Wendell Blackowl has spent all his life in the working cow horse show ring where toiling with sweaty cowboys all day is the fodder for wet dreams. Though privately he’s come to terms with his sexuality, publicly Dell’s had to build a façade. When his beloved horse Buttermilk dies, Dell finds himself at loose ends so he decides to pick himself up by his boot straps and do what he’s always wanted to do… open an environmentally friendly organic vegetarian café.
Pace Avila, well known music critic, has been drawn to Austin by the live music scene. When friends invite him to check out a fresh new dinner experience, Pace reluctantly agrees to push the deadline on his national column. He isn’t interested in vegetarian food or a restaurant with the cheesy name of Buttermilk Ranch Café, but the moment Pace lays eyes on the stunning cowboy chef, things begin looking up.
When openly gay Pace walks into his cafe and his life, Dell realizes he’s tired of living a lie and tired of being alone. When Mother Nature throws an unprecedented storm at Austin, the muddy waters threaten to wipe out everything Dell’s worked so hard to build. He soon realizes that with a man like Pace by his side, love really can conquer all.
“Yoo Hoo! Dell, ya up there, ya sidewinder! Get outa bed or I’m gonna drag that lazy ass out!”
“What?” Pace said, startled awake as he lifted his head from Dell’s chest where he’d fallen asleep in the wee hours of the morning. He wiped his face of drool and stared across the muscled chest he loved, finding Dell’s face. He had one eye peeled open and he didn’t look all too happy by what sounded like Branch’s bellowing from downstairs.
“Fuckin’ ass poor timin’,” Dell grumbled as they both sat upright in bed. Pace knew it would be pretty awful if Branch came bursting into the room with them, lying buck naked in bed. “Guess I’d better find out just what the hell he’s doin’ here.” Pace watched as Dell threw his legs over the side of the bed. He watched his ass from behind, noting the muscled expanse of his back and the thick thighs he loved so much, as the man stood.
“What the hell is he doing here? He and the boys had a show,” Pace grumbled.
“Ya rattlesnake! Ya need me to come up there and put my boot up yer ass?” Branch howled. Pace couldn’t help but chuckle. He loved his brother but he loved the disgusted look on Dell’s face more. Dell walked to the doorway and stuck his head out.
“I’ll be down in a minute, ya jackass… unless ya want to see me in all my nekkid glory!” Dell yelled back.
Pace heard a chuckle coming from downstairs. “Hell naw! Get some clothes on there, scarecrow! Yer movin’ slower than a snake’s belly in a wagon rut.”
“Oh for Christ’s sake, here we go,” Dell said, glancing over at him. Pace just buried his face in the pillow and laughed.
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Patricia Logan author of Buttermilk Ranch
Hi Patricia, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Do you have pictures that you use for your characters?
Why, yes! Yes I do.
Can you share them with us?
By all means. Dell is the Native American and Pace is the little blond twink with spiky hair.
What kind of book would you like to write that people would see as a huge departure for you?
I’m doing it right now. I’ve just started “Unforeseen Danger” which is a thriller/crime novel but there is no sex or profanity on the page so it will be suitable for a younger audience. There are gay characters, though no true love story, though there will be a surprise fun HEA ending. It will be out in late Oct. 2015
Have you ever killed a character? Was it traumatic for you? If you haven’t killed one, would you ever consider it?
I have killed tons of characters, but never a main character. I write happy endings and it would be hard for me to do so. I don’t really see myself doing that anytime soon.
Favorite location you’ve ever written about?
Austin or my fictional suburb of Austin, Westburg is one of my favorites. I set a lot of my stories there and I know Austin fairly well so that is easy for me. I also write a lot of stories set in Los Angeles where I live because I am so at home here. It is very easy to name landmarks like Hollywood for example. Everyone can relate to Hollywood, all around the world. I like my readers to have that connection with my books and who the hell doesn’t love a hot Texas cowboy… getting all sweaty in leather and chaps… oh, sorry…
What’s your favorite season and favorite activity for that season?
Spring is definitely my favorite season. I don’t tolerate extreme heat very well even though I live in SoCal which is pretty damned hot in Summer. Spring is the season which signals new life, freshness, and for me, hope that the rest of the year will be prosperous and filled with joy.
Patricia Logan resides in Los Angeles, California along with her husband, four children, her grandchild and ever increasing number of cats. When not being stage mom, baking cookies, or scooping kitty litter, she writes steamy, award winning, gay erotic romance and tries to lead her readers on a journey of discovery with more than a little angst.
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