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Sometimes all you need is one good ride to clear
your head.
Thanks to her ex-boyfriend, Sommer
Allen's life is in shambles. She's headed home to Courtland, Texas for her
sister's wedding, but when a quick stop a gas station ruins her plans, she's
left stranded and at the mercy of a handsome cowboy.
Perry Glidewell is on his way back to
Texas after winning another championship in the arena versus a bull. When he finds
Sommer having a meltdown in the middle of a parking lot, he knows he can't
leave her alone. Since her hometown is near his, it makes sense to hit the road
together.
Sommer never imagined falling for a
cowboy. His manners and gallant attitude win her over quickly, but with her
future uncertain, she's not quite willing to give her whole heart to Perry.
He'll do whatever it takes to break the walls around Sommer's heart, because
beneath her tough-talking exterior, he sees she's the type of Texas girl he's
always dreamed of.
Excerpt:
Perry opened the door. “What the hell
are you doing? Are you trying to steal my truck?”
She glowered. “Of course not. You snore.
I thought I'd be able to sleep out here. I was
asleep, until I turned a little and set off the alarm. I'm so sorry.” She
handed him the keys and knocked something off the dash.
A lacy bra landed on his bare feet. His
gaze shot straight to her chest. Sommer's t-shirt was tight around her breasts
and her nipples made perky bumps in the material.
Perry clenched his teeth. Of all the
damn things to notice. He bent down and picked the bra up by the strap. “Think
you lost something.”
She snatched the bra out of his hand.
“You try sleeping in one of these.”
“Not really my style, sweetheart.”
“It's not like I have a garment bag to
store it in. Anyway, you snore really bad. It's like the cross between a wood
chipper and a rabid lion. I can't spend the rest of the night listening to
you.”
“You could have woke me up instead of
alerting the whole world to where we are.” He shook his head. “You're one
strange lady.”
“Am not.” Her lower lip slid out and she
folded her arms under her breasts, pushing them up higher.
About Allison
Merritt:
A love of reading inspired Allison
Merritt to pursue her dream of becoming an author who writes historical,
paranormal and fantasy romances, often combining the sub-genres. She lives in a
small town in the Ozark Mountains with
her husband and dogs. When she's not writing or reading, she hikes in national parks and conservation areas.
Allison graduated from College of the
Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri with a B.A. in mass communications that's
gathering dust after it was determined that she's better at writing fluff than
hard news.
~ * ~
Cowboy in Waiting
by Leslie P. Garcia
by Leslie P. Garcia
She’d buried a hero. She wasn’t looking for another.
But her cowboy in waiting was far from a hero…
Bury enough dreams, and you’re bound to
grow up.
Diana Salas Chester is a rancher’s
daughter and a hero’s widow. There isn’t a lot she can’t do, from raising her
daughter Gwen to facing down the loss of dream after dream. And then a birthday
celebration goes wrong, and Diana winds up in Border Patrol Agent Ray Bennett’s
bed.
Not many of her acquaintances approve of
Ray “Baby” Bennett. But is he just the cowboy she’s been waiting for? Ray
Bennett spent his life running away from the demands of his cowboy brothers and
the ranching life. So when he wakes up in bed with his Border Patrol partner’s
sister, he doesn’t want the complications. But suddenly the choice isn’t his to
make.
Excerpt:
Across
from him, Di straightened in her chair. He looked her over appreciatively. The
halter dress she wore plunged deeply, the icy blue contrasting with a smooth,
even tan that went enticingly lower than he would have expected. Compassion
headed toward desire. Hell, toward lust. Maybe if the night went suddenly
better…
She
tilted her head a little, then shook it. “You…what kind of car do you drive?”
she asked abruptly.
“Yellow
Corvette.” He waited for the gleam of appreciation.
“Then
you’re the idiot in the yellow car!” She closed her fingers around her drink
glass so hard he thought it might break, and gulped half the drink before
slamming it down again.
