Title: Toughest Cowboy In Texas
Series: Happy Texas #1
Author: Carolyn Brown
Genre: Cowboy Romance
Publishers: Forever Publishing
(May 30, 2017)
Paperback: 352 pages
ISBN: 978-1455597444
FTC Disclosure: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley
The Spark of an Old Flame
Last time Lila Harris was in Happy, Texas, she was actively earning her reputation as the resident wild child. Now, a little older and wiser, she's back to run her mother's café for the summer. Except something about this town has her itching to get a little reckless and rowdy, especially when she sees her old partner-in-crime, Brody Dawson. Their chemistry is just as hot as ever. But he's still the town's golden boy-and she's still the wrong kind of girl.
Brody hasn't had much time lately for anything other than ranching. Running the biggest spread in the county and taking care of his family more than keeps him busy. All that responsibility has him longing for the carefree days of high school-and Lila. She may have grown up, but he still sees that spark of mischief in her eyes. Now he's dreaming about late-night skinny dipping and wondering how he can possibly resist the one woman he can never forget...
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THE HAPPY, TEXAS SERIES
TOUGHEST COWBOY IN TEXAS, #1
LONG, TALL COWBOY CHRISTMAS, #2
TOUGHEST COWBOY IN
TEXAS Teaser Excerpt
She picked up her
pace, but Brody matched his long strides with hers.
“Don’t feel like
you have to walk me my vehicle. I’m a big girl and I’ve been takin’ care of
myself for years.”
“You’ve always
been able to take care of yourself, Lila, but I want to walk with you.” His
hand went to her lower back.
The intense heat
would probably leave an imprint on her back for days, but she didn’t argue or
shrug his hand away.
When they reached
her bright pink truck, he gave a low whistle. “Nice.”
She found her keys
and touched a button that started the engine. “I left the motorcycle at home.”
“Oh, really?” His
expression said that he didn’t believe her.
“Yep, I didn’t
want to get to the bar and have helmet head.”
“Are you serious?”
“Why would you be
so surprised? I am, after all, the resident wild child of Happy, Texas. I’m
surprised there’s not a picture of me beside the city limits sign warning
everyone to steer clear of that Lila Harris. If you rub shoulders with her, you
get an instant ticket to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect two hundred
dollars. Just get ready for the ride.”
“Motorcycles are
dangerous. You shouldn’t…”
She laid a finger
over his lips. “When we were back in high school, I stayed on that bull for
eight seconds and climbed to the top of the water tower. You didn’t fuss at me
about those things, but wait—you were right there too. Well, darlin’, buy a
Harley and we’ll terrorize Happy together.”
Brody stepped
closer, penning her against the truck door. She put both hands on his chest
with intentions of pushing him away, but she made the mistake of looking up
into his eyes. Lashes slowly closed to rest on his cheek bones and she barely
had time to moisten her lips before she was swept away by a scorching hot kiss.
She knew she
should push him back, but instead her arms went around his neck and she touched
his bottom lip with her tongue. He groaned and opened his mouth, deepening the
kiss into fiery hot passion. She would have been there until daylight, but he
finally stepped back, picked up her hand and kissed her palm twice.
“One kiss for the
Lila I remember, and the other for the woman that she’s become. Both are very
special.” Then Brody turned and
disappeared into the darkness.
Carolyn Brown is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author and RITA® Finalist who has sold more than 2.75 million books. She presently writes both women's fiction and cowboy romance. She has also written historical single title, historical series, contemporary single title, and contemporary series. She lives in southern Oklahoma with her husband, a former English teacher, who is not allowed to read her books until they are published. They have three children and enough grandchildren to keep them young.
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