“Yes, yes, yes.” She threw her arms around his neck.
He removed the ring and slipped it on her finger. “Fits perfectly. Was meant to be. Your eyes are the same color as the emerald.”
“I love it. It can be my wedding band too. I don’t need another one, Sawyer.”
“Long engagement or a short one?”
“Thirty-six hours. We’ll be at the courthouse Monday morning as soon as it opens.”
He gathered her into his arms and carried her to their bedroom. “I was hoping for Easter. I didn’t dream you’d say yes and want a simple wedding at the courthouse.”
“Why wait? I’m sure that I want to be with you the rest of my life. And besides, you can have the office for your movies now. Rhett can have my room, and I’ll never have to sneak across the cold floor to sleep with you,” she said. “And you’ll always remember our anniversary, because it will be right after Valentine’s Day.
“I was going to propose in a romantic setting,” he said.
“Nothing is more romantic than this night. I love you so much, Sawyer. I never thought I’d be blessed to find my soul mate.”
“Oh!” she gasped when she saw the little bear from the antique store on her pillow.
“That is to remember our first Valentine’s Day together,” he said.
“I love you, Sawyer.” She brought his lips down to hers.
He kicked the door shut with his boot heel and gently laid her on the bed. “Infinity, darlin’, starts right now, and it has no end.”
Dear Readers,
A few months ago, four cowboys showed up in my virtual world with a story to tell. I’d met three of them—Sawyer, Rhett, and Finn—in Cowboy Seeks Bride, but the fourth one, Declan Brennan, was altogether new to me. But the other three cowboys said they wanted their own series and that Declan was an integral part of it, since he’s a Brennan. Seems the Brennans and the Gallaghers have been in a feud for more than a hundred years in Burnt Boot, Texas, and who better to tell me all about it than Declan Brennan?
After writing the first two books in this series, I’m not totally sure the Burnt Boot gossip vine could survive without the feud. There’s a possibility it would be listed on the top of the endangered species list. But the pig war in this book leaves us all with the idea that the feud will never be settled.
Summer is beginning here in southern Oklahoma as I finish this book. Winter finally left us about two days ago. We had forty-eight hours of gorgeous spring weather, and then boom, it was tornado weather and heat. But you will be reading this book when it’s winter, and that’s when Sawyer and Jill first met, in the bitter-cold wind in Burnt Boot. So bundle up, pour a glass of wine or a cup of hot chocolate, and settle in for another adventure in Burnt Boot.
Special thanks my Sourcebooks family for all the hard work and dedication they put into my books, from editing to proofreading to the absolutely awesome covers. All you folks who work behind the scenes do a fantastically (I’d say fantabulous here, but it might not get past my proofreader) great job, and I appreciate every one of you. A big hug and special thanks to my editor, Deb Werksman, and the staff in the Sourcebooks office on the east coast. A bow to my publisher, Dominique Raccah, who continues to publish my books and encourages me with her smiles. Again, thank you to my husband, Charles Brown, who for many years has supported this wild dream of mine of being an author. To my family, friends, fans, and readers…y’all are all loved and appreciated.
Keep your boots on. There are more cowboys on the horizon.
All my best,
Carolyn Brown
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How to Marry a Cowboy
Cowboys & Brides series
by Carolyn Brown
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
She’s running from her past
Mason Harper’s daughters want a new mama in the worst way, and when a beautiful woman in a tattered wedding gown appears on their doorstep, the two little girls adopt her—no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Mason isn’t sure about taking in a complete stranger, but Lord knows he needs a nanny, and Annie Rose Boudreau stirs his heart in long-forgotten ways…
And he’s the perfect escape
Annie Rose is desperate, and when a tall, sexy cowboy offers her a place to stay, she can’t refuse. After all, it’s just for a little while. As she settles in deeper, her heart tells her both Mason and her role as makeshift mama suit her just fine. But will Mason feel the same way once her nightmare past catches up with her?
“Brown continues her streak of satisfying contemporary Western romances…” —Booklist
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The Cowboy’s Mail Order Bride
by Carolyn Brown
New York Times Bestselling Author
She’s got sass…
Emily Cooper promised her dying grandfather that she’d deliver a long-lost letter to a woman he once planned to wed. Little does adventurous Emily know that this simple task will propel her to places she never could have imagined…with a cowboy who’s straight out of her dreams…
He’s got mail…
When sexy rancher Greg Adams discovers his grandmother Clarice has installed Emily on their ranch as her assistant, he decides to humor the two ladies. He figures Emily will move on soon enough. In the meantime, he intends to keep a close eye on her—he doesn’t quite buy her story of his grandmother as a mail-order bride.
A lost letter meant a lost love for Clarice, but two generations later, maybe it’s not too late for that letter to work its magic.
“While the romance is hot, there is an old-world feel to it that will bring out the romantic in every reader, leaving them swooning and wishing they had their very own cowboy.”—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
“Carolyn Brown’s characters become my friends and I find myself laughing with them, crying with them, and loving with them.”—Bitten by Love Reviews
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How to Kiss a Cowboy
Cowboys of Decker Ranch series
by Joanne Kennedy
This cowboy is living a charmed life
Winning comes naturally to bronc rider Brady Caine. Ruggedly handsome, careless, and charismatic, the rodeo fans adore him and the buckle bunnies are his for the taking. He’s riding high when he lands an endorsement deal with Lariat Western Wear that pairs him up with champion barrel racer Suze Carlyle.
Until one wrong move changes everything
A stupid move on Brady’s part lands Suze in the hospital, her career in tatters. Now it’s a whole new game for both of them. Brady is desperate to help Suze rebuild her life, but he’s the last person she wants around now. Suze’s got plenty of grit and determination—learning to trust Brady again is a very different matter.
Praise for Joanne Kennedy:
“Joanne Kennedy’s heroes are strong, honest, down-to-earth, and sexy as all get out.” —New York Journal of Books
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