Return to Ransom
By: Regina Carlysle
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ISBN
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9781419949043
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Book Length
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Short Novel
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Publisher
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Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc.
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Ellora’s Cave: http://www.ellorascave.com/return-to-ransom.html
Format Ebook
DESCRIPTION
Delight, Texas, Book 3
Lynn Halstead returns to Delight, Texas, with one objective
in mind—finding a little revenge for a past trauma. Instead of dishing out a
hefty dose of payback, however, she comes face-to-face with the one man she’s
never been able to forget. But this time she gets to touch.
Ransom Dobbs lives a life of responsibility and regret.
That’s what a man does, after all. The big, tough rancher is thrown for a loop
by a sweet blast from his past. Lynn burns him with every look and every touch,
but can she banish the ghost that torments him? Time and a whole lot of
smoldering sex can grant this cowboy the happiness he craves, but only if he’s
brave enough to risk his heart.
A Romantica® Western erotic romance from
Ellora’s Cave
A bit about me…
I grew up in small town Oklahoma then moved to
Texas where I lived for over thirty years. Once upon a time I
worked as a newspaper journalist, as a public relations director for a university,
and other assorted things but these days I am an award winning, multi-published
author.
I like writing that is hot, edgy, and often humorous, and
try to put this trademark stamp on all of my stories. These days I live in
sunny Florida where I find the temps ‘heat up’ my creative
urges. I am a doting, fawning, and over-indulgent mom to my two adult
children and believe them to be the coolest people in the world.
When I’m not penning steamy erotic tales set in
paranormal worlds or writing hot contemporary books (usually
featuring a cowboy or two) I indulge in long chats with friends who
help me stay sane and keep me laughing. Wanna be my friend forever? Make me laugh.
Favorite Quotes:
Ransom’s smile widened into a grin that caused his
smoky-colored eyes to crinkle at the corners, the lines radiating out faded
from exposure. He looked like a man who spent long hours squinting into the
bright Texas landscape and wore those lines as proof of his love of outdoors.
“You’ve changed some, Dr. Halstead, but I’m not the kind of man to forget a
pretty face. I’m a little surprised, but mighty glad to see you here in Delight
after all these years.”
Heat burned her cheeks, but then he released her and stepped
back. She laughed a little then shook her head. A raucous song swept through
the room, practically vibrating the walls, so she leaned close enough to be
heard over the noise. “I’m actually a little surprised too. I didn’t think I’d
ever come back. Don’t know what possessed me really, but now that I’ve seen you
again, I’m beginning to think I should listen to my impulses more often.”
“Okay. Let’s do this thing, honey. The hammer is there and I
have the nails in my back pocket.”
“I see the dang hammer. Just hold on.” Lynn grabbed the tool
from the ground then dug the thick nails from his back pocket. His butt behind
the denim was hard as a damn rock and she had the sudden image of that hard ass
stamped in her brain but now wasn’t the time to let her mind wander. He had
been nice enough to rescue her and give her a place to stay; the least she
could do was help him with the fence. Yeah, right. Who was she kidding? Her
wildest dream was to get down and dirty with this man but she shoved that
lascivious image into the back of her mind.
Together they fixed the fence and when it was done, he
leaned against it and grinned. “Mighty fine job for a woman.”
“For a woman?” She saw the teasing glint in his eyes and
played along. “For a woman? I’ll have you know that doctors do things on a
daily basis that would have a big, strong cowboy like you barfing your guts
out. Don’t go preachin’ to me about being a silly little woman.”
This book was given to me in exchange for an honest
review. I loved the story behind this
book. Losing someone you loved is that
hardest thing to go through. Yes that is
what this story deals with. The love a
cowboy had for his wife and the mistakes that he made. Ransom is a rancher who
loved his wife and after an argument and hurt feelings his wife ran and ended
up dying in a car accident. For over 10 years Ransom lived with the guilt that
he killed her. He withdrew from everything and everybody. He just went through
the days just to survive. He was
determined to not let anyone close to him again. That was until Lynn came back
in town and from the beginning there was so much sexual tension between
them.
Lynn was from Delight, Texas and let to get away from the
humiliation she felt. She went back to get payback but instead literally feel
into the arms of the one man who was kind to her. Man I wouldn’t mind falling into a hot
cowboys arms. She also ran into the one
man she hoped she would never see again. Ransom again was there to save her
when she needed it even though Ransom really didn’t want to get close to her
but he wouldn’t let anyone hurt her again.
For the time she was in town she was staying in his house and man did
the sex become addictive. Can Lynn help Ransom let go of his past? Can they
find a future together? Or will both their pasts destroy what they are building
together?
This is a really good cowboy lovin book. The story flows and
throughout this book you feel the love and sadness plus the hot steam sex…
FIVE COWBOY ANGELS
I loooove 'cowboy angels'. Thanks so VERY much for the review, Cindy!
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