All Hat No Cattle: A Red Hot and BOOM! Story (10 page)

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A Gentleman
and a Cowboy
- Storeowner Laci Monson can’t see that
Finn Halliday is just the genuine cowboy she’s been looking for
until he resorts to using borrowed duds to capture her attention.
When things go wrong, will she be able to see the real man behind
the clothes?

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A Slow Burn

Tigris Eden

In the Fictional town of Beauville, anything
is possible.

Annabelle Macon left home to become somebody.
When fired from her job in New York, she’s anxious to come home.
Home is where the heart is, and her heart has always been set on
Jackson Storme. But when opportunity presents Anna with an exciting
new job back in New York, she doesn’t know what to do.

Sheriff Jackson Storme is happy being deemed
a player. He hasn’t found the one woman to call his own, and that’s
okay with him. When his baby sister pulls up to the Fourth of July
picnic and her passenger steps out, Jackson realizes his woman has
made herself known.

Will Anna and Jackson’s fire only burn for
one night, or can he convince her that the best burn is a Slow
burn…

http://www.authortigriseden.com/stories-from-beauville.html

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Return to Her

Alexandra O’Hurley

Cheated on and dumped, Cassie Summers feels
nothing but relief. She’d stayed too long, and honestly, it was her
attraction to her ex’s roommate Mason that kept her hanging on past
the expiration date. Mason makes her heart beat faster and her
panties damp. Too bad he’s only a friend, as she’s not his
type.

Mason Parker’s Southern charm and good looks
let him through a lot of doors—and into beds. A protective instinct
a mile wide pushes Mason to be Cassie’s shoulder when his roommate
skips town, and he has to face his real feelings for her. Can he
find the patience to just be the friend Cassie needs while she gets
over her ex?

When Mason’s called for duty and has to ship
out for a year, he knows he can’t leave without telling her exactly
how he feels. Amid the fireworks on the Fourth of July, they’ll
make their own sparks and give in to the crushing need both have
for one another.

http://www.alexandraohurley.com/p/red-hot-and-boom.html

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Sparks Fly

Mari Carr

I Do
 is the easy
part. 
Happily ever after
? Not so much.

Evan and Annie are deeply in love, but that
hasn't stopped tension from creating cracks in their relationship.
Determined not to fail his wife, Evan takes action before those
cracks become craters, damaging their marriage irreparably. Over
the Fourth of July weekend, he'll reignite Annie's passion with his
own brand of fireworks.

Stand back and watch the sparks fly.

www.maricarr.com/books/

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Naughty Girls Do

Jodi Redford

Lexie Winters is on a mission—to lose her
good girl image and tempt resident bad boy, Ash Bodry, into her
bed. Tired of being treated like his kid sister, it’s past time for
her to play dirty. She has her work cut out for her though when it
comes to the sinfully sexy yet incredibly frustrating man.

As far as Ash is concerned, Lexie is strictly
off limits. Not only are they friends, her dad just happens to be
the sheriff, and years ago the man steered Ash away from a life of
crime. No way is he repaying that favor by giving into his wicked
fantasies of Lexie. But when the little vixen strolls into his
tattoo parlor and requests a very naughty piercing, Ash’s honorable
intentions are tested to their limits.

Now that Lexie’s hammered the first chink in
Ash’s defenses, and he’s sweating bullets, there’s no chance in
hell she’s settling for his hands off policy. Even if it means some
flirty strip tease action and late night skinny dipping to convince
him that this newfound naughty girl will do whatever it takes to
get her man.

http://www.jodiredford.com/More_Books.html

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For Liberty

Rene Folsom

While deployed overseas, his mission
classified, the heartfelt letters Maximus writes are the only bits
of communication Liberty receives during the year he is away. Her
memories of him, along with a box full of letters, become her most
prized possessions—that and the life growing inside her.

