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January 16, 2017
Sabrina York’s Stripped Down Cowboys!
Sabrina York’s Stripped Down Cowboys!
It’s like Magic Mike…with cowboys!
Welcome to the wild and randy world of the Stripped Down Cowboys!
3 prequel novellas and 3 full length novels for your reading
pleasure, featuring the sexiest cowboys this side of the Rio Grande. And the
other side too.
Read on for more info about these sexy books…and be sure to enter Sabrina’s Tiara Giveaways (link below)!
PREQUEL NOVELLAS
The Real McCoy by Sabrina York
When Crystal Wilson gets roped into a wild, girls-only weekend at a rowdy “stud” ranch, the last thing she wants to do is tangle with a bunch of half-naked men pretending to be cowboys. But when she meets Ford McCoy, she can’t help but be attracted to his dark, dominant, gruff appeal.
What she doesn’t know is that Ford isn’t a stripper. He’s her friend’s overprotective brother, there to make sure his little sister doesn’t get into any trouble. She’s surprised at the passion that flares between them. In fact, what she has with Ford might just be what she’s been looking for all along.
It’s a pity the sexy rancher isn’t in the market for a city girl.
Read an excerpt!
Come Hell or High Water by Sabrina York
Back in her hometown on the heels of a nasty divorce, Lisa Binder is looking for a quiet place to curl up and lick her wounds. The last thing she wants is a man—she’s been hurt too many times by the faithless breed.
But then Cade Silver steps through the flames, into her life and into her bed, and she begins to question her resolve to spend the rest of her life as a single cat lady. The tall, handsome cowboy/fireman—an Eagle Scout and military vet—seems to be the kind of man she’s always craved, and he seems to be fascinated with her as well. But can she trust him not to break her heart?
Cade has been a little in love with Lisa since high school, but when she started dating his much more charming and handsome brother, he was devastated. He left town and joined the Marines to avoid the torment of seeing the two of them together. Now, years later, he’s traveled the globe, survived multiple disasters and experienced loss. He is a man who knows what he wants and is willing to fight for it. And he wants Lisa. Now that life has given him a second chance to win her heart, he’s determined to prove to her he can be the hero she desires…come hell or high water.
Read an excerpt!
Protect and Serve by Sabrina York
The last thing officer Charlie Dunham expects when he returns to his hometown is to tangle with his high school crush, Claire Silver, right off the bat. He’d planned to ignore her entirely—the way she’d always
ignored him. But when a mysterious threat puts her in danger, he must step in and save her. It doesn’t take long for him to realize that he’s been lying to himself about his feelings for Claire. He wants her…no matter the cost.
Read an excerpt!
THE NOVELS!
Stud for Hire by
Sabrina York
Just south of Fort Worth, Texas, you’ll find a little ranch
where the hot, toned cowboys are ready and eager to take it all off and make your naughtiest fantasies come true…When her sister plans a wild bachelorette weekend at the Double S Ranch, Hanna Stevens is pretty sure she’ll just grin and bear it while the other women get
their fill of hot cowboy strippers. After all, Hanna has never met a man who made her really want.
Zack, Hanna’s future husband, offered to marry her and save her family’s ranch
from financial ruin, and while she accepted, it was never what you’d call a
passionate affair. But when she locks eyes with Logan, Hanna is suddenly
overwhelmed by the feeling she’s always craved and never experienced: Pure.
Animal. Desire…
Read an excerpt!
Cowboy to Command by
Sabrina York
A man with a secret… A woman with a plan
Just south of Fort Worth, Texas, you’ll find a little ranch where the hot,
toned cowboys are ready and eager to take it all off and make your naughtiest fantasies come true…Satisfaction is the name of the game at the Double S Ranch, where the men are more than willing to play. They come from all walks of life, and each has their own reason for dancing for a lady’s pleasure.
A former Navy SEAL, Brandon Stewart started dancing after an injury in the field put him out of commission. The power he commands when a woman’s eyes are locked on him makes Brandon feel like the man he used to be. But when he meets Porsche, Brandon has never felt more stripped bare.
