Today I'm hosting friend and fellow SCP author Beverly Ovalle:) Take it away:)
Triple D Dude Ranch
By Beverly
Ovalle
Published
by Secret Cravings Publishing
Tagline:
One look ignites a smolder between Dan and Blaire, one touch sparks a
wildfire that burns out of control, hotter than the Texas sun.
Blurb:
Blaire is a freelance photographer on assignment. She is
heading home to Texas, armed with her camera to do a photo feature for the
Tribune. Taking photos of the dude ranch, she gets an eyeful of an uninhibited
cowboy through her lens. The summer heat of Texas has nothing on the heat he
generates in her.
Dan was expecting a photographer but not the sexy urban
cowgirl that arrived. He knew it was hot out, he just hadn’t expected the hot
and sexy woman to make him burn the minute he caught sight of her. One look and
he had to quench this fire inside.
One touch between Dan and Blaire sparks a wildfire that
burns hotter than the Texas summer and is just as hard to put out.
Clean Excerpt:
Graduation had her moving to
Chicago. After a couple of years of living and working there, she realized that
Chicago couldn’t give her the life she thought she’d wanted. What she wanted
was right here in Texas, so when she got this assignment she packed her bags,
subletted her apartment, and headed home.
The GPS announced she was there. Looking around, Blaire spotted the driveway; it was hard to miss. The wrought iron arch over the drive simply proclaimed Triple D Dude Ranch. She frowned. The drive was just as dusty as the road and there was not a hotel in sight.
Sighing, Blaire put on her signal and pulled over. She stopped and grabbed her camera. A picture of the arch, with the wrought iron words showcasing the name, would be a perfect shot. Blaire opened her door and groaned as the leather made a sucking sound as she peeled herself off. Maybe she shouldn’t have shucked her panties at that last stop. She hadn’t thought about peeling herself off the leather seats, only how infernally hot the day was. Stepping out, she looked both ways before she minced to the opposite side of the road. The heels of the unfamiliar and recently purchased cowboy boots and the long drive had made her a bit wobbly.
Blaire lifted her camera, uncovering the lens and holding the cap in her hand. No dust on the lens, she was glad to see. It wouldn’t have surprised her at all if there were. She felt like every crevice of her body had grit in it. Her cute Western outfit might never be the same. She felt wilted from head to toe. Lining up the arch in her lens, Blaire cursed as she dropped the lens cap on the ground. One of these days she’d remember to attach it with the string to the camera itself.
“Damn it!” Bending over from the waist, she picked up the cap from the ground; after all, it was a good opportunity to do one of her daily stretches. Blaire tucked it in the pocket on the front of her cute little denim skirt as she stood, like she should have in the first place.
Lining up the arch once again, Blaire could see that the dust continued, the drive a little smoother than the road coming in. Shaking her head, she snapped a picture. Moving around, she tried to capture it from different angles. She could always delete the ones that didn’t work.
Finishing, Blaire decided she’d had enough of the arch. There had to be at least one good one. She started back to the car when she heard a noise and whirled around.
Her breath caught and she instinctively lifted the camera for a shot. Holy hotness! That was a real cowboy. Her eyes widened as she looked through the lens, quickly snapping a picture.
Author bio:
Beverly
Ovalle lives in Wisconsin with her husband Edmond of 25 years and two Chinese
Water Dragons. Having her own Dragons is expected as she is dragon crazy and
anyone that walks in her house can tell. Her son Nicholas visits when he is on
leave from the Marines. Her daughter
Susannah visits from time to time to make sure us ‘old’ folks are alive and
kicking.
Beverly
has traveled around the world thanks to five years in the US Navy and has
worked for the government in one capacity or another for the past 30 years.
Beverly and her brothers have travelled most of the continental United States
as children due to the station wagon from Hell.
Still active with veterans, she is adjutant for her local AMVETS.
Beverly
has been reading romances since her Aunt introduced her to the gothic romance
in the fourth grade and is still reading every chance she gets.
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