Dylan (31 page)
Authors: C. H. Admirand
“Did you hear me?” The man's question brought him back to the present. “Yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir. I was driving by on my way to town and noticed them stranded by the side of the road. Their car overheated. I'll check things out later. Yes,” he answered, wishing he could ease the frown lines between her eyebrows. “Not a problem, I'll make the time.”
After reassuring her uncle that he wasn't going to go back and steal her car, or let her stand by the side of the road baking her brain in the hot Texas sun, he handed the phone back to her. “Your uncle wants to talk to you.”
She narrowed her eyes and frowned up at him. He shrugged and walked back over to her car. It should be cool enough to add more fluid to the radiator by the time he was on his way back to the Circle G. Damn but her uncle had a way of making him feel like an irresponsible kid again. Lost in thought, he didn't hear her approach.
“Mr. Garahan?”
He looked over his shoulder. “I guess you don't remember me⦠I'm only a couple of years older than you. Call me Jesse.”
She squinted at him. “Vaguely.”
Once he'd made the connection, he remembered meeting her at Dawson's, she'd been pestering her uncle for a chance to ride a real horse and not a stupid old pony. The memory made him smile.
“Jesse, then,” she grumbled. “If you're sure it's no trouble, would you please drop us off at my uncle's diner?”
“None at all, ma'am.” Placing his hand beneath Danielle's elbow, he led her toward his truck. “Can you slide into the middle, Miss Lacy?”
“Uh huh!”
He waited until they were settled on the front seat before he closed the door and rounded the cab to get in the driver's side. The odd thought that he'd like to keep them and bring them back home to the Circle G had him shaking his head as he slid onto the seat. Closing the door, he waited while Danielle buckled the seat belt around her daughter, and then herself, before he put the truck in drive.
Cruising along the road at a more sedate pace, Jesse had the feeling that these two ladies had just changed his life. While they chattered back and forth about the hole in the knee of his jeans and the smear of dirt on his shirt sleeve, he wondered if it was too late to head for the hills and regroup. Women were trouble, and in pairsâdangerous.
He shook that thought from his head. Garahans don't back down and they sure as hell don't retreat. He gripped the steering wheel tighter and concentrated on getting them into town so he could drop them off at Sullivan's Diner. Distance was required in order to clear his mind and deal with his reaction to the ladies.
by C.H. Admirand
Desperate times call for desperate measuresâ¦
When Tyler Garahan said he'd do anything to save his family's ranch, he never thought that would include taking a job as a stripper at a local ladies' club. But the club's fiery redheaded bookkeeper captures Tyler's attention, and for her, he'll swallow his prideâ¦
And one good turn deserves anotherâ¦
Emily Langley feels for the gorgeous cowboy. It's obvious that he's the real deal and wouldn't be caught dead in a ladies' revue if he wasn't in big trouble. And when he looks at her like that, she'll do anything to helpâ¦
Working days on the ranch and nights at the ladies' club, Tyler is plumb exhausted. But could it be that his beautiful boss needs him just as much as he needs her...
Praise for C.H. Admirand:
“Admirand's second frontier romance features clever and well-crafted plot lines.”â
Publishers Weekly
For more C.H. Admirand, visit:
by Carolyn Brown
He wasn't looking for troubleâ¦
But when the cops are knocking on your door, trouble's definitely found you. And this is where Wil Marshall finds himself after checking in to the Longhorn Inn. It could all be a big mistake, but Wil's not getting much sleep. Then the motel ownerâwho is drop dead gorgeous and feisty to bootâsaves him from an even worse night behind bars. Now he owes her one, big timeâ¦
But Trouble comes in all shapes and sizesâ¦
Pearl never wanted that run-down motel, but her aunt didn't leave her much choice. And then this steaming hot cowboy shows up looking for a place to rest. Next thing she knows, she wants to offer him more than just room service. But if he calls her Red one more time, he won't be the only one accused of murderâ¦
Sparks are definitely flying and before long, the Do Not Disturb sign might be swinging from the doorâ¦
Praise for
Love Drunk Cowboy
:
“Brown revitalizes the Western romance.”â
Booklist
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestseller
by Carolyn Brown
She's a self-made city girlâ¦
High-powered career woman Austin Lanier suddenly finds herself saddled with an inherited watermelon farm deep in the countryside. She's determined to sell the farm, until her new, drop-dead sexy neighbor Rye O'Donnell shows upâ¦
He's as intoxicating as can beâ¦
Rancher Rye O'Donnell thinks he's going to get a good deal on his dream propertyâuntil he meets the fiery new owner. Rye is knocked sideways when he realizes that not only is Granny Lanier's city-slicker granddaughter a savvy businesswoman, she's also sexy as hellâ¦
Suddenly Rye is a whole lot less interested in real estate and a whole lot more focused on getting Austin to set aside her stiletto heelsâ¦
Praise for Carolyn Brown's Honky Tonk series:
“Fun, sassy, and fast-paced romance.”â
RT Book Reviews
, 4 stars
by Joanne Kennedy
She's looking for an old friendâ¦
In the wake of a nasty divorce, Lacey Bradford heads for Wyoming where she's sure her old friend will take her in. But her high school pal Chase Caldwell is no longer the gangly boy who would follow her anywhere. For one thing, he's now incredibly buff and handsome, but that's not all that's changedâ¦
What she finds is one hot cowboyâ¦
Chase has been through tough times and is less than thrilled to see the girl who once broke his heart. But try as he might to resist her, while Lacey's putting her life back together, he's finding new ways to be part of it.
Praise for
Cowboy Fever
:
“HOT, HOT, HOTâ¦with more twists and turns than a buckin' bull at a world class rodeo, lots of sizzlin' sex, and characters so real you'll swear they live down the road!” âCarolyn Brown,
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author of
Red's Hot Cowboy