The spirited beauty needs a handsome fake boyfriend to make another man jealous. But Brandon is determined to prove to Porsche that pretending with him is nothing compared to the real thing…
Read an excerpt!
Spurred On by Sabrina York
As the owner of the Double S Ranch, Cody Silver knows what women want—all except the one that got away. So when his high school girlfriend Sidney Stevens comes back to town for her sister’s wedding, Cody will do whatever it takes to prove that he’s a changed man.
After their explosive breakup, it took a long time for Sidney’s broken heart to heal —and she’s not about to risk it again. She’ll tangle with Cody and live out her simmering fantasies, but when the time comes she’s going to walk away satisfied.
But love has a way of ruining the best laid plans, and Cody and Sidney are about to learn that what you want isn’t always what you need…
Read an excerpt!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Her Royal Hotness, Sabrina York, is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of hot, humorous romances. Her titles range from sweet & snarky to scorching romance in historical, contemporary and fantasy sub-genres.
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January 13, 2017
Guest Blogger Kelly Dawson Presents The Gunslinger’s Woman
Thanks so much for the opportunity to visit this blog!
Cowboys have been my heroes for years. Old time Wild West cowboys … modern cowboys … rodeo cowboys … if they wear a cowboy hat and ride a horse and their butt looks sexy in their jeans, I’m in!
And if they’ve got that authoritative air about them that makes me squirm in my boots when they give me that stern ‘obey me now or else’ look, then all the better!
That air of authority, that willingness to take command, and that ability to enforce their orders, is something all of my cowboy heroes have in common.
I hope you fall in love with them as much I have done!
I’m so excited to share with you all today my erotic western spanking romance The Gunslinger’s Woman featuring my sexy, hardened gunslinger on the run from the law in the Wild West who rescues a young woman from a gang of ruthless outlaws.
He’s going to need a lot more than just skill with a gun to keep his sassy woman out of trouble!
Blurb:
The last thing nineteen-year-old Jeannie Cooper wants is to be a prim and proper lady, so when her older brothers try to send her off to finishing school she runs away from the family ranch to keep them from putting her on the train to Boston. She plans to hide out on the prairie and return in a few days, but things go horribly wrong when she stumbles upon the infamous Mullins gang.
Danny Coulter is a hardened gunslinger with more than enough enemies already, but when he sees a beautiful young woman held captive by outlaws his conscience forces him into action. Rescuing Jeannie turns out to be only the beginning of his troubles, however. Her sass and defiance quickly test the limits of his patience as he endeavors to get her home safely, and before long he is left with little choice but to take her over his knee for a sound spanking.
Though Danny’s firm-handed discipline leaves her bottom sore and her cheeks blushing, Jeannie is nonetheless excited when her brothers offer him a job at the ranch. Soon he is courting her in earnest, and after a local busybody witnesses him giving Jeannie the first bare-bottom spanking of her life, Danny proposes marriage to avoid a scandal. But with the Mullins gang out for revenge, will his quick draw be enough to protect his woman?
Publisher’s Note: The Gunslinger’s Woman includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.
As The Gunslinger’s Woman features both plenty of spankings and hot sex, the excerpt I’m sharing today is a nice spanky one, to whet your appetite:
She reached for his gun, to remove it from the holster, so she could wipe it clean, then she froze as she remembered exactly what Danny was. He was a gunfighter. A killer. Entirely the wrong type of man to be lusting after. Danny didn’t wear a gun just for protection, as she and her brothers sometimes did; his guns were a part of him. They defined him. Without his guns, Danny Coulter, the fastest gun in the west, would be nothing.
“Leave it.” His command was hoarse, there was pain in his voice, but there was no denying the dominant manner in which it was said. “You bandage me up, I’ll clean my gun. Nobody touches my guns.”
“It won’t take long to clean it.”
“I said leave it.” His fingers took hold of her chin then, and he tilted her face up to look at him. “You know what will happen if you disobey me.” His threat rumbled in her ear, sending waves of electricity through her.
