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October 25, 2016
Cowboy Trouble…
I’ve been waiting to write Keiffer’s story since I first wrote Wyne and Dine a few years ago. This is a hard write, but a good one. Suicide has touched my husband’s unit not once, but twice, and it’s never easy. I had meals with those men and their families. I just want to do this right. Do it justice. But I won’t be focusing solely on Keiffer’s buddy’s suicide. In fact, it plays a small part to the aftermath he’s been dealing with for over a year. Don’t worry, though, in keeping with my Harland County and Citizen Soldier stories, there will be plenty of smiles and chuckles, and lots and lots of heat.
This story takes place a year after Keiffer left the Poconos of Pennsylvania and the Wyne family. His appearance has changed. His attitude has changed…and not necessarily for the better. He needs a special heroine. Someone who understands his pain and isn’t afraid to stand up to the ornery bugger.
Caitlin is perfect for Kieffer. They have a history. A past. She knew him before he spiraled. And as you know from Her Forever Cowboy, she has a crappy past and is a survivor, too. It helps her reach Keiffer and hold her own against his miserable attitude. I’ve already laughed and cried, fanned myself, and cussed a certain rookie cowboy…and I’m not even finished with the book.
Her Troubled Cowboy is special and I can’t wait to share it with you!
Releasing 12/13/16
BLURB:
S ome incidents from the past are not easily forgotten…
For over a year, former National Guardsman Keiffer Wyne left his past in Pennsylvania to start a new life, drifting from ranch to ranch across the southwest. Unrestricted, nomadic, unaccountable-he embraces the new lifestyle, until he’s called upon to watch over his sister Brandy during her husband’s absence. The problem? She’ll be there. The one woman capable of breaking through his barriers and making him feel.
Caitlin Ryan can’t believe who blew into Harland County looking dangerous, hotter, sexier than the time they shared an unforgettable weekend together. She knows he’s still dealing with the death of his buddy and his mind isn’t in a good place, but neither of them are strong enough to fight their undeniable attraction. Keiffer’s troubled and all wrong for her, counting down the days until he leaves. Too bad she never learned to shy away from trouble…
Cover photo by Cover Me Photography with Jose Ruiz
Thanks for reading,
~Donna
Was he really the man of her heart?
Still in the Kindle World Top 100. Thanks so much to everyone who is buying this book and keeping it there.
I love this story because it is set exactly where I lived in the Texas Hill Country until a year ago. I love to write about real places that are part of my life. And here is an extra note: Jasmine’s house is actually the house I lived in.
And a huge thank you to Sable Hunter for inviting me to part of her Hell Yeah Kindle World.
So here is a taste of MAN OF MY HEART. If you haven’t bright it yet, I hope you will, and fall in love with Jasmine and Caleb.
Jasmine Grey is an up and coming country rock star, just completing a successful tour opening for a top country rock group. If only her bass player, Snake would leave her alone. When he attacks her the last night of the tour she is so shaken she retreats from everything and buys a home in the Texas Hill Country. She is still spooked, however, by memories of Snake and his vows of vengeance. Her cousin, Libby McCoy, Aron’s wife, insists she needs protection. Enter Caleb Branam, former Delta Force now an agent for The Omega Team. Caleb took himself off the active roster after a hostage rescue went wrong and members of his team were killed, but Aron manages to persuade him to take on the job of Jasmine’s bodyguard. As the days go by and she is writing music for her new album, the attraction between them grows more and more intense. When she returns to the road and Snake begins his campaign of harassment, it will be up to Caleb to stop it for good and for both of them to realize what they feel for each other is the real deal. But will they be able to?
Excerpt:
Caleb grumbled to himself as he drove down the two-lane country highway toward the address Carson Wagner had given him. He still couldn’t figure out how this happened so fast. Or how it even happened at all. One minute, he was happily miserable in his self-imposed isolation. He’d even learned to live without sex except for the occasional connection with his hand. The next, Aron McCoy had turned his life upside down. He’d thought it the fickle finger of fate they bumped into each other in Kerrville and nothing would do but they have coffee together. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Aron had managed to connect with him again on the one day he came into town to pick up stuff at the hardware store.
