Guest Blogger, Catherine Anderson & Giveaway
by sue on Jan.04, 2010, under Book Chat
Setting: Colorado mountains
Subgenre: Historical Romance
Hero: Matthew Coulter
Heroine: Eden Paxton
One sentence summary: When Matthew Coulter rescues Eden Paxton from an outlaw camp, the last thing he expects is to fall wildly in love with her.
Scene you like most and would never cut: I like all the scenes, especially the first love scene, but I think the one scene I absolutely would never cut is when Eden finds Matthew surrounded by rattlesnakes and saves his life. Eden’s quick response to danger and amazing ability with a Colt .45 show her true measure as a woman.
Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying: Eden would never hide behind a man in a dangerous situation.
Your hero, is he a boxer or brief kind of guy: Matthew is a rough and rugged horseman and cowboy. In cold weather, he wears long johns. In warm weather, he wears the 1890’s version of boxers.
Ancillary character you had the most fun with: I have to say Eden’s half-brother, Ace Keegan, when he scolds Eden and tells her she’s a spoiled brat.
Your heroine’s favorite hobby: Eden loves to identify flora and especially enjoys finding edible plants, but her most frequent pastime is target-practicing with her Colts.
Your hero’s favorite hobby: Matthew plays the harmonica.
What you think readers will like best about this book: That Eden is as courageous, strong-willed, and capable as any man, making her the perfect woman for Matthew Coulter.
The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet: My readers write often to ask for the love stories of Ann and Keefe Kendrick, and Mary and Harv Coulter, the parents of the characters featured in the Kendrick/Coulter series.
What’s next: I am presently writing Zach Harrigan’s book, which is shaping up to be a really fun and interesting love story with fascinating secondary characters, one of which is Rosebud, a darling palomino mini horse that Zach is training to be a guide animal. Rosebud is on scene a lot, and she is too cute for words, lacing the story with humor and making me smile as I write.
Question of the Day: In EARLY DAWN, Matthew still has deep feelings for his first wife, who was brutally murdered by the same outlaws who kidnap Eden at the beginning of the book. How would you feel about falling in love with a man who still had fond memories and deep affection for someone he lost? Would you feel jealous and resentful of her, or would you admire the man for being so steadfast and true to her memory?
It is my feeling that true love remains in our hearts even after the death of a loved one, and I would find it difficult to admire a man who didn’t have enduring affection for a woman he once loved and lost. If he simply forgot about her, I’d question his loyalty and wonder if he understood the meaning of true love. 
GIVEAWAY: 5 winners will be randomly chosen to win a copy of Early Dawn- Good Luck!
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January 7th, 2010 on 7:21 pm
I enjoy reading your books. I would probably feel a little bit of jealousy - I think that would be normal. But I would not want to be forgotten if I were the first wife.
Rosie G.
January 5th, 2010 on 9:40 pm
Hi,Ran across this blog last Monday and I must say that I have recieved some awesome points so far.I was hopin if you could put up some more information about the right way to get skinny.
January 5th, 2010 on 5:56 pm
Hi Catherine a great interview.I enjoy reading all of your books.I would admire him.
January 5th, 2010 on 4:13 pm
Catherine
I went out and bought this book today. I made sure to put your name and the books name on my iphone note section so i remembered it right lol I’m glad i did. I can’t wait to read it. Looks like i just found myself a new author to read.
Lisa
January 5th, 2010 on 9:44 am
I love all of Catherine Anderson’s books! I own all of the other Coulter Family books and I re-read them frequently. The characters are wonderful and I love that they’re not perfect.
January 5th, 2010 on 9:46 am
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January 5th, 2010 on 12:09 am
Hi Catherine, I’m a major fan of your work and I have to say Comanche Heart is one of my comfort reads. I would greatly admire someone that was capable of such feelings and would hope to be good friends with them. “Fond memories and deep affection” is one thing but if he is still in love with the person - that’s tricky. I’ve know people in just such a relationship and there is no competing with bittersweet memories - the memories only serve to get more sweet over time while the ones living in their wake tend to get more bitter.
January 5th, 2010 on 12:07 am
Hi Catherine I’m another BIG fan!!! That was a good interview!! I luved the Commanche books and I’m also a Coulter/Kendrick fan. I look forward to reading Early Dawn. For me, your books are keepers!! Thanks, Sue
January 5th, 2010 on 12:04 am
Rafe and Ann would be a good love story…hint and a wink
Happy 2010!
