Taming the Cowboy

A collection of three previously published novellas:

At the Cowboy's Mercy

Kennedy Stacey couldn’t be more down on her luck. Her father, a rodeo cowboy, recently passed away after a long, expensive illness. The medical bills, combined with his habit of gambling and the fact that she had to quit her job to take care of him,has left her homeless and with no place to go but back to the rodeo. She tracks down Luke Delaney, one of her father’s proteges, and asks for help. 

Luke Delaney thought of Red Stacey as a father. Kennedy didn’t call him when Red was sick, so he didn’t get to say good-bye to the man he loved like a father. He can’t forgive her for that, and turns her away.

But when she turns to his brother Liam for help instead,Luke steps forward, partly because of his concern of how his brother the player will treat her, and partly because he knows her father would want him to. 

Since she’s homeless, she has to stay in his tiny RV. At first close quarters lead to sparring as they fight their attraction--and she fights to have some kind of independence when she’s leaning so heavily on him. But nature can only hold out so long, and despite their better judgement, they give in to their desires. 

But Kennedy is afraid he’s taking her body in payment, and he’s afraid of the feelings he has for her as he gets to know her again, the feelings he hasn’t let himself feel since they were sixteen years old.

The Cowboy's Saving Grace

Bronc rider Liam Delaney has earned a place in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas for the second time in his career. But before he rides, he wants to look up the woman he’d spent two weeks with, four years ago. Though she'd been a stripper, she'd seemed like so much more than that. They’d had fun together, and when he thought about his last visit to the finals, he thought about her. He’s looking for a repeat.

Grace Bertrand doesn’t strip anymore, but she’s still working at the same club when Liam walks in. She never thought she’d see him again once the rodeo left town, had banked on that. For some reason, he was the one man she couldn't forget. Now he’s back, looking for the same kind of fun they had last time. Though she knows she should refuse, one look at him is all it takes. She’s been alone too long, and he's just the cure for that loneliness. But after a night with him, she remembers she’s not the person she used to be.

The problem is, the person she is now is just as attracted to Liam as the old her. And she has no idea what to do about it.

Faith in the Cowboy

Teresa Gallegos needs to concentrate on getting custody of her daughter after a messy divorce. She doesn’t have time for a man, not even the sexy cowboy who comes to visit Grace and Liam Delaney on their new ranch. But that cowboy is more than sexy--he’s sweet and thoughtful...and when he kisses her, he sends her up in flames, something she never thought could happen again. 

West McConall can’t resist the pretty little brunette who never smiles. He was never one to resist a challenge, which is why when he joined the rodeo as a bullfighter, one who runs out to distract a bull once the rider has been tossed. And Teresa is one hell of a challenge. The only time she opens up to him is in his arms, and he’s determined to knock down all the walls around her and win her heart.