Guest Author, Linda Lael Miller
by sue on Jan.21, 2010, under Book Chat
It’s five short days until the release of McKettricks of Texas: Tate – the first book in my new Texas McKettricks series.
McKettricks of Texas: Tate on sale 1/26 at Borders!
The anticipation is killing me!
I started writing this book last summer, and I knew immediately it was something special. With all my years of writing, the experience of writing it was remarkable—I’d never seen quite the same phenomenon before.
Some books are easy. Some books are difficult. But Tate didn’t fall into either category. The story flowed so fast, it was as if it was being downloaded from my brain. But, trust me, it had its challenges—if only because just when I think I have them figured out, those McKettrick boys surprise me!
In the end, all I could do was be there to watch their antics unfold and write them down. The process was exhausting . . . but so magical.
As I got to know Tate, the eldest of the three Texas McKettrick brothers, I had to admit I liked what I saw. This corporate cowboy comes to realize that it’s time to get back to the basics of life. He suspects that returning to his McKettrick roots in Blue River, Texas, could be the key to happiness for him and his twin daughters . . . and maybe to finding a love that will last with his high school sweetheart.
I do hope you’ll take this cowboy home—and that you will also take a moment to visit www.TakeACowboyHome.com, where we have a more than few surprises in store for you . . .
In the meantime, did you have one particular high school sweetheart? Did you marry him? Do you wish you had? Why is first love so special? And how does it color all the loves that follow?
Randomly chosen commenters below will get a free book from Harlequin Publishing. Good Luck!
Adios!
Linda
Check out Linda’s hot hero trailer here http://takeacowboyhome.com/takeacowboyhome/#
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January 24th, 2010 on 9:03 am
I just got around to watching the attached video. OMG, I want that lady’s job! LOL.
January 23rd, 2010 on 10:41 pm
I did not marry my h.s. sweetheart.
I love cowboy books, Linda.
January 23rd, 2010 on 6:39 pm
I married my high school sweetheart and divorced him almost ten years later. I know it works for a lot of people, but I think getting married later sometimes works out better. That way both parties are more ready to settle down. I know some people who have made it work, and that’s great.
January 23rd, 2010 on 11:17 am
I think first love is special because it’s so poignant. It really is all about firsts — from first kiss to first date, etc. Neither party (or at least one side) has any baggage. They are learning about being in a relationship for the first time.
January 23rd, 2010 on 10:31 am
I had a few h.s. sweethearts but didnt marry them. I married a man I met at the Empire State Building while working in the city. We were married for many years and would have liked many more…..He was a wonderful man.
Rosie G.
January 23rd, 2010 on 6:55 am
Hi Kinda,
Hope you see this but I have to say I absolutely love all your books . I look forward to reading the newest.
Carol L.
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January 23rd, 2010 on 4:53 am
I dated in HS but nothing serious. I met my future husband my junior year of college. We started dating at the beginning of my senior year. We later married and are still together 32years. He’s my best friend. From the beginning I knew that I wanted to marry him. I just didn’t feel that way with any of the other guys I dated. Something just clicked and felt right!
January 22nd, 2010 on 8:13 pm
No High School Sweetheart. Met my husband online - I was almost 30 - worth the wait.
Karen T.
January 22nd, 2010 on 2:36 pm
Actually, I went to an all girl High School so I did not have a boyfriend until college. Quite frankly I am glad I did not even consider marrying him since he was rather immature. So was I though. We both needed to grow up before we were ready for a permanent relationship.
January 22nd, 2010 on 1:33 pm
WOW! My thanks to all of you for your wonderful comments. It’s wonderful to know so many of you are eager to meet the new bunch of McKettricks.
I’ve got to say, I just love that video. It’s almost as though Tate, Garrett and Austin stepped right out of my head to appear in it!
Regarding first loves: I married mine, too. At nineteen. It didn’t work out, but we got a fabulous daughter out of the deal, and we’re both happy about that. I’ve been single ever since.
Would I ever get married again? Only to a cowboy, with solid western values. Maybe he’s out there…
January 22nd, 2010 on 9:26 am
Linda, your books are great - please keep writing them.
