The Cattleman
by Anna Jeffrey
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BLURB:
Ever since a disastrous marriage and divorce at a young age,
Pickett Lockhart has kept his emotions under control. He’s preoccupied anyway
with learning to be the general manager of the vast Double-Barrel Ranch outside
of Drinkwell, Texas. Still, his older brother’s marriage and looming fatherhood
has aroused an envy within him to have a wife, kids and home of his own. But he
can’t get married, even to a woman he loves who also loves him. His divorce cost
him and his family a bundle, leaving him with an overwhelming fear of stepping
into another financial trap.
Amanda Breckenridge, swim team coach and English teacher in
Drinkwell High School, has been in love with Pic for as long as she can
remember. They were high school sweethearts. After he eloped with someone he met in college, Amanda left
Drinkwell. Her father’s illness brought her back to town and a revived
relationship with Pic. But Pic’s mother has never thought Amanda was good
enough for him. She intends to destroy their relationship by sending a friend’s
beautiful daughter to the ranch to tempt Pic. Can Amanda and Pic’s bond survive
his mother and her schemes? Or the unexpected career opportunity that falls
into Amanda’s lap?
EXCERPT
Chapter 14
“Of course, you know you don’t
have to worry about Pic,” Gail added, as if she sensed Amanda’s dismay. “He’s
so much in love with you he wouldn’t look at someone else, gorgeous or not.”
“He said his mother sent her,”
Amanda said. “You know what that means.”
Gail gasped. “What is wrong with
that woman? Why can’t she leave her grown kids alone? You’d think Mr. Nelson
telling her off would’ve sent her back into her cave.”
Clyde Nelson was the Drinkwell
school superintendent. Amanda’s thought zoomed back to early May when Betty
Lockhart had tried to get her fired. The incident was still the talk of
Drinkwell, as much as Drake’s wedding. After being put her in her place by the
school superintendent, Betty had apologized to him, Bill Junior and both Pic
and Amanda and they had all remained on speaking terms.
“I know,” Amanda said on a sigh.
She pulled the pendant out of her purse and fastened it around her neck. “But
Betty’s a frustrated soul. She couldn’t live with Bill Junior’s wicked ways,
but she can’t find a replacement either. I suspect that’s a tough spot for a
woman her age to be in. I think she’s lonely. So she amuses herself by trying
to live her kids’ lives.”
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Anna Jeffrey is an award-winning author of romance novels as well as
romantic comedy/mystery. She has written 9 romance novels and co-authored 7 as
USA Today Bestselling author, Dixie Cash. Her most recent book is “The Tycoon.”
Anna Jeffrey's books have won the Write Touch Readers' Award, the Aspen
Gold, and the More Than Magic awards. Her books have been finalists in the
Colorado Romance Writers award, the Golden Quill and Southern Magic as well as
the Write Touch Readers' Award, the Aspen Gold and the More than Magic awards.
She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Dallas Area Romance Authors and
PASIC.
Anna is a fifth generation Texan. She was born and grew up in West
Texas, where most of her family members were farmers and ranchers or worked in
the oil fields. She left Texas for many years and lived in four of the western
states, a rich experience she’ll never forget.
She loves most things western, from the customs and culture to the
philosophy of life. She enjoys many hobbies, i.e., reading, painting and
drawing, crafting, needlework and beading.
These days, she’s back home in Texas. She and her husband currently live
in Granbury, Texas, a small town not far from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Anna be awarding a grand
prize of a Kindle Fire to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour and one runner up will receive e-copies of THE TYCOON and THE CATTLEMAN,
Books 1 and 2 of the Sons of Texas series.
Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rachel Brimble, for hosting THE CATTLEMAN today! Looking forward to comments from your followers. :-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your books.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dawn. I hope you enjoy them. All of my heroes are hunky alpha types and all of my heroines are beautiful and smart. After all, romance novels are fantasies, right? :-)
DeleteFirst, the cover is lovely. Next, the blurb completely had my interest after I finished and the excerpt was just enjoyable! Good luck to Amanda in handling Pic's mother!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sabrina. I have a super cover designer. She has never come up with a bad cover. I give her a little information and she works her magic. With the Lockhart sons' mother, the women in their lives are facing a challenge for sure.
DeleteRealistically speaking though, I like that their mother isn't shy about making sure things work for her. She's a real go-getter.
DeleteLove your books
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