Cowboys Don’t Come Out by Tara Lain
Dreamspinner Press
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words is happy to have Tara Lain here today to talk about her latest release Cowboys Don’t Come Out. Welcome, Tara!
Ten Facts About Tara Lain’s Cowboys Don’t Come Out —
Hi! I’m Tara Lain and I write the Beautiful Boys of Romance. I’m so delighted to be at Random Thoughts and Rogue Words today to celebrate the release of my new novel, Cowboys Don’t Come Out. This is a somewhat unusual book so I thought I’d share some fun facts about it with you –
- It’s a contemporary cowboy romance but it takes place mostly in Hawaii
- Hawaii had cowboys before the United States (Hawaii wasn’t a state then).
- The name for Hawaiian cowboys, paniolo, comes from the Hawaiian pronunciation of espaniol since the original paniolos were Mexican vaqueros. One of my heroes is a paniolo.
- Most of the story takes place in Hana, which is on the far side of Maui and can only be reached by driving the “long and winding road”, which takes hours, or by small plane, or by boat.
- Both of my heroes love to dance, especially two-step, and that’s how they meet
- During the story, the heroes visit some fun sights on the island such as the town of Makawao and the Seven Sacred Pools, so the reader gets to go too.
- The Seven Sacred Pools aren’t seven and aren’t sacred! They are, however, very beautiful and worth seeing.
- Beyond the pools is the most amazing bamboo forest and my heroes have sex in that forest! LOL
- For this book, I had to learn a whole lot about child custody laws
- Since the story takes place on a Christmas vacation, I think you can call it a holiday story!
I hope you enjoyed my Facts. Here’s an excerpt –
Excerpt — Cowboys Don’t Come Out by Tara Lain
Rand McIntyre settles for good enough. He loves his small California ranch, raising horses, and teaching riding to the kids he adores—but having kids of his own and someone to love means coming out, and that would jeopardize everything he’s built. Then, despite his terror of flying, he goes on a holiday to Hana, Hawaii with his parents and meets the dark and mysterious Kai Kealoha, a genuine Hawaiian cowboy. Rand takes to Kai’s kid brother and sister as much as he drools over Kai, but the guy sports more prickles than a horned toad, and more secrets than the exotic land he comes from.
Kai’s earned his privacy and lives to protect his “kids.” He ought to stay away from the big, handsome cowboy for everyone’s sake—but since the guy’s just a haole on a short vacation, how much damage can he do? When all of Kai’s worst fears and Rand’s darkest nightmares come true at once, there’s not much chance for two cowboys who can’t—or won’t—come out.
By now the place was jumping. People had been squeezing into the cracks ever since they arrived, and the music clearly signaled dancing time. Couples bopped out onto the floor and the Texas two-step, Hawaiian style, began.
Rand slugged back a mouthful of beer. “You wanna?”
“You can dance? Hell yes.”
She was out of the booth and onto the floor in record time. Apparently she didn’t get enough dancing. She’s come to the right place. Dancing R Us. He took her in the semiclose two-step hold and set off onto the floor.
After a couple of twirls and close-hold side-by-sides, she grinned up at him. “You really can dance.”
“As advertised.” That might be the only thing about him that was.
A few people had come to the edge of the dance floor and were clapping Rand and Julie on. Rand released his inner exhibitionist and put on a little show. Julie had no problem keeping up. Suddenly a loud whistle cut through the music, and someone yelled, “Go Kai!”
Rand looked around and saw a guy dancing with a pretty redhead. Whoa. Maybe he should say a pretty guy dancing with a redhead—tallish, lean, with caramel skin that glowed in the soft light, and below-the-ear-length black hair that swayed under his cowboy hat as he danced. And shit, could that guy dance. Graceful, sure-footed, and sexy. Holy hell.
“Hey, can’t stand the competition?”
“What?” Julie grinned at him. Damn, he’d stopped dancing to watch. “Oh, hell no.”
The band segued into something far more up-tempo and fiddle-based. Most of the dancers gave up, but not the beautiful guy. He just stepped it up and out, twirling his partner across the floor. Rand took up the gauntlet, adding in some line-dance steps. Julie picked it up fast, and they held their own. Rand glanced at the other couple and got a stare from Mr. Gorgeous, who filled out his jeans like sin in blue denim, his ass rounding the back and worn fabric cupping his package in front. Stop looking, asshole, before you get a very embarrassing boner.
About Cowboy Don’t Come Out
Rand McIntyre settles for good enough. He loves his small California ranch, raising horses, and teaching riding to the kids he adores—but having kids of his own and someone to love means coming out, and that would jeopardize everything he’s built. Then, despite his terror of flying, he goes on a holiday to Hana, Hawaii, with his parents and meets the dark and mysterious Kai Kealoha, a genuine Hawaiian cowboy. Rand takes to Kai’s kid brother and sister as much as he drools over Kai, but the guy sports more prickles than a horned toad and more secrets than the exotic land he comes from.
Kai’s earned his privacy and lives to protect his “kids.” He ought to stay away from the big, handsome cowboy for everyone’s sake—but since the guy’s just a haole on a short vacation, how much damage can he do? When all of Kai’s worst fears and Rand’s darkest nightmares come true at once, there’s not much chance for two cowboys who can’t—or won’t—come out.
You can buy Cowboys Don’t Come Out at –
Dreamspinner Press — https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/cowboys-dont-come-out-by-tara-lain-7841-b
Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSMP73Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1479427995&sr=1-1&keywords=cowboys+don%27t+come+out
All Romance — https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cowboysdontcomeout-2174047-145.html
B&N — http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cowboys-dont-come-out-tara-lain/1125150649?ean=2940156993840
Kobo — https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cowboys-don-t-come-out
And at iBooks
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About the Author
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she’s now somewhere around book 34. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Paranormal Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog near the sea in California where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”!
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