Spotlight & Giveaway: Big Chance Cowboy by Teri Anne Stanley

Posted August 22nd, 2019 by in Blog, Spotlight / 34 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Teri Anne Stanley’s new release: Big Chance Cowboy

 

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Three fun facts about Big Chance Cowboy

1) D-Day, the dog Lizzie rescues in the first scene (or does he rescue her?) is based on my dog Homer, who is a Great Dane/Lab mix but thinks he’s a Jack Russell Terrier. We named him Homer because we were third home in his first year, so his life had been a bit of an odyssey (get it? Punny, huh?), but he’s got a bit of Homer Simpson in him, too (and a lot of Bart!). D-Day winds up much better behaved than Homer will ever be, I fear.
 
2) This series was originally conceived to be about guys who rescue thoroughbred horses in Kentucky, and I still like that idea… Hmm… Marcus, who’s the hero of the next book, is from Kentucky. I bet he’s got some cousins with horses…
 
3) Miss Lucy Chance, the grand dame of Big Chance, is named after one of my dogs. Lucy the dog didn’t have orange lipstick, but she was a bit of a curmudgeon.

 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from Big Chance Cowboy 

Lizzie’s had to borrow some clothes from Adam after she got soaked washing the dog.
Lizzie had been chilly when she’d peeled out of her wet clothes in Adam’s bathroom, and his worn T-shirt and threadbare sweatpants hadn’t done much to warm her up. But the way he looked at her right now sent shivers down her spine that had nothing at all to do with the temperature.
Of course, when she came out of the bathroom and saw all that tattooed skin-covered muscle, she had a hot flash. There was a red, white, and blue Celtic knot surrounding one of his biceps that ran up his shoulder, where it expanded and became an American flag most of the way across his back.
Then he turned to face her, and her brain short-circuited. While Adam stared at her, every insult her ex had ever hissed in her ear came flooding back. She tried to mentally sneer at Dean, the way her therapist had suggested—give it right back to him, because anyone who needs to control you with insults probably has a small penis—but she wasn’t sure that was working right now. And yeah, her therapist was technically a hairdresser, but she’d talked Lizzie through some rough times and gotten her over a few really bad kitchen color jobs, and Lizzie trusted the woman. Why was she thinking of Dean when Adam freaking Collins was semi-naked right in front of her, anyway?
“Lizzie.” Adam stepped closer to her. The heat from his skin radiated over her.
Had his eyes always been that blue? The air in the room thickened, and it suddenly became harder to breathe.
“Lizzie,” he repeated. “I need you to know something.”
“Um, okay,” she croaked.
“You have no reason to hide your body. As a matter of fact…” He hesitated, those eyes as sincere as she’d ever seen them.
Oh good. Here came a pep talk about how all she had to do was cut down on partially hydrogenated fats and carbs and then start doing CrossFit, and she’d feel a million times better and—
His lips pressed against hers as his hands came to rest on her hips, giving her the impression, for one brief second, of being cherished and safe. It was a little kiss, just a touch. His mouth was gone before she even had time to register what he’d done, but the…the…after-feel of it had her raising her fingers to her lips as he stepped back.
Stunned, she stared at him until he looked away—toward the window, and then down, his hands on his hips, blowing out a big breath.
This gave her a moment to look at him again, at the way he—oh Lord. He either had a banana in his pocket or… She looked back at his face, and his smirk told her that he’d totally caught her looking.
Well, fine. It wasn’t like he hadn’t been looking at her first. Not because he thought she was disgusting but because he thought she was sexy. That was what had started this whole…whatever this was.
It struck her suddenly that they were in his bedroom. As in the room where he slept, where he took off his clothes, where he probably slept without his clothes.
He cleared his throat. “So anyway,” he said, “I think you’re pretty hot.”
Lizzie couldn’t help it. She laughed. His little smirk became a real smile, and she realized that as weird as this situation was, she felt almost comfortable, for the first time in…she didn’t know how long.
“Well, then, I’ll have to ask if I can borrow this outfit for my next hot date.”
He nodded. “It’s yours.”
“I’m not sure, though…pumps or flats?”
“Are pumps the ones with the pointy toes and the high heels?”
“Yes.”
“Pumps all the way.”
“I’ll have to see if I have any that would go with these colors.”
“I don’t think the color matters all that much,” he said with a gleam in his eyes that suggested it didn’t matter what she paired the shoes with. Nothing at all might be even more acceptable.

Excerpt. ©Teri Anne Stanley. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.

 

Giveaway: Paperback copy of Big Chance Cowboy by Teri Anne Stanley

 

 

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About the book:

At Big Chance Dog Rescue,
Even humans get a second chance
After a disastrous mistake disbanded his Army unit, Adam Collins has returned home to Big Chance, Texas. He just wants to sell the family ranch, set up his sister and grandfather with the funds, and then ride off into the sunset.