He’d been happy not having to talk to people. Be with people. He could wallow in his misery up in his isolated cabin and feel as sorry for himself as he wanted to. But that damn Aron had trekked up to his cabin, banged on his door, and told him to get himself cleaned up, he had a job for him. He should have flat out told the man no when the subject came up, but the man just wouldn’t take that for an answer anyway. He’d said yes to shut him up and get rid of him. He figured he could take the meeting, tell them he’d consider it, go home, call Aron, and tell him not no, but hell, no, and gone back to his misery.
So then how the hell did he find himself on this road driving to some rock star’s home?
A female rock star. He grunted. Okay, not a rock star. A country rock singer. What the fuck was the difference? He’d handled bodyguard detail for a couple of them while still on The Omega Team, and he hadn’t thought they were all that. One of them hadn’t been too bad, but the other was a real pain in his ass. Conceited, demanding, overdone on the makeup and lacking in the brains department. If this Jasmine Grey turned out to be like the latter, he’d be out of there so fast, his tires would be smoking.
“Take the next left and go one point four miles.”
The voice of his GPS had been giving him directions since he left the cabin, although he’d realized he hadn’t needed them. At least not much. His destination lay about five miles from where he lived.
“In point two miles turn left.”
The turn was just past where the road crossed over the Guadalupe River and took him along a narrow, winding road up, up, and up. He’d wondered what was way back here, and now he knew. Large plots of land with gorgeous homes, some large, some small. No sidewalks and— Wait! Someone riding a horse along the road?
Two more turns and he was at his destination—a big white house set way back from the road, with windows and a long porch across the front. As he followed the upper curve of the driveway, he looked out across the vista and saw the porch had a view covering miles of scenery, including the two giant hills called the Twin Sisters. He came to a stop in the parking area just to the right of the garage entrance. Aron’s truck was already there. Good. He’d promised to be there and he’d kept his word. No way did Caleb want to walk into this thing cold.
He climbed the porch steps, glad there were only three of them since his leg still didn’t work properly on stairs. He lifted a hand to ring the doorbell next to a double door, but Aron was already there, opening the door for him.
“Glad to see you made it, Ace.” He grinned and held out his hand.
“It’s not like you gave me a lot of choice,” he grumbled. The man had threatened to hogtie him and haul him bodily out of his cabin.
“Could you manage to get that scowl off your face before I introduce you to the client?”
“Client? I didn’t say yet I’d take the job.” Already, he got his back up.
“You will.” Aron grinned at him. “Come on inside.”
Caleb let his friend haul him into the house. He stepped into a huge room, like a family room, with living room, dining room, and kitchen all in one big space. Sunlight from the many windows cast a warm glow on the hardwood floor. But it wasn’t the room that made the big impression on him. It was the woman who came out from behind the island counter setting off the kitchen.
Sucker punched didn’t come close to how he felt.
He faced no snotty Miss Glitz. Quite the opposite. He guessed her to be about five foot eight, with auburn hair the color of fall leaves tied back in a neat ponytail. She wore not a stitch of makeup except something slick on her full lips, but, with her forest-green eyes, insanely thick lashes, and peaches-and-cream complexion, she didn’t need any. At least to his way of thinking.
Her simple green T-shirt fell just right across the slope of her breasts, and her jeans clung to her hips and long legs.
For the first time in more months than he cared to count, Caleb felt a stirring in his cock, a tingle in his balls. More than a year had passed since a woman appealed to him on any level. Now his body was going to get him into trouble when he least needed it to. He wanted to run his tongue over those full lips, maybe bite the lower one a little and swallow her tiny moan of pain.
He wanted to run his hands over that tempting body, cradle the breasts whose fullness the T-shirt hinted at. Stroke the silky-looking skin. Feel those legs wrapped around him while he buried himself in—
Fuck!
October 21, 2016
Knock some boots with the Calhouns! Em Petrova’s in da house…
Hi everyone! Once again life got the upper hand, and I totally forgot to post last month even though I had a brand new hot release in my Rope ‘n Ride series!
First, I’ll have a pity party and share that I hit a deer with my car. Then since it didn’t seem to be much damage, I hit another 2 days later. Which sent off a chain reaction of computer malfunctions (why do these cars need to be smarter than we need to be to drive them?!), so I was stranded. At an intersection. With no cell service. On a Friday evening.
And I got kicked off Amazon preorders! Yep, I can no longer give you preorder links to my books for a whole year, but that’s okay, because we have ways around that, right? HELL YEAH!
