Monday, April 16, 2012

Callie Hutton: A Run for Love

A Run For Love
by Callie Hutton

Romancing The West welcomes Callie Hutton all this week. Callie’s been making up stories in her head since elementary school, and writing since she learned to type in high school. She loves falling in love, did it herself, and now enjoys writing about it. And yes, she falls in love with all her heroes.

Although she’s lived in several states, Oklahoma is where she’s hung her hat for the last several years, but she originally hails from New Jersey. An Okie-Jersey girl. And proud of it. Her hubby supports all her ventures, truly being the wind beneath her wings. They have two young adult children at home. And they’re happy their two rescue dogs and rescue cat allow the family to share their home.

Here's a short blurb for A Run For Love:
Feisty school teacher Tori Henderson values her independence and has no use for a husband. When she finds herself the legal guardian of her two nieces, two nephews, and facing eviction from her Kansas home, she enters the 1889 Oklahoma land run and confronts a new set of challenges. The biggest obstacle being her new neighbor, cocky lawyer Jesse Cochran, the son of a whore--a man determined to put his past behind him and start a new life and family of his own.

Despite the undeniable attraction between them, Tori is determined to keep him at arm’s length, but a family emergency brings them together and they declare a truce. Can Jesse win Tori’s heart after a series of unplanned events, or will a tragedy tear them apart forever?

Contest!
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RTW: What aspect of life in the Old West intrigues you the most? Did you work that into A Run For Love?

CH: What intrigues me the most is the courage and fortitude of the men and women who settled the west. I think I worked that into my book because my heroine, Tori Henderson, is a young, single woman who inherits her four nieces and nephews, and decided to make the Oklahoma Land Run to provide a home for them. She, and all the Runners, were courageous people.

RTW: If you lived in 1889, what modern convenience would you miss the most?

CH: Indoor plumbing. I can’t imagine using outhouses, and filling up a bathtub by carrying buckets of water. In 1889 some homes had indoor plumbing, but most didn’t.

RTW: Are there any common errors in westerns that bug you? If so, please set us straight.


Callie Hutton, author
CH: I understand that women today are more independent, sexually aware, and have a place in the world they didn’t in the past. But when authors have their heroines go completely against the times, it turns me off. I try to make my heroines a bit different than their peers—stronger, and more forward thinking. You have to be aware of your audience. The days of the suffering damsel in distress won’t cut it today. But some authors give women of the past attributes and actions, that are not believable to anyone familiar with history.

RTW: Why must Jesse Cochran take this story journey? What does he have to prove? Why is he the best match for Tori Henderson?

CH: Jesse is the son of a whore, who has risen from being raised in a brothel to attending college and law school. But he will always be ‘the whore’s kid’ in his home town. He sets out for Oklahoma to prove to the world, and himself, that he is not his beginnings. Tori is the best match for him because she’s strong, independent, and keeps him on his toes. He wants a home and family, something he never had, and he wants it with her.

RTW: I'm delighted that you have a book video to share with us today!



Where you can purchase A Run for Love: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Soul Mate Publishing

RTW: What’s next? Will you have a sequel to A Run for Love?

CH: Actually, I have a few ‘next.’ Oklahoma Lovers #2, A Wife by Christmas, released from Soul Mate Publishing December 1st, 2011. In May my contemporary novella, Annie’s Attic, releases from The Wild Rose Press, and my American Historical, An Angel in the Mail releases that same month from Soul Mate Publishing. I just finished A Prescription for Love, #3 in the Oklahoma series, which I assume will have a Fall release. I’m currently working on a novella set during the end of the Civil War.

RTW: Anything else you’d like to add?

CH: I want to thank you, Jacquie, for having me visit with you and your readers today. It’s been fun.

Win a FREE Book!
Callie will provide a free download of either A Run for Love, or A Wife By Christmas, (your choice), to one commenter. If you’ve read both of her books, and you’re willing to wait, you can receive a free download of An Angel in the Mail when it becomes available.  Drawing will be held April 21st at 9pm Pacific Time.  Comments on both this interview and Thursday's article are welcome, so you have all week!  Be sure to include your email address or we'll have to draw another name.

Thank you, Callie!  We'll be waiting to read your Thursday article: History of Guthrie

35 comments:

  1. Hi Callie! When I was a child here in rural Appalachia, no indoor plumbing and baths in a wash tub were everyday life. Going to the outhouse at night in the dead of winter was daunting so everyone kept chamber pots in the bedrooms for emergencies. Also attended a one-room school until my dad moved us north.