Yes, she knew exactly what would happen. Her buttocks clenched again, involuntarily, at the thought, and she held her breath. The air was too thick to breathe again. She could feel her face flushing as the waves of electricity surging through her reached that aching juncture between her thighs.
“You’re hurt,” she pointed out.
He smiled in spite of the pain, his eyes crinkling up at the corners as he looked down at her. “Not too hurt to spank a naughty girl who disobeys.” As if to prove his point, he drew back his hand and smacked her bottom, reigniting the burn Her eyes widened in shock as she reached back to rub out the sting. Hurt or not, his hard hand was still strong. She felt a spasm right in her very core at his touch. His dominance turned her insides to mush.
The hand that had smacked her returned to her chin and he tilted her face sideways slightly so he could whisper huskily in her ear. “So leave my guns alone.”
“Yes sir,” she breathed.
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January 12, 2017
Boxers or Briefs?
Hi everyone. Cowboy Burn, the second title in my Smoke Inc. series is available now. Boxers or briefs comes up (no pun intended) a couple of times in the story, so for a chance to win a print copy of this title, leave a comment with your preference, Boxers or Briefs?
Blurb: Five days after Christmas, no surprise, Harley-Jane Arthur is broke. But, she has a plan. She’ll use her artistic talents to sketch her way out of debt. With that in mind, she accepts a commission to create a drawing of each teenage guest at an upscale kids’ party. It’s a good gig.
But, on the day of the party, the balmy weather turns to rain, which turns to sleet, then ice, then snow. Janie is stranded in town with no trains, planes, or Uber. While trying to claim the last taxi in sight, though she doesn’t realize it, she witnesses a murder.
Gable Matthews, a.k.a. Cowboy, has been waiting patiently for Harley-Jane to wake up from grieving for her husband. When she’s stranded during a snowstorm, rescuing her gives him the chance to move their relationship from his status as her go-to handyman into something a whole lot more romantic.
The weather cooperates, leaving them snowbound together in Gable’s apartment. In spite of the dysfunctional furnace, sizzling passion keeps them warm. But lurking outside in the raging blizzard, a taxi-cab-stealing killer will do whatever it takes to silence Janie forever.
Cowboy Burn Excerpt:
I woke up in Gable’s bed. I didn’t want to turn my head to look, but I suspected I wasn’t alone. Either that, or I’d slept with a teddy bear—a really big teddy bear.I eased my eyelids open. Ouch. Oh God. My head. I must have moaned.
“You going to live?” Gable’s gravelly voice murmured the question into my ear.
I winced. Under my head, his chest moved. Not a stuffed toy. I drew in his scent, an aphrodisiac cocktail that sent my pulses pounding—alcohol, that tantalizing spicy cologne, sweat—pungent shrieking male.
When my nose brushed his chest, I greedily inhaled the essence of man, blended with the musk of arousal. Well, that certainly jolted me awake.
The chest under my ear moved again, and I heard his rumbled laughter.
This is awkward. I mean… In stealth mode, I eased my hand lower. Oh God. I no longer wore the red dress with the sassy fringe. But… I wasn’t naked. My fingers touched silk camisole. Another delve discovered no bra. I squirmed. I had on my panties.
“Something wrong?” Gable reared up on his elbow. My gaze remained fixed on his chest.
“Uh. I don’t remember too much,” I admitted.
“Is that right? Might have been those Moscow Mules you were throwin’ down.” He ran his finger up my arm and I shivered. It proved to be his own stealth move. He reached my chin and forced my gaze up.
“You want to ask me something?” Gable growled.
I closed my eyes guiltily. “What did I forget?”
“You don’t remember kickin’ Cheryl’s ass?” he drawled.
My eyes flew back open. “I don’t know a Cheryl.”
“You called her Yeehaw Girl.” Gable was clearly enjoying my misery way too much.
“I fought her?” I didn’t remember that. I might have poked her shoulder. But…
“You don’t remember downin’ three more Moscow Mules after that, dancin’ until everyone left, then draggin’ me back here and takin’ me to bed?”
