Please welcome to Cowboy Kisses western romance author Laura Drake!
Laura is joining us today to talk about her new release, The Last True Cowboy, A Chestnut Creek
Novel.
This cowboy's got one last chance to prove
himself
Carly Beauchamp has loved cowboy Austin
Davis since first grade. Ask anyone in their dusty, backwater New
Mexico town of Unforgiven, and they'll say “Carly and Austin” the way some
say “big trucks and country boys.” But after years of waiting for a wedding
ring, Carly’s done with being a rodeo widow . . .
Austin never meant to put his career on the
circuit before Carly. She’s always been his future, his one and only. But now
that she’s moved on, he’s beginning to see where he went wrong, and he’ll do
anything to win her back. The only thing is, Carly’s suddenly acting
differently, and she’s definitely hiding a secret—one that will test the depth
of their love and open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Excerpt:
I want to be part of a whole again, not a limping shell. I want
. . .
The light is blocked out, and his lips are on mine. My hands
steal to the sides of his face, and I take him in; a sweet kiss that makes me
want to cry.
There must be a term stronger than wanting, but it’s lost in his
gentle touch. Like our first kiss, that day in the homestead house when we
looked at each other and realized we were doing more than playing house all
those years; we were practicing.
The want pulls my brain from reason. This must be how addicts
feel. My fingers slide down the stubble on his soft cheeks. I know the
topography of his face better than my own. I’ll pay the penalty later. I need
this. I’m taking this. Not sure I could stop now, anyway.
He slants his head, and when opens his mouth, sweet turns hot.
He seems as desperate as I feel, tasting, testing, pushing. We can’t get close
enough. His hands cup my butt and he lifts and turns me, so I’m standing on the
running board. We’re the exact same height. I know, because we tested it out
before he bought this truck. I’m squeezed between the truck body and his, yet
still, it’s not enough. Wrapping my fists in his shirt, I pull him closer and
melt into his mouth. Tonight’s memory is going to have to last me the rest of
my life.
Get to know more about Laura:
Laura Drake is a New York published author of
Women's Fiction and Romance.
Her romance series, Sweet on a Cowboy, is set in
the world of professional bull riding. Her debut, The Sweet Spot, won the
2014 Romance Writers of America® RITA® award. She also published a four-book
small town romance series with Harlequin’s Superomance line. Her women's
fiction, Days Made of Glass, released January 2016, and The Last True Cowboy,
first in her Chestnut Creek series will release in December of this year.
Laura is a city girl who never grew out of her tomboy ways, or a
serious cowboy crush. 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.
THANK YOU!
Laura
Thank you so much for having me!
ReplyDeleteHi Laura -- your book sounds wonderful!! So happy to have you stop by Cowboy Kisses. Happy Holidays!!
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