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Christmas at Cade Ranch
November 7th 2017 by Harlequin
The Christmas they never had.
James Cade has one priority: keep the family ranch running smoothly in the wake of his younger brother's death. With Jesse's ex, Sofia Gallardo, and her young son, Javi, stranded at Cade Ranch over Christmas, this task just got a lot harder. The longer Sofia and Javi stay, the harder it is to imagine the ranch without them. James couldn't save his brother from his inner demons, but he can give his nephew a secure future. Maybe more—if he can figure out how to trust Sofia, and stop feeling like he's betraying Jesse. Because trying to stop thinking about beautiful, determined Sofia is impossible.
EXCERPT:
Sofia was warm and sweet in James’ arms, her kisses tentative at first and then more aggressive as he prolonged them. He relished the feel of her fingers walking up his chest to curve around his neck, nails gently scraping through the hard facade he showed the rest of the world to the man he was beneath.
How fragile a person became, he marveled, when you entrusted your heart to another. Yet he wouldn’t have it any other way, even if he could control his feelings for Sofia. She brought him to his knees with one look, yet he’d never felt stronger, more alive than when she smiled at him. It was a strange juxtaposition, this helpless potency she alone drew out of him.
He tunneled his fingers in her loose waves, drawing her in closer still, deepening the kiss. Her legs seemed to turn soft and boneless, but his arms stole around her waist to support her. She trembled slightly.
“James,” she whispered as she broke the kiss, her eyes full of the moonlight spilling through the window. “I don’t want this to end.”
They stared at one another for a moment, the sound of their ragged breathing filling their ears.
“You and me both.” He growled the words more fiercely than he’d intended, but it was impossible to imagine ever letting her go, now or in the future.
He bent to kiss her neck in the hollow of her throat and felt her pulse race beneath his lips, his whole body yearning to be closer to her scent, to her softness, her taste. He wouldn’t deny himself any longer, not now or ever again.
Tomorrow, at the party, he’d convince her to stay. Yes, that was what he’d do. It would be a great way to end a fantastic evening.
They’d planned everything perfectly.
What could go wrong?
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Christmas at Cade Ranch
(Rocky Mountain Cowboys #1)
by Karen Rock
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 pagesby Karen Rock
Contemporary Romance
November 7th 2017 by Harlequin
The Christmas they never had.
James Cade has one priority: keep the family ranch running smoothly in the wake of his younger brother's death. With Jesse's ex, Sofia Gallardo, and her young son, Javi, stranded at Cade Ranch over Christmas, this task just got a lot harder. The longer Sofia and Javi stay, the harder it is to imagine the ranch without them. James couldn't save his brother from his inner demons, but he can give his nephew a secure future. Maybe more—if he can figure out how to trust Sofia, and stop feeling like he's betraying Jesse. Because trying to stop thinking about beautiful, determined Sofia is impossible.
EXCERPT:
Sofia was warm and sweet in James’ arms, her kisses tentative at first and then more aggressive as he prolonged them. He relished the feel of her fingers walking up his chest to curve around his neck, nails gently scraping through the hard facade he showed the rest of the world to the man he was beneath.
How fragile a person became, he marveled, when you entrusted your heart to another. Yet he wouldn’t have it any other way, even if he could control his feelings for Sofia. She brought him to his knees with one look, yet he’d never felt stronger, more alive than when she smiled at him. It was a strange juxtaposition, this helpless potency she alone drew out of him.
He tunneled his fingers in her loose waves, drawing her in closer still, deepening the kiss. Her legs seemed to turn soft and boneless, but his arms stole around her waist to support her. She trembled slightly.
“James,” she whispered as she broke the kiss, her eyes full of the moonlight spilling through the window. “I don’t want this to end.”
They stared at one another for a moment, the sound of their ragged breathing filling their ears.
“You and me both.” He growled the words more fiercely than he’d intended, but it was impossible to imagine ever letting her go, now or in the future.
He bent to kiss her neck in the hollow of her throat and felt her pulse race beneath his lips, his whole body yearning to be closer to her scent, to her softness, her taste. He wouldn’t deny himself any longer, not now or ever again.
Tomorrow, at the party, he’d convince her to stay. Yes, that was what he’d do. It would be a great way to end a fantastic evening.
They’d planned everything perfectly.
What could go wrong?
About the Author
In a quest to provide her ELA students with quality reading material, educator Karen Rock read everything out there and couldn't wait to add her voice to the genre. In addition to her work as a Young Adult romance novelist, she's now an author for Harlequin's Heartwarming line and thrilled to pen stories that moms can share with their teenage daughters. She's loved Harlequin books since she spent summers going through her grandmother's Presents books that she passed along in paper grocery bags each year. As half of the writing duo J.K. Rock, Karen also pens young adult romance. When she's not busy writing, Karen enjoys scouring estate sales for vintage books, cooking her grandmother's family recipes, reinventing her gardens to suit her moods and occasionally rescuing local wildlife from neighborhood cats. She lives in the Adirondack Mountain region with her husband, her very appreciated beta-reader daughter, and two Cavalier King cocker spaniels, who have yet to understand the concept of "fetch" though they know a lot about love. For more information about Karen's upcoming books, check out her website.
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