When I got a call from my editor
(the incomparable Deb Werksman) about my new book, A Very Cowboy Christmas, I sat up and took notice. She said to me,
“Will you please, please, let the heroine (Sydney Steele) keep the Cadillac she
rents. I don’t care how you do it, but will you find a good reason why she owns
the Caddy?” Well, that request had my mind whirling in several directions as I
tried to figure out how she’d arrived at her request. Finally, I said, “You
want to drive that classic car, don’t you?” When she enthusiastically agreed, I
knew readers would feel the same way, so I was up for the challenge.
Now here’s a little background to
bring you up to speed on this snippet of conversation. In my novel, Sydney is
promoting Christmas at the Sure-Shot Drive-In—a brand-new event in Sure-Shot,
Texas, at the recently renovated 1950s drive-in, also known as the Passion Pit—by
driving a pink 1959 Cadillac convertible with longhorns on the front grill
(after all, it’s Texas) and wearing vintage clothes. Originally, I simply had
Sydney rent the car and give it back at the end of the book, since she’s a
cowgirl who normally drives a pickup. Now I was chomping at the bit to figure
out a clever way to change my storyline to give Sydney a reason to own a
vintage Caddy.
After galloping down several
dead-ends, I realized that a 1959 Cadillac still in pristine condition had to
have been loved by somebody for a long time. And that somebody would have given
their beloved vehicle a very special name. Celeste.
Right away, I realized that was the only name that would do. And once I had the
name, I had the backstory. Sydney inherited Celeste from a man who trusted her
to value his Caddy and keep her in tiptop shape just as he had since buying his
car brand new.
And that’s how Celeste became an important
character in A Very Cowboy Christmas,
leading the Christmas parade with Sydney behind the wheel and the Christmas
Queen wearing a cowgirl hat with a rhinestone tiara ensconced above the
backseat. Of course, I might add, it’s all thanks to an editor who has a yen
for her very own 1959 Cadillac.
Kim Redford is an acclaimed,
bestselling author of Western romance novels. She grew up in Texas with
cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, and rodeos for inspiration. She divides her
time between homes in Texas and Oklahoma, where she’s a rescue cat wrangler and
horseback rider—when she takes a break from her keyboard. Visit her at Kim Redford.
FYI, my friend, I have a college friend who started a taxi service of Cadillac's with longhorn horns fastened to the front end. Hilarious! Happy book to you!
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