“I… I…” I gnawed on my lip, staring up at him, trying to remember.
“You don’t remember strippin’ down and bumpin’ uglies with me until we both passed out?”
Bumpin’ uglies? No. I most certainly did not remember that. Gable didn’t have an ugly spot on his body.
It hurt like hell, but I managed to wrinkle my forehead in a frown. “None of that happened, did it?” I glared at him.
“Nope.” Wearing knit boxers stretched by a prodigious morning erection, he rolled out of bed and strolled to the bathroom.
I admired his backside and assured myself that men usually sported woodies in the morning. There was nothing significant about Gable climbing from bed wearing a hard-on.
“Did anyone ever serve the cheesecake?” I asked weakly.
As soon as he closed the door, I scrambled up and pulled his gray flannel shirt over Maxine’s sexy underwear. I needed coffee.
I communed with Gable’s Keurig, and by the time he emerged from the bathroom, I was sipping from a cup and had my wits about me. He tossed a bottle of aspirin my way, picked up the mug I’d brewed for him, and said, “Gotta check the furnace. And until I get the water heater going again, we’re talking icy showers.”
I nodded and stared into my cup, avoiding his gaze as I contemplated coffee grounds in the bottom. I thought he’d gone. Instead, he did the chin thing again, lifting my head until I had no choice but to gaze into his eyes.
“Trust me, Harley-Jane?” he asked.
I took a moment to admire the way my full name sounded when he got serious, then nodded. Of course I trusted him.
He’d fixed my tractors so I could sell them. Last fall, when a section of shared fence collapsed, he’d fixed that, too. I’d tried to pay him and he’d done his cowboy thing, tipped his hat, and drawled, “We’re good.” Beth had pointed out half of it was her responsibility since we were neighbors and I didn’t argue further.
He’d even babysat Tucker, my hundred-pound German shepherd, in June when I’d gone to visit Bud.
“Of course I trust you.”
He took the cup from my fingers, set it on the counter, and moved into my space, well, actually, his space, but my space in his space. I gibbered mentally as most of the oxygen left my brain.
He stared down at me pensively as his hands came up, cupped my jaw, and angled my head. My eyes crossed, trying to track the descent of his mouth. I quit looking when he covered my lips with his. Oh yeah. I remembered this.
Too soon the kiss ended, leaving me feeling bereft. I blinked, trying to reorient myself and find reality.
“I’m glad you trust me, sweetheart.” He brushed his thumb over my mouth. “Trust me on this. When we do do it, and that will commence happenin’ soon, there won’t be anything ugly between us, and you sure as hell won’t be forgettin’ what we do.”
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Sidda Lee Rain
Hey! I hope everyone’s winter is going well. I’m in the process of selling my current home and buying a small hobby farm. In other words? I’m anxious, antsy, and could have a panic attack at any moment. Buuuuuuut, other than that I’m good.
Just a reminder that my book *Don’t Mess With the Bull* is currently available in Mizz Sable Hunter’s HELL YEAH Kindle World. I’m loving the AWESOME reviews coming in!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Holy hotness
“How does one describe this book, it is a journey for both people that does have a HEA. Sidda has a way of describing things in her books that make you feel like you are right there and there is no exceptions here. This story has it all and the hotness is off the charts.”
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Little did they know that winning the Cup would just be the start of the hottest summer of their lives. . .
The New Orleans Cajun Rage professional hockey team just won The Cup. No one thought they’d do it: they were a team of shoulda beens, never coulda beens and a star or two. They’d only been in the Crescent City for three years before this year’s Cinderella run that had them skating off the ice with the championship.
Over the following summer, each player gets to keep the Cup for a day. Nobody knows why, but whoever has the Cup falls in love. USA Today Bestsellers Robin Covington, Desiree Holt, Kimberly Kincaid, Nana Malone and Virginia Nelson, Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller Angi Morgan, along with Xio Axelrod, Christi Barth, Andie J. Christopher, Avery Flynn, Kim Golden, Lena Hart, Robin Kaye, Katie Kenyhercz, Heather Long, Kate Meader, Susan Scott Shelley, and Misty D. Waters bring you 18 romances with smoking hot heroes—both on and off the ice.
