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Montana Hearts #3
Darlene Panzera
Released May 17th, 2016
Avon Impulse
In
the third heartwarming installment of Darlene Panzera’s Montana Hearts series,
a hot-shot rodeo star tries to win the tender heart of his biggest critic
For Jace Aldridge, the chase is half
the fun. The famous rodeo rider has spent most of life chasing down steers and
championship rodeo belts, but after an accident in the arena, his career is put
on temporary hold. When he’s offered a chance to stay at Collins Country
Cabins, Jace jumps at the opportunity to spend more time with the beautiful but
wary Delaney Collins.
Between trying to make her family’s
business a success, raising her daughter single-handedly, and volunteering at
the local wildlife shelter, Delaney doesn’t have time for love. Even though
she’s determined to not let the handsome cowboy under her skin, Delaney can’t
deny how much she looks forward to every day with him. She's determined to be
friends with the handsome cowboy, nothing more, even though Delaney's heart
flutters every time he draws near.
But all is not well in Fox Creek and
when a violent poaching ring escalates out of control, Delaney must trust that
Jace is the true country hero she hopes he is.
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“Jace!”
Gavin McKinley called. “You should have come with us. One of our guys got
himself an eight-point buck with the first draw of his bow.”
“That’s
impressive,” Jace said, giving the man a nod as if interested.
“Let
me introduce you to Alicia,” Gavin said, coming up beside them with another
rider. “She’d like to be your personal trail guide.”
“I
sure would,” the voluptuous blond bombshell purred. “How about tomorrow,
cowboy?”
Delaney
stiffened and glanced at Jace. Was he attracted to this blatantly seductive
woman? It was clear from Gavin’s expression that he hoped so.
She
thought of the dresses, jewelry, makeup, and magazines Bree and Sammy Jo had
brought over. They’d been right. She
was going to need every advantage she could latch on to in order to keep Jace
from giving his endorsement to someone else. Oh, if only she knew how to flirt!
By
some miracle, Jace shook his head. “Maybe some other time. I promised Jed and
Luke Collins I’d go out hunting with them tomorrow.”
What? She couldn’t let them, but silenced
her tongue. For now, all that was important was that Jace had rejected the
rival’s offer. She had several hours available to come up with a plan to stop
Jace from hunting with her own family. “That’s right, Gavin,” she said, backing
up Jace’s decision. “My father is a hard man to refuse.”
Gavin
grimaced. “But, Jace, we’re talking about big game here, with a beautiful woman
by your side. What more could you want?”
Jace
gave the man a level look and nodded toward Delaney. “I’ve already got a
beautiful woman by my side. Promise me something no one else can and maybe I’ll
come along on a hunt with you.”
“Playing
hard to get, are you?” Gavin let out a hearty laugh. “Okay, Jace, I’ll wait to
talk to you in private, when there aren’t so many others around.”
The
outfitter nodded in her direction, making it clear he meant when she wasn’t around. How dare that man!
And what about Jace? His words inferring she was as beautiful as Gavin’s sexy
blond gave her an unexpected jolt of warm pleasure, but what about what he said
after that?
“Promise me something no one else
can”? Was Jace
insinuating he might be interested in going after some illegal kills with this
guy?
Her
stomach squeezed tight, just like it did when her friend, Carol, from the
animal shelter asked her to speak at the rally. Nauseating bile rose into the
back of her throat and she feared she might be sick again. She squeezed her
eyes shut, took a few deep breaths, and after a moment got it under control.
And
to think she’d actually considered that maybe Jace wasn’t so bad. Men. She couldn’t trust any of them. She
wouldn’t have anything to do with them if she could get away with it, but she
remembered the promise she’d made to her family. No matter what she thought of
Jace, she had to be nice to him and somehow make him believe her ranch was
better than anyone else’s.
Gavin
signaled for his group to move on, and as he rode his horse past her, he
smirked, and taunted softly so only she could hear, “You don’t have what it
takes to keep him.”
Alicia
blew Jace a farewell kiss off her hand and with a sinking feeling Delaney
feared the rival outfitter might be right.
DARLENE
PANZERA writes sweet, fun-loving
romance and is a member of the Romance Writers of America’s Greater Seattle
chapter. Her career launched when her novella “The Bet” was picked by Avon
Books and New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber to be published within
Debbie’s own novel, Family Affair. Darlene says, “I love writing stories that
help inspire people to laugh, value relationships, and pursue their dreams.”
Born and raised in New Jersey, Darlene is now a resident of the Pacific
Northwest, where she lives with her husband and three children. When not
writing she enjoys spending time with her family and her two horses, and loves
camping, hiking, photography, and lazy days at the lake.
