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“Yes, ma’am. I’m pretty sure it is.” Could he
sound any dumber?

She laughed, holding out her hand. “You’re
the songwriter, correct?”

“Yes, ma’am.” He took her hand, feeling the
zap of excitement race all the way up his arm.

“Do you have a name?” She blinked, looking
innocent.

“Yes, ma’am. Dax Marshall.”

“All right, Dax. I’m excited to hear what
you’ve got for me.”

“Yes…” He didn’t dare say “ma’am” one more
time, or she’d think he was a parrot. “…Ms. Roselle.”

She smirked as she walked back on stage to
the shouts of thousands of fans. “You wanna hear another one?”

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Marilou sang her two most popular songs, and
everyone sang along, including Dax. She had a voice that could melt
butter. Soft and rich, but she could hit the high notes, too.

“Can I get another mic stand out here?” She
looked backstage, and the crew jumped into action. “One with two
mics, please. One down here…” She held her hand at the level of her
guitar. “And one up here.” Her hand lifted to about the top of her
head. “Thanks, guys.”

She smiled at the audience. “I like to get my
money’s worth out of those roadies, you know what I mean?”

The audience clapped and whistled.

The spotlight narrowed on just her,
camouflaging the road crew as they set up the mics while she sang a
slow ballad.

After the song and the applause, she turned
to look backstage where he stood. “I’ve got a surprise for you.”
She pointed in his direction, then looked out at the audience. “We
have a local boy, songwriter, who I want to bring out on stage
right now to sing a song he wrote for me.”

Dax’s heart thudded to a halt, then he
relaxed. It had to be someone else. He looked around his area, but
everyone stared right at him. “Oh shit.”

Marilou put her hand beside her mouth, and
leaned into the mic. “He didn’t know I was going to do this, so be
kind to him, okay?”

The audience erupted in applause.

“Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time
ever live, and on stage, Dax Marshall.”

“Oh shit.” His face heated and he gripped his
guitar case tighter.

Shouts and whistles came from the
audience.

A guy grabbed Dax’s guitar case and set it on
the ground. “Pull yourself together, buddy. This is your big break,
right here.”

Dax stood staring out at where Marilou smiled
at him from under the bright lights. “I’m not sure I can…”

“Sure you are.” The man slung his guitar
strap over Dax’s head, handed him a pick, and gave him a mighty
shove out onto the stage.

“Oh shiiiiit.”

####

Would you like to know how Shaw and Harper found
each other? They have their own book, the first in the series, All
Hat No Cattle. Read the book blurb and find out where you can order
it by clicking
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Here's a sneak peek:

Harper Johansen backed into the last
diagonal parking spot on Main Street in Belle Fourche, South
Dakota. She jumped out of her company car just as the cattle drive
started, and leaned against the front bumper, watching the
longhorns plod toward her. Cowboys and cowgirls rode horses along
each side of the sauntering cattle, close enough for Harper to
touch.

And she had a need to touch. She wanted a
genuine cowboy so bad, she almost ached. This was Wednesday, the
first day of the four-day rodeo, so she had through Saturday to
look for one. There had to be at least one man in town who’d fit
her requirements.

Straightening to her full five-foot, two
inches, she fluffed her shoulder-length red hair and tugged her
T-shirt down. Cocking her jeans-shorts-clad hip toward one of the
younger, sexier horsemen, she gave him
the look
. He grinned
at her but lifted the reins in his left hand, showing her his
wedding ring.

Taken. All the cowboys who matched her idea
of perfection were either taken or far too young. Not that she was
old at thirty, but she did have an age limit. Rodeo cowboys were
usually way beneath her minimum requirement, but she still got
enough propositions from them to fill an arena.

After the short parade passed, she headed to
the sidewalk, flip-flops flapping, and opened her trunk. She lifted
out the box of free samples she had been giving away at every one
of the twenty rodeo towns on her summer tour this year. This
afternoon’s samples were alcohol-free, but tonight at the rodeo,
she’d be gifting her company’s best fermented beverages. Harper set
the box on the bumper, balancing it with one hand while she reached
up to grab the trunk hood.

Two strong arms reached over and grabbed the
teetering box, lifting it out of her way. Attached to the arms was
a hunk of a man in a cowboy hat. His plaid shirtsleeves were rolled
up over tan, muscled forearms and the top buttons on the shirt were
open, revealing a few brown curls. His big brown eyes shone against
his tan, strong-jawed face. “Ma’am. Can I help?”

Despite having promised herself there’d be
no more men unless she verified they were the real thing—cowboys
seven days a week—she smiled. “Thank you.” She shut the trunk and
patted the top of it. “Here is fine.”

He leaned over and set the box carefully on
the trunk and backed away a step.

His clean soap and pine scent turned
everything deep inside her all warm and gooey.

“You’re selling those?” He tucked his
fingers into his front pockets.

She pulled out a red can of cola and offered
it to him. “Free samples. I work for the company.”

He nodded and accepted it from her. “Thanks.
One of my favorites.” His voice was deep and slow, just like she
imagined her perfect cowboy’s would be.

“Are you...in the rodeo?” He looked a little
older than most. Maybe twenty-five.

“No. Just came into town to watch it.” He
looked at her box of cans then back into her eyes. “Will you be at
the rodeo tonight?”

She nodded. “Section C, Row 5.”

People wandered by, slowing to look at her
box of cans. Pasting on her professional smile, she handed out
samples. She struggled for the right words to ask the helpful stud
if he was a ranch worker or a stockman or what his cowboy status
was. Her inability to formulate a question probably meant it was
far too soon to start vetting him.

“I’ll look for you, ma’am.” With a sexy
grin, he touched his hat brim and walked away.