    I'd love to win the new book! The 21st is my birthday so it would be a nice present for an old gal. (hint, hint) ;)

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  2. Hi Devon,

    So glad you stopped by. I was without the internet all day, so I'm glad to read your comments now. Who knows? Maybe you'll be the lucky winner.

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  3. Love the interview, Callie. Wow. You were without internet, just like they were without electricity and indoor plumbing back in the day. :-)

    Best of luck...so happy for all your recent success.

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    1. Right? Being without the internet is like being without air, lol. Thanks for stopping by. I know you're busy at my website today where you're talking about your new book.

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  4. Great interview! Still love that trailer Callie. And I recommended A RUN FOR LOVE...terrific read that will be over before you want it to!

    Cognrats with your book Callie!

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    1. Thanks, Christine. I appreciate you stopping by, since you're busy with your own blog tour for Some Like it in Handcuffs--a very good read.

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  5. I loved this interview, Callie. New material to learn from and about you!. Don't enter me. I just came by to see what you;re up to and I'm happy to say- it's all good! :)

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    1. Thanks, Calisa. I'm glad you stopped by. It's always good to 'see' you, but I guess I will really see you Saturday?

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  6. Love the trailer! Indoor plumbing is a must for bathing, cooking, cleaning - and I can't imagine doing laundry without it.

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    1. You know, my mom had an outhouse when she was a very young girl. I can't even imagine. What would I do without water right in the house? Since you write historical, as I do, your characters are stuck without the amenities, also.

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  7. I just had a very painful tooth fixed--root canal and the whole works. Now, I'm not saying I love dental work, but it did get me to thinking what it would be like to have such pain like that in the 19th century, and the options available. They'd either have to dig it out with a knife or just let it rot in the gum. Either way,the tooth was abscessed so the infection could have spread and it would have been curtains. So what is fixed a simple visit to the dentist for us, no matter how we grouse about it, would have been a godsend to the people who came before us. I'd have been gulping laudanum by the buckets!

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    1. Agreed, Jacquie. Over the years I've had a couple of relatively minor things that made me realize at the time I probably could have died of this in the early 19th century.

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  8. I wish you success and joy as you pursue your writing dreams, Callie.

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    1. Thanks, Ann. I appreciate you stopping by. Best of luck with all your endeavors as well.

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  9. I loved both these stories and look forward to reading An Angel in the Mail.

    -Cheryl

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    1. Thanks, Cheryl. Char and I are working like crazy to meet a May 23rd release date for An Angel in the Mail. Enjoy your vacation, girlfriend.

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  10. Callie, your book sounds interesting. The Oklahoma land run was a fascinating time in our history.

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    1. Thanks Paty. Hubby and I are going to Guthrie this coming weekend for the annual celebration of the Land Run. I find it fascinating as well.

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  11. Hey Soul sister! Ain't that Mr... Ooo, we should make a song. Can't wait to read your book. It sounds wonderful.

    Raven

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    1. Thanks Sheila. I appreciate you stopping by. It's always great to have a visit from another Soul sister.

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  12. Wonderful interview! All of these books sound so good. Good luck, Callie, with all of your projects!

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    1. Thanks so much Rose. And best of luck with your new release, Mervyn's Raven.

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  13. Great interview and excerpt!!! I loved the two stories of Callie's I've read!!

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    1. Thanks so much, Tess. Glad you stopped by, and glad you liked my books. I read and loved your book, Second Chances. Check out my review on Amazon.

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  14. I agree Callie, I'd really miss indoor plumbing!!!
    I wish you all the best with your new releases,
    Neecy

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    1. Thanks, Denise. I appreciate you stopping by.

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  15. Hi Callie, great interview and congrats on your upcoming 3rd release!

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    1. Thanks Mandi. And again, I just LOVE the cover of your new release, Betrayal Bites. Best of luck with yours.

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  16. I share your admiration for the men and women who tamed the West against considerable natural and man-made odds.

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    1. Yes, Anne, I really admire their guts. It took a lot of stamina to settle the west and live in those circumstances.

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  17. Callie, Loved your interview. I absolutely agree with your comment about making the heroine fit her times.

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    1. Thanks, Ella. As a historical author yourself, you would agree, I'm sure. I know your work is historically correct. Best of luck with your books.

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  18. Great interview. Sounds like a wonderful book.

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    1. Thanks Alethea. I had a lot of fun researching and writing it.

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  19. Hey Callie

    Sorry I am late but didn't get the new until this morning that you were blogging here. Great interview, loved your first two books and so excited about your next. Congrats and good luck with these and all projects. Western writers get ready, Callie is in town and she means business.

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