Comments on Running With Quills: Paula Graves' COWBOY ALIBI

I LOVE us against them stories. JAK writes some o...

2008-09-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

I LOVE us against them stories.

JAK writes some of my favorites. I've always read her work because she always creates compeling characters and puts them in stories where they develop a relationship while standing against the bad guys.

I've not read an Intrigue in quite some time. I think I'll have to try again with your Cowboy.

Marcia in OK

paula, welcome to rwq, I love the excerpt, maybe i...

2008-09-16T11:53:00.000-07:00

paula, welcome to rwq, I love the excerpt, maybe i will have to get to the store I still havent gone so havent gotten catherine mann's book yet either sigh... its a chore to get to a store some days, and then I want to buy several books and then one thing leads to another and then your broke! LOL anyway will look when I head there next! and I dont have a favorite us against the world story I dont watch much tv so I really have no idea what half of those shows you listed are about sad huh? I dont watch dvd's either I just guess I dont sit down that much unless I am reading!
anyway cant wait to check it out.

After reading your blog on Running with Quills yes...

2008-09-16T08:17:00.000-07:00

After reading your blog on Running with Quills yesterday, I got excited about a “new” author to read. So I got on our local library site and searched for your books, and they did not have a single one. I was so disappointed. During school with 3 kids, their schedules, teaching and my schedule, the drive up window at the library is the easiest way to feed my inner reading demon. The next time I am scrambling through the grocery store, I will try and snag one of your books. As far as "us against the world" - love them. If it is a series, even better.

It's great having you here at RWQ, Paula! Enticin...

2008-09-16T07:44:00.000-07:00

It's great having you here at RWQ, Paula! Enticing excerpt and sexy cowboy cover: great combination.:)
~EG

Paula, great cover, great excerpt!! So glad you jo...

2008-09-15T13:36:00.000-07:00

Paula, great cover, great excerpt!! So glad you joined us here today. (And that I remembered--for some reason, Mondays usually get away from me and I don't check in until Tuesday, by which time the guest blogger is generally gone. Sheesh)

Paula, thanks for coming by to tell us about your ...

2008-09-15T10:58:00.000-07:00

Paula, thanks for coming by to tell us about your new book. I haven't read your work yet (sorry), but I will now. I love the whole answers/justice scenario and I'm sure I'll love COWBOY ALIBI.
Just finished INNOCENT AS SIN again (3rd time) and so that's my favorite us against them book.

Thanks Jayne for sharing your friend with us,
Lynne Thomas

Hiya Paula and welcome to RWQ! It's always nice to...

2008-09-15T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hiya Paula and welcome to RWQ! It's always nice to "meet" another author to read and a recommendation from the Quills is definitely a move to the "must buy" list :-)

Us vs Them? The Cleaner on A&E. Awesome new series. 'Course it doesn't hurt that Benjamin Bratt is hot, hot, hot ;-)

Deb

I, too, can confirm that COWBOY ALIBI lives up to ...

2008-09-15T07:45:00.000-07:00

I, too, can confirm that COWBOY ALIBI lives up to its excerpt--another knockout for Paula. And I'm also a total sucker for "us against the world" stories. I can't dispute that Mulder and Scully are the ultimate example there, but I've been addicted to that vibe for years. I was obsessed with Scarecrow and Mrs. King long before Mulder and Scully donned their trenchcoats and started chasing the paranormal together! Alternately, there's a lot of "us against the world" in Dorothy L. Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, once Peter meets his Harriet. So it's a theme that works for the modern cowboy lawman, FBI agents and superspies, and 1920s-30s British lords alike. Sounds like a winner to me!

Ooo, Firefly. I hadn't watched the series on Fox ...

2008-09-15T07:10:00.000-07:00

Ooo, Firefly. I hadn't watched the series on Fox when it aired, but so many people spoke well of it that I bought the series DVD when it was on sale at Amazon.com a few weeks ago. I finally got around to watching it over the last week or so. Wow, what a great show! And yeah, the "us against the world" factor was big on that show.

My all time favorite "us against the world" pairing is Mulder and Scully from The X-Files, as I mentioned in the blog post. They were both a "buddy" story and a love story—the best of both worlds.

Already read COWBOY ALIBI and it's fabulous. Reall...

2008-09-14T19:55:00.000-07:00

Already read COWBOY ALIBI and it's fabulous. Really lives up to that excerpt (which sizzles *g*)

As for my favorite "us against them" story, I'm trying to think of a romantic one, but your Buffy reference made me think of Firefly/Serenity. Gotta love Captain Mal and his ragtag band of warriors and misfits. (The pants don't hurt either).

Hi Paula and welcome to RWQ. We're so glad to hav...

2008-09-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Paula and welcome to RWQ. We're so glad to have you here. Love the excerpt--I shall be going out to get my copy.

Stella

Welcome, Paula! Thanks for blogging with us here ...

2008-09-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome, Paula! Thanks for blogging with us here at RWQ. COWBOY ALIBI is definitely my kind of story. And I adore that "Us against the world" theme! My favorite!