Tess Quinn

Yeay!!! It’s finally here! My book, “The Bewitched Cowboy” is set to release day after tomorrow, on February 24th by ‘The Wild Rose Press’! I have a bunch of stuff planned this week that I’m totally excited about.



Tomorrow, I’ll be guest blogging on Autumn Jordon’s blog! She’s a great friend and a fabulous writer. Her book “Obsessed by Wildfire” was just released by The Wild Rose Press, too! On Autumn Jordon’s blog, I’ll be answering some questions about brainstorming, and workshops so be sure to check it out!



On Wednesday, I’ll be hosting an online birthday party on my blog right here! I’ll be posting another excerpt from the story and an exciting contest where I’ll be picking a lucky winner for a prize. You guys will love it, I’m sure.



On Thursday, I’ll be guest blogging on Kathleen Coddington’s blog and talking about arranged marriages which plays a big role in my story. You can check out her website here, as she’s a multi-published author with fabulous books as well. Be sure to check it out!



On Friday, I’ll be picking my lucky contest winner and announcing my second contest so you’ll have another opportunity to win an awesome prize! This time, I’ll be picking the winner the second week of March since the contest involves reading the book.



Really exciting stuff, right? Make sure you stay tuned all week! It’s going to be great. For those of you who are hearing about my book for the first time, here’s the summary and excerpt of “The Bewitched Cowboy.” I can’t wait!!!!!



Book Summary
The last thing Matt expected his twin to tell him was that he had to marry the woman of his parents’ choice or suffer the loss of his powers.



Destiny, a PhD and successful parapsychology writer, certainly did not expect her mother to tell her that she would die if she didn’t get married to a man chosen for her in infancy.



The collision of two hardheaded, anti-marriage witches makes Destiny and Matt’s first encounter explosive. Now they have to figure out a way to get along for the two weeks they can’t be separated without doing the one thing that could change their fate forever…falling in love.



Excerpt
Destiny’s voice was thick and sluggish with sleep. “How can you not believe I’m your other half after everything that happened today, cowboy?”



Matt smiled into the crown of her hair. Her question bothered him, but he didn’t think he could hide the truth from her. He didn’t want to. Despite everything, he wanted to be honest.



“It’s not that I don’t believe in bonding. I just don’t want anything to do with it or marriage. The last time I got involved with helping someone find the person they loved…bad things happened.”



Destiny looked up at him, her face close to his as she continued to rest against his chest. “Sometimes, you can’t stop life from going the way life was set to go.”



“You can’t stop ‘destiny,’ huh?” Matt knew he sounded rueful, but he couldn’t help respecting her for her answer. For someone who reacted so intensely to any reminder of her mother, she didn’t carry any guilt or blame anyone for her difficult life.



“What are we going to do for the next two weeks?” Destiny said, yawning. “We can’t be away from each other, apparently. Leaving you doesn’t feel…right.”



Matt knew saying that must have taken courage. He didn’t want her to know how close he already was to her. How panicked he felt. Was Destiny really the other half of his soul? He took a deep, ragged breath.



“Have you ever ridden a horse, Dr. Snow?”



“No.”



Matt smiled at the dry tone in her voice. “Well you’re going to have to get a crash course in riding, I guess.”



“In your dreams, cowboy.”



Matt smiled as he wrapped Destiny against him more firmly. Holding her this way calmed him, and that was what scared him the most.

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