Q&A and Giveaway: A Cowboy for Caleb by L.C. Davis

Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author L.C. Davis to TNA today on the tour for their new novel, A Cowboy for Caleb. Welcome, L.C.!

Q: How do you relax?

A: I write, I do yoga, I meditate, I laugh at my corgi’s antics.

Q: How long have you been writing and what made you fall in love with writing?

A: I’ve been writing as long as I can remember! I started out with nerdy fanfic (anime, Gargoyles… pretty sure I wrote a cringeworthy Darkwing Duck fic at some point,) and then I got serious about creating original characters and storylines as a teenager when I discovered Anne Rice. I’ve been writing for hours every day since that time. It’s just the one thing I’ve always stuck with!

Q: Did you always want to be a writer?

A: I didn’t, actually. I was on track to become a psychologist and months away from going into grad school when I finally let my partner talk me into publishing my first book. I was hooked and I realized that no matter what I had to do to make it work, I had to make a career out of writing because it was already what I loved to do.

Q: What’s your favorite part of writing?

A: I see most of my characters as “imaginary friends,” so it’s incredibly rewarding to be part of bringing their stories to life. There are aspects of being a writer that don’t come naturally to me, like marketing, but I love everything about the writing itself.

Q: Why did you choose to write GLBTQ romance? Why not another genre?

A: I’m bi and I fall under the trans umbrella, so it was really about wanting to put out stories and characters I could personally relate to. I’ve written some straight romance here and there, but GLBTQ romance is my passion.

Q: Describe a scene in your writing that has made you laugh or cry?

A: I have actually cried throughout most of The Mountain Shifters series. I know some writers delight in torturing their characters, but when something tough happens in a story, it really does get to me. But that goes for the happy times, too! I’m a hopeless sap.

Q: Share a few words about your latest book, other than the usual blurb.

A: A Cowboy for Caleb is a story about finding love and redemption in the worst imaginable tragedy, and for the omega protagonist, Caleb, that’s losing his mate and child. Caleb never intended to fall for his mate’s brother, and Dustin shoulders a lot of guilt for imprinting on Caleb. Their relationship dynamic isn’t about love instantly healing all wounds, or the idea that finding your soulmate erases all the pain of the past. It’s about coping with loss, learning to trust again, and the strength it takes to move forward together when it feels like everything is lost.

Q: Will we be seeing these characters again any time soon? Is this book part of a series?

A: A Cowboy for Caleb is a standalone, but Dustin and Caleb will be making an appearance in book 2! They’re Zander’s best friends, and I’m afraid he’s going to need a lot of emotional support when a certain wayward omega comes back into town…

Lisa: Thanks so much for chatting with us today, L.C. It’s been a pleasure!

About the Book

Title: A Cowboy for Caleb (Great Plains Shifters #1)
Author: L.C. Davis
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Artist: Wolf Conan
Genre/s: M/M Romance, hurt/comfort MPREG with a HEA
Length: approx. 37k words/It is a standalone story, but is the first in the Great Plains Shifters series (the same universe as The Mountain Shifters).
Blurb: Falling for his deceased twin brother’s mate was never part of Dustin’s plan.

This midwestern Alpha might be a little rough around the edges, but he lives by a few simple principles and honor is chief among them.

Nonetheless, when tragedy strikes the Meadowlands Pack, Dustin feels he has no choice but to bring his twin’s mate home to take care of him. The only problem is, Caleb isn’t anything like Dustin expected of the city omega who stole his brother’s heart and divided their family.

What starts out as trying to do the right thing soon becomes a blurry series of complicated decisions that lead Dustin further away from the path he’s always followed—and further into the arms of the one omega he was never supposed to want.

Caleb has been through the worst a mated omega could fear. He’s lost his mate and their unborn child, and now he finds himself at the mercy of an Alpha who has every reason to hate him.

Despite being twins, Dustin and Caleb’s former mate, Alec, are nothing alike. Caleb wants nothing more than to please his new Alpha and secure his position in the pack, but Dustin seems to take everything he says the wrong way.

As forbidden tensions mount between Alpha and omega, Caleb begins to fear that Dustin will start taking his developing interest the right way.

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Tour-wide Excerpt

Dustin hadn’t been prepared for Caleb to take him up on his offer to stay and help him through his heat, even though he’d made it in all sincerity. He moved a bit closer, and the moment his hands made contact with Caleb’s skin, he knew he’d bitten off more than he could chew. He tried desperately to focus on the nonsensical plot of the movie, but the more he touched Caleb and the more he felt the omega’s tight muscles relax under his attention, the harder it was to think at all.

After all, some things didn’t require a whole lot of brain power. Instinct was more than enough. It was reining in those instincts that posed the real challenge.

The soft moan that passed Caleb’s lips was the thing that caved Dustin in all at once. The omega arched his back and leaned into Dustin’s touch, their pheromones mingling together in perfect harmony, as if their bodies had already decided how the night was going to go.

“That feels so good,” Caleb breathed.

“Good,” Dustin growled. He hoped Caleb would assume he was just hoarse and not angry, but knowing the Alpha’s voice was just rough with desire was probably even worse. “You’re tense.”

Caleb froze and looked over his shoulder. His eyes were dark and heavy with lust, and if there was any doubt in Dustin’s mind that the attraction he felt was a two-way street, it was gone now. Caleb turned slowly, and before Dustin could fully process what he was doing, the omega had slipped his arms around Dustin’s neck. His fingertips grazed Dustin’s skin, raising goosebumps all over his flesh.

“I know this is wrong,” Caleb said, his voice soft and husky but full of guilt. He wouldn’t meet Dustin’s eyes, which was just as well. The Alpha knew once he did, all bets were off. He wouldn’t be able to keep the truth inside any longer. “But I — I’m just so tired of feeling alone,” he whispered, tears slipping down his cheeks.

“You’re not alone,” Dustin assured him, stroking Caleb’s cheek. “I know I haven’t been there for you the way I should have. I’m just so afraid of making a mistake. Of giving in to the way I feel about you, and leading us into something we’ll both regret.”

“How do you feel?” Caleb asked, finally meeting his eyes. His gaze was searching, needful.

Dustin swallowed hard. “I think you know by this point. I’m pretty bad at hiding it, but God knows I’ve tried.”

Caleb gave him a small, rueful smile. “Maybe I’ve just been afraid to see it. Afraid that you’ll realize I feel the same way.”

“You don’t,” Dustin said, coming back to himself for a split second. He hoped it was enough. “You’re in heat.”

Caleb laughed. It was a soft, regretful sound. “I wish I could blame it on that. Maybe then I could sleep at night without feeling like such a horrible person.”

“You’re not a horrible person.” Dustin’s thumb swept across Caleb’s lips. They were so soft. How had he gone this long without kissing them? Without touching him…? “You’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever met.”

The omega’s lips found his. This was it. This was the point of no return. If he crossed that line, if he returned the kiss, it was all over. He could no longer lay even a technical claim to goodness if he tasted the forbidden fruit and took more off the vine, but he had never felt quite as weak—or as strong—as he did with the omega in his arms.

In the end, the satin sin of Caleb’s lips brushing against his own was just too much. Dustin took the omega into his arms and his tongue slipped in past Caleb’s parted lips, taking the reins of control the way he’d always wanted. In all his wildest dreams—and Caleb had been the subject of plenty—he had never imagined giving in to temptation could taste so sweet.

About the Author

L.C. Davis is an M/M romance author with a passion for representation. Series include The Mountain Shifters, Great Plains Shifters, Kingdom of Night and Queer Magick.

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