times of Ned Blessing' with Brad Johnson, also a tv series. Those are more current. I was more a 'Star Wars' child, so didn't watch many westerns. :-)

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  5. I was and still am a "Trekkie", too, Kristy. :) But I loved those old movies and TV shows. Never heard of Ned Blessing, that's a new one for me. Thanks so much for your comment.

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  6. This sounds like a good book. I like stories where the characters come from different worlds but find they have more in common than they expect through their values. Fast moving stories are good also :)

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  7. Thanks, Rain (you have a beautiful name). I wrote the book under a killer deadline and didn't realize, until I read the proofs, how much fun it was. Really hoping you get a chance to enjoy it.

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  8. I grew up watching Saturday afternoon reruns of High Chaparral and Alias Smith and Jones, as well as nightly reruns of Gunsmoke. Western movie favorites? I have several. I love westerns. The Magnificent Seven, Cat Ballou, Cowboys and Aliens, True Grit (both versions), Open Range, Dances With Wolves, any Louis L'Amour based movie featuring Sam Elliott or Tom Seleck, Wild Bunch, Bad Day at Black Rock, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Ulzana's Raid, The Magnificent Seven, Hombre, The Shootist, How the West was Won, Tombstone, Support Your Local Sheriff.

    And the first book of yours that captured my attention - The Stranger. Been a few years, but I still love Caleb.

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  9. We'll announce a winner of her giveaway on Friday, so please keep the comments for Elizabeth coming! It's been awesome having her as my guest today!

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  10. Thanks, Alisa. Your list of favorites pretty much matches mine. Loved High Chaparral--that desert setting was so raw and real and so different from most TV westerns. Glad you enjoyed THE STRANGER. It's one of my all-time favorites, too. I loved writing it.

    Glad you also loved THE STRANGER, Peggy!

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  11. Congratulations! Rain Tueax, you are the winner of Elizabeth's giveaway! Please contact me with your mailing info!
    And thank you, Elizabeth, for your wonderful post and giveaway!

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  12. Thank you very much. I look forward to reading what sounds like an excellent story

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  13. Congratulations to Elizabeth on publishing her new book! It will be on my list. I love good stories, and Elizabeth tells her tales of passion and human conflicts with lively empathy for her characters, and adherence to historical fact. The old west was a favorite movie choice of my Mom, Hilda. She always had the TV poised for reruns of the old westerns. Some of my favorites are High Noon with Gary Cooper and the Divine Grace Kelly, also Katie Hurado; I also loved Big Country, and Friendly Persuation, because I am basically a pacifist. Thank you, Elizabeth, for creating such entertaining and informative stories.

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