I had no h.s. sweetheart, met my husband in my early twenties - were married a very long time - he is gone now almost 2 years.
Helen L.
January 22nd, 2010 on 5:26 am
I did have a high school sweetheart, but he turned out to be a heartless bastard, to put it mildly. Needless to say, I did not marry him…but I’ll never forget when and how we got together.
January 22nd, 2010 on 1:26 am
I’m not one of those lucky people who’ve found their life mates so early on in their lives. But I have met such couples and have found that they were friends with common interests and goals as well, which made for a lasting marriage.
January 21st, 2010 on 9:43 pm
Well, it is true you don’t forget your 1st love but you do learn from your mistake. I was engaged in HS and thought I was really all that! It does mean you’re going to prom, I went to mine and his. The guy went into the service after we graduated and I went to college. Sometime later I decided I didn’t even like him any more, let alone love him. I learned to be more choosy after that. I do like to read about it in books and I know a few couples who are still together. I have been waiting for this series, as all of Linda’s work. I’ve read every book she’s written. She is my very FAV writer!! I remember her blogging while writing this series. Thanks for showing the video today!! Sue
January 21st, 2010 on 9:19 pm
I didn’t have a high school sweetheart, but I had one in the third grade! I still have the ring he gave me. Have no idea what happened to him.
Linda, my mom is a big fan and loves your books. I know where I will be as soon as Borders open on the 26!
January 21st, 2010 on 8:40 pm
I had two HSS, the first one is my first love. And I didn’t marry both though. since I thought it just never meant to be
i just can’t forget my First love easily, in fact I’m still wondering Whether He’s married or haven’t : )
January 21st, 2010 on 6:45 pm
I had two high school sweethearts, and married the second one.
The video was great, I just love those cowboys. I’m looking forward to reading this new trilogy.
January 21st, 2010 on 6:04 pm
I just now got to watch the video about the cover shoots. Holy cow!
January 21st, 2010 on 5:25 pm
Am looking forward to reading this new series.
I did not have a high school sweetheart.
I didn’t meet my husband until I was out of school.
January 21st, 2010 on 5:20 pm
Hello Linda,
I love your books. Congrats on your new release! I adore a good cowboy story or should I say I adore cowboys all together.
My first High School crush was a bad boy which is why I was attracted to him. I was 16 and he was 17. When he kissed me I got goosebumps and melted into his big, strong body. I really did like him. Alot. But when he gave me a promise ring I got scared and broke things off. We never talked after that and when he turned 18 he joined the Navy. I never saw him again.
It been 30 years, I still wonder where and how he is and what if…
January 21st, 2010 on 3:41 pm
Hello Linda ~
What a fun video. Love the behind the scenes and I would love to have Margie Miller’s job.
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart for 22 years. Some days it’s hard to believe it’s been that long!
January 21st, 2010 on 3:15 pm
I didn’t have specific sweetheart. I dated a couple of guys. The first one told me on date two that he wouldn’t sleep with me no matter what I did because he was leaving the country on missionary work after high school. I was a junior and he was a soph. And i wasn’t trying to get him into bed like he implied. I just wanted to go to the dances with a partner. The other guy, we were both seniors and planning to go into the military. He broke up with me right after senior dance because I wouldn’t sleep with him. He told me I’d never get a boyfriend if I didn’t “put out”. Where did I find these jerks?
Congrats on the latest release, Linda.
January 21st, 2010 on 2:27 pm
I didn’t have a HSS.
January 21st, 2010 on 2:01 pm
I guess i really didn’t have a highschool sweetheart, now I had a few I was love struck on, but didn’t marry them. I just didn’t get anywhere with him. I would have married him if I had half a chance.
January 21st, 2010 on 1:56 pm
Linda, Cowboy Tate McKettrick showed up at my house a couple of weeks ago. In my Harlequin shipment that is. I have to tell you that you gave everyone such authentic voices and everything worked together so well. It doesn’t matter if it’s an adult,child,animal,house or landscape, the dialog, and descriptions are just brilliant. These are the same great elements that I’ve found in other books of yours that I’ve read. The book trailer is great,too.
As for the question of the day, no high school sweetheart for me.
