A
big thanks to Iris for inviting me back to the blog! I’m sharing a short
excerpt from Rancher at Risk. This is
one of my Flagman’s Folly
stories. Though it includes characters from other books in the series, each
book stands alone.
Hope
you enjoy the peek!
From the cover of Rancher at Risk:
A Fresh Start
After the loss of his family in a tragic
accident, Ryan Malloy has been given one last chance to change his life. His
boss sends him to Flagman's Folly, New Mexico, to run his ranch, but
unfortunately, Ryan's troubled attitude lands him in hot water with the locals,
especially the ranch's manager, Lianne Ward.
Deaf since birth, Lianne has never let
her disability define who she is. But, she's yet to meet a man who treats her
as an equal. Ryan seems different…that is, when they're not butting heads over
the ranch's new school for disadvantaged boys.
Forced to work together, Lianne and Ryan discover an
unexpected attraction beneath their quarreling. But will Ryan's painful past
drive them apart…permanently?
Excerpt:
Despite her good intentions to watch for Ryan, he
seemed to appear out of nowhere.
"Oh, hi."
The tightness of her throat told her she hadn't managed a casual tone at
all. She tried again. "Want a brownie?"
He couldn't mask his surprise—not one from someone
who depended on reading expressions the way she did. Yet even with a lifetime of experience, she
couldn't quite decipher the look in his eyes.
"Yeah," he said finally. "If the coffee's on offer, too, I'll go
grab an extra mug."
He left the room and she rolled her eyes and told
herself to get a grip. Except she
already had one on the magazine she was crumpling in her fingers. Immediately, she forced her hands to
relax. This was a simple snack. He wasn't a date. She could act like a rational woman.
As if?
She fanned herself with the magazine.
Yes, he had come in and showered earlier, then gone
out to the bunkhouse for dinner with the cowboys. He had done that every night this week. But this was the first time he had changed
into shorts no larger than a scrap of denim and a faded blue T-shirt that clung
like the plastic wrap she'd had covering the pan of brownies.
Rancher at Risk can
be found at:
Amazon
(U.S.) http://amzn.com/B00E1UY35I
Amazon
(Australia) http://www.amazon.com.au/Mills-Boon-Rancher-At-Risk-ebook/dp/B013269BEE
Author Bio
Barbara White
Daille
lives with her husband in the sunny Southwestern U.S. Though they love the warm
winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions
in the bathroom.
When
she was very young, Barbara learned from her mom about the storytelling magic
in books—and she’s been hooked ever since. She hopes you will enjoy reading her
books and will find your own magic in them!
Barbara’s
new series, The Hitching Post Hotel, features a matchmaking grandpa determined
to see his three granddaughters wed. The series began in April 2015 with The Cowboy’s Little Surprise and
continues with A Rancher of Her Own
in July and The Lawman’s Christmas
Proposal in December.
She loves to chat with readers, and you can find her
and learn more about her books at the following locations:
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