Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Teri Anne Stanley to HJ!
Hi Teri Anne and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Charming Texas Cowboy!
Thanks! It’s awesome to be back.
Please summarize the book for the readers here:
Let’s see…After being featured in an embarrassing viral video, a determinedly independent “lifestyle expert” decides to reinvent herself by going off the grid to start her own homestead and meets an emotionally scarred, army veteran ranch hand–and his charming, if rebellious canine sidekick– who can’t help diving in to help this charming fish out of water. Hijinks and kissing parts ensue.
Please share your favorite line(s) or quote from this book:
He’d seemed a bit reluctant when Lizzie and Emma asked—told—him to come help her. Hopefully he wouldn’t come to “help” her, as in, telling her what to do, how to do it, and/or doing it all himself and telling her to hold his hammer for him.
She snorted. She might not complain if he wanted her to hold his “screwdriver,” though.
Please share a few Fun facts about this book…
- Mr. Stanley and I moved onto our own bit of acreage just as I was starting this book, and we spent a lot of time watching Homestead Rescue. Our “homestead” is more like a nice brick house with all the utilities and less off-the-grid, however.
- During this crazy pandemic, I’ve been honing my artsy-craftsy skills by watching YouTube channels like FiberLoveDiary, ChemKnits, and JillianEve. Not quite ready to try my own goat milk soap, however!
What first attracts your Hero to the Heroine and vice versa?
Jen’s first impression of Tanner is “Chupacabra about to murder my prize winning goat,” but she quickly realizes he’s a nice guy–a really HOT nice guy.
Tanner’s first impression of Jen is “Crazy lady who attacks random strangers on the side of the road,” but his opinion changes when he sees her for who she is: a determined, gutsy–if misguided–girl next door.
Did any scene have you blushing, crying or laughing while writing it? And Why?
When Jen first arrives at her new homestead…
So what if her quaint property perfect for homesteading was really rocky, generally useless land between a couple of larger cattle operations? That was real life, right? Things were not always what you expected them to be. Especially if you were in a hurry to get out of town and start your new life and not willing to take the time to check things out.
A few yards to the right sat an old, rusted motor home. She half expected cousin Eddy to step out with a sewage tube over his dressing gown-clad shoulder.
Readers should read this book….
…because Charming Texas Cowboy is fun and sexy, and full of feels and adventure, (and did I say sexy and funny?) and there are cute animals.
What are you currently working on? What other releases do you have in the works?
It’s so super secret that James Bond couldn’t figure it out. I mean…maybe he could torture it out of me, but only the Daniel Craig version. As soon as I can talk about it, though, I’ll be sharing!
Thanks for blogging at HJ!
Giveaway: I’m going to give away a signed paper copy or an e-version of Lucky Chance Cowboy to someone who comments here
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Excerpt from Charming Texas Cowboy:
Tanner, his friends Emma and Lizzie, and Emma’s grandfather have just run into Jen in town…
Emma asked, “So is it her? Is it Jennifer from Homemade with Joanie and Jennifer?”
“I don’t know,” Tanner said. “I’ve never seen this show you’re talking about.”
“We talked about it all the way here,” Lizzie pointed out. “She’s the one who’s all over the internet for talking about her perfectly adequate boobs.”
Tanner groaned. He couldn’t have this conversation. Yeah, he’d noticed Jen’s body last night, and this afternoon—she wore that Bart Simpson T-shirt to her advantage.
“Here,” Emma said. “Here’s the clip.” She handed him her phone, queued up to the episode in question.
He took the phone, feeling like he was doing something bad. Should he—too late. He saw the boob flash. And the determined chin, the firm lips that looked like a woman who’d fight to the death to keep her goat from the grips of a blood-sucking predator.
“Is it her? Is Jennifer your Jen?”
“I don’t—”
“Lemme see that,” Granddad said, yanking the phone from Tanner’s hand and immediately locking the screen so that Emma had to take the phone back and start over at pulling up the video so her grandfather could watch it. He harrumphed. “Better udders on them Victoria’s Secret girls. I don’t see anything to write home about there.”
“What do you think, Tanner?” Emma repeated.
Granddad was wrong. Dead wrong. Everything about Jen was perfectly adequate. Wait. Emma wasn’t asking his opinion of Jen’s breasts.
He cleared his throat. “I don’t think so. I mean, wouldn’t she have introduced herself if she was that person?” Or if she wanted you to know who she was?
Tanner was pretty sure that the woman in the video was the exact same woman they’d just left, the woman with the great smile and the unruly curls. He was also pretty sure she wanted to stay under the radar. That was what he’d want. The last thing he wanted was to connect with people who knew him from his old life.
