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.
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