It’s not until communication stops, and the
scheduled return of her Army hero comes and goes, that Libby begins
to freak out. Her worry for his welfare, along with concern over
her current situation, wreaks havoc on her once-solid nerves.

While she’s waiting for his return with bated
breath, she clings to hope and remembers the words he once wrote:
“A soldier doesn't fight because he hates what is in front of him.
A soldier fights because he loves what he left behind.” The
infamous quote is a constant reminder of why he chooses to fight:
For Liberty.

http://renefolsom.com/2014/04/for-liberty/

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White Chocolate Cherry

Graylin Rane

Julia is getting ready for work, her
camerawoman and best friend Amy by her side, when a notice is left
at her door. She’s been chosen to receive a sculpted chocolate man
picked personally by Eros to fulfill her romantic and sexual
needs.

While other women would jump at the offer,
Julia is torn. It’s been three years since she lost her beloved
Jorge after twenty-five years of wedded bliss. How would she
explain a chocolate man to her six kids?

Anteros is carved perfection, luscious, and
gorgeous with a surprise for her. He loves books and discussing
history, he backs away when she feels a loyalty pull to her lost
husband, respects her devotion to family. Time and patience pay off
as Julia slowly opens her home, her body, and her heart.

http://www.graylinfox.com/candy-man-delivery-service-stories/white-chocolate-cherry/

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Firecracker

Desiree Holt

Dani DeLuca is known as Firecracker, as much
for her hot rides as a barrel racer as for her long, luxurious red
hair. When she takes first place in the Fourth of July Golden Spur
Rodeo she decides it’s time to celebrate with some real fireworks.
And who better to create those sparks than Chad Bailey, bull
breeder, and Brody Hunter, champion bull rider. Dani’s never
experienced a ménage but she’s sure if she did Chad and Brody would
be the ideal candidates.

Chad and Brody have been rodeo friends with
Firecracker for a long time but they’ve never taken it beyond that.
For one thing they didn’t want to ruin a great relationship. For
another, they were all too aware that she didn’t play on the
circuit. But over some time sparks have been simmering between
them, sparks that are just waiting to be ignited.

The two men take Dani to a classy hotel for
an elegant dinner and night of celebration. But all through dinner
the air around them crackles with sexual electricity and when they
give in to the desires gripping them all, the Fourth of July
fireworks have nothing on the sparks between Dani, Chad and
Brody.

www.desireeholt.com

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Come With Me

Sable Hunter and Ryan O’Leary

Lacy spends her time planning events at a
country club. Her latest and greatest project is the big Fourth of
July celebration. Fireworks lighting up the sky – Red Hot and Boom!
She loves the excitement and the spectacular display of sparkles
and heat gives her a thrill. The only problem is… Lacy has never
had any fireworks of her own. Despite having to listen to her
friends tell of their sexual escapades, she has never experienced
the big ‘O’. According to the only man she’s ever given herself to,
Lacy is frigid. Is something wrong with her or has she just not met
the right man for the job?

Jake is the manager of the golf course at the
country club. He’s designing and overseeing a building project and
the sight of him shirtless and sweating and flexing…has given Lacy
ideas. Jake has a certain reputation of being able to handle almost
any task he’s given. Rumors of his sexual prowess are legendary.
Now, every time Lacy sees him working with his hands, doing some
heavy lifting, his body gleaming with the sheen of exertion – she
begins to hope that Jake can give her what no one else ever
has.

IF - she can just figure out how to ask him.
But what Lacy doesn’t know is that Jake has ideas of his own. His
outlook on love and life has been molded by the mistakes of his
family. He doesn’t think true love exists, there’s just sex. Until
he meets Lacy. This Fourth of July celebration proves to have more
explosions in store than those in the sky, for Jake sets out to
prove that he can give Lacy exactly what she needs. In fact, Jake
intends to show Lacy that what she needs – is him.

http://sablehunter.com/

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Scorin’ on the Fourth of July

Cassandra Carr

After Mikael signs a free agent contract with
the Buffalo Storm professional hockey team, he finds himself
agreeing to a part of a charity hockey tournament taking place over
the Fourth of July weekend. While there, he meets Terri, the
goaltender who recently backstopped the US women’s hockey team to a
gold medal. He’s instantly enamored, both by her skill and her
beauty, and sets out to learn more about her.