“I
will never forgive Rachel for this—this nightmare! My best friend? How could
she set me up with some stupid, stuck-up, oversexed jerk in a yellow car? Damn
you, Rachel!”
He
gaped for a moment, then slowly closed his mouth. “Just one thing,” he asked.
“Who’s Rachel?”
About Leslie
Garcia:
Leslie P. García grew up lost among a
crowd of six siblings and a menagerie that included more than twenty horses and
ponies, uncounted dogs and cats, possums, raccoons—even a lion and monkeys.
Then she moved to Texas, fell in love, was disowned—and embarked on her real adventures,
raising 4 children, teaching hundreds, and loving 9 grandkids through forty
years of marriage. The fabric of that colorful life has always been writing. In
A Cowboy Heart, Leslie celebrates two
of her passions—cowboys and the ever present chance at redemption in spite of
past mistakes. Leslie loves hearing from readers and can be found all over
cyber space, including these places:
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| E-mail: lesliegarcia2000-author@yahoo.com
~ * ~
The Heartbroken Cowboy
by Melissa Keir
Love
isn’t found at the bottom of a bottle…
Johnson O’Neill joined The Heartsong
Ranch to escape his addiction. One night at a friend’s wedding,
stress causes
him to fall off the wagon and into the arms of the woman of his dreams.
Debra Donahue lost her husband to
alcohol then pulled herself up by her bootstraps becoming a million-dollar
selling real estate agent. One night with a sexy cowboy and a bottle of
whiskey, Debra falls hard.
Can an alcoholic cowboy and a brokenhearted
woman find love despite their fears? Or will the bottom of a bottle claim
another happily ever after?
Excerpt:
“I don’t drink, but could use a strong
one, right now. Not this sissy stuff.” He lifted the glass to his lips, downed
the contents, and shoved his now-empty champagne flute away before he leaned in
toward her. The smell of alcohol on his breath hinted that he’d already had too
much to drink. “Know anyone around here with some whiskey?” The dark sapphire
of his eyes chilled her. This was a man used to getting what he wanted. “I’d
even share.” His voice deepened and became husky with his offer and she
shivered.
“I don’t drink with men I don’t know.”
Debra stuck out her hand. “I’m Debra, and you are?”
The man grabbed another glass of
champagne off a passing waiter’s tray and guzzled the drink in one swallow.
“The name’s Johnson O’Neill. Now about that whiskey.” He reached out and drew her
up to standing then tugged her in close to him. Wrapping his arm around her
back, he moved her body in a slow two-step motion.
Debra gazed into his eyes. “You don’t
have to seduce me for the whiskey.” She stepped out of his embrace and put her
hands on her hips. She frowned.
“That’s not why I drew you into my arms.
You were tapping your foot when I arrived—and I thought you might like a dance.
A pretty woman like you shouldn’t be sitting alone.” He stretched his palm out
again in a plea.
About
Melissa Keir:
Melissa Keir has always wanted to be an
author when she wasn’t hoping for a career as a race car driver. Her love of
books was instilled by her mother and grandparents who were avid readers. She’d
often sneak books away from them so that she could fantasize about those strong
alpha males and plucky heroines. In middle school and high school, Melissa used
to write sappy love poems and shared them with her friends and still has those
poems today! In college her writing changed to sarcastic musings on life as
well as poems with a modern twist on fairy tales and won awards for her
writing. You can find many of these musings along with her latest releases on
her website and blog.
As a writer, Melissa likes to keep
current on topics of interest in the world of writing. She’s a member of the
Romance Writers of America, Mid-Michigan RWA Chapter, and EPIC. She is always
interested in improving her writing through classes and seminars.
Melissa doesn’t believe in down time.
She’s always keeping busy. Melissa is a wife and mother, an elementary school
teacher, a movie reviewer, an owner of a publishing company as well as an
author. Her home blends two families and is a lot like the Brady Bunch, without
Alice- a large grocery bill, tons of dirty dishes and a mound of laundry. She
loves to write stories that feature happy endings and is often seen plotting
her next story.