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January 11, 2017
Rawhide is waiting for you.
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It’s been a while since I’ve taken y’all on a visit to Rawhide, an ultra exclusive BDSM club in the Texas Hill Country. So here you go.
Crack the Whip
When rancher Reece Halliday met the new manager of his fetish club, Rawhide, he was shocked to see Katie Warren, the woman he’d loved and lost because of his sexual preferences. But a lot of time has passed and Katie has discovered the lure and satisfaction of BDSM—including the pleasurable sting of the single tail whip. Will Reece be able to lure her back into his arms—and bed—when he cracks the whip during their private sessions?
Slapping Leather
Liz Gillibrand wants a man she can submit to in the bedroom but still keep her sex life a secret from the conservative ranching community. When she discovers her neighbor owns Rawhide, a private bondage club, she might have found the answer. But the first Dom she meets is Alex Wright, a man she’s already connected with physically and emotionally. Once before she tried to merge her private life with the lifestyle but with disastrous results. Can Alex be the one to finally free her from the past and give her the life she longs for?
Bite the Bullet
Montana Steele hoped her new job was a new start. At Rawhide, the private bondage club, she would find willing subs who fit neatly into one compartment of her life. Clint Chavez, part owner of Rawhide, was determined to never again involve himself emotionally in a relationship. But neither expected the fireworks that erupted between them, nor the erotic attraction that would bind them together despite their best efforts.
Buckskins, Boots & Bondage
Twins Justin and Tucker Davis only want one thing–one woman to share for the rest of their lives. Angel Cruz wants two men who will cherish her forever. Sex between them is hotter than the Texas sun in August as they play out their fantasies at Rawhide, the private bondage club. But when her job threatens their livelihood, will their newfound connection be strong enough to survive?
January 10, 2017
Get Wild With Me in Deadwood This Summer! – Randi Alexander
You’ll love what we are planning for you in Deadwood, South Dakota this summer! It’ Wild Deadwood Reads, a multi-author, multi-genre book signing. Check out the amazing list of authors who have already registered (and there are more to come!)
Besides the Saturday book signing, the authors are sponsoring a whole bunch of fantastic events, including a PBR Rodeo, an 1880’s Train Ride, Ghost Tours, Pub Crawls, a trip to Mount Rushmore, and more!
Reader registration is open, so check out our WEBSITE and our FACEBOOK GROUP where authors and readers are chatting and planning and excited to be meeting each other in just 5 months!
I hope you’ll join us for the fun!
Randi
“Rode Hard and Put Up Satisfied”
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January 9, 2017
Hittin’ the road in 2017!
The holidays are over, the decorations are down (Ok, most of them, since I leave up a pencil tree in my dining room year round) but January has arrived and wow, is this year going to be busy!!
First and foremost, and totally on-writing related–I am looking forward to being a first time grandmother!! Little jellybean is due at the end of March!! Not sure what flavor yet,(they aren’t finding out until birth) but praying for a healthy little bundle, of course!