January 4th, 2010 on 11:35 pm
Yay!! Catherine!! I am SUCH A FAN!! I saw your name at the top of the blog and did a little dance. Phantom Waltz is one of my favorite books of all time. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!
Love your answer too about past love, so poignant and true.
Keep up the amazing work! I am lucky enough to say, I have read every one of your books so far…how cool is that?
Happy 2010!
January 4th, 2010 on 10:12 pm
I’ve never understood why couples who divorce can totally cut each other out of their lives. I can understand growing apart or incompatibility, but I can’t understand the love disappearing totally. I would like to think I’d remain friends with someone I’d once loved deeply enough to marry. So I’d expect and accept that there would always be feelings even after a separation whether from divorce or death.
January 4th, 2010 on 8:16 pm
I am married to a man whose first wife died from cancer. In the beginning I have to say there were times I was jealous and yet I understood. He will never forget her and the memories they made together and he did love her but is now in love with me.
January 4th, 2010 on 8:11 pm
I love the new question about what constitutes a “comfort read” and makes a book a “keeper”. My thoughts are similar to yours: when characters are so real to me that I actually “miss them” after the book is over, like the dearest of friends. Also if the story touches me emotionally in that it stays with me, almost hauntingly, for a period of time after reading the book. And when you just have that “all’s right with the world” feeling at the book’s end as well.
January 4th, 2010 on 7:40 pm
Hi Catherine
I’ve read every book you’ve written (many of them more than once.) I do love those Kendricks - Baby Love was my first & still a fave. I think a person’s history makes them who they are so you can’t ignore the importance of their past.
January 4th, 2010 on 7:08 pm
I have loved your books ever since I read Baby Love.
I would admire him.
January 4th, 2010 on 7:21 pm
Ah, Estella, thanks for reminding me of Baby Love. Sigh. I so enjoyed writing that story. I hope you find as much reading pleasure in EARLY DAWN! So far, readers are sighing with delight, so I take that as a good sign that I didn’t miss my mark as I wrote it.
Happy reading, my friend.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:51 pm
Hi Catherine, you are a new author for me. This book intrigued me
for me, if the memories will remain as memories and he can live the present with me, i guess that’s we call ‘normal’. And i can live with that.
January 4th, 2010 on 7:19 pm
Mariska, I hope you love EARLY DAWN and become a Catherine Anderson fan.
I wouldn’t be a normal writer if I didn’t hope for that, I suppose. And I agree with you completely on your response to the discussion question! To me, “true” love never dies. When we lose someone we love, we must move on and live out the remainder of our lives, finding new happiness, but that doesn’t mean we must erase our memories of someone else who was wonderful and a huge part of our lives. Love is such a wonderful gift, and to forget it ever happened seems cold and ungrateful to me. Just my take! That said, I wouldn’t want to be with a man who was so caught up in his memories that he couldn’t focus entirely on me and his love for me. I think memories of someone else have their place, and if they interfere with today, they aren’t really memories.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:41 pm
Hi, Catherine! Happy New Year! I love “Blue Skies” and “Comanche Heart”. I would really wonder about a man who had no feeling left for someone whom he had loved so deeply. Love doesn’t die when the loved one passes away. It remains a part of us, and it gives us leeway to love others as individuals. I would be more drawn to a man who showed that he was struggling with his emotions. At least then I would know that he was capable of great feeling!
January 4th, 2010 on 7:01 pm
Virginia, I am so with you on your answer. I am drawn to men who are strong. Don’t get me wrong. I admire that strength greatly. But I also think it’s attractive when a strong man can show emotion and not be embarrassed to shed a few tears. It tells me he has feelings that run deep and that his capacity for caring is huge! For me, that makes for a well-rounded individual.
January 4th, 2010 on 5:51 pm
i have not read any of Catherine’s books before but after reading this blog i’d seriously like to find this book and read it. Sounds great.
I think if a man has feelings for a deceased wife it’s only natural if there was good love there. As long as it didn’t dominate his life it would be ok.
Lisa
January 4th, 2010 on 6:57 pm
Hi, Lisa. I hope you greatly enjoy EARLY DAWN when you get a copy. It has received lovely reviews. In fact, Victoria Fraasa, who created the trailer for EARLY DAWN, loved the story so much that she has offered to do a video review of the novel free of charge. Normally it costs quite a bit of money to hire her to review a book. I took that offer as a great compliment.