~ * ~
Cowboy in Trouble
by Autumn Piper
A cowboy on the run and a girl on the rebound make
for a messy fling.
Colby may be having the worst day ever.
He wakes up at gunpoint, “hired” by a stranger to do a new job he doesn’t want.
Worried the load he’s hauling is contraband, he walks off the job once he’s out
of sight of his new employer. Running may not be his best plan, but he needs
time to find a way out of this mess.
Delta’s day starts off rough when her
pickup stalls on the side of the road. Lucky for her, a handsome cowboy comes
along and works mechanical magic on the poor old truck. They strike a deal:
he’ll help her out around the farm in exchange for a place to lay low for a few
days. He turns out to be handy in all the right ways. A real keeper…not that
she’s interested in keeping a man right now. She can afford a rebound fling,
but nothing more.
Besides, once Colby gets rid of the
crime boss breathing down his neck, he’ll hit the trail. A rodeo circuit cowboy
from Oklahoma wouldn’t want to stick around on a little farm in Colorado. Or
would he?
Excerpt:
The door across the hall opened and by
the time she turned around, Colby stood there in nothing but a towel.
Hubbahubba, a very small towel, since she kept her nice big ones downstairs and
hadn’t remembered to provide him one.
Um. Dripping, mostly naked, and looking
as surprised as she felt… Wow. Those shoulders looked even better without a
shirt. He had the prettiest eyes. Did guys like their eyes being called pretty?
Whatever. Nice green-gray. And oh, how she’d appreciate a wardrobe malfunction
right about now, just a little slippage of that towel. Although the healthy
bulge beneath might not allow it to slip far.
“Ahem.”
“Er,” she answered
ever-so-intelligently. “Sorry.”
“Sorry,” he said at the same time.
“Forgot my bag in here.”
Caught
leering. Her face must be flame-red. “Thought I
had time to make up the bed for you.”
“I’ll just…” He indicated his bag on the
floor by the window.
“Oh. Sure.” She stepped aside so he
could get to it. Lord, please grant us a
wardrobe malfunction...
He picked up his bag without the towel
slipping, although she had to say it had soaked up water in some prime spots
and clung just right.
As he passed by her, he paused, and she
tore her eyes away. Reluctantly. God. Her mother had definitely taught her it
was rude to stare. The poor guy probably worried she’d attack him in the night.
He was hot enough, it had probably happened before.
“Ditto,” he said.
“Huh?”
With his free hand, he rubbed his thumb
over her chin. “Whatever you’re thinking, right back atcha.” Looking up into
his eyes was like riding the downhill part of a rollercoaster. Her heart
screamed Weeeee!
About Autumn
Piper:
Born and raised in itty-bitty Rifle,
Colorado, Autumn Piper studiously avoided trouble…but is now inclined toward
it, particularly in her novels. She thinks the best things in life are funny,
and the runners-up, romantic.
An admitted carb addict, Autumn writes,
edits, manages two teenagers, two cats, a box turtle with a huge personality,
one husband and many supersize houseplants, and does the cooking and cleaning
when forced to.
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~ * ~
A Cowboy’s Heaven
by Sara Walter Ellwood
From
the hell of lost love, can they find heaven together?
Katie Chester
is alone in the world. After losing her husband and then her parents, she’s
left to run Heaven, a thousand-acre ranch encompassing nearly an entire Montana
mountain. She rents out a suite of rooms, but ends up with a boarder who shakes
her to her foundation.
When
Pennsylvanian ex-Army doctor Collin Kirkpatrick lost his wife a year ago, he
lost his world. He needs to escape the pain, and where better than in an
isolated town in the West? He answers an ad for resident doctor in Evansville,
Montana, but is surprised to find Heaven and the angel residing there.
But can they
leave their grief and pain in the past to blaze a new path into the future?
Excerpt:
He smirked at her as he sat beside her
on the hay bale. “You’re laughing at me.”
“Not at all. You’re actually a pleasant
surprise, Dr. Kirkpatrick.”