On the writing front–I have a number of road trips planned this year, starting with the Romantic Times Booklovers conference being held in Atlanta, Georgia this year! (hopefully the snow will be melted by then!) The conference runs from May 3-7, 2017 and offers readers and authors a chance to mingle, party, and of course, celebrate our mutual love of books! Learn more at: www.rtconvention.com
June 10 I’ll be on the road north to visit Deadwood , South Dakota and meet up with an array of authors that is building into a absolutely wonderful weekend!! Not only is there a multi-genre booksigning on June 10, from 10 am-2 pm at the Holiday Inn/Gold Dust Casino, but readers and authors will also have the chance to hang out together and take in some of the wonderful sites in Deadwood and the surrounding area!! Planned for the weekend , starting on Thursday will be the opportunity to join authors for a couple of ghost hunts of historical hotels, an 1880’s train ride through the Black Hills, a visit to Mt. Rushmore, a motorcycle trip to Sturgis, pub crawl and my personal favorite– the PBR Rodeo being held Friday night in Deadwood! if you love history, cowboys and books–this is the place to be the weekend of June 10, 2017! Registration is open! Discounted rooms are limited! Learn more at: https://wilddeadwoodreads.wordpress.com/
July 14-16 is Sandy Sullivan’s “A Weekend with the Authors” being held in Nashville, Tennesse! I’ve never stayed in Nashville and I’m looking forward to seeing and hanging out with readers and author friends at the Nashville Airport Marriott. Party with the authors, attend the book signing, and enjoy a fun-filled , relaxing weekend with the authors–those attending include; Sandy Lea Sullivan,Merry Farmer,Callie Hutton, Lily Graison, Linda Mooney, Darcy Flynn, Jeanne Hardt, Elaine Meece, Heidi Vanlandingham, Peggy McKenzie, Maxine Douglas, Miranda Lynn Wyatt, Michel Prince, Lynda J. Cox ,Lyssa Lane, Donna Michaels, Julie Castle, Michele Shriver, Kandi Silvers, Violet Howe ,Charity Parkerson, Regina Puckett, K.J. Coakley, Hildie McQueen, Sable Hunter, Amanda McIntyre, Tamara Hoffa, Pam Ackerson, Lucy Kelly ,Laura Hawks, Kim Law , Terri Osburn, Reana Malori, Christina Tetreault, Chandra Crawford, Kishan Paul ,A.L. Long ,and Shannon West, with special keynote speaker, Sabrina York! Affordable, fun and not to be missed! Learn more at: http://www.aweekendwiththeauthors.com/
In between all of these road trips, there will be books!! Georgia On My Mind is due out in April, for the Magnolias and Moonshine event at RT. And along with my holiday story-LOST AND FOUND-debuts my new END OF THE LINE, Montana series about the characters who love, love, work and play in historic End of the Line,Montana!
Many of these characters are intertwined in the Last Hope Ranch books, which continue to feature Jed Kinnison’s dream and his son’s legacy to make the ranch into a place of healing and second chances. WORTH the WAIT–due out this summer–is the next in my Last Hope Ranch series and picks up with Julie and Hanks story after her daring rescue from a domestic hostage situation in No Strings Attached.
A busy, fulfilling year both personally and professionally! I look forward to hopefully meeting some of you while on the road! Until then, remember–
#kindnessmatters
Amanda
January 7, 2017
Looking Back, Looking Ahead with Sarah M. Anderson + Giveaway
Happy New Year, everyone!
First off–the winner of my entire print 2016 backlist is moosehog83! Congratulations, moosehog83! Send your snail-mail address to message @ sarahmanderson . com!
How was your break? I swear, when I was a kid, I don’t remember getting two and a half weeks off for Christmas and the New Year. In fact, I remember being really happy when the days fell just right and we got a whole week between Christmas and the New Year instead of having to go back for two days before New Year’s Eve.
Yes. I am old. At least I didn’t have to walk up hills both ways. But kids these days are spoiled rotten. To add insult to injury, The Kid didn’t even go back to school on Monday. He went back on Tuesday because there was a teacher inservice.
Let’s just say it’s been a really productive four days. Ah, my sweet, quiet house! We did have a great break. We managed to dodge snot and weather to visit all the aunts, uncles and grandparents and everyone got what they wanted. As we’ve previously established, I am *old* so I’m really excited about this totally awesome heating pad I got. No pointy corners!! It’s so soft and not-pointy!
2016 was a crazy year in SO many ways, not the least of which was the fact that I had an amazing authorial year. Let’s recap, shall we?