January 4th, 2010 on 4:34 pm
First of all I love the heroine’s name. Eden is my daughter’s name. Secondly, I love the idea of a female character who can take care of herself but still be loving and gentle. Can’t wait to read this book. Thanks for the great contest
January 4th, 2010 on 6:54 pm
Hi, Renee. Eden is definitely strong and self-sufficient, yet she is still capable of love and tenderness. Developing her character was both challenging and gun. I hope you enjoy the read!
January 4th, 2010 on 4:33 pm
Hi Catherine!
Love your books! Very interesting question! I would admire a man who still had love and respect for a former/deceased spouse. I would hope he would also have that same respect for me too. If it became an obsession with him, I would become worried. I would really hope that he would have room in his heart for the both of us. Wish me luck, I really want your book!
January 4th, 2010 on 6:51 pm
Lisa, best of luck to you in the drawing!
January 4th, 2010 on 4:25 pm
Catherine, you are one of my all-time favorite authors and I have adored all your books! I’m looking forward to getting Early Dawn, it’s on the way in the mail right now.
Great discussion question. I think everyone would love to be a man’s first-and-only-love, but reality doesn’t always work that way. It’s wonderful to think someone who has loved once can open their heart to love again. As long as he doesn’t make comparisons or hold his first wife up as some kind of paragon, which I think would be really hard to live with.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:50 pm
Hi, Tammy. It’s wonderful to know you’re such a great fan of my work! And most everyone here seems to agree with your answer to the discussion question, myself included. I’m happy to reveal that Matthew Coulter does not compare Eden to his deceased wife in any way that is less than complimentary to Eden. In fact, he recognizes that the two women are nothing alike. He comes to love Eden for who she is and admires her in her own right.
January 4th, 2010 on 4:03 pm
Hi! Always look forward to a new Catherine Anderson book. The first book of yours I read was Annie’s Song. What a great book - needless to say I was hooked. I’ve read them all and loved them all. I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite. Cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Early Dawn, I know it is another winner. Happy New Year
January 4th, 2010 on 6:46 pm
Hi, Martha. ANNIE’S SONG is a favorite of many readers, and it is a book I will never forget writing. The research to do so was exhaustive, and then as I began writing the novel, I belatedly realized it would be one of the most challenging love stories of my career, not because the story framework was lacking, but because Annie was missing one of her five senses, the ability to hear. So much of the emotion in exchanges between a man and a woman is conveyed by the writer through the sense of hearing. Gruff tenderness in a man’s voice, the warmth of his laughter, etc.. I had to dig deep and become very creative to find other ways for Annie to perceive those things. It’s good to know I managed to do so in a way that captured your heart!
January 4th, 2010 on 3:55 pm
“Early Dawn” is another winner! As someone else commented, I find real comfort in a Catherine Anderson book.
I don’t think love should ever be forgotten. We live and learn through each experience. A loving heart can hold memories as well as make new ones.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:40 pm
Anne, I’m so glad you gave EARLY DAWN a thumb’s-up! Thank you for that. It’s also nice to know you count my books as being “comfort” reads.
So here’s a new question for everyone. In your opinion, what constitutes a “comfort” read, and what is it about a book that makes it a “keeper” you want to read again and again over time?
For me, a comfort read is a book with characters that touch my heart and seem absolutely real to me. So real that I can remember their names and envision their faces over a year later, and also recall specific scenes that spoke to me in some special way. When I reread a book like that, it is like hugging an old friend.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:53 pm
I think true love is something to be admired. I also believe we are all still attached to the people we have loved in our past as they have helped our ability to love grow.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:34 pm
Jonbonjovious: I think you’re absolutely right. Even a bad experience in a relationship can enrich us in the end, if only to teach us how to appreciate a truly wonderful relationship when it finally comes along.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:10 pm
I’ve never heard of this author but it looks like an interesting book.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:20 pm
Arantza, I hope you give EARLY DAWN a read. If you enjoy it, you’ll have my entire backlist to enjoy. I love it when I find a new favorite author.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:34 pm
I think I would admire the man for going on with his life and is able to love again! This sounds like an awesome read!
January 4th, 2010 on 3:22 pm
I feel the same, Quilt Lady. There’s something to be said for a man whose feelings run deep, strong, and true. I’d much rather be with someone like that than with someone shallow.
January 4th, 2010 on 1:58 pm
About the question, I think as long as he’s able to go on, without obsessing about what is gone, I’d be ok with it.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:26 pm
I totally agree. If he obsessed about it, that wouldn’t be good, but to hold memories dear of someone we’ve lost seems like a good thing to me.
