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Some of My Favorite Western Movies

Hi. I’m so happy to be here today to announce the release of COWBOYS DON’T SAMBA. This is my third cowboy romance, but you can read it first. My heroes are both bull riders and one is from Brazil, one of the most beautiful countries I’ve ever visited. That’s where the title came from.

You may know that I not only love books, I’m also a big movie fan and some of my all-time favorite films are cowboys movies. A couple years ago, I made this list of favorite cowboy movies and I thought I’d reprise it in honor of my new release. In no particular order, here are some of my fave western movies —

1. Hell or High Water – This film was released two years ago and immediately became an all-time fave of mine. As one critic called it, “a genre film that transcends genre” this story of two brothers getting even with a bank that foreclosed on their mom features a fantastic cast including a virtually mystical performance by Jeff Bridges. It’s the only contemporary western on this list.
2. The Magnificent Seven – While its tough to beat Yul Btynner and stve McQueen, I still enjoyed the remake of this classic starring Denzel Washington and Chris Platt. I wasn’t disappointed. Packed with villains you love to hate, unsurpassed eye candy, and a classic story no one can resist, the seven, new and old versions, were really magnificent.
3. Silverado – An old film notable for having introduced the world to a charming, snarky and unforgettable Kevin Costner, Silverado has much in common with the Magnificent Seven. In fact, it’s a bit of an homage with it’s taciturn cowboy assembling a misfit group to take out the bad guys, but lets face it, that formula works.
4. Heaven’s Gate – Since this is often called one of the biggest film disasters of all time, you might question this choice, but Heaven’s Gate is extraordinary for capturing on film what the American west likely looked and sounded like. Waves of people in beards and babushkas speaking every language in the world push carts across the plains in a virtual Tower of Babel of immigration while the cattlemen pull their guns.
5. The Long Riders – In this unique western, director Walter Hill cast brothers to play brothers – James and Stacy Keach playing Jesse and Frank James, the Carradines playing the Youngers, and the Quaids playing the Millers. Like Heaven’s Gate, The Long Riders is extremely authentic in detail and captures the frustration and anger that caused Missouri to be the home of many of the major outlaws of the American west.
6. Tombstone – Worth seeing just for Val Kilmer’s amazing performance as Doc Holliday, the film is too long, but still exciting from start to finish and packs a real history lesson. I’m your huckleberry.

I’m sure there are others, but these are the westerns that come to mind. What about you? What are some of your favorites?

I hope you’ll enjoy COWBOYS DON’T SAMBA!

 

Intro:
When an American bull riding champion meets a Brazilian rookie the results are one hot samba.

 

Book Blurb:

Maury Garcia’s one of the greatest bull riders in the world—and one of the biggest liars. Can he turn forbidden love with a rodeo rookie into a lasting romance?

 

Ever since his brother was killed because he was gay, Maury’s worked to take his brother’s place as the bull rider, the provider, and the ideal of his family’s macho expectations. The only thing Maury’s ever done for himself is buy a secret ranch so he can get away from the responsibilities he’s chained himself to. Then he meets Tristão Silva, the younger brother of the one man who could rob Maury of his bull riding championship.

 

Tristão may be a world-class bull rider in his own right, but his kind, gentle nature and sexy samba hips make Maury long for something beyond his selfless, sexless life. The two men’s lives are worlds apart, even if they’re both buckling under family expectations. Will their future last beyond an eight-second ride?

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Breathing. Breathing would be good.

Maury watched Xesús Silva swagger in the door, but he wasn’t alone. Behind him came another guy. Young. Dark hair, pale skin. And probably the most gorgeous human Maury’d ever seen. Not that he noticed guys’ looks all that much, but hell. This dude set new records in plain beautiful. He also resembled Silva, who was, after all, a pretty handsome man if you didn’t count his soul.

Silva made a straight line to the table where the Brazilians were sitting. Some of the men definitely didn’t look thrilled, but a couple of other guys hailed him. People moved aside, and someone pulled over two chairs.

Silva straddled the chair in that hypermacho way of his. The other guy? Holy crap. Poetry. Loose-hipped and graceful, he slid into the open chair and crossed his legs. Most of the Brazilians were squeaky clean-cut, but this dude’s inky hair hung down to his neck and curved around his ears. He was a little taller than usual for a bull rider and lean rather than the more compact build of a lot of the PBRA competitors. Of course, he looked young, so that might explain the lanky body.

“That’s the younger brother I told you about.” Earl helped himself to a french fry. “Haven’t seen him ride, but I hear good things.”

“Let’s drink up and get out of here. I, uh, need some sleep.” Maury pushed back his chair with a scrape.

“Uh, boss, it’s five fifteen.” Earl grabbed for his wallet in his hip pocket. “Let me pay the check.”

Maury stood and started toward the door. Just need to get out before I meet the asshole again.

“I hear it’s your birthday, Wetback.” Usually Silva was subtler, but he yelled this halfway across the room. “No wonder the judges felt like they had to let you cheat to beat me.”

Maury plastered on a smile and turned. “No one has to cheat to beat you, Silva. Little kids can do it.” He said it like a joke, and a few people laughed, but the serious competitors, especially the Brazilians, looked uneasy.

Silva stood at his chair. “I’ve got the baby that can beat you, Garcia.” He reached down, took the young man—younger—by the arm, and pulled him to his feet. “This is Tristão, and he can ride the butt off any bull and defeat a herd of American cowboys. He’s a Silva.”

Maury gave the young guy a direct gaze. Almost too much for his eyes to take. Like looking straight into the sun. “Hey, Tris, good to meet you. Welcome to American cowboying. Good luck with that whole winning thing.”

 

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Tara Lain believes in happy ever afters – and magic. Same thing. In fact, she says, she doesn’t believe, she knows. Tara shares this passion in her best-selling stories that star her unique, charismatic heroes — the beautiful boys of romance —  and adventurous heroines. Quarterbacks and cops, werewolves and witches, blue collar or billionaires, Tara’s characters, readers say, love deeply, resolve seemingly insurmountable differences, and ultimately live their lives authentically. After many years living in southern California, Tara, her soulmate honey and her soulmate dog decided they wanted less cars and more trees, prompting a move to Ashland, Oregon where Tara’s creating new stories and loving living in a small town with big culture. Likely a Gryffindor but possessed of Parseltongue, Tara loves animals of all kinds, diversity, open minds, coconut crunch ice cream from Zoeys, and her readers. She also loves to hear from you.

 

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