Also, I got back 6 titles from a certain publisher Who Must Not Be Named. But let’s just say I had a drawn-out legal battle to get back what, 2 months later, they gave authors free and without trouble. GRRRRR. But I am calling on my inner spirit animal and finding some calm over what cannot be undone.
I know these are trivial things in life, and I’m very grateful and blessed for these small hiccups while many others battle things much bigger.
And now that I’ve whined about it, I’m going to have some wine! Who’s with me? Oh and how about some cowboys to set the mood?
“You know who I am?”
“Um…Ridge?”
He nodded. “And you know who you are?”
“Kashley.”
“Good—you’re not drunk. Now get those clothes off and climb up here and straddle my face.”
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And how about some firemen because I know you’re starting to smolder a little after reading that…
“Why are you being so sweet to me?”
“I’m a firefighter. It’s my job to rescue damsels in distress.” He glanced down at Maggie.“And their children.”
“You do this for every woman you rescue from a blaze?” Her voice was rough with emotion.
“No. But I do it for women I love.”
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October 20, 2016
A New Release from Randi Alexander – Just in Time for Halloween!
What the hell is this ghost trying to tell him? Hart Eastman has to figure it out or the poltergeist will never let him rest. As the new foreman on the High Paradise Ranch, he’s losing sleep, can’t concentrate on his work, and needs help – psychic help! At a suggestion from his ranch hands, he heads into town to seek advice from a new business owner, and Hart instantly focuses on her instead of on his spectral problem.
Master Medical Herbalist RosaLynn Bart has to laugh at Hart’s reason for requesting her assistance, but she’s not anywhere close to laughing when she experiences the cowboy’s sexy, quiet manners, his hot gazes, and his slow, relentless seduction. They find paradise in each other’s arms, but no matter how much RosaLynn is tempted to ask him for more, she must hold herself back. The secret she carries is too complicated to allow a man into her life. Especially not a keeper like Hart.
With the poltergeist’s antics escalating, Hart and RosaLynn grow closer. They begin to depend on each other and find their lives intertwining. But when the spirit reveals Hart’s illicit past, and RosaLynn’s secret becomes public, will these two lonely souls admit defeat or will they fight for their love against human and unearthly forces?
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October 16, 2016
Cowboy To Command: Stripped Down Cowboys #2 from Sabrina York
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COWBOY TO COMMAND
by Sabrina York
The second sexy, Stripped Down novel from the author of Stud for Hire.
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!
Dougal scampered around them, chasing dust whorls, but Brandon’s attention was on Porsche’s face. He was loath to let her go. “So, did you and Claire come up with any brilliant ideas?” He wasn’t truly interested, but this was as good a ploy as any to keep her here. For a while longer at least.
Porsche threw back her head and laughed. Her eyes sparkled and her parted lips tantalized him. “No. We got distracted.” She leaned closer. “We often do.”
“What distracted you?”
She pinned an innocent look on her face. “Lisa was making profiteroles.”
“What the hell are profiteroles?”
“Choux à la crème,” she said with a wave of her hand.
He laughed. “Still in the dark.”
“Cream puffs.”
Now that he understood. “I should probably go visit the kitchen.”
“Good luck with that. Claire’s in there. We call her Hooverlips.”
“That is hardly kind.”
“Maybe not. But true. She does love to eat.”
Dougal spotted another dust whorl and shot off in yet another direction. The leash wound around their legs and they, perforce drew closer. And damn, he loved the feel of her pressing against his chest and groin, her smile, her laugh as she fell against him.
She gazed up into his eyes and said, “I think we’re trapped.”
“I think so too.” But he could hardly complain. Until she tried to wiggle free.
Then again, he did like the wiggling.
They both laughed as they became even more inextricably entwined and then, all of a sudden, Porsche froze. Her gaze, wide and welcoming, snapped to his. “Oh, kiss me now,” she gushed and his heart thumped. She wrapped her arms around his neck and went up on her tiptoes and pursed her lips.
Though he was hardly disinclined, he was surprised. What had incited this sudden and incongruous passion? He stared at her in shock as his body went on point, hummed, trilled with exhilaration and excitement.
“Hurry,” she said. “He’s watching.”
He’s watching.
