Tess Quinn

Yeaaaay!!!!! Break out the bubbly, have some cake, enjoy the great dance music, because it’s a book birthday party!! My debut novel, “The Bewitched Cowboy” has been released by “The Wild Rose Press!” You can check it out here.



Here’s the blurb for my book:
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.



And here’s a never before seen excerpt! Something brand new for all of you to check out!!!



“Why is she here, Gabe? I told you I didn’t want her to come.”



“Matt, you know our parents have arranged this…we told you about Destiny already. We didn’t know where she was to let her know you weren’t exactly, uh, receptive to the idea.”



“And it’s not like I had a choice.” Destiny crossed her arms over her chest. “At least you get off easy. If you don’t want me, you lose your power. But me? I die. You get off easy, cowboy.”



Matt watched the woman’s face. She really did glow. And her eyes. People had told him his eyes were eerie. Strange. But on Destiny Snow, he felt compelled to stare. He was drawn to her and he hated himself for it.



“I’m taking a shower.” Matt walked by the woman, brushing against her. He bit down on the shock of electricity coursing through him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Destiny shiver.



“We’ll talk about this over dinner and then we’ll figure out how to get Ms. Snow and me out of this mess so someone can escort her back to town.” He pulled off his sweat-stained shirt and stormed off to the bathroom, slamming the door behind him. Once he was alone, he didn’t bother hiding his doubt as he stripped out of the rest of his clothes. After all, he didn’t want anyone to see him wonder whether or not there was truth to his brother’s claim. Was there no other way out of this other than losing the one gift he had come to depend on? The one gift he was cursed with?



I hope you’ll like the book! I read it for the first time in its “official” format yesterday and I saw two parts that could have been written WAY better, I saw four paragraphs where I repeat a word a gazillion times, and two grammar errors. I shouldn’t be telling you that stuff, of course, but it’s not like you guys aren’t going to find it anyway. Alas, my great friends informed me that they were too into the story to really catch them. I hope you’ll feel the same way!



Now, to the good stuff. To celebrate the release of my first book ever, I’m hosting a contest! Yeaaaay!!!! In order to enter the contest, you have to leave a comment on my blog answering these three questions:



1. What is your favorite part of the story?
2. What is the name of Matt’s horse?
3. What happens when Destiny is sad/upset?



In order to understand these questions you have to read the book, of course. So, I’ll be picking three lucky winners! The first winner will be chosen on Friday, the second on Monday, and the third next Wednesday.



What’s the prize, you ask? *drum roll please* Friday’s winner will get five awesome paranormal books from some of my favorite authors who have inspired me. *Cheering ensues* Monday’s winner will get a book about different wines and a guide to Napa Valley. *more cheering” Wednesday’s winner will get a 10 dollar gift certificate to Starbucks! *screams*



I’ll put names in a hat for all the people who comment and I’ll pick one lucky winner on each of these days. So don’t forget to put your name in for a chance at getting an awesome prize!



Thanks again for being a part of my release day. Let the partying continue!!!