Book: How To Kiss a
Cowboy
Author: Joanne Kennedy
Release Date: February 3,
2015
Genre: Western Romance
(Contemporary)
Between rodeo wins and
endorsement deals, Saddle Bronc Champion Brady Caine is living a charmed life.
But when he causes an accident that could end a promising barrel racer’s
career, he decides that he’s done with loose women and wild rides. All he wants
to do is erase his mistake by getting Suze Carlyle back in the saddle.
The last person barrel racer Suze wants to see on her doorstep is the man who ended her rodeo career, but she can’t help admire Brady’s persistence. Sparks fly between them, but when her barn is sabotaged she wonders if he’s really the straight shooter he seems to be…
The last person barrel racer Suze wants to see on her doorstep is the man who ended her rodeo career, but she can’t help admire Brady’s persistence. Sparks fly between them, but when her barn is sabotaged she wonders if he’s really the straight shooter he seems to be…
An Excerpt
Brady jammed his hat down
onto his head and steadied the ladder he’d leaned against Suze’s big red barn.
It wasn’t ideal roof-repairing weather, but the job needed to be done. He’d
discovered mildewed hay bale and rotting wood in a corner of the loft a week
earlier, and he couldn’t let the damage continue another day.
The damage he’d done to
his relationship with Suze was piling up though. He’d continued to take care of
the barn and horses, and he’d done dishes whenever he could sneak in the house
without being seen, but he hadn’t gone upstairs and she hadn’t come down for
the past few days.
He had a feeling he’d gone
and hurt her again.
Hard work wouldn’t make up
for that, but he had to do something. He planned to get up on the barn roof
before the heat of the sun became unbearable. With one had pressed his old
straw hat to his head, he climbed up the ladder.
Settling down on the roof,
he looked out over the Carlyle place and it looked almost idyllic. Speedo and
Bucket grazed in the pasture.
“Brady Caine, I always
knew you were a pervert!”
It was Suze in all her
rumpled glory. A bad case of bed head failed to spoil the effect of a barely
there nightie that was worn to sheer transparency and revealed her black lace
panties every time she lifted her arms.
Brady almost fell off the
roof. How was he supposed to do the right thing when she wore that?
“I can’t believe you’d go
that far,” she said.
He stared to speak, but
she kept right on going.
“I don’t care if it’s just
a joke. It’s not funny. People expect privacy in their own homes. And you’re
not fooling anybody with that toolbox. I can see you up there, doing
nothing. Just like you can see me!”
She lifted her arms to
shut the window, revealing that the panties showed plenty of skin in the spaces
between their lacey daisies. The sash jammed and she continued to fume while
she struggled with it. Brady wished he could take home the work of art framed
by the window trim and hang it in his bedroom.
She caught him looking and
lowered her arms. “Pervert.”
“If I wasn’t one before, I
am now.” Brady winked and pointed the hammer her way. “Nice panties.”
She gave the sash a final,
useless tug and spun around, covering herself with her hands. Grabbing a
blanket from the foot of the bed, she tossed it around her shoulders and
reached for the top of the window again. Naturally, the blanket slipped to the
floor. She scooped it up and clutched it to her chest. “You could at least have
the decency to get down now that I caught you.”
“Caught me doing what?”
“Playing Peeping Tom.” She
gestured wildly toward the barn. “Why else would you be up there, unless you’re
trying to get a look at me in my skivvies?”
He held up the hammer and
box of nails. “I’m doing roof repairs. Thought I’d get it done before the sun
got to hot.” He couldn’t help grinning. “The skivvies are an unexpected bonus.”
“Oh!” She made a sound
that was a cross between rage and surprise, and he swallowed a smile as she
tugged at the window again.
“I could fix that window
too.”
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Joanne Kennedy's lifelong
fascination with Wyoming's unique blend of past and present inspires her to
write contemporary Western romances with traditional ranch settings. In 2010
she was nominated for a RITA award for One Fine Cowboy. At various times, Joanne
has dabbled in horse training, chicken farming, and bridezilla wrangling at a
department store wedding registry. Her fascination with literature led to
careers in bookselling and writing. She lives with two dogs and a retired
fighter pilot in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Connect with Joanne!
Website: http://joannekennedybooks.com/
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