Today I have the pleasure of introducing fourteen eclectic short stories in Cowboy Desire, an anthology that includes contemporary, historical, fantasy, and even outer space romance. These authors provide a range of sweet to sexy stories, all with a cowboy theme, featuring strong men and women battling the elements and dangerous terrain, here on earth and in outer space.
Cowboy Desire is a collection of stories from Black Velvet Seductions Publishing (#BVS) that is as diverse as the authors who wrote them. Here’s your chance to discover fourteen talented authors and to fall in love with the characters they create. Within these pages, there are blends of tender, moving, thought-provoking, and downright sexy stories.
I can’t wait to read all fourteen Cowboy Desire stories.
Today I am featuring one of these stories, Loving Jack by Australian Author, Estelle Pettersen
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A Little About Estelle Pettersen, author of Loving Jack
Where is your favorite place to write?
I enjoy writing in a little office at home, which faces the forest. I feel most inspired with ideas and motivation when I’m in the office.
What inspires you as an author?
Other authors and their books, including the BVS authors’ books. I gain inspiration and learn how to improve my writing skills while reading and enjoying the stories. Nature (the forest and ocean) also inspires me.
What are you working on next and when can we expect to see it?
I’m working on book two of the Seduction series, which is an erotic thriller romance. The second book has more crime and drama. I’m hoping that it will be out in the next 12 or so months.
How do you spend your free time?
I spend my free time with my family, catching up with close friends, or reading books.
Do you listen to music when you write? What is your go-to playlist and why?
Yes, and I love music. I create playlists for each of my stories, often based on where my characters take me. Therefore, my playlists are varied.
How do you, your friends, and your fans encourage you when you need a pick-me-up?
While I appreciate positive comments, I also like to keep a humble heart, so I focus on being goal-oriented – finishing current projects and starting new ones. I shut off from social media and go for a walk or to the gym. This helps release stress and gives me an energy boost, lifting my spirits.
An excerpt from Loving Jack by Estelle Pettersen
“What are you doing these days?” I was curious, wishing I’d kept in touch with Jack. Keeping connected hadn’t always easy as we’d had different agendas and had grown apart.
“I’m a different kind of cowboy these days. I’m working on the family farm.” The McCullens owned one of the biggest cattle farms in southwest Queensland. Roma had the largest store cattle sale yards in the southern hemisphere, processing more than 400,000 cattle a year with sale days on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “It’s just temporary until I move to Brissy,” he continued.
“You’re moving to Brisbane?” I raised both eyebrows. I never thought Jack would think of moving to the big smoke again.
“Yeah. After my injury I applied for a job with the education department. I finally got a response—they’re looking for a maths teacher at a high school in the northern suburbs.”
“So, when do you start?” I asked, slicing my eyes in skepticism.
“What’s that look that you’re pulling, Livvy? Didn’t you think I’d put my education degree to good use? I’m good with numbers, if you remember.” Jack put one arm around my shoulder, giving me a gentle shake.
“Yeah, that was the one subject you managed to beat me in,” I retorted, sticking my tongue out, letting loose a little snippet of my competitive nature. We’d gone to the same school up until the seventh grade. After that, we’d attended different boarding schools in Brisbane during our high school years, only to be reunited as friends at the same university.
“So, what are you up to these days? Any plans?” Jack asked.
“I applied for a job in Brissy too. They’re looking for a media relations officer in the justice department. So, I figured, why not?” I shrugged my shoulders. Jack pulled his arm away from me and drank his beer.
After some small talk and finishing our drinks, we walked out of the pub and said goodbye.
“Hey, what does it take for a friend to get a hug?” Jack smiled, teasing me with his gorgeous eyes that swept me away like a Pacific Ocean wave.
I looked up at him with my dark eyes and stepped a few inches closer. I flinched a little when he touched my hair and worked his fingers to my pale cheekbones before tapping my freckled nose. Placing my arms around Jack’s slender waist, I gave him a decent hug, clinging onto him a little longer than friends normally would. I heard his steady heartbeat and breathed in his fresh, masculine scent. I realized this was the closest I had been to a man in a long time. Loving Jack was not hard at all. Telling him that I always loved him was another story.
Buy Link for Cowboy Desire: https://amzn.to/3i5as9f
Meet Estelle Pettersen
Estelle Pettersen is an Australian author and former journalist whose romance stories explore empowerment, freedom and finding one’s strength. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Journalism and Psychology, from the University of Queensland, Australia. Her second degree is an MBA from Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Estelle is a member of Romance Writers of Australia and is passionate about history, languages, cultures, traveling, food, and wine. She is happily married and living in Norway these days.
Author links:
- Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/author/estellepettersen
- Author’s website: https://elusiveromance.com/
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20482227.Estelle_Pettersen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elusiveromance
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/elusive_6788
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elusive_6788
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estelle-pettersen-3716741b1/
- MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/estellepettersen
Want more Cowboy Romances like Cowboy Desire? Try Lorelei Confer’s The Cowboy and His Sweet Spot or Gayle Irwin’s Finding Love at Compassion Ranch
Thank you, Madison, for having me as a guest on your blog. I’m feeling honored to be here today. 🙂
I’m delighted to have you visit and hope you will come back again. Cowboy Desires sounds like a really eclectic and fun read!
If you haven’t bought this book yet, I highly recommend it. There are a number of authors you might find to be a new favorite of yours.
Great post Madison and Estelle.
thank you Patricia
Wonderful interview. I’m about 3/4 of the way done with Cowboy Desire, and I’m loving it. I bounce around not reading them in order. So I haven’t read Loving Jack yet, but it sounds great.
Callie
Thank you, Callie. I hope you will enjoy it. 🙂
I definitely have to read your story in this anthology. I like Jack already.
Thank you, Suzanne. I hope you will enjoy it. 🙂
Great article. I really enjoyed Cowboy Desire, and Loving Jack was one of my favorites.
Thank you, Gibby. I’m glad you loved the anthology and Loving Jack in it 🙂
I loved Estelle’s story and all the other stories in the anthology!
Thank you, Alice. I’m glad you enjoyed the stories in the anthology 🙂
I loved all the stories in the anthology too, hard to pick a favourite, as you like stories for different reasons… I just liked the lot. Great blog post, I really enjoyed the interview.
Thank you, Ric. 🙂