Guest Post by Sasha Summers
What
are some YA tropes you tried to stay away from? What are some that you’re fine
with?
Interesting question.
I admit, when I’m writing, I’m not really thinking about tropes as much as the
story that’s in my head at the moment. But now that I think about it, Cowboys
& Kisses is a true-blue starting over story. Allie, the heroine, is thrown into an alien
world, one she can’t stand, without any hope of rescue. She fights it, fights
everything, before she realizes that maybe this new life is something to
embrace instead of fight. Toss in a tad of ‘coming of age’ and a dash of
‘finding yourself’ -- that’s Allie’s journey.
My
hero, Wyatt, is anything but a bad boy. He’s a real cowboy, all manners and
responsibility--and completely adorable too.
If anything, she’s sort of the bad-one that he needs to stay away from,
or so she thinks. So, the bad-boy/forbidden fruit thing wasn’t really a good
fit.
Neither was a love triangle. Not that I’m
against love triangles, it just didn’t work for this book. Allie’s not open to
relationships of any kind, so having a love triangle would have been forced.
I
wanted Allie & Wyatt’s story to be ‘real’, for readers to feel like they
were real teens dealing with real experiences. That’s what YA readers want--to
connect. Honestly, I think that’s what all readers want--to get lost in the
story and the lives of the characters. I hope readers enjoy getting lost in
Black Falls, Texas, hanging out with Allie, Wyatt, and Dax.
Thanks
so much for having me!!!
Cowboys
& Kisses
(Teens of
Black Falls Texas, #1)
By Sasha
Summers
Blurb:
Allie had big plans for the future. Falling for a
cowboy wasn't part of it.
1. Get out of Black Falls Texas - aka Redneck Hell
(Graduation was eight months away. After that, she
was out of there.)
2. Avoid Wyatt Holcomb at all costs.
(Except he was everywhere and kind of hard to
ignore since he was hot-and a really nice guy.)
3. Avoid her parents.
(Shouldn't be too hard to do since her father
hated her and her mother pretended nothing was wrong.)
4. Stop thinking about Wyatt.
(Which would be a lot easier if he wasn't so
sweet... and he'd keep his shirt on.)
5. Decide what she really wants.
(Instead of holding onto the past and the guilt.)
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Excerpt
Wyatt was carrying me. I
like this dream…
I’m glad I was sleeping. If I
wasn’t, I’d have to wake up. He’d put me down. I’d have to get pissy with
him—because that’s what I did, acted pissed. Right now, I didn’t want him to
put me down. And I was way too warm and comfortable to get pissy.
The front door opened. We were going inside, up the
stairs…
I burrowed in a little, to breathe against his chest. His really strong,
no-give chest. God, he smells good. Really
really good.
I turned, pressing my cheek against him. His heartbeat picked up…a lot.
And his arms tightened, holding me more surely. Something about that, the way
he was holding me, made my heart thump. Maybe I should admit I was awake?
I heard the floorboard
creak. We were almost to my room. Which was good. So why was I feeling panic?
Because he’ll put me
down and leave…
My hand gripped his shirt front. I needed…wanted to hold on to him, to
keep him here, protecting me, holding me. And for some new and bizarre reason,
I felt sort of…frantic about it. “Allie?” His voice was soft, his breath
stirring the air by my ear.
I didn’t say anything. What was I supposed to say? I’m awake but don’t put me down? You smell really good…and you feel
even better? Yeah, that wouldn’t go over very well.
Or would it? What if he was cool with it? What if he stayed? Did I want
him to stay? I swallowed.
I was being lowered, slowly. I felt the muscles in his chest and arms and
shoulders move against me and felt…breathless and hot and confused and… I’m so in trouble.
My bed was soft beneath my
back, but before his arms slipped out from under me I opened my eyes.
About the Author
Sasha is part gypsy. Her passions have always been
storytelling, Hollywood, history, and travel. It’s no surprise that her books
include a little of each. Her first play, ‘Greek Gods and Goddesses’ was
written for her Girl Scout troupe. She’s been writing ever since. She loves
getting lost in the worlds and characters she creates; even if she frequently
forgets to run the dishwasher or wash socks when she’s doing so. Luckily, her
four brilliant children and hero-inspiring hubby are super understanding and
supportive.
You
can stalk, I mean find Sasha here
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