Cover Reveal & Giveaway: Why Did It Have to Be You by Allyson Charles

Generally speaking, we don’t host a lot of cover reveals. Then I received an email from Lyrical asking if I’d like to do a reveal for a very unique contemporary cover. I was all set to politely decline, and then…

There it was.

HELLO THERE.

I shared the image with the others in our Slack channel:

Sarah: Everyone, please meet Why Did It Have to Be You? by Allyson Charles.

RedHeadedGirl: Um. I mean, it’s a VERY cute goat.

Sarah: I think his name is Tohtes.

RHG: Of course it is.

Carrie: I don’t understand what’s happening here and I’m pretty sure a baby goat is not going to be conducive to romance.

Sarah: Hey, square pupil eyeballs are tohtes sexxay.

RHG: You don’t keep them in the bedroom!

Sarah: … you don’t??

RHG: No. You keep them in the horse pasture to eat the underbrush. And your idiot dressage horse occasionally becomes concerned they are horse eating monsters so he runs away. Thus getting cardio even when not being ridden.

And then when you’re at the pasture gate the four of them crowd around looking for horn and butt skritches.

Sarah: So maybe it’s the dressage horse asking, “Why did it have to be you?”

RHG: Maybe!

Carrie: Unless it’s an orphan baby goat which has to be bottle fed, in which case it will be time consuming.

RHG: Late night feedings leading to late night conversations over a sneepin’ goat babby, romance blossoms.

Sarah: I’d read that.

Now, that isn’t the plot of this here book. At least, I don’t think there are bottle fed goat babby scenes. Here’s the cover copy:

Connie Wilkerson has worked her butt off to go from heartbroken paralegal with a drinking problem to becoming Pineville, Michigan’s fiercest new lawyer. But she’s still short on luck. Exhibit A: her very first case is against bad-boy contractor David Carelli.

Carelli has been a thorn in Connie’s side since high school, getting away with whatever he dreams up. He’s blond, handsome, and he dresses like a model. But everyone in town knows he cuts corners. Just the way he looks at her really gets Connie’s goat. She’s going to get him into chambers and settle the smug right out of him.

There’s just one problem. Exhibit B: Their supposedly hostile negotiations are turning hot instead. Now the jury is out on whether a second chance is recommended…

It sounds like a second-chance (sort of) enemies-to-lovers story. With goats. Tohtes goats!

So to make this fun for everyone, how about some Name That Baby Goat shenanigans?

Drop your suggested name in the comments, and you’re entered to win a $25 gift card to Amazon. We will select the winner at random on Friday 21 October around noon ET.

Standard disclaimers apply: void where prohibited. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and willing to feed the goats at odd hours. Sturdy boots are advisable. Photography and squeeing over baby goats is permitted during posted times. You may pick pumpkins, but not baby goats. Mind the gap, and also the small, smelly piles.

So, what would you name that goat? 

UPDATE: The winner is Heather M. with Goaty McGoatface, which I find to be hilarious given the Boaty McBoatface hype earlier this year!