Harper stared at the gorgeous sight. Wide
shoulders, narrow hips, sweet ass, and long legs in faded denim.
Her mouth watered for a bite of those round cheeks. “Yummy.”

“What?” An older woman frowned at her as she
took her free sample.

“Yummy...cola. It’s wonderfully refreshing,
too.” She focused on handing out the cans and when she looked
again, he was gone from sight.

####

At the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche,
South Dakota, I loved watching the cowboys almost as much as I
enjoyed seeing the incredible sights in the area. Deadwood held a
special fascination for me. The rich history of the town mixed with
the modern party atmosphere made it one of my favorite stops. I
hope you enjoyed Dax and CJ’s story, and please see an excerpt
below from Book 1 in the series, All Hat No Cattle, which is Shaw
and Harper’s story. I’m excited to bring you Huck, and Dax’s
stories in future Red Hot collections, and I’ve included a quick
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All
Hat No Cattle
– It’s Independence Day, and Harper
Johansen is at the rodeo in South Dakota on business. While she’s
deep in cowboy territory, she’s hoping to meet a real cowboy—one
who shares her dreams for the future. Shaw Donahue, tall and sexy
in his cowboy hat, jeans, and boots, could be that man, and Harper
quickly falls for his seductive charm. Until he tells her he’s a
roughneck.

Shaw can’t believe his luck. Harper is an
accomplished, intelligent businesswoman, and she’s beautiful, sexy,
and willing. Until she learns he’s working in the local oil field.
Before he can explain the reason he’s roughnecking, she pushes him
away, telling him they can only be friends. He doesn’t fit into her
plans. With four days of rodeo ahead of them, can Shaw convince
Harper to value a man for more than his cattle?

Redneck Romeo: Red Hot Valentine
- When Genevieve Riley
sneaks onto the O’Bannon Ranch to return a stolen heirloom, the boy
she’d fallen in love with as a teenager, Nick O’Bannon, catches her
before she can slip away. The problem is, he’s now a big, rugged
cowboy, and those feelings from a decade ago resurface. She can’t
concentrate on anything but picking up where they left off.

Nick can’t believe what his dogs cornered.
Beautiful ‘Jellybean’ Riley, all grown up and sexier than sin. He
never knew what tore her from his life when they were teens, just
as their relationship was starting. With the heat radiating between
them, he knows he can seduce her, but can he make her stay this
time?

Double Her
Fantasy
- At a comic book convention, artist Megan Shore
is amazed to find action movie hunk Garret McGatlin sharing the
same elevator. Usually reclusive, she jumps on the rare opportunity
and flirts shamelessly with the man who has starred in more than
one of her sexy fantasies. He responds strong and seductive, and
she agrees to meet him for a drink—in his suite. When she arrives,
it's his rancher brother, Trey, who opens the door and unleashes
Megan's cowboy fantasy. Both men pour on the charm, and she's
uncertain which of them she desires more.

The McGatlin brothers have shared many women,
but Megan is an irresistible combination of brains, beauty, humor,
and sensuality. They want her, need both of their cocks sliding
deep inside her. Working together, they execute a potent seduction.
When one hot night turns into an amazing week, the three-way
relationship becomes emotionally charged. But some bad publicity
sends a terrified Megan running, and Garret and Trey have to devise
a way to make the headlines disappear. Can they pull off the
impossible, or will they lose Megan forever?

Double Her Pleasure
- The Sequel to Double Her Fantasy -
Megan Shore had spent a fantasy week in Chicago with two of the
sexiest men she’d ever met. Now she’s a guest on their ranch, and
the McGatlin brothers, Trey and Garret, are heating up their ménage
under the bright Texas sun. But when strange messages and
mysterious gifts begin appearing, Megan fears the threat from her
past has followed her from Canada.

Trey and Garret McGatlin decided they wanted
Megan for more than just that mind-blowing week in Chicago. Now
that she’s with them on the Silver Spur, they’re thinking
long-term. But she’s spooked by a past that won’t leave her alone
and by people’s questions about their relationship. Will Megan bolt
for home, or can they assure her she’s safe as well as desired in
their bed?

Double Her Temptation
- Visiting the Silver Spur ranch
in western Texas, Megan Shore loves being the center of sexy Trey
and Garret McGatlin’s sensual attentions. The more the brothers get
to know the woman they’d met and seduced during one memorable
weekend in Chicago, the more they can see her fitting into their
lives long-term. But when a stalker from Megan’s past finds her,
she’s tempted to run back to the polar north to hide.

As the threat escalates, Garret and Trey call
on their family to help find the man intent on kidnapping Megan.
When Megan’s parents start encouraging her to leave the ranch and
return north with them, the McGatlin brothers need to prove that
the best place for their woman is tucked tightly between their hard
bodies, held safely in their arms.

Double Her Destiny
- In the final installment of the
Double Seduction Series, Megan Shore marries her two men, Trey and
Garret McGatlin. The secluded, romantic ceremony binds them
together, but an unexpected and unwanted visitor brings with him
ammunition to destroy their future together. When yet another shock
threatens to change their world at the very same time, is their
love strong enough to hold the three of them together forever and
let them secure their destinies as a family? Or will it all fall
apart for Megan, Garret, and Trey?

Chase and
Seduction
- Country music superstar/actor Chase Tanner
has yet to be denied anything—and he’s never wanted anything or
anyone more than gorgeous screenplay writer Reno Linden. So when
the film they are working on is finally finished, Chase decides to
turn up the volume on seducing Reno.

Reno Linden lived a quiet, rural life until
she was thrust into the Hollywood scene when her book was adapted
to film. Chase Tanner is larger than life, sinfully sexy and
hell-bent on getting her into bed. Skittish after a failed wedding
engagement, Reno risks the plunge into Chase’s arms, and is
surprised that her good girl self can keep up with bad boy
Chase.