• Book Release,  Modern Western

    Western Romance: Heap of Trouble #RLFblog

     

    Lorrie Unites-Struiff, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. Let’s talk about your book, A Heap of Trouble

    Genre: Western Romance, Action, Humor
    Publisher: MuseItUP Publishing.
    Cover artist: Suzannah Safi
    Length: 150 pages
    Heat rating: PG
    Sheriff Cole chases Mattie, who steals his heart, Beggar, a monkey who steals the townspeople’s jewelry and a gang that steals cattle.
    Sheriff Cole Walker is fearless– except when it comes to critters. When a thieving, runaway, ringtail monkey decides to move in with Cole and won’t leave, he has more woes than he can handle. Cole has a powerful yen for the newly arrived Mattie Wells, the pretty woman who can jingle his spurs with just a smile. Mattie takes a shine to men who have pets, and she adores the monkey—as does all the townsfolk. So, Cole must put up with the troublesome critter. Mattie is holding a dark secret and refuses to get married. Cole pushes to pry out her secret and change her mind while harboring a secret of his own.
    A gang of rustlers is roaming the hills and stealing the Double J’s cattle. JJ blames the farmers and an all out war is in the making. Cole and his deputies, Wade and Sully, are given a month to find the thieves before Mayor Farley calls for outside gunslingers. Yep. Cole has a heap of trouble on his hands.
    Buy links:
    Amazon http://amzn.com/B0099VXLLG/
    What are your main characters’ names, ages, and occupations?
    Cole Walker 28 Sheriff of Cold Creek
    Mattie Wells 22 Shopkeeper’s daughter.
    Beggar, the runaway monkey. Who knows how old the imp is? Occupation-
    Petty thief.

    Interview

    How did you get your start in the industry?
    By writing short stories for ezines.
    What is the most important thing you do for your career now, as compared to when you first started writing?
    Promote my books. With short stories I didn’t really have to, but now I’m trying to get my name and my books out there to readers.
    What websites do you visit
    daily?
    Facebook, Pintrest, LinkedIn
    If you could change something about your first book, what would it be?
    Make it longer. I enjoyed writing it so much, I wish I had added more twists.
    What do you enjoy most
    about writing?
    It’s fun, at least for me. I can let my imagination have free rein.
    If you could give the
    younger version of yourself advice what would it be?
    Start writing now, stupid, while you’re young.
    How do you cope with stress
    as an author?
    Not well. Lol. There is always so much to do and not enough time in the day. Besides, I poop out fast.
    Do things your family or friends do ever end up in a book?
    Heaven’s no. They would lynch me.
    What are some jobs you’ve done before (or while) you were a writer?
    I was a gold medalist dancer/teacher/manager of a big name ballroom studio. Ah the good slim and trim days.
    Which of your books would you recommend to someone who doesn’t normally read your genre, and why?
    A Heap of Trouble. It’s fun, has PG romance, action with cattle rustling, and a lot of humor with Beggar the monkey who is a petty thief. You can’t
    help but like the combination.
    What do you think is the future of traditional publishing?
    I wish I knew, but I do think e-books are the wave of the future.
    What was the proudest moment of your life so far?
    My grandson is a classical pianist and in his first year of college. He is gifted. He started older than most kids and is already number one musician
    in his school. To hear him play brings tears of pride to my eyes.
    Imagine you get to go on a dream vacation, but you have only one hour to pack and leave, and it starts
    as soon as you finish this interview. What will you take with you and where will you go?
    A little cabin in the woods. I’d take my computer, sloppy clothes, and be totally alone to write. Hmm. Better take some food with me, too.
    What is your favorite holiday and why?
    New Year’s Eve. I like to watch the ball go down. I sigh, lean back in the chair and think, ‘whew, I made it another year.’ I know. I’m strange.
    What do you like to do when you’re bored?
    Watch the TV programs I have taped. I like many of them and thank goodness for DVR’s.
    If your life became a movie, who would you want to play you?
    Hmm. Tough one. Can I choose a young Kim Novak? Lol. Maybe I best go with the older one.
    If you were a color, what color would you be?
    Red.
    Please underline which statement is more like you:
    “I am a vacation spa because I am laid back and relaxed.”
    “I am a ten-countries in ten-days tour vacation, because I do things as fast as possible.”

    Please complete the sentences

    I love pizza with mushrooms.
    I’m always ready for a dinner out with friends.
    When I’m alone, I love to do anything I feel like.
    You’d never be able to tell, but I always laugh at myself when I do stupid things.
    If I had a halo it would be tarnished.
    If I could go a vacation I’d take a 90 day cruise and see the world.
    I can never say no to a friend because I value them too much.

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