Well hell. His mood plummeted. He should have realized. He should have expected as much. He was a fool for thinking she suddenly wanted to kiss him.
He was struck with an immediate anger, and at the same time, a scorching determination.
Kiss her?
He’d give her a kiss she would never forget.
He took her cheeks in his hands and tipped her head a bit to the side and stared at her. “Are you ready?” he asked in a whisper.
She blinked. “I…ah…yes.”
But still, he waited, staring at her lips, so full and lush. He’d waited so long to taste her, the anticipation itself was delicious. Slowly, he lowered his head and he brushed his mouth over hers, a tease and nothing more. Then he did it again.
Good God, she was delectable. Soft, sweet, a velvety heaven. She tasted of sugar and a hint of chocolate with an undertone of…Porsche. He wanted to sink into her. Consume her.
So he did.
He deepened the kiss, investing in it all his desire, his hope, his passion.
And God help him, she responded.
She tightened her hold and pressed against him and made little mewling sounds that set his body on fire.
He leaned into the kiss, bending her back, grasping for all he could reach.
It became a conflagration, a wild storm swirling them both in a savage whirlwind of gargantuan proportions that was—
“Ahem.”
An annoying voice came from his left. Brandon attempted to ignore it.
“Ahem!”
He lifted his head and stared down into Porsche’s eyes. He was gratified that she seemed dazed and boneless. Really gratified when she reached up for another kiss. And that, of course, set him off again as well. He couldn’t get enough.
Not ever.
“Hello? People? That’s good. You can disengage.” Claire—for that was who it was—attempted to pull them apart.
“But Cody’s watching,” Porsche murmured, snuggling in closer.
“He’s gone.”
To Brandon’s disgruntlement, she eased back, still staring into his eyes. “He’s gone,” she whispered.
“I heard,” he said. But he couldn’t resist one more kiss. Just one.
And damn it all to hell. Why hadn’t Cody stayed just a little longer?
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STRIPPED DOWN SERIES from SABRINA YORK
Stud for Hire by Sabrina York 08/16/2016
Cowboy to Command by Sabrina York 10/18/2016
Spurred On by Sabrina York 01/17/2017
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Cowboy to Command from Sabrina York: Stripped Down Cowboys #2
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COWBOY TO COMMAND
The second sexy, Stripped Down novel from the author of Stud for Hire.
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!
Dougal scampered around them, chasing dust whorls, but Brandon’s attention was on Porsche’s face. He was loath to let her go. “So, did you and Claire come up with any brilliant ideas?” He wasn’t truly interested, but this was as good a ploy as any to keep her here. For a while longer at least.
Porsche threw back her head and laughed. Her eyes sparkled and her parted lips tantalized him. “No. We got distracted.” She leaned closer. “We often do.”
“What distracted you?”
She pinned an innocent look on her face. “Lisa was making profiteroles.”
“What the hell are profiteroles?”
“Choux à la crème,” she said with a wave of her hand.
He laughed. “Still in the dark.”
“Cream puffs.”
Now that he understood. “I should probably go visit the kitchen.”
“Good luck with that. Claire’s in there. We call her Hooverlips.”
“That is hardly kind.”
“Maybe not. But true. She does love to eat.”
Dougal spotted another dust whorl and shot off in yet another direction. The leash wound around their legs and they, perforce drew closer. And damn, he loved the feel of her pressing against his chest and groin, her smile, her laugh as she fell against him.
She gazed up into his eyes and said, “I think we’re trapped.”
“I think so too.” But he could hardly complain. Until she tried to wiggle free.
Then again, he did like the wiggling.
They both laughed as they became even more inextricably entwined and then, all of a sudden, Porsche froze. Her gaze, wide and welcoming, snapped to his. “Oh, kiss me now,” she gushed and his heart thumped. She wrapped her arms around his neck and went up on her tiptoes and pursed her lips.
Though he was hardly disinclined, he was surprised. What had incited this sudden and incongruous passion? He stared at her in shock as his body went on point, hummed, trilled with exhilaration and excitement.
“Hurry,” she said. “He’s watching.”
He’s watching.
Well hell. His mood plummeted. He should have realized. He should have expected as much. He was a fool for thinking she suddenly wanted to kiss him.
He was struck with an immediate anger, and at the same time, a scorching determination.
Kiss her?
He’d give her a kiss she would never forget.
