Review/Guest Post & Giveaway: The Cowboy of Valentine Valley & A Promise at Bluebell Hill by Emma Cane
The
Cowboy of Valentine Valley & A Promise at Bluebell Hill
Valentine
Valley Series Books 3&4
By:
Emma Cane
THE
COWBOY OF VALENTINE VALLEY (Jan 28th
Release)
Welcome
to Valentine Valley, where the cowboys have many talents and love is
waiting around every corner . . .
Ever
since a heated late-night kiss—that absolutely should not have
happened—cowboy Josh Thalberg makes former Hollywood bad girl
Whitney Winslow's pulse beat faster. But when she decides to use his
gorgeous leatherwork in her new upscale lingerie shop, Leather &
Lace, she's determined to keep their relationship strictly
professional . . . even if she wants so much more.
Josh
has never met a challenge he isn't up for. Which is probably why he
allowed Whitney to persuade him to take the sexy publicity photo that
went viral—and now has every woman in America knocking down his
door . . . every woman except the one he can't get out of his head.
But
how to convince a reformed bad girl that some rules are worth
breaking?
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A
PROMISE AT BLUEBELL HILL (Feb 25th
Release)
Welcome
to Valentine Valley, where romance blooms and love captivates even
the most guarded of hearts . . .
From
the moment Secret Service agent Travis Beaumont strides into the town
and through the door of Monica Shaw's flower shop, she feels a sizzle
of attraction. After years of putting everyone else's needs first,
Monica is ready to grab hold of life. If she can just persuade the
ultimate protector to let his own walls down for once . . .
The
President's son is getting married in Valentine Valley, and Travis
should be avoiding all distractions . . . not fantasizing about a
forthright, sexy-as-hell florist. Especially when she's keeping
secrets that could jeopardize his assignment. But just this once,
Travis is tempted to put down the rulebook and follow his heart—right
to Monica's door.
Roses
are red, violets are blue, and in Valentine Valley, love will always
find you.
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Guest Post
Romancing the Readers would like to thank Emma Cane for stopping by and giving us a glimpse into her world.
Emma Cane, author of THE COWBOY OF
VALENTINE VALLEY and A PROMISE AT BLUEBELL HILL
“Keeping tabs on the town of
Valentine Valley”
I’ve just written the fifth book of
my series, all of them set in the same small town, Valentine Valley,
Colorado. The newest two books are THE COWBOY OF VALENTINE VALLEY
(February) and A PROMISE AT BLUEBELL HILL (March) I realized I use
about fifty characters a book, some of them as small as a walk-on
waitress, all the way up to the main characters and their families.
That’s a lot of people to keep track of! I need to remember the
things that happened to each person in each book, so I can keep
showing them growing and learning and moving on in their lives.
The first thing I did was create a
document for each person, and here’s everything I included:
--dates (birth, their ages in each
book)
--physical description
--background info
--hobbies, sports, etc.
--their journey in each book
--ideas for future books
--a chart for their goals, motivations,
and conflicts (if they’re a major character)
Then there’s my database for the
whole series, so I can see at a glance who’s appearing in what book
broken down in columns like this:
--last name
--first name (heaven forbid I have more
than two names start with the same letter!!)
--book they appear in
--first chapter they appear in
--second book they appear in (and a
column for each book and first chapter thereafter)
--major or minor character
--details: who they are, a description
Valentine Valley itself is like a
character in the book, too, so it needs to be organized. I created a
grid layout of the town, street by street, like looking down at a
map. Color-coded and everything. Okay, I had too much fun doing that.
But I’ve used it a lot, so it was worth the time. Corresponding to
this is a town database, with these columns:
--building name
--grid position
--type of business; hotel, restaurant,
B&B, tourist shop, or everyday business (I put these in color on
my map)
--the book it first appears in
--notes: description of the interior,
business explanation, anything I might have said in the books
So that’s how I keep track of the
world of Valentine Valley. Do you think I’ve forgotten anything? Or
maybe you just think I’m crazy… ;)
Author
Info
EMMA
CANE grew up reading and
soon discovered that she liked to write passionate stories of
teenagers in space. Her love of “passionate stories” has never
gone away, although today she concentrates on the heartwarming
characters of Valentine, her fictional small town in the Colorado
Rockies. Now that her three children are grown, Emma loves spending
time crocheting and singing (although not necessarily at the same
time), and hiking and snowshoeing alongside her husband Jim and two
rambunctious dogs Apollo and Uma
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Review
I'm a huge fan of Emma Cane. I love her Valentine Valley series very much. These are easy to read feel-good books. They are well-written with characters that will pull at your heartstrings. If you haven't read these books yet you don't know what you're missing.
The Cowboy of Valentine Valley
You met Josh Thalberg in prior books. He's a very talent leather worker who's very much in demand. Whitney Winslow is trying to bring her lingerie shop, Leather & Lace to Valentine Valley. These two connect right away. Whitney has some issues in her past that have her being slightly standoffish. She works well with Josh. Soon she is helping him run his leather works business. I enjoyed these two together. They are good for each other.
A Promise at Bluebell Hill
For me this has been the funnest of the Valentine Valley books. I just loved both Monica Shaw and Travis Beaumont. With the President coming to Valentine Valley for her sons wedding it is Travis's job to make sure it's safe for her. Poor Travis has to deal with the Widows and their little group. He soon finds himself enjoying their antics. Throughout the story I found myself laughing and enjoying the story. I'm glad that Monica found her happily-ever-after.
Thank you so much for the great reviews!
ReplyDeleteYou're so welcome. They were easy to write!
DeleteI love your books TRUE LOVE AT SILVER CREEK RANCH was my favorite. I would love a chance to win this prize.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you've enjoyed my books, Jayne!
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ReplyDeleteI briefly lived in Colorado and welcome any chance to revisit the Rockies! Your books look like a wonderful opportunity to do so!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Glenda! My son lives right where I set Valentine Valley, so I'm able to pick his brain to get my CO research right.
DeleteSheesh! Just reading all that gave me a headache. :-) I don't know how you keep it all straight, Emma, but good for you! I'm jealous. And I can't wait until I have enough time to jump into this series. I heart your books.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think it sounds more convoluted than it really is. But it sure makes looking up a character easier. Thank you, Rachell
DeleteShe is new to me!!
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