by Laura Drake
I smile. “I know. I’m just teasing you.”
She slaps her hand on the stainless counter. It sounds like a gong. “Why don’t we have a few chuckles at your expense, then?”
My face heats. I, of all people, know what it’s like to be the brunt of jokes. “You’re right. Sorry.”
A glacial silence fills the kitchen, dampening sound like a heavy snow.
My grandmother’s Chihuahua has nothing on this stray.
About the Author
Laura Drake grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. As a tomboy, she’s always loved the outdoors and adventure. In 1980, she and her sister packed everything they owned into Pintos and moved to California. There she met and married a motorcycling, bleed-maroon Texas Aggie and her love affair with the West began. Her debut Western romance, The Sweet Spot, won the coveted RITA Award for Best First Book.
In 2014, Laura realized a lifelong dream of becoming a Texan and is currently working on her accent. She gave up the corporate CFO gig to write full-time. She’s a wife, grandmother, and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours.
You can learn more at:
LauraDrakeBooks.com
Twitter @PBRWriter
Facebook.com/LauraDrakeBooks
Also by Laura Drake
The Sweet Spot
Nothing Sweeter
Sweet on You
Praise for Laura Drake and Her Novels
THE SWEET SPOT
“Drake is a fabulous new voice in romantic fiction; this is a first-class Western!”
—New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
“Poignant, heart-wrenching, hopeful…this realistic contemporary zeroes in on issues of trust, communication, healing, and forgiveness. A cut above the rest.”
—Library Journal
“A sensitive, honest look at a family destroyed by loss…Drake’s characters are so real, so like us, that you will look at your own life and count your treasures.”
—RT Book Reviews
“Lovers of western settings will enjoy debut author Drake’s detailed descriptions of bull riding and cattle ranching.”
—Publishers Weekly
NOTHING SWEETER
“Drake writes excellent contemporary westerns that show the real American West—not a dude-ranch fantasy…This one’s not to be missed.”
—RT Book Reviews
“A sweet, passionate, at times heartbreaking romance set in picturesque Colorado with two very strong-willed protagonists, each recovering from their own recent setbacks.”
—HarlequinJunkie.com
SWEET ON YOU
“Sweet on You is a wonderfully written book and one I wholeheartedly recommend to fans of just about any genre.”
—The Romance Review
“A bittersweet romance contemporary that deals with grief, heartbreak, and forgiveness. Drake’s ability to work past the trite and hit on the cusp of the matter with beautiful prose and a genuine empathy for her couple made that book a winner for me.”
—Smexy Books
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