He took her cheeks in his hands and tipped her head a bit to the side and stared at her. “Are you ready?” he asked in a whisper.
She blinked. “I…ah…yes.”
But still, he waited, staring at her lips, so full and lush. He’d waited so long to taste her, the anticipation itself was delicious. Slowly, he lowered his head and he brushed his mouth over hers, a tease and nothing more. Then he did it again.
Good God, she was delectable. Soft, sweet, a velvety heaven. She tasted of sugar and a hint of chocolate with an undertone of…Porsche. He wanted to sink into her. Consume her.
So he did.
He deepened the kiss, investing in it all his desire, his hope, his passion.
And God help him, she responded.
She tightened her hold and pressed against him and made little mewling sounds that set his body on fire.
He leaned into the kiss, bending her back, grasping for all he could reach.
It became a conflagration, a wild storm swirling them both in a savage whirlwind of gargantuan proportions that was—
“Ahem.”
An annoying voice came from his left. Brandon attempted to ignore it.
“Ahem!”
He lifted his head and stared down into Porsche’s eyes. He was gratified that she seemed dazed and boneless. Really gratified when she reached up for another kiss. And that, of course, set him off again as well. He couldn’t get enough.
Not ever.
“Hello? People? That’s good. You can disengage.” Claire—for that was who it was—attempted to pull them apart.
“But Cody’s watching,” Porsche murmured, snuggling in closer.
“He’s gone.”
To Brandon’s disgruntlement, she eased back, still staring into his eyes. “He’s gone,” she whispered.
“I heard,” he said. But he couldn’t resist one more kiss. Just one.
And damn it all to hell. Why hadn’t Cody stayed just a little longer?
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Read more about the Stripped Down Cowboys!
STRIPPED DOWN SERIES from SABRINA YORK
Stud for Hire by Sabrina York 08/16/2016
Cowboy to Command by Sabrina York 10/18/2016
Spurred On by Sabrina York 01/17/2017
PREQUEL NOVELLAS (AVAILABLE NOW)
Come Hell or High Water (Prequel #2)
Protect and Serve–Cowboy Justice (Prequel #3)
SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Stripped Down Cowboys #Hot #ContemporaryRomance from @sabrina_york http://sabrinayork.com/books/
About Sabrina York
Her Royal Hotness, Sabrina York, is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of hot, humorous stories for smart and sexy readers. Her titles range from sweet & snarky to scorching romance. Visit her webpage at www.sabrinayork.com to check out her books, excerpts and contests. Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bj8tKb.
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October 15, 2016
Cowboys, Cowboys, Cowboys!
Good morning ladies and gentleman.
I say that because you never know when a guy will wander onto our page.
Anyway, I’m here this morning with serious a contemplation about cowboys. We on this blog write western romance and I hope readers think we are pretty good at it, but what crosses my mind is the cowboys we envision are handsome, build rugged, are a gentleman with the ladies, and good guys all the way around.
So, what draws you to cowboy romance?
Is the handsome guy on the cover with the cowboy hat, nice chest, and jeans? Is it the blurb on the back giving you a little insight into what makes them tick? Is the feisty heroine who stands up to him with her hands on her hips and fire in her eyes? Is it the setting we describe with the rolling hills, tall grasses, cattle in the distance, or the horses?
I would love to know because like you, I read western romance when I’m not writing as well. Some of my favorites are Desiree Holt, Lorelei James, Hildie McQueen, and many more.
One think that bugs me though are the photographers that think anyone can shoot a guy in a cowboy hat and make him a cowboy. Yeah, nope! They put a hat on him, some bespangle jeans, a pair of boots and call him a cowboy. They usually will use those soft, Toby Keith looking cowboy hats. I almost want to shake them and say, “That is not a cowboy hat!” Get a nice straw hat, a Stetson, or a Resistol hat. You can buy a straw one that looks nice for pretty cheap.
Then there are the jeans. Good grief don’t get me started on the jeans. Real cowboys do not wear bespangled jeans like those with crystals on the back pockets. Get a pair of Wranglers for crying out loud!
They don’t have to wear chaps, but those are really nice.
And last but not least are the boots. They don’t have to be fancy. In fact, we would rather they not be. Get some nice boots, scuff them up a little, get some dirt or mud on them and yeah, we are all there.
