Talk About My Favorite Authors: Moira Keith tells all about "Buckling Down"

Today we have another romance author with us who I've seen in the various writing and reading communities that I'm a member of and she is also a member of the blog group called The Girls on Books. Moira contacted me about wanting to be interviewed on my blog so she could promote her debut novel, Buckling Down, and though it took us a bit to get a date down it is finally her day. She also scheduled an author interview that I posted this past Tuesday where you can find out more about her, her writing process and more but for now read about how she came to write her debut novel, Buckling Down.

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One would think living in a town nicknamed Sin City and known for its somewhat checkered past, would inspire many a sordid tale for an aspiring author. The muse rarely cooperates so freely (or at least mine doesn’t). My first published novella, Buckling Down, started off based on little more than a bar, a sassy heroine, and a bull rider for a hero-an idea that blossomed while I drove to work one morning. It was meant to be nothing more than a mere escape as I pulled myself out of the evil clutches of Mr. Writer’s Block. Then there was my mother. In the past, she hasn’t been a huge fan of paranormal romance. So the idea of writing a story my mother would enjoy, provided another source of inspiration. Granted, writing sex when I know that dear mom will be reading the book does tend to bring out the prude in me. Then there was the research. I mean really…bull riders and rodeos? Las Vegas may play host to the National Finals Rodeo every year, but I knew very little about the rodeo when I began to write the story. Thank god for the internet, the PBR website and ESPN for broadcasting bull riding. Without those, I am not sure I could have pulled off that part of the story. In truth, Buckling Down was originally meant to be a longer story. I had to trim the fat so to speak, which in turn, made the story flow better. Needless to say, ten months later, the novella was finished, contracted, endured a title change, and was on its way to revisions. It is a short period of time when you hear stories of other aspiring authors. My next story has been in the works for over a year now, so while I am proud of the fact it took me so little time to have Buckling Down reach publication, I am also humbled by that same knowledge. Buckling Down may have started out as a derailment from the paranormal story I wanted to write, yet it captured a special place in my heart and will remain there.

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Blurb:

When two hearts are on the line, it’s double or nothing. A Wild Ride story. Levi McKenna heads to Las Vegas with one simple goal: win the rodeo and cement his place in rodeo history. Then Lady Luck throws a wild card into the deck—Sydney Hart. Time and distance haven’t dulled the sharp edge of their attraction, but thanks to a long-ago promise, she will always be forbidden fruit dangling just out of reach. Sydney wants to believe in fairy tales and happily ever after, but her past relationships leave her doubting such things exist. She’s ready to give up on love…until Levi walks into her bar. The man who’s always held the missing piece of her heart. Love may not be in the cards, but that doesn’t mean a girl can’t flirt. Neither expected passion this hot, this fast. Yet once the cards are dealt, the only thing left to do is play them out—and see if they have a winning hand. Warning: This book contains a sassy heroine, a scrumptious hero, blood, sweat, tears, not to mention…sex laced with Vegas heat. Where I can be found online…MySpace, my official fan page on Facebook, my official author Website and Twitter.