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Enter to win a print bundle of the Valentine Valley Series including: A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE, TRUE LOVE AT SILVERCREEK RANCH, A WEDDING IN VALENTINE, THE COWBOY OF VALENTINE VALLEY, A PROMISE AT BLUEBELL HILL, and SLEIGH BELLS IN VALENTINE VALLEY
Ever After at
Sweetheart Ranch
Valentine Valley # 6
Valentine Valley # 6
By: Emma Cane
Releasing April 28th, 2015
Avon
The only
thing hotter than a cowboy...
Math teacher Lyndsay De Luca never surprised
anyone-least of all herself-until this summer. First, she secretly published
her debut romance novel. Then she started dating Will Sweet, the cowboy of her
dreams. And now Lyndsay’s scrambling to hide the juiciest tidbit of all: that
the hazel-eyed hero of her steamy fiction is the same guy whose kisses have
become her mind-blowing reality.
Is a
cowboy in love.
Ever since Will’s high school sweetheart died in a
tragic accident, he hasn’t been able to commit to a long-term relationship.
Lyndsay is the first woman in years who’s been able to catch-and keep-his attention.
She’s fascinated by his work at Sweetheart Ranch, and a glance from her
gorgeous brown eyes sends Will’s thoughts wandering. Will she be the one to
finally break down the walls around his guarded heart?
Deep inside, a part of her scoffed
at the all-or-nothing mentality, but she didn’t want to look closely.
“Tell me he didn’t go right to
another woman,” Kate demanded.
“No, he’s got kids. He takes his
time.”
He’d taken a lot of time with her,
and she knew he’d been more and more serious. And she’d practically run
screaming for the hills. What the hell was wrong with her?
Will made a spectacular catch and
passed the ball at lightning speed to first base, which made three outs. Lyndsay
clapped and cheered along with half the stands, and she was glad for the
distraction.
He was pretty easy on the eyes. Last
year, Will had been part of “The Men of Valentine Valley” calendar, used to
raise money for the Valentine Valley Preservation Fund. He’d been featured in
the month of June, playing baseball, shirtless. And he’d been in the group shot
for July, all of the men in swim trunks. Will had been front and center in the
hot spring up behind the Sweetheart Inn, hazel eyes smoldering, sandy hair dark
and curly with moisture, water dripping down his incredible six-pack abs, as
steam rose around him—them. There’d been a whole crowd of local guys, she’d
reminded herself at the time, including her brother.
Kate eyed her closely as the
applause died away. “You seem…okay about it.”
It? Oh,
the breakup. “I guess I am. I wasn’t in love with him.”
“Then I feel better. So you’re ready
to get back out in the dating world?”
Lyndsay shrugged. “I’ve got a lot
going on right now.” Like a book about to publish, a Facebook fan page to
create, a website to finalize, papers to grade…and deciding on the perfect way
to tell her family about A Cowboy in Montana. “I’ll take my
time.”
But Kate still radiated suspicion.
“I’m starving,” Lyndsay said
brightly. “Want a hot dog?”
“Okay, thanks. Want me to come?”
“I can carry it. Be right back.”
Lyndsay felt both relieved and
guilty at the need to distract her friend. But by the time she got back, Kate’s
grumbling stomach seemed to erase her memory about guys, and they enjoyed a
couple more innings of the game—
—until Mrs. Sweet arrived, her
chiffon overskirt floating on the spring breeze as she walked cautiously,
regally, over the grass. Her broad-brimmed hat shielded her narrowed eyes from
the sun as she stared at Mrs. Thalberg’s banner.
Lyndsay glanced at Kate to see her
pressing her lips together, as if to keep from laughing.
“This is about to get
ugly,” Lyndsay said solemnly—then winked.
Do you like sexy cowboys with a secret soft spot? If so , this book is for you. Will is sexy, funny, sweet, stubborn and in love with Lyndsay, even if he denies it until the very end. Lyndsay is smart, sweet and in love with a man who thinks he can't give her the future she wants. There are plenty of cute, funny and sexy moments as well as some sad ones as Will and Lyndsay navigate through their evolving relationship. Overall a solid small town romance that will leave you wanting to read more about its occupants. Can be read as a standalone, but there are couples from previous book mentioned in this one.
ARC via Edelweiss
Emma Cane grew up reading and soon discovered that
she liked to write passionate stories of teenagers in space. Her love of
“passionate stories” has never gone away, although today she concentrates on
the heartwarming characters of Valentine, her fictional small town in the
Colorado Rockies.
Now that her three children are grown, Emma loves
spending time crocheting and singing (although not necessarily at the same
time), and hiking and snowshoeing alongside her husband Jim and two
rambunctious dogs Apollo and Uma.
So glad you enjoyed the book! Thanks for the great review.
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