Shirt, eh we can do without them or not. No biggy really, but they must have a nice chest. Hair or not doesn’t really matter to me,
So there you have it. I will share some nice pictures I have of cowboys that I think are the epitome of a cowboy shot.
See y’all soon!
Sandy
October 14, 2016
Roping the Cowboy – 9 Romances on the Range only $.99
FOLLOW YOUR COWBOY HEART by Janice Seagraves
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Max struggles daily to hide his psychic gift with animals. Being a hired hand at a local dairy probably wasn’t his best idea, but his mom needs the money he brings in. And there’s the dairy owner’s sexy daughter he can’t stop thinking about. Will he ever have anything other than himself to offer her?
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COWBOYS ONLY by Nicole Morgan
Genre: Contemporary romance
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Terry Reynolds runs his family’s cattle ranch in Antonito, Colorado. Born and raised on the
one-hundred-plus acre property, it’s the only life he knows. Much to his match-making
mother’s dismay, it’s the only thing in his life he truly cares for.
Andie Donahue has just moved to Antonito after inheriting a small two-bedroom cabin from
her late aunt. She wants a new start and decides this is her chance. After discovering a
dating site has matched her to a handsome cowboy in the same town, she wastes no time
sending the hunk a message.
Terry has no clue why some strange woman has shown up at his ranch, or what the heck
she’s talking about. After running the adorable brunette off, he finds out the truth. Now he’s
faced with making amends for his mother’s meddling. But did he just blow the best chance
he had for love right out of the water? And worse…what does he do now?
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LiGHTNING STRIKES TWICE by Rose Anderson writing as Madeline Archer
Genre: Paranormal
Chili Peppers Rating: 1
In 1919, with soldiers off to war in Europe and influenza taking the heartiest in the homeland,
a small ranch in New Mexico hangs on the edge of foreclosure. After the granddaughter of a
Yaqui medicine man prays to the ancestors for guidance, a stranger arrives seeking work
and he’s is unlike any vaquero they’ve ever known. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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THE SHADOWS IN OUR PAST by Denyse Bridger
Genre: Historical Western
Chili Peppers Rating: 3
Enroute home to Gold Ridge, Colorado after their honeymoon, David and Hannah Logan are
attacked by a pair of bandits who plunge them back into a past they shared, but never truly
came to terms with together… It’s been almost a year since the nightmare of violence and
assault tore Hannah from David’s side and left him bereft and angry. When she returned to
him, determined to rebuild what they’d lost, the light of love had come with her. Now, a new
torment threatens to destroy everything, and Hannah’s biggest enemy might just be David
himself…
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LOVE, TEXAS STYLE by Gemma Juliana
Genre: Contemporary
Chili Peppers Rating: 1
Amy Waterstone must return to the family ranch in Glen Creek, Texas because her father had
a serious accident. Then she learns her father compromised the ranch by taking a loan he
can’t repay from Chase Storm, the cowboy next door. He’s the one man she never wants to
see again. Chase has waited seven years for Amy to come home, and for a chance to
redeem himself in her eyes. They’re both older, but are they any wiser?
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BEAR COUNTRY by Michele Zurlo
Genre: Paranormal/shifter
Chili Peppers Rating: 1
Tasked with scattering the ashes of her beloved aunt at the source of the Big Bear River
high in the mountains, Mallory must swallow her pride and ask Gavin, a laconic, sexy ranch
hand, to guide her.
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PLEASURING PANDORA by Tina Donahue
Genre: Erotic Contemporary
Chili Peppers Rating: 4
This luscious cowboy’s been on her radar for years, but he’s never noticed her. A speeding
ticket changes everything, leading to a sultry weekend and no-holds-barred romance –
Texas style.
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WHISKEY’S SWEET REVENGE by Krista Ames
Genre: Western Contemporary Romance
Chili Peppers Rating: 1
Dr. Miranda Chase didn’t want to be home but she’d do just about anything for her dad
including temporarily taking over his veterinarian practice. However, once she met her dad’s
client Garrett, she wanted to drop everything and run. Cocky cowboys just weren’t her thing.
Garrett Jackson cares more about his horse than himself or anyone else and when a tiny bit
of a thing calling herself a vet blows into his life like a tornado, he’s literally knocked for a
loop. He doesn’t have time for women.