January 4th, 2010 on 1:24 pm
A man who loved and grieved for his wife can be a great partner because he obviously can care deeply for others or he could be a lousy partner if he won’t take the risk to love again or he compares everyone else to his late wife.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:31 pm
I think anyone who has been deeply hurt in a relationship, whether it’s due to death, infidelity, or insurmountable incompatability, is a little fearful about getting hurt again when he or she begins a new relationship. That said, allowing fear to hold us back is unhealthy and at cross purposes with our finding happiness again. My vote is for finding happiness and taking the risks.
January 4th, 2010 on 1:12 pm
In this example, the onus is on the man, while he is entitled and should respect his loving feelings for his deceased wife. It is HIS RESPONSIBILITY to make his present love feel like they are paramount & cherished. Jealousy comes from insecurity, no insecurity no jealousy.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:35 pm
Your insight on jealousy is interesting. In most instances, you’re probably right that insecurity is the cause–unless, of course, one sees blatant evidence of a partner’s attraction to someone else. In that situation, a lot of very secure people might feel a twinge of jealousy or alarm. I think I would, anyway.
January 4th, 2010 on 1:03 pm
I don’t see anything wrong about him holding on to feelings for his former wife. If he tried to deny those feelings he would eventually have to deal with them.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:36 pm
Tia, right on the mark! If we bury our feelings, they are going to resurface, and we never know when that may happen. Better to deal with our feelings now so they don’t come back to haunt us later.
January 4th, 2010 on 12:47 pm
I just had to tell you that I love the Coulter/Kendrick series. I am currently rereading them - again!
As for your question, I’ve been told by someone who lived it that you never forget that true love, but you can move on to another one, if you’re lucky enough to find it!
January 4th, 2010 on 2:38 pm
Hi, Kara! Thanks for the kind words about my books. And I believe you’re right; we can find true love more than once, if we’re lucky.
January 4th, 2010 on 12:00 pm
I’ve been a Catherine Anderson fan for years! I love, LOVE her stories, Annie’s Song being one of my absolute favorites. I cannot wait for Early Dawn. Okay, so I’m ’squeeing’ in delight that it’s coming out soon. It’ll be nice to read how Ace and Caitlin are getting along (Keegan’s Lady is another all-time favorite). Oh who am I kidding? I’ve read and re-read all of her books so many times, I can’t pick a favorite!
January 4th, 2010 on 2:40 pm
Hi, Danica! I’m so pleased to learn that you love my books. ANNIE’S SONG is a favorite of mine, too. But then they’re all special to me. If not, I never would have written them.
January 4th, 2010 on 11:47 am
Of course, I would admire someone who retained deep feelings forever for a lost spouse. However, if those feelings became a guideline and comparison for future relationships, that would be untenable.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:43 pm
GSM: I’m with you on that! If the love of my life compared me to his lost love, I would find it intolerable. I want to be loved for who “I” am, as an individual. Cookie-cutter expectations would make me very uncomfortable.
January 4th, 2010 on 11:41 am
Oooh new author to me - I’d love to read this.
January 4th, 2010 on 2:46 pm
SarahKay: Maybe you’ll win a copy of EARLY DAWN! Trying out new authors always makes me a little nervous unless a fellow reader highly recommends them to me. I hate when I buy a book and lose interest a third of the way through. I prefer to spend my reading dollars on books I love and want to read again and again.
January 4th, 2010 on 11:15 am
Tough one — no one wants a Rebecca situation but a wife that was loved and lost — it would be sad if that couldn’t be acknowledged. Maybe the distinction “loved” but not “in love” works for me best.
SO looking forward to this one!
January 4th, 2010 on 2:47 pm
Janet, I like your analysis and the play on words. There truly is a huge difference between loving someone and being “in love” with someone. I wish I’d thought to make that distinction when I asked the question!
January 4th, 2010 on 11:14 am
Mmm, that’s a tough one. It’s admirable, but I’m selfish enough to want his attention wholly on me. =/ You can’t really compete with a memory…
January 4th, 2010 on 2:54 pm
Julie, not only can we not compete with a memory, but what woman in her right mind would want to?
I think it would be up to the man to make sure the new love of his life understood that she wasloved for herself. I’m fairly confident that I would never feel jealous of a man’s deceased former love. I might have some jealous moments if the former love was still alive, though. That would be much harder for me, I think. How does everyone else feel about former lovers who are still alive and well? Would it bother you/not bother you?