Feb.: His Forever Family (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Powell’s | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
April: A Surprise for the Sheikh (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Powell’s | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
May: One Rodeo Season (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Google | Harlequin)
June: Crushing on the Cowboy (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Harlequin)
July: Won the RITA© for The Nanny Plan! (Amazon | B & N | i
Books | Kobo | Powell’s | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin | Walmart)
Sept.: Claimed by the Cowboy (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Powell’s | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
Oct.: His Illegitimate Heir ( Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
Nov.: The Christmas Pony in Silver Belles (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo)
Dec.: Rich Rancher for Christmas (Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
WHEW! Right? I mean, I know I’m nuts but that’s a special kind of crazy right there. Luckily–at this point!–2017 doesn’t look to be quite that crazy. Here’s a peek at what’s to come this year:
March: Billionaire’s Baby Promise: The third book in the Beaumont Heirs: Beaumont Bastards book, featuring Daniel.
For the baby’s sake
Secretive billionaire Daniel Lee is known for being ruthless. But he’s discovered his conscience when it comes to Christine Murray. Once, he’d smeared her name to win a campaign. Now that she’s back in the spotlight, with a precious baby to protect, Daniel’s determined to make amends. Even if rescuing Christine and her daughter means sweeping them away to a life he shares with no one
He’ll do anything to earn Christine’s trustand to have her in his bed. But now that the sexy single mom and her adorable daughter are on his turf, he can’t seem to let them go
(Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Powell’s | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin | Walmart)
April: Pride and Pregnancy: Tom Yellow Bird finally gets his book!
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good sense must not mix business with passion.
Like that will keep Tom Yellow Bird from pursuing the woman who shocked his senses at first sight. Yes, the wealthy FBI special agent’s job is to work a case involving the Honorable Caroline Jennings. It is his duty to protect the beautiful judge. Yet nothing stops him from acting on the attraction between them. And once he discovers Caroline is pregnant…any good sense he’s ever had completely vanishes.
But when a secret Caroline is keeping is finally revealed, will Tom’s pride become his ultimate undoing?
(Amazon | B & N | iBooks | Kobo | Indiebound | Google | Harlequin)
Also April: Home on the Ranch: Rodeo (a Duo reprint of Rodeo Dreams and One Rodeo Season)
August: Seth Bolton’s book. We met Seth when his mom Jenny married Billy Bolton in Bringing Home the Bachelor. He’s all grown up now and a chance meeting with Kate Burrows as she runs away from her own wedding changes everything…
Sept.: Eric Jenner’s book. Eric Jenner was Marcus Warren’s best friend in His Forever Family. But when childhood friend Sofia Bingham applies for a job, he discovers she’s not the little girl he remembers anymore–instead, she’s a mom with twins!
After a crazy year like 2016, only have four things on the schedule seems…insanely light. But I’ve got a few secret projects in the hopper that hopefully will see the light of day soon!
I mentioned my newfound love for the heating pad. What was your favorite gift this season? One lucky winner will get a pair of cute earrings and the print book of their choice!
January 5, 2017
Rolling with the Grahams by Beth Williamson
Howdy y’all, Beth Williamson here!
I’m rolling in Grahams in 2017 and kicking off the new year with my next release, SAMUEL, coming out January 31! Samuel is part of the Circle Eight Millennium series and a subsequent book after Lazarus‘ story.
Sam is Laz’s cousin and a shameless, incorrigible flirt. When he runs into Kim Raeford and a scalding cup of coffee, his life takes a hard right turn. He’s not sure what to do but hang on and see where it goes.
Kim on the other hand is a more self-preserving – she doesn’t give her heart, or her body, without full commitment to what she’s doing. The purple haired, free spirit wows Sam with her amazing photography and her passion.
This book just flowed y’all. The smexy scenes lit up the pages and their banter and interactions made me laugh out loud.
As a special side book, you can read AUDACIOUS in the Hell Yeah! Kindle World while you wait! At only $1.99, it’s another sneak peek into the modern day world of the Grahams.
Now how about an excerpt from SAMUEL?
January 1, 2017
Cowboy Sale–Rhonda Lee Carver
Goodbye 2016. Hello 2017!!!! I sure hope this is a better year for a lot of people!
Why not start your new year off right? What you need is a group of cowboys who know how to treat a lady right. And they’re on sale!
