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The Cowboy’s Little Surprise @BarbaraWDaille #RLFblog #romance

This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces
the story.

About the Author

Barbara White Daille lives with her
husband in the sunny U.S. Southwest, where they don’t mind the lizards in their
front yard but could do without the scorpions in the bathroom.
A writer from the age of nine and a
novelist since eighth grade, Barbara is now an award-winning author with a number
of novels to her credit.
The first book in The Hitching Post
Hotel series, The Cowboy’s Little Surprise, was just released (April 2015) and will
be followed by A Rancher of Her Own in July and an as-yet-untitled book in December.

Interview with Barbara White Daille

Why did you write this book?
I loved the idea of a matchmaking grandpa
and was so happy that my editors liked it, too! That was how the new series was
conceived. As for this first book, The Cowboy’s Little Surprise, one of my favorite
romance plotlines is the second-chance story, where the hero and heroine have had
a past relationship that didn’t work out and are now brought together under less
than the best of circumstances.
A subcategory of second chances is the
secret-baby story, in which the past relationship results in the heroine becoming
pregnant by the hero, who never learns until the current story that he’s become
a daddy. When I wanted a hero and heroine for the grandfather’s first matchmaking
scheme, the secret-baby story just seemed like a natural.
What is your favorite genre to read?
     Romance!
 Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including
your own)?
This is a tough question as there’s
such a long list to choose from. So…I think I’ll regress a bit and pick someone
from my favorite childhood books—Nancy Drew. She solved so many fascinating mysteries
and, later in the series, traveled to so many wonderful places with her friends.
And she was smart at figuring out clues. I always wanted to be her when I grew up.
What are you working on at the moment, and what will we see
from you in coming months?
I’m currently working on revisions for
book 3 in the Hitching Post Hotel series. It has no title yet but will be out in
December 2015. This is the story of Jed Garland’s middle granddaughter and the one
he’s almost certain is going to spoil his matchmaking record.
Andi was recently widowed and left with
two small children. Mitch is an L.A. cop recovering from an undercover op gone bad.
He returns to his hometown of Cowboy Creek to recuperate, and there he finds his
teenaged crush back again, too. He wants nothing to do with the girl who walked
off and broke his heart one summer…but of course, our matchmaking grandpa doesn’t
intend to let that stop him!
Please tell us about your latest book.
The Cowboy’s Little Surprise is book
1 in the Hitching Post Hotel series.
The Long Way Home
A guy like Cole Slater is hard to forget.
Tina Sanchez should know—for years since high school she’s tried to bury the pain
of Cole’s cruel betrayal. But it’s impossible to ignore the man she sees reflected
in her young son’s eyes now that Cole is back in her life—and about to meet the
child he never knew he had.
Returning home to New Mexico, Cole is
determined to put his playboy reputation to rest. Especially now that he knows there’s
a little boy looking up to him. And seeing Tina again reignites all the feelings
Cole ran from as a teen. Despite his fear that he can’t be the man Tina deserves,
he’s determined to try. For his son’s sake—and his own.

About the Book

Title The Cowboy’s Little Surprise
Genre Contemporary Romance
Author Barbara White Daille
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG
The Long Way Home
A guy like Cole Slater is hard to forget.
Tina Sanchez should know—for years since high school she’s tried to bury the pain
of Cole’s cruel betrayal. But it’s impossible to ignore the man she sees reflected
in her young son’s eyes now that Cole is back in her life—and about to meet the
child he never knew he had.
Returning home to New Mexico, Cole is
determined to put his playboy reputation to rest. Especially now that he knows there’s
a little boy looking up to him. And seeing Tina again reignites all the feelings
Cole ran from as a teen. Despite his fear that he can’t be the man Tina deserves,
he’s determined to try. For his son’s sake—and his own.

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About the Author

Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest,
where they don’t mind the lizards in their front yard but could do without the scorpions
in the bathroom.
A writer from the age of nine and a novelist since eighth grade,
Barbara is now an award-winning author with a number of novels to her credit.
The first book in The Hitching Post Hotel series, The Cowboy’s
Little Surprise, debuts in April 2015, with other books in the series to follow
in July and December.

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