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Thursday, May 30, 2019

Guest Author Nina Romano


Good Morning! Please welcome guest author, Nina Romano!

The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley by Nina Romano

When Darby McPhee falls in love with Cayo Bradley, a wild cowboy from a nearby ranch, her world is ripped apart. Caught in a lifeless existence of caring for her father and brothers since her mother’s death, Darby does little else but work. But a death-bed promise to her mother to get her education now stands in the way of her heart’s desire to belong to the rough-and-tumble Cayo Bradley.
Darby is Cayo’s redemption from a horrific act in his past that torments him. After being captured as a young boy by the Jicarilla Apache, he now tries to settle back into white society—but how can he? If he loses Darby, he loses everything.
Darby is determined to keep her promise to her mother, but will Cayo wait for her? In this stunning tale of love and loss, Darby comes to understand that no matter what happens, she will always be THE GIRL WHO LOVED CAYO BRADLEY…
Here's a little excerpt:
He knew people saw him as part Apache. Others claimed he was left for dead by bandoleros, and because of his aloof and stealth disposition, and the fact that he was shy and nonconfrontational like the animal, people believed that’s how he came to be named Coyote. Somewhere along the way, Coyote’s nickname became Cayo. He didn’t care what people called him as long as they did, and for sure he knew his name didn’t matter because he’d never fit in anywhere. Once you’ve lived wild and free, it’s near impossible to return wholly capable of fitting into refined society. He knew others like himself, children who had been taken and lived with Kiowa or other tribes, and what he saw in them he knew was the same for him. They were the same outcast breed he was, not a trace of Indian blood, but Indian in the way they thought. He’d never completely forgotten his own language, English, so when he finally decided to go back to living the white folks’ way, he listened to speech, carefully repeated words, and held himself close, like a gambler in a poker game, keeping his cards to his chest. He shouldered these thoughts about himself and that other life he lived before as a yoke on an ox. It weighed on him, but he could do nothing to shirk it.

Nobody in town knew him by any other name. Whatever his component parts were, it
was for certain he was known as a man quick with a Bowie knife, swifter with a whip. That was because nobody had ever seen him shoot a deadly arrow. He wore chaps every day but Saturday when he drove the buckboard. Cayo carried two Colt pistols in his holsters and never rode his horse without a Winchester 30/30 rifle strapped to his saddle. He was a man people respected, a man who kept his mouth shut and eyes peeled, even the eyes they said he had in the back of his head.

A bit about the author in bio form:

Nina Romano earned a B.S. from Ithaca College, an M.A. from Adelphi University and a B.A. and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from FIU. She’s a world traveler and lover of history. She lived in Rome, Italy, for twenty years, and is fluent in Italian and Spanish. She has authored a short story collection, The Other Side of the Gates, and has had five poetry collections and two poetry chapbooks published traditionally by small independents. 
Nina Romano’s historical Wayfarer Trilogy has been published from Turner Publishing. The Secret Language of Women, Book #1, was a Foreword Reviews Book Award Finalist and Gold Medal winner of the Independent Publisher’s 2016 IPPY Book Award. Lemon Blossoms, Book # 2, was a Foreword Reviews Book Award Finalist, and In America, Book #3, was a finalist in Chanticleer Media’s Chatelaine Book AwardsHer latest novel, The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley, a Western Historical Romance, has been recently released from Prairie Rose Publications. You can find her on GoodreadsTwitter @ninsthewriter and Facebook.
A note from Nina: I’m most blessed and grateful to have had two wonderful authors that I admire blurb this book. 
Blurbs:
Romano’s story sizzles with the tension of lovers—one struggling to blend Apache ways and white, the other torn between East and West—searching for a way to join two lives going in opposite directions.
— Ruth Hull Chatlien, Blood Moon, Winner of a Reader's Favorite 2018 Gold Medal for Western Fiction and Winner of the 2018 Laramie Award.

 The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley, a superbly crafted romantic page-turner, is a deftly spun tale of ill-starred sweethearts in the American West. Darby, a charming farm girl, and Cayo, Apache raised, a secretive man with a disturbing past. Sparks ignite, burning intensely despite cruel circumstances to separate them—an expertly woven story with witty dialogue, fast-paced plot, and stunning, enchanting prose! 
— Michelle Cox, award-winning author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series.



8 comments:

  1. Great post, Nina. I can really recommend the book too.

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  2. Thank you kindly, Cowboy Kissess and Julie Lence, for this wonderful guest author spot and feature of my Western: The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley!
    It's very much appreicted! I tweeted and facebooked it all over the palce!
    ~~Nina

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  3. First time visiting your blog— it’s great.
    I read Nina Romano’s book, The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley. It’s a lovely romantic story. I was very impressed on the research that Romano must have done on the Jicarilla Apaches. Exciting love story.

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  4. If you read one Western this year, it should be The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley. Come to think of it, if you read one romance this year, it should be The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley. You'll be glad you did, and you hope Cayo Bradley comes your way again. It's a Western romance that sizzles as hot as a sun-baked prairie with the warmth of summer surging through your veins.

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  5. One doesn't have to be a fan of Western fiction to fall in love with "The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley." I appreciate any story that's well-told and I fell for Cayo as hard as Darby did. The chemistry between these characters is so honest and believable, just are Cayo's demons. What an incredible story of bravery, staggering sorrow and a forever kind of love.

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  6. Heartfelt thanks to those who left wonderful comments about my Western,
    The Girl Who Loved Cayo Bradley!

    chattyin93108 Your take on my novel was fantastic! Only wish you'd have left this fabulous reivew on Amazon! Blessings!

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  7. I loved this interview, this book sounds like a real page turner and this western sounds like a book I would love to read. thank you all so much for this. God Bless you all.

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  8. I love this blog! Thanks Nina for pointing me here. I can't wait to hear the conclusion, and am thrilled to see all these great writers.

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