1. Tell me about the
book you wish to feature? Genre?
All my books are short,
sweet, contemporary romances on the lower end of the sensuality scale. On my
visit here at Eclectic Writer last month, I’d talked about some of my
first-in-series books, including A
Rancher’s Pride, book one in the Flagman’s Folly series. Today I’d like to
share a bit about book two in that series, The
Rodeo Man’s Daughter.
Though I’ve said it
before, I’m saying it again: I love all my characters. This book felt
extra-special to write, though, as the hero and heroine are part of one of my
all-time favorite romance tropes, the reunion story. (More on that below.) And
to top things off, there’s a young secondary character who completely stole my
heart and readers’ hearts as well.
His Rodeo
Career Is Over...
When Caleb
Cantrell left home as a dirt-poor teenager, he never thought he’d return as a
wealthy rodeo star. As a matter of fact, he didn’t think he’d return at all.
The accident changed all that. It ended his career, nearly ended his life and
rekindled a bitterness he thought he’d left in the dust long ago.
But A New
Life Begins
To rebuild,
Caleb has to go back to where it all began—back to Flagman’s Folly, New Mexico,
and back to his high-school sweetheart, Tess LaSalle. But a ten-year-old secret
stands between them, one that could hurt everyone Tess loves, especially her
daughter…their daughter…the one Caleb never knew existed.
No rodeo ever
required the courage Caleb needs now—to forgive, to forget and to start over
again...if it’s not already too late.
Find the
book:
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Rodeo-Mans-Daughter-Fatherhood-ebook/dp/B006IIX7JE/
Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-rodeo-mans-daughter-barbara-white-daille/1105027958
Harlequin https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781459221062_the-rodeo-mans-daughter.html
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-rodeo-man-s-daughter
2. Where did the idea
arise?
As I mentioned above,
reunion stories are some of my favorites, and that’s true whether I’m reading
or writing them. In this case, the added layer of a high-school sweetheart story
became the cherry on my literary ice cream sundae.
The hero of this book came
to me first, with Caleb walking into my imagination as a full-fledged tortured
hero, a man who had everything he could possibly want but lost it. Or so he
thinks. Sometime what we believe we
want isn’t what we’re meant to have at all, and Caleb has a few surprises in
store on the way to that happy-ever-after.
3. How much research was
involved? Did you stay on point or be distracted by wanting to look at just one
more thing?
This book didn’t require
a lot of research. While looking for the details I did need to verify, I
managed to stay on point. As usual my goal was to weave in the bits and pieces
so that—fingers crossed—they fit seamlessly into the plot.
4. How long did you take
to write the book?
I usually spend about
three months on multiple drafts, then another month or so for edits and full
reads. That was the case this time around, although I gave those final stages a
bit more time as I was tying together details from the connected books before
and after it.
5. Now a bit about you. How
long have you been writing?
For as long as I can remember! I wrote my first stories in crayon
when I was five. At the time, I had a fairly good vocabulary for my same-age
audience but limited spelling skills. LOL
In fourth grade, I illustrated the cover of my first “published”
short story. And in eighth grade, I typed my first full-length novel on my
grandpa’s ancient Underwood typewriter. This was a teen mystery—with a touch of
romance, of course!
6. Do you write in a
number of genres of stick to one?
I was first published in
short fiction, both romance and mystery. Currently, I’m focused on contemporary
romance novels on the sweet- to lower-sensuality scale. My books all lean
toward family, quirky characters, small towns, and lots of reader-fave romance
tropes, including those mentioned above.
7. Where on the internet can you be found?
Readers can learn more about me here:
Website https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com
Newsletter https://www.barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/barbarawhitedaille
Twitter https://twitter.com/BarbaraWDaille
BookBub
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/barbara-white-daille
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