Rancher’s Forgotten Rival
The Carsons of Lone Rock
by Maisey Yates
on-sale Jan.25
Harlequin Desire
Blurb:
Will amnesia turn these enemies into lovers? It’s a hero in distress, with a more than capable damsel on hand to save to him. Find out more about the book in this book #1 miniseries, Carsons of Lone Rock, by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates.
Welcome to Lone Rock, Oregonโs Wild West. Chance Carson is the one man in Lone Rock who gets Juniper all riled up. His family is ranching royalty. Heโs arrogant, insufferable and obnoxiously charmingโsheโll keep her distance, thanks. But when Juniper finds Chance Carson on her property, injured and without his memory, she saves his lifeโฆand sort of lets him believe heโs her ranch hand. Making the entitled rancher work a little is one thingโฆbut actually liking the man is another. Falling for him? No way. And yet the passion between them is as undeniable as it is unexpected. Will it survive the truth?
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Excerpt:
โYou know, I take people to the hospital every day,โ she said. โThey donโt just go there to die. They go there to be healed. I understand that there can be bad traumatic memories connected to that. Butโฆ But the hospital can be a good thing.โ
โLogically I know that. Butโฆโ
โIโm sorry,โ she said. โIโm sorry that the first memory youโre having is so sad.โ
โI think itโs probably the strongest one I have. Because I think I felt that sadness inside of me before I ever saw her face. What a hell of a thing. That I almost died. Out there in the field. Whenโฆโ
โWhen what?โ she whispered.
โMy parents have been through enough,โ he said. โShe mustโve been my sister.โ
โOh.โ The word left her body in a gust.
He knew what it was like to lose someone. He wasโฆhuman.
Just the same as she was.
Just the same as they all were.
The Carsons and Sohappys werenโt so different.
She was hoping he might see that during this time, but she hadnโt expected it would be her own lesson.
Sheโฆshe had never heard anything about that and she didnโt know why he thought it. Or if it was true. And it still settled hard in her chest.
He was getting way too close to remembering things, and it was gettingโฆ Dicey. It was one thing to think that she wanted to endear herself to him this way, but him sharing something personal like this, something he never wouldโve shared otherwise, it felt like a violation. And she had never thought that she would feel like she violated Chance Carson. But this was different. The situation with his sister.
No. He had a sister. And she was alive and well.
Callie Carson was much younger than him, and she had gone off and married a rodeo cowboy who lived in Gold Valley.
But the way he was talking about it, it sounded like he was younger.
She felt hungry for more, but at the same time she didnโt want to press him. For so many reasons, but maybe the biggest one was her heart felt so tender right now. For him.
That wasnโt supposed to happen.
โAll right,โ he said.
He stood up, and she stood at the same time, ready to take his bowl from him.
โI can take the dishes.โ
โOh no, thatโs okay,โ he said, and she put her hand on the bowl, and her fingertips brushed his, and their eyes locked.
And she felt a frisson of something magical go through her. Something hot and delicious and sticky like cayenne honey, flowing all the way through her veins.
And she could hardly breathe around it. She could hardly think. All she could do was stare. And feel the thundering rhythm of her heart, like a herd of wild mustangs, the kind that you could find out here in Eastern Oregon, and she was sure that he could hear it too.
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Author Info:
Maisey Yates is a New York Times bestselling author of over one hundred romance novels. Whether she’s writing strong, hard working cowboys, dissolute princes or multigenerational family stories, she loves getting lost in fictional worlds. An avid knitter with a dangerous yarn addiction and an aversion to housework, Maisey lives with her husband and three kids in rural Oregon. Check out her website, maiseyyates.com or find her on Facebook.
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