How many men are tough enough to wear pink? My husband does it deliberately when
he is having meetings with military colleagues. He feels that his pink tie, worn
with a good dark suit, goes some way toward balancing the macho military vibes
in the room with a softer viewpointβ¦...
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Thereβs a pink them running through my Montana BornΒ story,
Marry Me, Cowboy. Tegan
loves pink and she loves her bling. She proudly sports pink shirts covered in
rhinestones, and cowgirl boots with enough tooling and decoration to dazzle the
eyes of anyone who sees them. I love that she wears and is proud of her
femininity while rodeo riding!
Itβs great that so many rodeos now take part in the
Tough Enough to Wear Pink
fund-raiser for breast cancer support and research. We havenβt used this in our
Copper Mountain Rodeo stories, but we could well have done so, because all the
heroes in these stories are strong, capable men who would be easily tough enough
to wear pink.
I love that Teganβs a horsey girl.
Horsey girls and cowgirls are strong enough to be outside in the worst weather,
feeding or rugging or unrugging their horses, checking their water supply,
checking their fences. This January, my daughter had a test ride on a horse she
was looking to buy when the temperature was over 43 degrees Centigrade. Thatβs
110 Fahrenheit. In the shade. She didnβt ride him for very long that day, not
because she wasnβt coping with the heat, but because she was worried that he
wouldnβt. Still, despite the short ride, she loved him and we bought him and
heβs beautiful!
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Horsey girls are generous enough to cheer their friendsβ successes, even on the
inevitable days when their own rides havenβt gone so well. Horsey girls are more
than happy to have a boyfriend, if heβs the right kind of guy, but they donβt
put up with bad behavior from their equine partners so they sure has heck wonβt
put up with it from their boyfriends, either. Any man who falls in love with a
horsey girl is going to have to keep up himself to her high standards (and be
tough enough to wear pink!), but if he does, heβll have a life partner who is
incredibly courageous, good-hearted and hard-working.
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Horsey girls care. They beat themselves up when they have a bad competition and
youβll never hear the good ones blaming the horse.
Like horsey girls, Montana Born cares, too and Iβm so pleased to say that
throughout the month of October, Montana Born will donate $.50 for every Copper
Mountain Rodeo series book sold to Tough Enough to Wear Pink - to support
finding a cure for breast cancer. Just like Tegan wears pink, and other horsey
girls, too β you can support the cause!
If you havenβt bought Megan
Craneβs
Tempt Me, Cowboy
or my story,
Marry Me, Cowboy β buy one
now! Youβll not only be supporting Montana Born but youβll be helping save the
lives of the millions of people diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
So, let me ask you - Is your man, like mine, tough enough to wear pink? Head
over to
MontanaBornBooks.com and post a photo of your man in pink
and/or comment and tell us how the man in your life is Tough Enough to Wear
Pink*! You could win some Tough Enough to Wear Pink merchandise, books by Copper
Mountain Rodeo authors and a Starbucks and Amazon.com gift card!
And, I canβt leave without telling you β Iβve written a fun, free story,
Rodeo
Sweethearts,
which is now available at
montanabornbooks.com. Lotβs of fun things
happening at Montana Born!
Stay tuned for next week! The third book in the Copper Mountain Rodeo Series,
Promise Me, Cowboy by CJ
Carmichael Β will be available
on Tuesday, October 15.
Happy Reading!
Lilian
XOXO
Although I feel the color pink does wonder for just about any complexion, and is a gender-neutral color nowadays as well, I can honestly say that I can't recall seeing one article of clothing that my Husband owns which has the color Pink in it. When he was working (he's now retired), I did persuade him to at least purchase a couple of neckties with some pink in it, and he used to wear dress shirts on occasion that were a pale pink, but now that he's no longer working, with his complexion bordering on the olive side, and his grey hair, even though I think it would give him a boost of color, he refuses to wear it. His reasoning is that it's a feminine color, so he runs towards anything that's blue. Call him old-fashioned. I still try and prod, and someday he'll give. As for your books, I'd love to read them, and plan to do so this Fall. They sound like a great read!!
(Peggy Roberson 7:58am October 10, 2013)
I was just looking at wedding party photos tonight, of a friend's granddaughter's wedding. Among the pictures was a handsome fellow (a grandson of my friend) wearing a very pink baseball cap! When asked why the guys are wearing pink more often, & he replied..it's for a good cause AND I think it's Pretty! LOL :) I love it that a handsome "young thing" feels confident within himself & has a great sense of humor!
I'm looking forward to reading your new book. Love the western romance genre.
(Jean Merriott 1:57am October 11, 2013)
My husband has been known to wear a pink tie, he doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. It's only in recent generations that we adopted pink as a feminine colour - some other countries see any shade of red (including pink) as masculine and pale blue as feminine.
(Clare O'Beara 9:21am October 11, 2013)
My husband is tough enough to wear light yellow and pink, but draws the line a lavender or even purple.
(Sue Farrell 4:17pm October 11, 2013)
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