“I hope in a good way.” He winked at her
and quirked his lips up into a lopsided smile, then turned his attention fully
on the cow and calf, and leaned over his long legs with his elbow planted on
his knees.
The calf suddenly lurched herself onto
her back feet and Collin grinned from ear to ear. “She’s a beauty.”
Dear God, he more than surprised her, he
overwhelmed her, and yes, it was in a good way. A very good way.
Katie let out a breath and violently
shivered. He picked up the discarded blanket and pulled it over her legs.
“You’re going to catch your death. Were you out in this cold all day?”
She nodded and swallowed. No way could
she tell him that the sensation had nothing to do with the cold, and everything
to do with him.
With a deep breath to steady her racing
heart, she watched as the calf latched onto one of her mother’s teats and
started sucking with loud, hungry pulls.
“We can go inside in a few moments.”
Sweet mercy, was that low, husky voice hers?
Collin only nodded as they watched the
miracle of life before him.
About Sara Walter
Ellwood:
Although
Sara Walter Ellwood has long ago left the farm for the glamour of the big town,
she draws on her experiences growing up on a small hobby farm in West Central
Pennsylvania to write her contemporary westerns. She’s been married to her
college sweetheart for over 20 years, and they have two teenagers and one very
spoiled rescue cat named Penny. She longs to visit the places she writes about
and jokes she’s a cowgirl at heart stuck in Pennsylvania suburbia. Sara Walter
Ellwood is a multi-published author and publishes paranormal romantic
suspense under the pen name Cera duBois.
~ * ~
Cowboy Proud
by D’Ann Lindun
She left town to chase her dreams... He stayed and
ignored his... Can they find their dreams together?
All Madeline Harper ever wanted was to
escape the tight fences of Black Mountain, Colorado. Nothing would stop her
from pursuing her goals--not a devoted boyfriend or infant son. Leaving
everything behind, she landed her dream job as a Western Girl jeans model. Her
sister’s wedding is the only thing that can entice her home. What she learns
upon her return shakes her to the core…and changes everything.
For the last five years Shan Ellis’ life
has consisted of taking care of his son and being a cowhand on his parents’
ranch. He scarified everything to be a single dad. College. A career. Girls. Now,
the one woman he can’t forget is back in town. Can he take a chance, and risk
his heart, or steer clear and never know what might have been?
Excerpt:
This is how Shan had always pictured his
life.
Doing what he loved with his wife and
children.
Like him, Mason lived to be with the
horses and cows. Too bad his mother hated the cowboy lifestyle with a passion.
Shan couldn’t forget that for a second. Madeline Harper had ripped out his guts
once before—he’d be damned if he’d let her do it again. Even if she wore a
mile-wide smile and looked as at home on the back of a horse, herding cows as well
as any cowgirl she wasn’t happy here. He couldn’t make her love the life, their
son or him.
His good mood faded.
Last night, Callie Donovan had all but
mounted him on the dance floor. He liked her well enough, but turned down her
advances because he couldn’t get his mind off the dark-haired beauty from his
past. In the five years since Maddy left town he’d held onto to the hope she’d
return.
He was a fool.
Nothing had changed. He wanted a family;
she craved fame and fortune.
About
D’Ann Lindun:
Falling in love with romance novels the
summer before sixth grade, D’Ann Lindun never thought about writing one until
many years later when she took a how-to class at her local college. She was
hooked! She began writing and never looked back. Romance appeals to her because
there's just something so satisfying about writing a book guaranteed to have a
happy ending. D’Ann’s particular favorites usually feature cowboys and the
women who love them. This is probably because she draws inspiration from the
area where she lives, Western Colorado, her husband of twenty-nine years and
their daughter. Composites of their small farm, herd of horses, five Australian
shepherds, a Queensland heeler, two ducks and cats of every shape and color
often show up in her stories!
D’Ann loves to hear from readers! Please
contact her at:
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Email: dldauthor@frontier.net
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