January 21st, 2010 on 1:03 pm
I didn’t have a high school sweetheart and it wasn’t until I was out of school that I met my husband.
January 21st, 2010 on 12:00 pm
Hi, Linda! You are one of my heroes! You are a wonderful western romance writer, and I love my cowboys! The fact that you have so much enthusiasm for your stories and characters is part of what makes your books so special : )
I met the love of life at age 15. He was a friend of a friend, and I didn’t like him at first. However, I soon realized there was more to him than met the eye. He was warm, funny, smart, and had the most beautiful green eyes! However, he suffered from low self-esteem, and we didn’t stay together. He still has his place in my heart. I’ve never met anyone else like him. He was a cowboy who loved horses and was good to all animals. Even though he like to hunt, he once rescued a deer that was trapped in a barbed-wire fence. One of a kind : )
January 21st, 2010 on 11:10 am
I married my university sweetheart - does that count? Twenty six years and one baby later, we’re still rollin’ along!
January 21st, 2010 on 11:00 am
Didn’t have a high school sweetheart but I hope I get to marry my college sweetheart. does that count?
January 21st, 2010 on 5:55 pm
Yeah, still young enough! Good luck
January 21st, 2010 on 10:52 am
I lost touch with my high school Sweetheart after we graduated and he went away to college. Years later we got back in touch after he sent me roses on the 20th anniversary of when he first asked me out when we were Freshmen. We’ve been emailing back and forth, with occasional phone conversations, since. We’re both married, and live hundreds of miles away from each other, but it’s great to be friends again, and there’s still a bit of a soft spot for each other.
January 21st, 2010 on 10:18 am
I didn’t marry my high school sweetie, but several of my oldest friends did exactly that–and are still together, nearly 30 years later. Thanks for visiting.
January 21st, 2010 on 9:59 am
I meet my husband in 8th grade. We had science together and I had the biggest crush on him. After eight grade we didn’t have any classes together and didn’t see each other again until high scohool graduation. He ask me out at our rehearsal and a year later we were married. Now almost 13 years later we are still married and have three kids together.
January 21st, 2010 on 9:45 am
I love stories like this.
My first love still makes me feel squiggly inside, even knowing how many years have passed. I haven’t seen him in many years but he was the one that made me feel like I was special. The first one to ever do that. That’s a gift that stays with you forever.
And he looked like a young atrick Swayze. That didn’t hurt either!
January 21st, 2010 on 8:53 am
Linda,
What a fun video! Great early morning eye candy. None of my high school boyfriends looked like THAT!
Susan
January 21st, 2010 on 5:30 pm
LOL — I told Harlequin they have to take me on the next shoot — my husband did not like that idea . . . . humfh
January 21st, 2010 on 8:24 am
First loves are special because it’s your FIRST. And whether it ends happy, sad or indifferent it almost becomes the benchmark for future relationships. At least for me it was. Thanks for blogging.
January 21st, 2010 on 5:29 pm
Good point Scorpio — if its a bad one you know what you don’t want next time around.
January 21st, 2010 on 7:18 am
Linda, I love this series, have read several and have several on my tbr. I am not reader of many historicals but I do read yours, maybe it is because they almost have a contempt read to them if that makes any sense.
I have read the 3 one right after the other - Logan, Tyler, etc.
As for your question, I did pine for one young man while in h.s. - never dated - just pined. No it did not have any affect on me. I did see him at the only class reunion I attended and he was pretty bald even at that early date - lol - not that there is anything wrong with that. I looked smashing in my little slimming black dress. :o)
Pat L.
January 21st, 2010 on 6:45 am
I love stories about high-school sweethearts ending up together (especially those reunion stories).
I did not marry my HSS myself. First, I didn’t have one as I never dated in highschool. There was this boy though, I was painfully in love with. I see hime sometimes. He’s had terrible troubles after HS and even started drinking and been stabbed in a fight. He looks older than his 31 years.
January 21st, 2010 on 5:26 pm
OMG — me neither! I was taller than everyone! College they caught up & I finally got a date!
January 22nd, 2010 on 2:36 am
Good to know I’m not alone