Interview with Author Debra Kayn and Giveaway

Today I would like to welcome to RFTC author Debra Kayn. Debra is celebrating the release of her book Rodeo Rebel and has stopped by to answer some questions. Before we get to the interview, lets get to know a bit about Debra.

Multi-published Romance Author, Debra Kayn, lives with her family in the beautiful coastal mountains of Oregon on a hobby farm. During the summer, she enjoys riding motorcycles, gardening, playing tennis, and fishing. During the winter, you’ll find her outside playing in the snow. A cold weather nut, she lives for the days she’s snowbound and fighting with the woodstove to keep the house warm when the power goes out. A huge animal lover, she always has a dog under her desk when she writes and chickens standing at the front door looking for a treat. She's famous in her family for teaching a 270 lb pig named Harley to jog with her every morning.

Her love of family ties and laughter makes her a natural to write heartwarming contemporary stories to the delight of her readers. As someone who met her husband on a blind date when she was nineteen years old, she’s a believer of love at first sight and happily ever after.

Places to find Debra:

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First off, can you tell us a bit about you?
I live in the beautiful coastal mountains of Oregon. I’m married to the man I met on a blind date when I was 19. We have four kids ranging in age from 16 to 22. During the summer, I love to ride motorcycles, play tennis, and go fishing on our creek. In the winter, it’s all about being outside. I love the snow and cold. I’m a huge animal lover, and there is always a dog or two under my desk, and chickens standing at the front door looking for any scrap I can toss their way.

I love soft caramel squares. I buy too many boots. And, I own a pink sparkly fishing pole that lights up when I reel in a fish.

Oh! And, I’m famous in my family for teaching a 270 lb pig named Harley to jog with me every morning.

Did you always want to be a writer?
I don’t think I ever dreamed about being a writer, but I always filled journals with my writing while growing up. It wasn’t until my kids passed their toddler years that I started wondering if it was possible to publish a book. Then the real learning began.

What kind of writer are you? Panster or Plotter?
Both. I start out as a panster. I’ll write two or three chapters and get a good feel for the story without really knowing what was going to come at the end. Then I start plotting it out scene by scene.

Where do your ideas come from?
I’m a people watcher. I love creating stories for strangers, which probably makes them wonder why I’m grinning and staring at them. I also like to put parts of my own life in stories. It could be a location, or an event I went to.

A la Twitter style, can you describe your book (or series) in 140 characters or less.
"They had a contract. She won't let him break it—come hell or his daughter."

What are some of your favorite kinds of stories to read?
I love contemporary books. If the man is a little older, and if she’s had a crush on him, I’ll buy it!

Do you have a favorite book and if so what is it?
This is always such a hard question to answer. Hm. There are so many. How about the last book that made me cry happy tears? That would be The What If Guy by Brooke Moss. I bawled like a baby!

What are the scenes that are the hardest for you to write?
Kiss scenes! I struggled with making them more powerful for the longest time. One day, I forced myself to write the longest kiss ever, just for fun, and it ended up being 7 pages long. I’ll never need that long of a kiss in a story, but it helped make more of an impact for my readers.

If you could have dinner with any three authors, who would you choose and why?

• Shirin Dubbin – Because I lurve her. She’s one of my buddies, but we’ve never met in real life.
• Gina Gordon – I’m going to take her to a bar someday. Not some frilly lounge, but a bar with a name like Jack’s Bar that has a mechanical bull and peanut shells on the floor. She needs to learn how cowgirls have fun. Sh. Don’t tell her that.
• Nora Roberts – Just because she’s Nora. I’m a talker, but even I would sit there in total silence just to soak up all that is Nora.

Last question, are you working on anything right now?
Oh, I’m excited. Entangled Publishing gave me a contract for another book. I’ve been busy writing a proposal for my editor for the 4 books that come after that one. Keep your fingers crossed! This series is about professional athletes and the women who love them despite their big, um, egos.

When widower and land baron Cole Reardon acquired the Turner Grain Corporation, he didn't know the company sponsored a bull rider. He refuses to support thrill-seekers dumb enough to get on the back of a crazed animal. He’s not willing to risk his fortune and livelihood when he has his daughter's well-being to consider. Not even when the bull rider is the sexiest woman he's ever seen.

Bull rider Florentine McDougal plans to turn pro after the season championship, fulfilling her lifelong dream of succeeding in a man’s world. That is, until Cole Reardon shows up and threatens to break his sponsorship contract with her. Now everything she’s worked for is less than eight seconds away from being destroyed.

Cole distracts Florentine with his sexy mouth and unreasonable demands, and he's not going to compromise his integrity. But she's not going to let him loose until she has pro status. And neither will come away from this dust-up unscathed.

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