A warm welcome to author Tara Lain joining us today to talk about new release “Love You Sweetly”.
Welcome Tara 🙂
Sweet Facts About Tara Lain
Hi. I’m so excited to be here to introduce you to my new romance LOVE YOU SO SWEETLY. I’m Tara Lain and I’ve been writing romance since around 2010 with my first published book released in 2011. This year I’ll publish my 50th book (watch for the celebration in December!) So here are a few more bits of data about moi.
- Love You So Sweetly has its roots in the American southeast — and so do I. Most people don’t know that I was born in Augusta, Georgia. Admittedly, I’m an Army brat and left the south as a resident when I was about 6 months old. But my father’s family has deep southern roots with his mom and her sisters all born in Georgia, while my dad was born in Tennessee. So when I visit the south, I’m one of those people who can answer the questions, “Who are your people?” “Are we related?”
- One of the themes of Love You So Sweetly is big city/small town. That’s also been my path recently. If you follow my blog or social posts, you know I made a huge move about 11/2 years ago, transporting me, my honey and our dog from Orange County California, a huge neighbor of Los Angeles, to Ashland, Oregon, a town with only 21,000 permanent residents. Surprisingly, despite our search for more trees and less cars, many of the favorite things we loved in Laguna Beach are also present in Ashland – great restaurants, amazing theater, and good friends.
- The “sweetly” in Love You So Sweetly actually refers to sweet tea, the great southern favorite. In fact, I’m a tea drinker as well, although not exactly sweet tea. One of my addictions is English Breakfast tea lattes from Starbucks with only one pump of vanilla. I love my tea so much, that I walk 31/2 almost miles every morning to get my tea.
- The title of the book, Love You So Sweetly, was suggested by members of my Reader Group at HEA, Magic and Beautiful Boys (which you’re invited to join). My readers also suggested the connection between sweetly and sweet tea, and I dedicated the book to them.
I hope you’ll give LOVE YOU SO SWEETLY a try and that it brightens your fall. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Book Blurb:
The youngest son of one of America’s richest families, Remy Merced is so busy trying to save his family company from collapse, he’s never taken time to figure out if he’s gay, much less if he’s happy. Then his meddling mama hires him an assistant who’s everything Remy thinks he doesn’t want. Cute Harper Treadwell, from rural Arkansas, is a brilliant business prodigy… and openly gay. His wit and charm could confirm Remy’s suspicions about his own sexuality almost instantly—if they weren’t both already partnered.
When Remy’s girlfriend and Harper’s boyfriend get a little too friendly, Remy finds that the path to happiness requires a long drive in an old Prius, a growing appreciation for small towns, and a whole lot of sweet tea. But before they can forge a future—they have to let go of the past.
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But he and Felicity hadn’t had sex in weeks. Shouldn’t he have a set of horns that would put Dasher, Dancer, and Prancer to shame? Hell, he was in his twenties. Even if he was sleepwalking, shouldn’t he be ready to stick his cock in anything female that passed within five feet of him? Wasn’t that the way most guys felt? Shit, these questions haunted the back of his brain all the time while the front worried about the business. And it wasn’t like he didn’t know why it worried him.
He sipped coffee and glanced at John Jack, who was smiling at his wife with open lust. It’d be nice to have somebody he trusted to tell him straight if he was undersexed or asexual, or…. He sighed softly. But he and John Jack didn’t have that kind of relationship. John Jack was seven years older and was more a product of Arkansas than California. He put a lot of store in “being a man,” and Remy was scared of what John Jack would say if Remy tried to get personal. Remy worked all the time, so everyone he knew was associated with the company, and since Remy was the boss, who the hell was he going to tell his troubles to?
His mama’s voice came from the direction of the kitchen, telling Nigel she’d like some more ice cream.
Felicity turned to Remy and leaned in. “I’m going to make my excuses. I’m too tired.” She put a hand on his arm. “Sorry, dear.” She kissed his cheek, rose, said a fast goodbye to Trudy and John Jack, and was gone before Mama even made it into the room.
Remy had a pretty good idea he shouldn’t be smiling.
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.
Author Links:
Website: http://taralain.com/
Blog: http://www.taralain.com/blog
Twitter: https://twitter.com/taralain
FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/taralain
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tara-lain
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2ICPcCZ
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4541791.Tara_Lain
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/taralain/
Thank you so much for having me and the boys! Hugs!
Love You So Sweetly is (dare I say it) sweeter than Georgia ice tea. This adorable tale tells the story of the city boy and the country mouse. Remy is smart, driven, confused about his sexuality and perhaps because of his momma’s Arkansas roots he is pretty down to earth for a rich California boy. Harper is smart, driven, openly gay and comes from Arkansas. When these two meet you are instantly charmed and want them to find a way to be together. I’m still smiling.
Thank you, Donna! I’m so happy you liked it. Hugs!