Sexy Saturday Roped & Ready

Welcome to the 105^th week of My Sexy Saturday blog hop

This week’s theme: My Sexy Boyfriend

This is from my book: Quick Silver Ranch: Roped & Ready (which is on sale right for $0.99)

My hero, Tyler, and heroine, Becca are lying in bed. I decided to do 7 paragraphs.

       Several hours later, Becca listened to Tyler's heartbeat as he cradled her against his chest and smiled. Her body still hummed from  his love making, but she remembered this same felling for a different reason.

       "I can feel that smile, what are you thinking?" he asked.

       "Remember after finals the first year, we were both so wired up from all the coffee?"

       "Remind me." His lips brushed the top of her head.

       "We went back to your dorm room because your roommate had left and they hadn't assigned you a new roomie yet." Her fingers traced circles on his stomach. "We held each other for hours, just laying there talking and kissing." She'd been content to be in his arms then, just as she was now.

       "Ah yes, I remember that." His fingers cupped her chin and tilted her head up. "One of my favorite memories." His lips caressed hers.

       "Mine too."

The Book That Almost Wasn't

Last week I talked about how I got my idea of Quick Silver Ranch: Roped & Ready.

This week I want to talk about Quick Silver Ranch: Saddle Up the book that almost wasn't.

I mentioned my original title was Quick Silver Ranch, well after my editor wanted to go to contract for the book, they asked that I change the title. I really liked my title, but came up with alternatives including Roped & Ready and sent them off to my editor.

It was a Friday evening, I was checking my email and had an email from my editor. After talking with the senior editor, if I was willing to write Jared and Angie's book we could go ahead and make it a 2 book series with Quick Silver Ranch in the title.

I sat there staring at the email and sent off an email saying "of course, I'll write it." My head hit the desk. I wasn't planning on writing Jared and Angie's story at least not now. I had no plot, no conflict, I didn't even know who these characters were. After a call to one of my critique partners, she met me for lunch

We did some brainstorming and the next day I started writing. Four days later I had 14,000 words, all of which I had to toss out. Because when I got to the 14,000 word mark I realized Jared was more complex than I realized. So I tossed out those words and started all over again.

I will say, I was pleased with the results. 6 weeks later I had a rough draft of Saddle Up, sent it to my editor who read it gave me some corrections, I did those corrections and sent it back and Saddle Up sold.

I had a blast writing these two book and look forward to writing more book that readers love.

Ideas Come In Strange Ways

Funny how this year seems to be moving at warp speed.

While this year has been good to me with the release of two books:

Quick Silver Ranch: Roped & Ready and Quick Silver Ranch: Saddle Up

I love these two books, so far they hold a special place in my heart. Roped & Ready was born in my head in December 2009, it was right after I'd turned in my first book In Plain Sight and had my release date.

The Wild Rose Press put out a call for a new series called Cowboy Kink. Since I had some time on my hands (for those who know me please don't laugh), I started thinking about writing a book for the series. But I wanted something different than a typical cowboy book.

I started thinking about a ranch for adults, a place where adults in a committed relationship can explore their kinky side without fear. So I shot an email off the the senior editor who was acquiring for the line with the idea asking her if she thought it would work. She told me to go for it.

After 6 months, I had a book that was ready for an editor to read it and off it went. And I started thinking about the next book I wanted to write. Imagine my surprise when just a short time later my editor emailed me telling me the wanted to buy it.

I was thrilled beyond believe, but the title had to change. My original title was Quick Silver Ranch. I'm not married to my titles, but I really liked this one, but after a brain storming session with my critique partners, we came up with several titles and I sent them to my editor.

Come back next week to find out how the Quick Silver Ranch series actually happened.

Release Day - Quick Silver Ranch:Roped And Ready

It's here and I can hardly believe it.

Here's the blurb for Quick Silver Ranch: Roped and Ready

Quick Silver Ranch is no ordinary dude ranch.

After Becca Dalton finds her fiancé in bed with her boss, she ends the ill-fated engagement on the spot and quits her job. She heads to Quick Silver Ranch, looking to regroup before an interview for the job of her dreams--an executive position at a five-star hotel.