But, when Garrett’s horse turns up missing, Miranda isn’t going anywhere. Forced to work
together, they’ll learn a little bit about each other or die trying.
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THE COWBOY, HIS COUNTESS, AND HER COMPANION by Suz deMello
Genre: Historial (Victorian England)
Chili Peppers Rating: 3
(England, 1870) The Honorable Amelia Haddon must marry, or lose the income that supports
her and her “companion.” Averse to men, she is desperate until an American cowboy
proves to be her unlikely rescuer. But will judgmental society drag this happy trio apart?
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October 11, 2016
Time to visit some Naked Cowboys again
I haven’t talked about my Naked Cowboys for a while so I thought we might revisit them today. I mean, who doesn’t want a Naked cowboy in their bed, right?
STARK NAKED started it all, a fun story about how one cowboy’s nakedness ended up bringing him the woman of his dreams. That was Matt Stark. Then readers wanted to know more about his sister, Amy, so along came Buck Montgomery and BUCK NAKED.
One of Amy’s friends is Jinx Malone, who publishes the local paper and is the heroine of STRIPPED NAKED. And #4, BARE NAKED, was, of all things, the story of Amy Stark Montgomery’s former asshat boyfriend and his redemption.
So here is a little taste of each one. Let me know which one appeals to you the most and I will email you a copy. If you have read these but not all the other Naked Cowboys, please choose another one.
STARK NAKED
Reenie Davenport learned the hard way that men are cheating, promotion-thieving poison. A month after making a fresh start in Texas, she looks forward to taking a breather at her old college friend Amy’s family ranch. Instead, she’s left breathless when Amy’s very drunk, very sexy, very naked brother lands at her feet. Even as she hardens her heart, a small part of her wishes that quickly tossed towel would shift…just a little.
When Matt Stark shows up at Reenie’s door to apologize, he can barely squeeze a word past her emotional barriers. Suddenly nothing else matters except convincing her not all men are clones of her ex. Sweet-talking her into lunch is only the beginning.
One touch, and boom! Much to Reenie’s dismay, lunch ends in a hot, flaming dessert—in her bed. Shutting Matt out isn’t as easy as simply blowing out a match. Especially since this cowboy is equally determined to unlock her heart.
BUCK NAKED
Amy Stark has it all together—except for chronic bad taste in men. She’s firmly in hands-off-all-men mode when a flat tire forces her to accept the help of exactly the type of man she’s sworn off. Arrogant, cocky and condescending.
When she runs into him again later that day and then finds out her brother has invited him fo
r dinner, the fire between them has a sizzle of a different kind.
At eighteen, Buck Montgomery left home to make his mark on the bull-riding circuit. He may have had wild success in rodeo but his personal life is in the dust, and while he’s ready to start a new life he’s wary to expose his heart. Buck knows he should tell Amy the truth, but every time he opens his mouth, hers is right there with kisses like molten lava.
When his past resurfaces at the worst possible time, Buck can only wonder if Amy will love the man he has become…or if the man he was will chase her away.
STRIPPED NAKED
Taking over as publisher of The Hill Country Herald was supposed to help Jinx Malone put her personal and professional disasters in New York behind her. Instead, she’s barely settled at her desk when news of a murder hits the police scanner.
Who knew Rowan County could be this exciting? And who knew her first story would bring her into head-butting, hormone-pumping contact with something that’s an even bigger pain in her ass than a cheating ex—a know-it-all cop?
Sheriff Dillon Cross thought retreating to Rowan Country would help him get over a bad case of burnout. But only a few weeks into his job, he’s standing over a dead body in a ditch, arguing with his least favorite thing: a sexy, in-your-face reporter.
Before they’re through buzzing around each other like angry hornets, the last thing either expected happens. They’re in bed, burning up the sheets. But is it a new beginning, or just a bad rerun of past mistakes?
BARE NAKED
Tired of the devious twists and turns of the corporate world, Georgie Zielinski takes her savings and her 401K to little Saddle Wells, Texas where she has bought
a closed, rundown Bed & Breakfast. Using her knowledge of years in the hospitality business she plans to rehab the place and open her own B&B. Cade Hannigan was once on top of the world and disgustingly arrogant about it. Now he has fallen to the bottom of the barrel, working as the janitor at the Lone Star Bar and drinking himself to sleep every night. Cade loses his job at the exact moment that Georgie needs a handyman to help her with the B&B. They are a most unlikely pair, the world weary blond and the down and out cowboy, but electric sparks fly between them. As they work to bring to life the old building to life, something sexually explosive grows between them. Then Cade’s past comes back to slap him in the face and it all falls apart. It will take more than hot sex to put this couple back together. Come take a wild ride with a hot blonde and the latest naked cowboy.
