One Night Rodeo
Authors: Lorelei James
PRAISE FOR
ONE NIGHT RODEO
“Her sexy cowboys are to die for!”
—
New York Times
bestselling author Maya Banks
“Sweet, seductive, and romantic,
One Night Rodeo
is an emotional ride filled with joy, angst, laughs, and a wonderful happily-ever-after. Lorelei James knows how to write one hot, sexy cowboy.”
—
New York Times
bestselling author Jaci Burton
PRAISE FOR OTHER NOVELS
BY LORELEI JAMES
“The down-and-dirty, rough-and-tumble Blacktop Cowboys kept me up long past my bedtime. Scorchingly hot, wickedly naughty.”
—Lacey Alexander, author of
Bad Girl by Night
“Hang on to your cowboy hats, because this book is scorching hot!”
—Romance Junkies
“Lorelei James knows how to write fun, sexy, and hot stories.”
—Joyfully Reviewed
“Think it’s impossible to combine extremely erotic and sweet? Not if James is writing.”
—
Romantic Times
“Plenty of steamy love scenes that will have you reaching for your own hottie!”
—Just Erotic Romance Reviews
“Smokin’-hot cowboys [and] lots of Western charm.”
—Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA:
James, Lorelei.
One night rodeo/Lorelei James.
p. cm.—(A blacktop cowboys novel; 4)
ISBN: 978-1-101-59437-7
1. Cowgirls—Fiction. 2. Ranch life—Wyoming—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3610.A4475O54 2012
813’.6—dc23 2012012937
Set in Tanson MT STD
Printed in the United States of America
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ALWAYS LEARNING
PEARSON
For the readers who worried
that Kyle wouldn’t find his happily
ever after…it’s finally here
One Night
Rodeo
Table of Contents
Las Vegas, Nevada
“S
on, your father is dying.”
Kyle Gilchrist pulled his cell phone away from his ear, staring at it as if it had grown horns. “Ma. What the hell are you talkin’ about? You’ve always told me I was an immaculate conception. Or that you found me in the cabbage patch. Or that you were hit by a sperm donor truck.”
“Kyle Dean Gilchrist, for once in your life don’t be sarcastic. You need to come back to Wyoming as soon as possible. He wants to see you.”
“Who?” he demanded.
“Your father.”
“All of a sudden I have a father? Who is he?”
“I can’t tell you.” A tiny sigh sounded. “Look. He wants to meet face-to-face. Talk to you in person. Explain a few things.”
Kyle’s resentment flared and he attempted to keep his tone even. “So why didn’t he call me himself if he’s suddenly all fired up to take on his daddy responsibilities to a grown man?”
“He doesn’t feel you two oughta hold this conversation over the phone. Plus, he’s on a respirator.”
“And why should I give two shits about him? Isn’t like he ever gave a damn about me.”
“Believe it or not, he does care about you. He always has.”
“Why should I believe that?” He couldn’t keep the skepticism from his tone.
She blurted, “He’s leaving you an inheritance and he wants to discuss it with you.”
Kyle’s beer stopped halfway to his mouth. “Come again?”
“He’s leaving you everything: the land, the cattle, the buildings, whatever cash is left over. Everything is yours. He had no other children. You’re his only heir.”
His father. An inheritance. This was beyond surreal. And Kyle had thought last night was an epic mindblower.
