July 3rd, 2009 | by Delilah Devlin |
I’ll admit it, straight up. Tight Wranglers, a big brass belt and a cowboy hat shadowing a man’s eyes give me shivers.
Which was an embarassing reaction while I lived in cowboy country. A man passing me in the parking lot at the grocery store might tip that great big hat as he passed and I’d blush brighter than a ripe tomato.
I lived in Texas Hill Country. It was considered prime real estate before that sector of the economy went bust. Rolling, rocky hills, live oak, prickly pear cactus…that was my front yard. In the back, was a working cattle ranch.
Before we got our own fence up around that back yard, it wasn’t unusual to wake up hearing a cow mooing next to my bedroom window (they were always slipping through fences). But unless the cowboy just had an urge to saddle up, he’d more likely be on four-wheeler chasing that cow back home. That’s sexy too. Okay, so I’m just really easy to please.
I’ve loved having the chance to write about my lonely cowboys for Kensington. They were fast books because those sexy drawling voices, the mannerisms and idioms are all there in my head. I’ve loved the emails y’all have sent telling me how much you enjoyed the stories. Whenever I get a little down, thinking about an uncertain future in publishing, those emails make me smile. I keep them all for a quick-fix therapy moment!
This last novella, “Hot Blooded”, appears in Tempted by a Cowboy. If the cover alone isn’t enticing enough, be sure to click on the picture and follow the link to my webpage where you can read an excerpt.
Oh! And there are still three days left on my Summertime Contest Countdown, so be sure to visit my blog to enter!
*hugs* DD
There will always be an audience for books about sexy cowboys…no matter what the economy is like!
by Cheryl McInnis · July 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 amYou keep writing ‘em DD, and we’ll keep buying ‘em- I promise!
Man, Delilah, exactly what Cheryl said–love your cowboys! Thanks for writing them, and thanks for showing us that hot cover again!
by Fedora · July 3rd, 2009 at 11:55 amNo matter how tight money gets I will never give up my books. I’ll make sacrifices somewhere else.
And yeah, a lot of cowboys do drive ATVs now. But you’re right, they’re still hot!
by Jody F. · July 3rd, 2009 at 12:20 pmI agree, I will make sacrifices elsewhere before I give up my books.
I do love me some cowboys and yours are just plain HOT!!! Please, keep em coming.
by Heather Brewer · July 3rd, 2009 at 12:28 pmNothing wrong with loving some cowboys.
by Jane · July 3rd, 2009 at 1:33 pmI know what you mean about cowboys, Delilah.
Now that I live in Texas, all you have to do is go to a rodeo and feel all that testosterone.
by Armenia · July 3rd, 2009 at 2:14 pmI love cowboys. Cowboys, Cops and….ummm, you know.
by Marial · July 3rd, 2009 at 2:27 pmI love your cowboys and would gladly welcome more into my house. I can’t wait to get my copy of Tempted by a Cowboy which is finally winging its way here.
by Brandy W · July 3rd, 2009 at 2:42 pmMAN I’m so sick of reading about cowboys!!!!
by Afshan N · July 3rd, 2009 at 2:49 pmI WANT MY OWN!!!LOL
Can I borrow one from your book Delilah?
~Afshan
Who doesn’t love their cowboys? I know I can’t get enough of them. Keep writing about them, please. Have a great day.
by Roberta Harwell · July 3rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmI can always count on you for delivering some very sexy cowboys and can’t wait to read Hot Blooded.
by Cathy M · July 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 pmLove cowboy butts in tight jeans!
by Estella · July 3rd, 2009 at 4:06 pmYour cowboys are some of the hottest that I have ever read about. As long as you keep writing we will keep reading them.
by sara hurt · July 3rd, 2009 at 4:38 pmWrite a book that has a hot cowboy in it and I will be ordering it as soon as I can. Love those cowboys!
by Susan · July 3rd, 2009 at 4:58 pmI have a thing for cowboys too! Didn’t use to but they are my new romance addiction. Can’t get enough of them
by Booklover1335 · July 3rd, 2009 at 9:06 pmi have to say i used to not like cowboys but now im hooked yummy ones on these covers
by Beverly G · July 4th, 2009 at 4:50 am