Cathy Yardley author of TEMPING IS HELL tells us how she met her movie-star gorgeous husband!!
Her new book is TEMPING IS HELL out from ENTANGLED this month!
This is the story of twenty-nine year old Kate O’Hara, a “temp” extraordinaire with a long and varied job history, a reputation as the flaky “black sheep” of the family, and a woman just trying to pay the bills.
It’s also the story of her temporary boss — one Thomas Kestrel, the sexy magnate of Fiendish Enterprises, a conglomerate of corporations that cater to the rich and bored. He’s sexy as sin, but he’s got some problems. Like the pesky little detail of needing to kill thirteen people in the next year to get his soul back. And when Kate inadvertently signs her soul over to him, she finds out she’s signed up for one hell of an temp gig. If two wrongs make a right, then thirteen make a job. www.cathyyardley.com
I really enjoyed it, I thought it was fun and unpredictable. My review is here!
How Kate Met Thomas…
Kate O’Hara, the heroine in my
novel TEMPING IS HELL, is working late on a temp assignment. The billionaire owner of the company,
Thomas Kestrel, is initially wary that someone’s lurking in the corporate
headquarters at one in the morning, but as soon as he hears her sing “Baby Got
Back” and says hi, he’s fairly confident that she’s not going to kill him. As soon as he talks to her, sparks
start flying – even if she does think that working for “big corporate” is about
the same as working for the devil.
Little does she know how true that statement is…
How I met my husband…
I’d just moved back to San Diego
after a few years in the Bay Area, and I was spending a lot of time with my Mom
and a few of her best friends.
They kept telling me about their son, whom I never saw (I once joked
that he was imaginary.) Then one
night as I was headed out to my car, I saw him, and… well, a combination of
killer blue eyes and movie-star worthy dimples hit me like a train. Since guys
like him (gorgeous carpenters) had not historically gone for a girl like me
(nerd-a-licious writer), I thought that would be the end of it. About a month later, he asked me out –
and the rest is history.
Opposites attract.
My husband and I are definitely
opposites. He’s a car guy, I
pretty much know how to fill the gas tank. He can build anything with some wood and power tools, I’m
more of a computer girl. That
said, we work in lots of ways because
we’re so different. We complement
each other.
In the book, Kate’s an anti-corporate, hippie-ish “flake” who has held a lot of jobs since she graduated from college, and she’s always just on the verge of getting her cell phone shut off. She doesn’t even own a car. Thomas made his first million by the time he was eighteen, and he’s the CEO of a huge conglomerate. Kate’s an idealist with a strong sense of justice and an extreme approach to problem solving; Thomas, a guy who sold his soul and is now preparing to kill thirteen bad guys to get it back.
But when they get together –
there will still be plenty of sparks, and butting heads, but at the end of the
day, they’re going to be unstoppable…
Love stories are such fun! I first saw my husband while I was singing karaoke at a bar/restaurant I worked at. He came in with a few mutual friends. I noticed him right away, but then lost sight of him, until I was on the last verse of my song. He was suddenly standing at the end of the stage, two feet in front of me, staring me in the eye and listening intently. After I finished singing, I came off the stage, walked up to him, and asked, "What's the verdict, Simon?" He laughed, and we've been inseparable ever since. ♥
ReplyDeleteOops! Just saw the questions for the blog post entry for the giveaway. The best job I've ever had is being a writer! I get to work from home in my pajamas, most days. Also, documenting fantasies while sipping vanilla chai in my book haven of an office... yeah, can't beat that! :)
DeleteBoth are great1 I always think of the comment instruction as a suggestion. You can tell us whatever you would like. Thanks for commenting.
DeleteI just love a good love story, thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThis is so cute! :D Awesome first meet story!
DeleteMy best/worst job is actually the same. Starting in high school through college I worked at a local ice cream/hamburger restaurant...worst job because it's working in fast food and having to deal with some people is just awful (and I always make sure to be very nice and polite when I go through a drive thru because of it)...but the best part...I met my hubby there. He was working in the maintenance department and would come to fix anything that broke in the store. One day I pull up in my family's old beater of a truck not knowing that he was on the roof working on the air conditioner. I get out, take a step back and slam the door as hard as I can (which was the only way the door would shut due to a dent). I find out later that he's up on the roof rolling with laughter at this little 5 foot nothing girl and this big a$$ truck. Silly man :)
ReplyDeleteOh, how sweet! Yeah, I'd say we are supper lucky to have found great men. The way you described it Traci, I could totally see it. :-)
DeleteThat's sweet -- and I can totally picture it. Great story!
DeleteThe worse job I had was when I was giving out flyers on the streets on NYC, but let me tell you... rejection really can make you grumble so I identified with all those people that always try to give you one and you walk by them ignoring them lol... I still try to take some politely while I am in the city, but that was a lonng time ago :)
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to remember we're all human and trying to make ends meet.
DeleteThanks for sharing! I met my hubby at an airport. lol
ReplyDeleteOnline telemarketing was the worst job I ever had. I am not a sales person like they desired..LOL
ReplyDeleteI met my husband at work. We got to talking about supernatural stuff and I just fell head over heels for him.
That's so excellent!
DeleteBest job was my first job as a pharmacy technician. It was the first job where I didn't have to take out trash or clean bathrooms!
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I met in college. We actually saw each other a year before we met. He was touring the campus in a blizzard and crossed over the viaduct where I as sledding. My friends and I couldn't believe someone was on a tour and were certain they wouldn't be enrolling. Lucky for me he did!
Sarah, that is a great story!
DeleteThese are great stories! Thanks for sharing, guys! :D
ReplyDeleteI worked for Western Publishing in the Quality department at the time of the Barney rage. There were all kinds of Barney books, even sound books. Being in Quality, we had to test these books. If a certain percentage were bad, we would have to check the entire order...every single book. I hate Barney to this day. I love you, you love me, we tied Barney to a tree with a knife in his back and a gun to his head, now that purple suckers dead!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway.
cmucha319@yahoo.com
I didn't work there and I feel the same way!
DeleteI never dated my boss, but I was in practice with my husband for six years. It had its moments of insanity, but overall, it was nice to share the day together. Thanks for the contest.
ReplyDeleteThank you for coming by.
DeleteMy Hubby is my high school sweetheart... we have a lot in common but humor each others quirks like him playing "nerdy games or his crazy ideas" or me and my "ocd issues and crazy hobbies" lol Thanks for the contest
ReplyDeleteAlways good to know your pasts. Thank you!
DeleteIs it not amazing how far we as couples have come? Great comment, Jeanette.
DeleteI have not, and my worst job was my first real one when my boss got fired approx 2 weeks after I was hired.
ReplyDeleteI guess my best & worst job were actually the same. I worked at a residential treatment center for girls aged 12-18, who were placed there by the court system. The girls had a great deal of problems, from drug abuse, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, neglect, and so on. I really loved watching these girls get the treatment they needed to improve their lives so that their future would be so much better than their pasts. But it was a very emotional job too, I don't know how many times I cried, lost sleep, etc for the girls. And, unfortunately, many of my co-workers and supervisors did not seem to be there for the same reason (to help the girls). And considering that this is the job where I fell on ice and totally screwed up my back/hip/leg and became disabled, it is definitely my worst job.
ReplyDeleteworst was working for rax in high school.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!
Froggy
froggarita@gmail.com
Blue eyes and dimples?!! Oh that's a killer combo! lol
ReplyDeleteI'm doing my favorite job right now...working in a used bookstore. It's so much fun and will hopefully lead to owning one some day :)
Thanks!
~Anna