January 4th, 2010 on 11:14 am
Awesome post! Catherine is an automatic buy for me. She weaves emotion and passion together so amazingly.
As to the question, I think it really is a double edged sword because I think a man who could love that deeply and steadfastedly is exactly what we all want, but then how do we break through that so that he’ll feel the same way about us?
January 4th, 2010 on 2:58 pm
Nancy: I am a firm believer that true love just happens, so I’m not sure we’d have to break through a man’s memories to make him love us as deeply as he did someone else.
What’s your take on love? Do you feel it just happens, or do you feel that it is something we can strive to make happen?
As I said, I think love just happens. To my way of thinking, the work begins after that–striving to keep magic and excitement in the relationship.
January 4th, 2010 on 11:00 am
Sounds interesting! I’d love to read this one!
January 4th, 2010 on 2:59 pm
Sarah, maybe you’ll win a copy. I believe five books are being given away, so your chances are good.
January 4th, 2010 on 10:19 am
Catherine, I do look forward to this book. I don’t read many historicals, but do read yours as I love your books.
I would feel a little jealous but to completely forget the first wife would be a little cold I think. After all she was a part of his life and who is he.
Helen L.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:01 pm
Hello, Helen. I agree that it would be a little cold if a man totally forgot his deceased wife. Thanks so much for so loyally following me into the past to read my historicals! That’s a lovely compliment.
January 4th, 2010 on 10:19 am
New author to me! I’m excited!
January 4th, 2010 on 3:03 pm
Amanda, I’m as excited as you are. Perhaps you’ll love EARLY DAWN, and I’ll acquire a new reader!
January 4th, 2010 on 9:56 am
Sounds like a good read, count me in!
January 4th, 2010 on 3:04 pm
Teresa, you’re officially “in” and maybe you’ll win.
January 4th, 2010 on 8:48 am
While I wouldn’t want him to be still IN LOVE with his dead wife, I would be comfortable with him still loving her. I hope that makes sense. I don’t think I would care the same about a man who could just forget about his dead wife like she never existed. I don’t think that is natural. Someone that you have shared a life with should be remembered. Well, unless they were just a horrible person I guess. So in closing to this totally confusing answer I’ve given I guess I will say, it probably depends on the circumstances.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:06 pm
Linda, someone else also made the distinction between loving someone and being “in love” with someone. I wish I’d had both of you perched on my shoulder when I phrased the question because there truly is a huge difference between the two.
January 4th, 2010 on 8:34 am
Hi Catherine — I remember the first book I read of yours, ONLY BY HIS TOUCH http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0451207947, & Loved it!
Your Coulter /Kendrick series has been even more fun & this historical sequel, Early Dawn was amazing.
Thanks for blogging today,
Sue
January 4th, 2010 on 3:07 pm
Sue, hello to you! Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and support. Over the years, you’ve been a driving force behind the success of my books, and I really appreciate that.
January 4th, 2010 on 8:34 am
I love your book, Catherine. Look forward to this new one.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:09 pm
Marie, I’m so glad you enjoy my books. EARLY DAWN is a bit different in some ways, but it has received rave reviews, so I hope it becomes one of your all-time favorites.
January 4th, 2010 on 7:26 am
I love Catherine’s books: I have read almost all of them and would love to win a copy of this book
In answer to your question: it is mixed I guess - as long he wasnt obsessive about her or always talking about his lost wife, it would show he was remebering his lost love. It would be sad if he did forget her. I suppose there were be a touch of jealously. A really tough question.
Pat L.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:10 pm
Hi, Pat. I’m so pleased to learn that you love my books. Everyone here has a good chance of winning the drawing, I would think, so perhaps you’ll be one of the lucky five.
January 4th, 2010 on 6:54 am
Hi Catherine,
I have many of your books on my keeper shelf, and many of them are my comfort reads. Thanks for your wonderful books, I hope there will be many more in the future!
About your question I think I would admire him, but perhaps I would feel a little jealous too….
January 4th, 2010 on 3:13 pm
Eva, it’s so good to know that someone else has comfort reads. I have several old favorites in my storage room on a special shelf. Every once in a while, I grab one of those titles and reread it. Each time, I enjoy the book almost as much as I did the first time.
January 4th, 2010 on 3:43 am
I have a couple of books by this author but I haven’t had a chance to read them yet. This one sounds really good though!
January 4th, 2010 on 3:19 pm
Ladytink, when you get a chance to read those books, let me know what you think. You can write to me from my website, catherineanderson.com