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RESCUED BY THE RANGER
Dixie Lee Brown
Releasing on Sept 8th, 2015
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The only thing Rachel Maguire wants is to send this smart-mouthed, muscled military man packing. She knows Garrett has his own reasons for staying, so when he offers Rachel a deal—two days to prove his worth or he leaves—she reluctantly agrees. Despite wanting to loathe him, Rachel finds herself drawn to his quiet confidence…and the way he fills out a t-shirt.
But when Rachel receives a phone call from the past, everything changes. The stalker who destroyed her life ten years ago is closing in once more. Refusing to put anyone else in harm's way, Rachel hits the road hoping to lure danger away from those she loves. But Garrett won't leave this sexy spitfire to face her stalker alone. He'll do anything to protect her. Even if it means risking his life—and his heart.
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She stood with
elbows braced against the far side of the bar, drawing down on the kid with the
rifle she gripped like a modern-day Annie Oakley, and Garrett didn’t doubt her
threat for a minute. Clearly, however, the dimwitted kid didn’t have the sense
to take her seriously. Shit. It chapped his ass to have to take this worthless
scum’s side. “Uh . . . Rachel is it? Maybe we should let the police handle
this.”
A disbelieving
laugh burst from her. “The police are
worse than Riley here.”
With her attention
solely on the young Riley, Garrett sidled up to the bar, shoved the barrel of
the rifle up, and pulled it from her hands. “Trust me. He’s right about this.
You don’t want to do that.”
Riley picked that
moment to laugh.
“Damn it. Shut up,
kid, if you know what’s good for you.” Garrett’s patience was at its breaking
point.
Rachel inhaled
sharply, and Garrett’s attention jerked back to her. She stared at the door.
“Drop the rifle,
Mister.” The new voice was deep and raspy, and it was followed by the sound of
footsteps moving closer.
Garrett slowly
turned to see the two men from the old Ford pickup standing one on each side of
the swinging panels. Both carried sawed-off shotguns. They reminded him of
Darryl and Darryl, two no-doubt inbred brothers from an old sitcom he’d watched
once. These two weren’t quite as funny, though.
Riley hooted,
strode toward Garrett, and confiscated the Winchester. “What the hell are you
boys doin’ back here? I told you to go pick up the supplies.”
“We saw this yahoo
park and go inside. Thought there could be some trouble.” Darryl #1 smirked as
though that’s what he’d been hoping for.
Riley gave him a
playful shove. “Oh, and you didn’t think I could handle it by myself?”
“Naw, Riley. Just
didn’t want you havin’ all the fun.”
Darryl #2 chewed
on a toothpick as he studied Rachel, then swept his gaze to Garrett. “Thought
we was just supposed to git the girl. What we gonna do with him now?” The older
of the two jabbed his shotgun toward Garrett.
“What d’ya think?”
Riley smirked.
What the hell was
going on here? This wasn’t some awkward kid trying to coerce a kiss out of a
reluctant girlfriend. Not even close. Both parties seemed willing to kill over
whatever the stakes were in this little game, and Garrett was sadly out of the
loop. He met Rachel’s gaze and cocked an eyebrow in question.
“I’d say I told
you so, but the satisfaction would be short-lived. Bet you wished you’d stayed
on the interstate now.” She lowered her eyelids, and it appeared she was
studying something below the level of the bar, then she slowly opened them
again until she was looking into his once more. There was a message in her
green depths—if he could only figure out what it was.
DIXIE LEE BROWN lives and
writes in Central Oregon, inspired by what she believes is the most gorgeous
scenery anywhere. She resides with two dogs and a cat, who make sure she never
takes herself too seriously. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading,
movies, and trips to the beach.
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