Lizzie Vanhook has landed back in her hometown, heartbroken and jobless. Adding to her troubles is the unruly stray who’s claimed her as his own. Lizzie knows she’s in over her head. Enter Adam—not only does he work with dogs, he’s also tall, dark, handsome, and the one who got away…

Adam wants nothing to do with other people, much less dogs. But when his old flame asks him to help her train her scruffy dog, he can’t say no. As his reluctant heart opens up, the impossible seems possible: a second chance with the woman he’s always loved in a place where he, his friends, and the other strays who show up can heal and call home, Big Chance, Texas.

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Meet the Author:

When Teri Anne Stanley isn’t writing sassy, sexy, love stories from her home, she’s probably doing some sort of arsty-crafsty thing and hanging with Mr. Stanley, her three favorite children, and the dogs. Sometimes she’s masquerading as a day job science geek. She’s definitely not cooking or cleaning. Visit her online at www.teriannestanley.com. Teri Ann lives near Sugartit, Kentucky (which is between Beaver Lick and Rabbit Hash. Seriously).
 
 
 

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34 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Big Chance Cowboy by Teri Anne Stanley”

  2. Tonya Lucas

    This book sounds amazing. I am a dog person, I love unique names, for example my little dog is named Casino. But I prefer people names over dog names for sure. Have a great day and congrats on your new release.

  4. Wioletta Slyk

    This book sounds great. I was dog person till we got the cat, now I’m dog and cat person. I do give people names to my dogs or cat

  5. Debra Guyette

    I love dogs and cats and other type of pets. I find I name my dogs people names, like Samantha but my cats other names like Shadow

  6. Pamela Conway

    I’m a dog person & have dogs with people names and not people names. Kept the names given by the shelter except for two of them. Also depends on their personality.

  7. Karina Angeles

    I’m a dog person! I’ve had a Max and a Myka. They had their own quirky personality.

  8. janinecatmom

    I am a cat person. I have named my cats with people names and also city names. Right now I have Madame Pele (named after the Hawaiian volcano goddess), Miss Waikiki “Kiki” and Honolulu Baby! “Lulu”.

  9. aomullan

    I’m definitely a dog person. I do like human names for dogs. I use to have five Huskies. Their names were Alexa, Chester, Sasha, Tatiana and little Natasha. Unfortunately, they all grew old and are no longer with us.

  10. Linda May

    I like people names for dogs, the last dog I had was when I was a teenager we named our dog Shotzie. Thanks for this amazing chance, reading cowboy romances are my #1 read.

  11. Latifa Morrisette

    I’m a dog and cat person. I like unique names for dogs and cats

  13. Kathleen Bylsma

    Primarily dog for in house pets…cows next, geckos, fish…love ’em all

  14. Kay Garrett

    We are more dog people in our household, but love all critters. Our 14 year old Chihuahua furbaby is named Snickerdoodle. Oh let me explain. Even before we got him, hubby and I were clowns. Yep red nose, big shoe, little car clowns. (Check out my email LOL) Well, my clown name is Cookie E. Lady. So naturally when we got him he had to have a cookie name – thus Snickerdoodle. Fits him to a tee. He’s sweet, little bit spicy and everyone’s favorite. 🙂

    Can’t wait for the opportunity to read “Big Chance Cowboy”. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

  16. Dianne Casey

    I’m both a cat and dog lover and I prefer people names. I have two shelter cats, Hamilton and Jefferson.

  17. Mary C.

    I’m more of a dog person. Names for pets has been a combination of people names and other names.

  18. Jo-Anne B.

    I like pets but small ones, like gerbils in cages now that I’m in an apartment. Although when I had a house with acreage I had pet miniature goats and sheep. Whatever the size, I don’t like them to have people names. Just one that suits their personality.

  20. Nicole (Nicky) Ortiz

    I’m a dog person. I like people and other names for my pets
    Thanks for the chance!

  23. eawells

    I’m a dog person and all but one of my dogs have had people names. My current dog is named Teddy as in Teddy Bear but usually called Ted.

  24. Katrina Dehart

    I’m an animal person. Some of my pets have human names, some don’t.

  26. Lynne Brigman

    I am a dog person. I like both unique named and people names. My dogs name is Louie

  27. Joy Isley

    I am a dog lover and I always give them a first and last name. My 2 terriers are named Johnny Diamond and Lily Cigar. I am sure my neighbors cringe when I call them their names.
    My vet loves that I call them that since of all the dogs he treats, he remembers them the most

  30. Colleen C.

    love animals… have given them both human names and other types of names