Becca's best-laid plans are ruined when she discovers the exclusive ranch is for consenting couples who spend their days and nights exploring their most wicked sexual fantasies. For Becca to remain at the ranch and take advantage of all the arousing activities, she needs a partner.

Her sexy college lover and part owner of the ranch, Tyler Carson, is willing to break all the rules, partner up with Becca and have her roped and ready for a week of unimaginable pleasure. But is a week enough to satisfy his desire for Becca?

Contest:

For today, I'll be running two contests.

The first: Comment on my blog, I will pick 1 winner to receive a special basket full of goodies (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.)

The second: Send me an email at marietuhart @ yahoo . com - put in the subject line: Blog Contest, send you me your name, address and email address (note: I do not share this information with anyone), everyone who sends me their information will get a small goody from me and one person will win a basket full of goodies (coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.)

If you want to purchase Roped And Ready click here - or visit your favorite e-book store.

Let's have fun today. I'm looking for those emails and comments.

On Monday I'll be guest blogging over at Liz Arnold's place, click here for her blog.

Happy Valentine's Day

Have a great Valentine's Day no matter what.

It's been a busy weekend for me being on the Whipped Cream Review blog all weekend, but it was a blast.

Stay tuned my book Quick Silver Ranch: Roped And Ready releases on Friday. I will have a special Friday blog, with a special drawing for all who comment.

It's February

I'm having a little trouble believing its February already. It seems like Christmas and New Years was just yesterday.

January was a busy month, edits on the next book, then getting promotional material together for the release of: Quick Silver Ranch: Roped and Ready, plus the day job.

I worked a little on my new WIP, and have the last WIP back from my critique group. In Feb. I need to be a bit more disciplined about my writing, I'm usually very good at the beginning of the year.

For all of you reading my blog, I'm going to be on several different blogs this month so keep your eyes open. I will post on my blog where I am with a link.

Also, I'm now blogging with a group, we're called Wild And Wicked Cowboys, you can click here and see the blog. I'm thrilled to be working with these talented ladies. My blog days are the 9^th and the 29^th of the month.

I'll be blogging this weekend on Whipped Cream Reviews, you can click here for the link.

I'll post again on Friday to remind everyone.

How is the New Year Treating You?

So, how is the New Year treating you?

For me I’ve been busy. With the cover of Quick Silver Ranch: Roped And Ready, I’m now getting all the promotional material together and setting up guest blogging, and all the other things that go with promotion.

At the same time I’m doing edits on Quick Silver Ranch: Saddle Up and working on my new 3 book series, and received by my last WIP (work in progress) from my critique group. Plus working the day job.

What’s also amazing is tomorrow I will have 29 years on the day job. That means 1 more year before I can officially retire from the corporate rat race and write full time.

I know the year will go fast and that’s fine with me. But I have to make sure to keep my writing moving forward and getting books out there.

New Cover

Here’s my cover for my newest book: Quicksilver Ranch: Roped And Ready

I have to say I love the cover, I received it when I least expected it. But it’s wonderful. The cover artists at The Wild Rose Press are the best.

Galleys

I've been working on my galleys for my latest book Roped and Ready. It's amazing the things you find when you've distanced yourself from the story.

Here's the blurb for Roped and Ready:

Quick Silver Ranch is no ordinary dude ranch.

After Becca Dalton finds her fiancé in bed with her boss, she ends the ill-fated engagement on the spot and quits her job. She heads to Quick Silver Ranch, looking to regroup before an interview for the job of her dreams--an executive position at a five-star hotel.

Becca's best-laid plans are ruined when she discovers the exclusive ranch is for consenting couples who spend their days and nights exploring their most wicked sexual fantasies. For Becca to remain at the ranch and take advantage of all the arousing activities, she needs a partner.

Her sexy college lover and part owner of the ranch, Tyler Carson, is willing to break all the rules, partner up with Becca and have her roped and ready for a week of unimaginable pleasure. But is a week enough to satisfy his desire for Becca?

As soon as I have a release date and cover I will post to the blog.