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Cali Black




Hi everyone, my name is Cali Black and I'm excited to be part of Cowboy Kisses. What a great way to celebrate all things western! 

I write contemporary western romance - Sweet With Faith and Sweet With Sizzle (Meaning lots of chemistry, not spice.)

I started writing during quarantine just to pass the time and before I knew it, I had twelve books and a new hobby! I am slowly working on editing and publishing them all.
I grew up in a small farming town in the mid-west and after a move to the East Coast landed in Southern California for the past twenty years. I have always loved the beauty of wide open spaces and the rugged landscapes of the American West. 
Writing contemporary western stories allows me to visit places and to have adventures I might not get to fit into one lifetime. I guess I write for the same reason a lot of people read.
I am a wife, a mom of three, a homeschooler, and I teach speech and creative writing for our homeschool network.

Some of my work includes:

In the small town of Blue Sky, 4 Rugged Montana Men Search For Love

Book One - Blue Skies, Blue Eyes
Amateur bull rider and rancher Clay West spends every waking moment chasing big dreams, until he meets a beautiful woman from his past on the road one night. He falls for her fast, but his choices set him on a collision course with disaster, causing him to doubt himself and everything else that used to matter. (Second Chance and Handsome Neighbor)

Book Two - The Game
While helping his brother build several staff cottages at the Blue Sky Lodge, Beau West's interest is snagged by the beautiful new activities director. When he expresses his interest she tries to ignore him, but he's not willing to give up. He engages her in a fourteen-day game that she’ll win if she can resist initiating a kiss. As they drift closer to the kiss and to each other, skeletons from the past pop up and threaten to derail the future that Beau is dreaming of. (Bad Boy Transformation)

Book Three - The Perfect Storm
Storm Henderson, a Native American employee of the West ranching family, delves into his shadowy past in search of his true identity. As he attempts to rekindle a flame with Takoda, his college ex, whom he ghosted years ago, his uncertainty about who he is impacts everything. By the time he discovers the stunning truth about himself, he finds himself engaged in a battle with a fierce competitor for her heart. Although he finally possesses the pieces he needs to be whole, can Storm deal with the truth, and is it too late to convince Takoda that she belongs with him? (Second Chance and Love Triangle)

Book Four – Under The Stars
Restaurant owner, Grady Wilder works to rebuild his world after devastating heartbreak. As he attempts to keep a promise to find love again, he immerses himself in the disappointing and comical world of online dating, only to discover his much-deserved happily ever after is a lot closer than he thinks. (Friends to Lovers) COMING AUGUST 2024

The Fake Series - Sweet With Sizzle
In the four book Fake Series, visit Jackson Hole, Wyoming and follow the Connor siblings as they search for love.

Book One - Fake Relationship at the Triple Z

Laramie Evans, daughter of one of the owners of the Triple Z guest ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming has her heart set on marrying the co-owner's son, Pryce Robbins.

They've been friends forever, but when he shows up for the summer with a girlfriend she didn't know he had, Ridge, the sexy new handyman Laramie's dad hired, offers to be her fake boyfriend to make Pryce jealous.
Laramie agrees and sparks fly immediately. None of it turns out the way she plans, not is everyone who they appear to be.
In book one of the four-book Fake Series, meet Ridge Connor and buckle up to ride along on his hundred-mile-an-hour pursuit of his “fake girlfriend.” Can he catch her for real or will he be forever stuck in the fake zone? Whose bad idea was this, anyway? (Fake relationship, Insta-love and a dash of mystery)

Book Two - Fake Engagement at the Rusted K

Sensitive Content Alert: Descriptions of domestic violence and alcoholism, discussion about ending pregnancy, and a dark plot twist near the end which resolves in a happily ever after.

Cash Warren, country music's very own bad boy moves to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to hide his newborn baby from the world. When his business consultant, Ridge, sends his sister, Ren to interview for the nanny position, Cash realizes he's in trouble. 

He's attracted to her the moment he sees her, but aside from being her famous boss, Ren's trouble with her ex and Cash's own tenuous situation with his son creates major obstacles to pursuing her.

Ren Connor is on the upswing after a difficult few years. Landing a job working for the sexy country music star promises to finally give her the financial stability she needs.

When unexpected circumstances threaten his career and her safety, they attempt to solve their problems by going public with a fake engagement.

As Ren fights her attraction to the singer, desperately wanting to avoid a pattern of dating troubled men, Cash gets it in his head that maybe the engagement should be real.

A trip to Vegas lights the fire, but when they return home, danger closes in on their little fake family and Cash and Ren are both faced with terrible choices that change everything.

In book two of the Fake Series, return to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to follow one of the Connor sisters in her search for love. Get ready for a dose of sizzle and a dash of suspense in this sweet contemporary western romance. (Bad boy transforming, celebrity, single dad, nanny, fake engagement, suspense)


Book Three - Fake Marriage at Snow Peak

After injury and intensive rehab end his dreams for gold, ex-Olympic skier, Slade MacIntyre stages a comeback as a surprise contender in the little-known sport of Western Skijoring. If Slade can win big on the circuit, he’ll leverage his success to convince the Olympic Committee to add the sport to the next winter games.

Used to having the eyes of the country on him for both his skiing and his status as a hot bachelor, Slade brokers a deal with a reality show to document his involvement in Skijoring in exchange for him getting married on television. Fake married, that is. A fact which the producers plan to keep on the downlow till after the show airs. Any exposure for skijoring is good exposure, right?

River Connor, Assistant Wedding and Events Coordinator at Snow Peak Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is accustomed to working with high-profile clients and hotshots from around the world. When her boss asks her to assist in planning the reality show wedding, it’s just another day on the job. Slade’s infuriatingly cavalier attitude towards his marriage and bride-to-be, however, ruffles River’s romantic nature.

When the bride backs out at the last minute, River takes one for the Snow Peak team and reluctantly agrees to fill in. Too bad she didn’t realize sharing a cabin with the sexy athlete was part of the arrangement.

In this sweet with sizzle contemporary western romance, join another Connor sister in her pursuit of love. Can forced proximity and a fake husband lead to a real deal or are River and Slade headed for a wipeout? (Forced Proximity, Fake Marriage) COMING 2025

Book Four - Fake Partners at the Festival 
Roxie Connor and Wes Bronco are forced to become Fake Business Partners to participate in a food festival that could save her restaurant. (Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Fake Partners) COMING SOON

Sweet With Grit 
A full length celebrity standalone

Sensitive Content Alert: Please note this story contains Fade to Black scenes, Infidelity in a dating relationship, Harassment and violence toward women in the entertainment industry, and a Near-drowning

Mistakes don't get the final word.

On paper, there are plenty of reasons famous but fading country music star Cat Clarke and up-and-coming newbie, Billy Blaze shouldn't be together, but a chance encounter, a shared work project, and a common cause repeatedly throw them into each other's lives.

When a devastating incident reveals the dark underbelly of the glittering music industry, Cat and Billy get sucked into the downward spiral. As they struggle to resurface, they discover they have more in common than they previously thought, causing their inexplicable attraction to one another to finally make sense.

Will the connection be enough for them to cut through the facade of fame and forge a future together, or will they become casualties of disillusionment in their pursuit of All That Glitters?

Get ready for your heart to ache and hope to rise in this Sweet With Grit celebrity standalone. (Celebrity, Healing)


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