All You Need to Know About Demon Rodeo

The definition of a mashup is a creative work that combines, mixes, or fuses two or more elements from different sources. Some of the most popular mashups currently are the musical ones flooding social media sites. Many of these mashups are a combination of past billboard toppers and current favorites that wouldn’t normally be associated with each other but are complimentary (e.g., Bill McClintock’s arrangement of The Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive and Gwen Stefani’s Hollaback Girl to create Stayin’ a Hollaback Girl. However, mashups aren’t limited to music and possibly animations, images, maps, photographs, videos, web services, and more.

In a way, subgenres are types of mashups; although, many writing experts will disagree with such a simplification. I concur that subgenres are more than a hybrid of multiple genres due to the complexities in which all the various elements are woven together. But on the surface, superficially, subgenres resemble mashups. (C’mon give me that one for now and don’t come for me.) Subgenres in the writing world have been well-established for decades (e.g., romcom). Yet, there are still some less common fiction pairings. I dare say that some don’t exist, although, someone probably could prove me wrong. As a challenge in a writing group, members were asked to perform an internet search for two genres commonly paired and report the results. Your girl here was feeling a bit cheeky and searched for an erotica-inspiration romance. The search came up with goose eggs. I can’t say that I was surprised. So, it gives me a little more confidence in making that previous statement that some writing mashups probably don’t exist. (Now, watch someone prove me wrong on this.)

The reason I was so thrilled that this was the topic in the writing group that week is because, for the first time, I was able to finally talk about my new novel, Demon Rodeo. It was such a relief to be able to answer questions and let it all out. And well, Demon Rodeo is a bit of a mashup of sorts. Don’t get it twisted. It is a romance. Love is the heart of the story. But everything else…

Let’s take a look.

First, Demon Rodeo is the first book in the Chasing the Buckle series. But don’t worry if series aren’t your thing. This book can be read as a standalone.For romance readers who are fans of tropes, this is a friends-to-lover story.This story has cowboys. Now, when most people think of cowboy stories, they think of big Stetsons and horses on a farm or ranch. There’s not a horse mentioned in Demon Rodeo—not a one. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for readers to assume horses are present, but they aren’t mentioned. And the cowboys aren’t on a ranch or a farm, but they do wear Wranglers and cowboy hats, although not Stetsons (Plus, what man doesn’t look hot in a tight pair of Wranglers?). They are professional bull riders touring the rodeo circuit. And yes, they can two-step.Demon Rodeo isn’t a Western. Westerns are defined as being set in or centered around the American frontier in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Demon Rodeo is contemporary.Bull riding is often overlooked as a sport, but it is one. This book treats it as such.Demon Rodeo has a multicultural and inclusive cast of characters. Diversity is the spice of life, and of course, I wasn’t going to pass on a chance to write about Cajun and Creole culture. And speaking of…Okay, it’s a bit stereotypic to associate Louisiana with voodoo and mystic works. It is what it is though. I mean New Orleans is practically synonymous with voodoo and the occult. I can’t be blamed for that. (Thank Marie Laveau, Dr, John, St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, etc.) It’s the same as Salem being associated with witches or Transylvania with vampires. When I found myself writing a paranormal romance, I embraced and leaned into some of the folklore surrounding the Crescent City.Although there is plenty of humor, Demon Rodeo isn’t a rom-com. It isn’t a drama exactly either. That’s the thing about mashups. They can be more than one thing at the same time.The characters are perfect…ly flawed. Perfect characters are boring in my opinion. These characters have faults. In fact, some characters may even be considered morally gray. They experience struggles many readers will be able to relate to and possess hope and desire for a happy ending.It sits at approximately 68,000 words. However, the pacing makes it seem like a quick read.It’s spicy, but it maintains a strong plot. I say if Brokeback Mountain, 8 Seconds, Poltergeist, and Supernatural had an orgy, Demon Rodeo would be the lovechild. Here’s your warning. Don’t leave it around for the kiddies. But…The cover won’t give away what you’re reading. No sexy eye candy on this one that will have people in the airport side-eyeing your read. It’s going to be an “if you know you know” deal.Finally, Demon Rodeo contains other elements that I’m not going to share here. I want readers to have something to make them ask, “Say what?”The full blog is up on Amazon, and book video trailers are uploaded on my TikTok page.There will be giveaways. Stay tuned.

By the way, this post is not sponsored or affiliated in any way with Wrangler jeans, but that denim is practically indestructible. It only made sense I would put my characters in them. And I have absolutely nothing against the Stetson brand. When I envisioned my characters, the brand that I saw them in was Resistol. So, this is my official disclaimer. Neither of these brands knows I exist.

Now, I’m thrilled to share the Demon Rodeo cover.

September 5, 2024

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