Second Chance Cowboy
After the loss of a child tears her marriage apart, Carly vows she’ll never speak to her soon-to-be ex-husband Chance again. On the eve of their divorce, however, Carly takes a stroll down memory lane and calls Chance.A passionate one night stand between the two is shattered by cruel light of morning. With reality having set back in, Carly admits to Chance she made a mistake, forcing him to come to grips that there is no hope left for their marriage.
Fate has other plans for them. Carly’s fall down some stairs leaves her with amnesia…but that’s only the start of it.
Can deception bring a second chance at love or will it forever destroy an already broken marriage?
Second Ride Cowboy
Riding is nice. But riding with a partner is much more fun…
Duke McGraw learned the hard way that life can change in the blink of an eye. Waking up from a coma, he wants nothing more than to ride back into his life—but nothing is the same, not even Lila Sinclair. With pride the size of Texas, Duke builds a wall of anger. Bent, not broken, he climbs back into the saddle to see where the rocky trail leads him.
Lila loves Duke—always had, always will—but the wounds of tragedy run deeper than physical. Confused by Duke’s emotional barriers, Lila is at the end of her rope but refuses to lose hope. Tough and determined, Lila’s out to lasso her cowboy. But will her nurturing heart be broken again? A man like Duke comes with risks. When playing with fire someone is bound to get scorched.
Some flames never die, and Duke and Lila’s connection is hotter than hell. Temperatures rise on the ranch and horses aren’t the only thing being ridden. When the future is at stake, choices must be made. Beyond the scars and tragedy, will love rise again or will the second chance be the last?
Second Round Cowboy
Sometimes the burn is better the second time around…
Second Chance Series, Book 3
Stryker Mason gets a call that no one wants to get. His sister has been in a bad car accident. She dies and leaves her daughter in Stryker’s care. Heartbroken and terrified, he has no clue how to raise a child.
He needs help and the only person he can think of he hasn’t seen in six years.
Leslie Bakerfield is independent, carefree and a workaholic, but when the past shows up on her doorstep wearing cowboy hat and worn boots, she takes an unexpected trip down memory lane. Time had passed but the physical chemistry between them hadn’t diminished. They’d always shared poetry in bed, he’d been her inspiration and she’d almost married him.
But Leslie had issues. That’s why she walked away from him days before their wedding.
Stryker needed a mother for his niece, but when it came to emotions, could he trust Leslie? Would she run again? She was different, but did a person ever really change?
He’d wrangled bulls, lassoed cattle, but was he ready for the biggest fight of his life—to win back the one woman he’d never stopped loving.
Listened to this yet?
Gunnar Knox is on his second tour in Iraq when he gets an unexpected lifeline in the form of letters from a stranger, Pastor Trace Atwell. After six months of correspondence, the letters from the pastor stop coming. The last letter contains a family picture of the pastor, his wife and their son and an invitation to come and visit them at their farm when Gunnar’s tour is up.
Eighteen months later, he’s back in the States, with a wish to meet the happy family in the picture. However, things aren’t as he had anticipated when he arrives at the Atwell farm. Pastor Trace has passed away.
Grace Atwell is a widow raising her son alone, starting a new business, and things are falling down around her ears. When the aloof US Marine shows up on her doorstep, she assumes he is there for the advertised handyman position and hires him on the spot. Once he starts helping around the house, going above and beyond, she realizes how much she has missed having a man around the farm – and the feeling of being wanted. No man has ever made her feel this special, this desirable.
Caught off guard by the unexpected emotion he feels for Grace and her son, Gunnar keeps the letters and picture a secret. He believes an unseen force had brought him to Buttermilk Valley, Georgia to help Grace and Daxton, and to protect them. He owed the pastor. After all, his encouraging words had been Gunnar’s support when he thought he’d never make it out of the Middle East alive.
As Grace and Gunnar grow closer, the secret becomes heavier and a dangerous presence awaits an opportunity to tear their passionate love affair apart.
Will love be enough? Will Grace accept Gunnar’s baggage? Did fate bring them together?
Rhonda Lee Carver’s Selection of audio books
