I thought it would be fun to answer some of the questions I pose to other authors on the blog for Catch A Cowboy. Hope you enjoy this little insight into Ted Stirling, the Kincaid Ranch’s lead cowboy.
Tell us three things we’d find if we looked under your hero’s bed
Underneath Ted’s bed, you’d find a cedar box stuffed with mementos. His first pair of cowboy boots from childhood, a Save Ferris concert shirt and ticket stubs, and his attempt at a dragon story (with illustrations) from childhood. Ted isn’t your typical cowboy. He grew up in a small farming community in California. He’s always been rural and loved animals, but he didn’t grow up on a ranch like his bosses.
How does this book fit into the Match Made in Montana series?
This is book two in the three book series. Ted is stoic and steady. When I was writing Finders Keepers, Cowboy, Ted was the character that really captured my imagination. What ISN’T he saying? haha. I’m a very curious, talkative, gregarious sort of person. I take chances. I put myself out there. I’m always interested in people that are the opposite of that-and I’m not discouraged by quiet, serious folks.
Why do you write this genre?
I love writing sweet, contemporary romances because I am most interested in the start of a relationship–the burgeoning feelings, the disruption to fit into someone else’s life–and especially in love stories that take place in tight knit communities. No one lives in a bubble. Other people influence our choices–in good ways and bad.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard as an author?
Publishing isn’t a series of clearly defined steps nor is it a meritocracy. Authors with long careers will be the first to tell you about the dips and low times in between the successes. It’s both disheartening and encouraging (sorry!). Anything can happen.
Rachelle Paige Campbell 