Buck Up, Buttercup
Anna Alkire
Publication date: June 30th 2022
Genres: Comedy, Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
All’s fair in love and war.
With Randi and Buck, it’s hard to tell the two apart…An uptight, self-contained college girl, Randi Becker just needed one thing: a room. Somewhere she could study, and keep away from the things that most confuse and frighten her: people.
Unfortunately, the “nice quiet place” she reserved turns out to be a room in the campus’ most raucous house. A place seemingly designed to make studying impossible, made even worse by the other girls’ non-stop drama.
But then Buck, a fun-loving cowboy whom all the ladies love, shows up…and everything gets much worse.
Buck seems to have it all: friends, fun, and a never-ending line of admirers. But what he most desires is a break. So when Buck spots Randi, he figures she’s a perfect decoy: he can play up a “crush” on her that will take him off the market; buy him some breathing room. And if he can tease her a bit, and get under the skin of the uptight busybody? Well, that’s just gravy.
But Buck is about to find more than he bargained for. Randi’s strong-willed, opinionated, difficult—and maybe just what he needs. And Buck isn’t alone. Soon Randi wonders as well…if the world she wanted is really the world she needs. If her future is nothing more than a diploma on the wall. And if the most important thing in her world isn’t a grade, but the cowboy who’s planted his boots firmly in her heart.
Fans of Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare and Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game will delight at this mix of romantic comedy, contemporary romance, and cultures colliding in a campus town with a western flair. Grab your copy today, and fall in love with Buck Up, Buttercup!
Author Interview:
Tell us about your latest book, who is the main character(s) and what can we expect when we pick it up?
Buck Up, Buttercup is about when a prudish hard working college student is tricked into living at a raucous cowboy party house. There she meets Buck, a sought-after playboy graduate student who is burned out with the party scene. And he’s the last man she should be attracted to.
Who are some authors that you look for inspiration?
Mariana Zapata, Beth O’Leary, Rainbow Rowell, Naomi Novak, Patricia Briggs, Sally Thorne….
If someone were to narrate your life, who would you want the narrator to be and why?
Compassionate, funny—Zooey Deschanel would be great.
Which of your characters would you want to share a campfire with, and why?
With Buck! Except I’d be swooning all over the place…
Tell us about what you are reading at the moment or anticipate reading in the future?
Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Also, The Body Guard
by Katherine Center.
What led you to becoming an author?
A stubborn desire that wouldn’t go away—it’s a crazy thing to do! But I love it.
What was the inspiration behind your latest/upcoming book, <Insert Title(s)>? What sparked the idea?
A big inspiration for Buck Up Buttercup was a town where I used to live, Corvallis Oregon. Also, that one cowboy that got away…
What types of books do you enjoy reading in your spare time? What books are on your summer TBR stack?
Everything! Right now, I’m drafting Book 2 in the Montgomery Brothers series so I’m not reading much, but I am listening to audio books every chance I get. Book Lovers is next on my list.
What’s next for you, do you have any exciting projects coming up? Are you writing another book?
Yes! Writing Book 2 now about Austin, Buck’s older brother, who’s a single dad with a five-year-old son determined to find a new mom.
How long did it take you to get your rough draft finished on your latest release?
Ugh, I don’t want to say—too long!
Do you have a favorite quote from your book(s)?
“He grinned back at her. Quick as a darting bird he leaned
forward and kissed her on the mouth. He stayed there for a moment, soft and feathery.
It left cookie crumbs on her lips.”
-Buck Up, Buttercup by Anna Alkire
Author Bio:
Anna Alkire has been a long-term college student, a business owner, and a world traveler. Now “settled”—with a sigh and a cup of decaf—Anna lives in Washington state, where she splits her time between a husband who thinks the North Pole would be a great place to live, chasing her hurricane of a son, learning new handicrafts, and creating worlds full of the kind of romance and fun she most wants to read. Find more about her (and grab a freebie or two) at her website, annaalkire.com.
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Thanks for being on the tour! :)
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