ACCIDENTAL COWGIRL
By Maggie McGinnis
On Sale October 8, 2013
ISBN: 978-0-345-54875-7
Published by Loveswept
Blurb
In her
Loveswept debut, Maggie McGinnis tells the tale of a city girl who’s running on
fumes—and the cowboy who shows her all the good things she’s been missing.
After being betrayed by her con man ex-fiancé,
Kyla Bennett nurses a broken heart. But Kyla's friends have other ideas and
when they whisk her off to Whisper Creek, a dude ranch staffed by cowboys so
hot they dim the Montana sunset, all Kyla wants to do is hide under a quilt.
Then in rides Decker Driscoll. He’s hauling about as much emotional baggage as
Kyla, but when he stands close by, both of them want to stay close—and begin to
succumb to an undeniable attraction.
After experiencing personal tragedy, Decker
never thought he’d see Big Sky country again. But now that his family's Whisper
Creek property is in deep with a Vegas gambler, Decker’s back for the
summer—and spending all his time running from “cowgirls” who come to the dude
ranch to score some dudes. Then he meets Kyla, a kindred spirit who brings on a
stampede of protective feelings . . . and a powerful hankering to sear her with
a new brand of love.
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Author Info
Maggie
McGinnis is the author of Driving Without a License, which was a finalist for
Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart award. A former high school English
teacher, an accomplished musician, and a certified black belt, she lives in New
England with her family.
What is your writing
environment?
For Christmas last year, I got the
ultimate gift: a room of my own. My sweet hubby cleared acres of electronics
and tools and man-stuff out of his Man Cave and turned the space over to me.
Now it’s comfy and cozy, with a soft carpet, peach walls, and an endless supply
of chocolate. It’s also the only room in the house that’s remotely clean …
except at deadline time!
Do you plan all your
characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write?
I always *think* I have my characters
planned out before I start writing, but I’m pretty much always wrong. I think
it’s the nature of the beast that you get to know your characters better as you
write their story, so even my major characters never turn out quite as I’d
planned. But it’s those secondary characters that get me every time, oftentimes
appearing right out of the blue and taking over a scene. It’s obviously the
pantser in me, but I love when that happens. J
One of your favorite
quotes.
Oh, gosh. I have so many! But this one
is tacked to my desk: “I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
feel.” ~~ Maya Angelou
What type of book
have you always wanted to write?
Someday maybe I’ll feel inspired to
try writing that gorgeous literary fiction novel that’s brimming at the edges
of my brain, but for right now, I really am writing what I always wanted to
write. My goal is to create characters and a story that make people laugh a
little, maybe cry a little, and of course, swoon a lot. I feel really lucky
that I get to sit down every day and try to make that happen.
What’s the last movie
you watched and loved?
Okay, I think it says
something quite frightening about my social life that I just had to google
“2013 movies” to see what actually came out
this year! It’s further pathetic that I had to scroll to the 74th
most popular one to find one I’d actually gone to see. Clearly I need more
movies in my life!
Flirting Questions
Which actor or
book character do you have a crush on?
Ryan Gosling sounds too cliché to
go with these days, even though I totally discovered him before everyone else
did, so I’ll have to say Matt Damon on this one. I fell in love with him in
Good Will Hunting, and would still marry him if he asked. Not only does he have
the adorable smile, he’s super-smart. And bonus: I’d get to hang out with Ben
& Jen … and George!
What’s your favorite
body part of the opposite sex?
Eyes. Definitely the eyes.
Hey, baby! What’s
your sign?
My sign is Scorpio, which I actually find
quite amusing, because I have no Scorpio tendencies. None. I’m almost convinced
I was born prematurely, meant to be a Sagittarius.
How did you meet your
significant other?
We were both teaching at the same
school, and on the day after Halloween he let a class full of adolescent boys eat
as much candy as they wanted to as long as they shared with him. Said boys then
headed to my classroom for 90 minutes of pure, sugar-induced craziness. He says
I yelled at him afterward. I say I calmly reminded him of the no-candy rule.
Tomato-tomahto. J
If you could take a
romantic trip, where would it be?
I’d book a long, long autumn weekend
at an oceanfront B&B. We could curl up with books in front of the
fireplace, walk the beach at low tide, and enjoy some down-time. Hmm. Now
googling oceanfront B&Bs…
Flirting Quickies:
Facial hair or clean shaven? 5
o’clock shadow
Planner or Pantser? Unabashed
pantser
Coffee or tea? Pepsi!
Vanilla or chocolate? Vanilla with chocolate
Sweet or salty? Yes
Winter
or summer? Autumn – sorry! J
Cat or
dog? Cat
Backpacking
or luxury hotel? Backpacking=bears. I’ll go with the hotel.
City or
Country? Country gal all the way, except for the bear thing
Morning
or night person? Morning, to the annoyance of my hubby
Christmas
or Halloween? Christmas
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Thanks so much for the fun interview!!!
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What a great interview! Love the questions and I can't wait to read Kayla and Decker's story!
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