While Mikael has a brand-new life in Buffalo,
Terri fears that to be able to continue playing her beloved hockey
she’ll have to leave the area, possibly going far away if that’s
what it takes to find a professional team willing to take a chance
on a female goaltender. She likes Mikael, but fears becoming
involved and then having to leave him.

Both Mikael and Terri are facing turning
points in their career and must decide if love is worth it or if
they’ll leave their passion on the ice.

http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com

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Dual Desires

Shyla Colt

The red, white , and
blue rally used to be a high point for Ardy Larkin. The festival
brought in enough money for the town to scrape by, and added a bit
of excitement to the air. This year everything’s different. Her
father made a deal he couldn’t back, and now her life is forfeit.
Demanded as payment for their debt she finds herself attached to
the biggest, baddest, member of the Dueling Devils M.C., their
president, Demon.

In need of someone to
watch his children while he was away, Ardy Larkin seemed like the
perfect solution to all Demon’s problems, until he caught a case of
feelings for an innocent girl who didn’t belong in his world. When
a dangerous situation forces his feeling to the forefront, he shows
her what it means to be claimed by a member of the Dueling
Devils.

http://www.shylacolt.com/

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Knocked Out

Ty Langston

Fresh out of Grad School, Hayley Monroe gets
the chance of a lifetime when her boss gives her the opportunity to
produce and host a reality series on finding MMA’s “Next Great
Hope.”

Enter former MMA contender Evan Bates. His
sudden re-appearance into the sport after a mysterious five year
absence not only raises eyebrows, but also temps both in and out of
the Octagon.

Can Hayley keep everything in check? Or will
she be Knocked Out?

http://www.tylangston.com

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One Last Rodeo

Michel Prince

Betsy Flynn's star is rising as she serves as
the color sports reporter for the local CBS affiliate. Her focus,
knowledge and high heels have become a staple along every sideline
in Minneapolis, but a rodeo has come to Minnesota and this Texas
transplant will have to go back to her roots.

Five years ago JT Long chose being a rodeo
pick-up man and his best friend’s career over the love of his life,
Betsy. As JT’s rodeo shows up in Northern Minnesota he quickly
realizes his chances of winning Betsy back are getting slim. She
has a hot new man after her and she’s not about to let JT break her
heart again. Now he has one last rodeo to win her heart.

http://www.michelprincebooks.com

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Stars and Sparks

Christin Lovell

Plus size journalist Shae Roberts was used to
the fast pace of city life, dressing to the nine everywhere she
went, and having more than one coffee shop to choose from. When the
Atlanta-based newspaper she worked for cut their staff in half, she
was forced to branch out. Four months later, she landed in Bear
Valley, a small town a hundred-and-twenty-seven miles from
familiar.

Barry “Bear” Jacobs has just returned from
his final tour after six years in the Marines. He’s ready to move
on, but finds his sleepy hometown hasn’t changed nearly as much as
he has. With his military career now in the past, he has some hard
decisions to make. He’s seen what the world has to offer, and it’s
far more than he believes the familiar of home can…until he bumps
into a certain sassy, overdressed reporter.

Two people in transition are attempting to
find their new place in this world, but, sometimes, it’s not about
finding a place, it’s about finding a person, and there’s nothing
but
stars and sparks
between these two.

http://christinlovell.com/red-hot-books/

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The Hotter It Gets

Cat Schield

No one gets under attorney Reese Donovan’s
skin faster than mediator Kenzi Gable. If she isn’t meddling in his
client’s affairs behind his back, she’s driving him crazy with her
sassy tongue and sensual allure.