Where can you find them?
October 9, 2016
Bonfires, storytelling, and road trips!
October 12,2016 By Amanda McIntyre
It has been a whirlwind past few months and it shows no sign of slowing down—however, I am excited that October is finally here for many reasons!
Bonfires*hoodies* tailgating*farmers markets*wine-tasting*road trips* fall colors
To name a few…
This weekend we’ll be taking a road trip down south to Branson, Mo. To the Silver Dollar City Cowboy festival! I’m so excited as I’ve read so much about this event with its crafters, poets, special shows, amazing food, and all in the beautiful setting of the Ozarks in the fall! I hope you’ll be able to get away and do a little road trip of your own this fall. It’s such a gorgeous time of year to stop and rejuvenate the senses!
If you aren’t able to get away-perhaps you can escape into the small Midwest town of Sapphire Falls! October 25 is the launch release of the Halloween festival in Erin Nicholas’s Sapphire Falls Kindle World series! I’m blessed to be among some amazing storytellers in this October group including PG Forte, with whom I collaborated characters between our stories! She is a brilliant writer and a blast to work with as has been my first experience working with Erin Nicholas. The woman is cousin of the energizer bunny, I swear!
Here is a bit about GOING HOME-my story in the Sapphire Falls Kindle world!
Kasey Seagren left Sapphire Falls in search of finding her fame and fortune through her music. Tragedy at home forces her to return to face her past and in going home, she discovers that maybe what she needs has always been in her own backyard.
A home-grown country boy, Cooper Evans had always placed home, family and his friends as a priority in his life. But his heart was stolen years before by a young woman with a gypsy’s heart and he never fully recovered. Now she’s back and he’d determined to end her wandering and prove that in his arms is where she belongs.
Filled with laughter, steamy goodness, and down-home small-town country boys, I hope that you’ll look for Going Home, coming out October 25 at Sapphire Falls Kindle Worlds.
CLICK HERE: SAPPHIRE FALLS_GOING HOME_10/25/16
Also, launching in October is my revised/re-published version of A Warriors Heart—a timeless story set in the untamed lands of Georgia in late summer 1837.
Here is the blurb…
In A Warrior’s Heart, best-selling author, Amanda McIntyre brings to life the passionate story of a bold Cherokee warrior and the brave white woman he rescues. Now, faced with the unknown they must rely on each other to survive.
A new teacher, Sarah Reynold’s sets out to meet her father in the untamed territory of 1837 Georgia, where she is to become a teacher for children of the white settlers. While her father claims all is peaceful between the settlers and the Cherokee, there is much left unsaid. When she is saved from certain death by White Eagle, a bold Cherokee warrior opposed to his tribesmen renegade attack, he, too, is injured.
As he fights to survive, they are thrust into the turmoil of the forced emigration of his people. Thrown together by circumstances not of their own making, Sarah and White Eagle overcome betrayal and tragedy to find a love strong enough to bring nations together.
As part Cherokee and born in Oklahoma, I’d honestly felt embarrassed that I didn’t know as much about the Trail of Tears. There is very little about it in our current history books in public schools, yet I felt the lessons learned (or not) and the human condition involved then is as pertinent today. Of course, its fictionalized with characters and has a romantic element—but the challenge was writing a story where—and this is the very reason I write romance—love will find a way.
CLICK HERE: A WARRIOR’S HEART is available now at Amazon Kindle Unlimited.
I am honored to have A Warrior’s Heart also included in a collection of brilliant historical storytellers releasing October 13/2016. HEARTS ABLAZE will be throwing an amazing
launch party on Facebook-October 20, 6-9 pm(EST) with flash prizes, authors in the hot seat with READER questions and a spectacular GC from Amazon just in time for early holiday shopping!! Sign up now to attend! https://www.facebook.com/events/308674522845765/
More news coming next month! Until then, remember kindness matters~
Amanda