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Book Info:
From serving in the military to helping run the Big Chance Dog Rescue, Tanner Beauchamp has kept his head down, done his work, and tried to forget how he screwed things up all those years ago. Life on the ranch is simple when it’s only him and the dogs, but as soon as he meets his new neighbor from down the road, Tanner knows he’ll soon be in over his head.
After internet blunder went viral, web star Jen Greene hid from the public eye and hunkered down in a Texas homestead to wait out her infamy. Determined to make her stay a success on her own, Jen is too stubborn to ask her charming cowboy neighbor for help. But between Jen’s escaping livestock and Tanner’s meddling friends, the two find themselves leaning on each other more than expected—and getting closer every minute.
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Meet the Author:
When Teri Anne Stanley isn’t writing, she’s probably moonlighting as a professional science geek. Sometimes you’ll find her head-first in a craft project or trying to convince her rescue dogs that “sit” doesn’t mean “on the couch.” She’s definitely not cooking or cleaning. She and Mr. Stanley live on a big hill somewhere between Rabbit Hash and Sugartit, Kentucky, where they enjoy sunsets, binge-watching Netflix and chasing the dogs off the couch.
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lasvegasnan
I think I could but sure for how long and I would take my books.
EC
A weekend with a toilet that isn’t a compost type.
Mary Preston
I think I could love quite happily off the grid – provided I can harness the sun for electricity.
anxious58
With solar power forever.
Lori Byrd
Not long and I’d take all my books.
Janine
I would have to have reliable water and electricity if I was going to survive living off grid.
Pat Lieberman
Not very long at all. I like my comforts and I would take books.
Rita Wray
I would have no problem living off the grid. I would bring a huge stack of books.
courtney kinder
Not very long and books.
Glenda M
If I had solar and/or wind power I could do it a long time. I’d have to bring paper books for times my kindle app didn’t have power.
SusieQ
Not long.
Kathleen O
I like to think I could, but I know I would not last long, maybe a week.
Daniel M
depends how much money you got, so not very long
Colleen C.
If I had the right stuff… quite a while… and have to have books
Lori R
Not very long and I would want my books.
Eva Millien
I could do it, if I lived with someone who knew how to farm and all that I don’t have a clue and I don’t know if you would consider it one thing, but I would take every book I own which of course would include my kindle I would just have to make sure I downloaded all the books on to device and make sure I had a generator to charge although I guess if I had to pack it up and just read my books that would keep me pretty busy and keep me from going into withdrawals.
Bonnie
I would not last very long off the grid. I would miss electricity, running water, and my comfortable home. If I had to live off the grid, I would take my books.
bn100
not very; a pro
Nicole (Nicky) Ortiz
I would not survive.
I’d bring a machete
Thanks for the chance!
Patricia B.
In my youth I could live off the grid for quite a while. At my age now it might be a bit difficult. The one thing would be a good selection of tools to be able to build and supply what I would need. It is a given that an extensive library would come with me. Stacked along the cabin walls, they would Mae good insulation.
rkcjmomma
Id last probably 1 day im not a person that loves nature! Id take a lighter
Laurie Gommermann
We lived off the grid on a vacation for a week in a earth home ( Colorado).The water was placed in bags to heat outside, outhouse, very primitive conditions! The place smelled musty even with RidEx Everywhere!
We survived but I hated it!
Plus 2 of the group came down with food poisoning! YUCK!
I’d rather camp outside in a tent!
Campfire, flashlight, matches, food and water and books!
Irma Jurejevčič
I’d be all right 🙂 A fishing hook, a pocket knife and a lighter.
Teresa Williams
A little bit .Im old and already lived without comfort .Would want my shower.
Amy R
How long do you think you’d survive living off the grid? 1 day
What’s one thing you’d take with you from civilization? water & soda
lindamoffitt02
Haha Not Long and that’s Probably because I’d bring My Kindle & MT Dew
Kay Garrett
Assuming off the grid doesn’t mean with no frills, I would more than survive, I would thrive. As long as there was available solar power, fresh water and didn’t have to drive 500 miles for supplies by dogsled, I would really enjoy it. As a senior, I think my running around is done and I’m the happiest at home with hubby and our furbaby. As for what I’d want to take with me, my books and a cow. We use a lot of milk and cheese so I’d gladly go fresh to not go without.
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Terrill R.
I think I’d like living off the grid somewhat. As long as where I lived was already established and wouldn’t have to start from the ground up.