Introducing K. S. Jones
Where did the idea for the story come from?
Funny story… I am so fortunate to have Wolfpack Publishing as my publisher. They are an amazing and supportive group, good at everything they do. After spurring some interest on a series proposal I’d submitted to Mike Bray, CEO of Wolfpack Publishing, True Hearts of Texas, we started talking about storylines. I knew that my female protagonist (main character) was a chef, but some of the other elements didn’t fit. It was my publisher who came up with the suggestions that made this story work! Everything fell into place for my characters, and the story took off.
Give a quote from the books, one that says little but speaks volumes.
When the waitress left, Jace turned back to Mia. “I’ll bet if you stayed here and opened a restaurant, you’d make a killing.”
Serious, Mia said, “There’s nothing here for me, Jace.”
“Josie is here,” he said. “And I’m here.”
“And both of you are the reasons why I left.”
Give a short summary of what the book is about.
With a Culinary Arts diploma as proof that a cosmopolitan lifestyle awaits her, Mia sublets her Houston apartment and buys a plane ticket to New York City, only to get a call to come home to the Hill Country. Her mother has been in an accident and needs her.
With no thoughts of ever going home again, Mia finds herself completely unprepared for the town and the people she has outgrown. Her salvation is cooking—it’s the only thing that has ever separated her from her hometown roots—but now that her job in New York is on hold, she needs an income while her mother recovers. Unfortunately, a job as a dishwasher at an out-of-the-way bar and grill is all that is available. She has no choice but to accept the job.
It isn’t until Mia reconnects with Jace, her old high school sweetheart and heir to a Texas Century Ranch that she realizes she may have a taste for Texas after all.
What genre is it?
Contemporary Western Romance
How many pages is it?
316
Why do you think readers will want to read it?
Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it can’t be true…
The novels that I write are as close to real-life as real life itself. Readers will get a glimpse into the lives of people who call Texas home, and not all of them are cowboys.
Where are you located?
I live in Texas, about an hour northwest of San Antonio. Not only do I write about the beautiful Texas Hill Country, but I live there too.
Description
No matter where one travels in Texas, at practically any time of the year, in cities large and small, some things remain constant: livestock shows, rodeos, and football—and Chef Mia Ellis rejects them all.
With a Culinary Arts degree as proof that a cosmopolitan lifestyle awaits her, Mia sublets her Houston apartment and buys a plane ticket to New York City, only to get a call to come home to the Hill Country for a family emergency.
Upon arrival, Mia finds herself completely unprepared for the town and the people she has outgrown. Her salvation is cooking—it’s the only thing that has ever separated her from her hometown roots—but now that her job in N.Y.C. is on hold, she still needs to earn. Unfortunately, a dishwashing gig at an out-of-the-way bar and grill is all that’s available.
It isn’t until Mia reconnects with Jace, her old high school sweetheart and heir to a Texas Century Ranch, that she realizes she may still have a taste for Texas after all.
Excerpt
That voice. The one that had haunted her dreams for half a decade. Mia opened the door an inch wider, letting her vision focus on the man wearing dark Lucchese boots and a Silverbelly Stetson.
“Jace.” His name came out in a whisper. “What are you doing here?” She’d done such a good job trying to forget Jace Farr that she’d forgotten how gorgeous he was.
“I heard Josie was in an accident yesterday. I came by to see if she was home from the hospital yet.” He glanced back at the driveway. “I saw the car, but I didn’t know it was yours.”
“Yeah.” Mia opened the door all the way. “Come in.”
“Thanks,” Jace said, removing his hat, barely mussing his chestnut-colored hair, as he stepped inside the house.
Mia tried to look away, but the man knew how to wear a pair of jeans, and she loved the look of a cowboy in a long-sleeved dress shirt.
“Nice Stetson,” she said.
“I still have yours, you know?”
She was wide awake now. “You kept my Stetson?”
“Of course, I kept it.” His tone never wavered. “You threw it at me, remember?”
Mia’s glare landed squarely on his beautiful, earthy-brown eyes. “If you’ll recall, that’s because I didn’t have a ring to throw.”
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