The Cowboy Earns a Bride
by Cora
Seton
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BLURB:
Wedding
bells are ringing on the Double-Bar-K and Luke Matheson is determined to make
his move on his favorite bridesmaid—sweet, sexy Mia Start. Though she's shared
his house for more than two months, she's remained elusive. Luke's ready to
cross that divide, and win her love for good.
Mia
would give anything to marry Luke, but he won't want her once he knows the
truth; she’s four months pregnant with another man’s child. It's time to find a
real home—and a real job—so she can raise her baby alone.
When
a nosy neighbor exposes Mia’s pregnancy at his brother's wedding, Luke sees his
chance to finally get what he wants. He lays claim to the baby—and to Mia—but
their happily-ever-after lasts barely a day. When Luke's pride clashes with
Mia's need for independence, Mia calls the wedding off.
Can
Luke convince her to change her mind? Or will these wedding bells sound the
death knell of their relationship?
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EXCERPT:
Mia hunched miserably in the corner of the front seat, as
far away from the furious man at the wheel as she could get. She’d never seen
anyone as angry as Luke was now. She wished he would scream at her, rage at
her, even throw things at her; anything but the grim silence that filled the
cab like a living thing.
When they reached the Double-Bar-K, she nearly dashed from
the truck before it stopped moving. Her dress in her hand, she ran up the
steps, barreled inside Luke’s parents’ house and almost knocked Hannah over.
“What’s wrong?” Hannah raced up the stairs after her to the
bedroom that had been designated for the bridesmaids on the second floor. As
Mia slammed the door shut behind them, and threw herself on the bed, Hannah
rushed to her side. “Was it Autumn? The birth? Did something go wrong after
all?”
Mia shook her head, her sobs making it impossible to speak.
“She’s…fine. The baby is…beautiful.”
“Then what’s wrong? Are you in shock?”
“It’s…Luke. He knows.” Mia’s sobs stormed out again. Hannah
sat down hard on the bed beside her, understanding perfectly. She was the only
one besides Fila who knew about Mia’s pregnancy. She’d urged Mia to tell Luke
long ago.
“And he isn’t happy.” It wasn’t a question.
Mia only sobbed harder. “He hates me. He couldn’t even speak
to me. I knew this would happen.”
To her credit, Hannah didn’t say she told her so. Only
sighed and patted her on the back. “I’m sorry. I think you and Luke would make
a great couple. Maybe you still will. Give him time—the news has to have come
as a huge shock. Don’t you think?”
Mia nodded, knowing that Hannah was trying to the help. But
it was easy for Hannah. She was so beautiful with her white-blond hair and
competent ways. Everyone admired her for going back to school to become a
veterinarian, and her new husband, Jake, was head over heels in love with
her—enough to change the whole course of his life and go back to school, too.
If only Luke loved her like that.
But why should he when she was carrying another man’s child?
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Cora Seton
loves cowboys, country life, gardening, bike-riding, and lazing around with a
good book. Mother of four, wife to a computer programmer/eco-farmer, she
ditched her California lifestyle nine years ago and moved to a remote logging
town in northwestern British Columbia.
Like the
characters in her novels, Cora enjoys old-fashioned pursuits and modern
technology, spending mornings transforming a neglected one-acre lot into a
paradise of orchards, berry bushes and market gardens, and afternoons writing
the latest Chance Creek romance novel on her iPad mini. Visit www.coraseton.com
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Love the sound of the story, can't wait to read it.
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Love me some cowboys!! I really enjoyed the excerpt - thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to reading this :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very interesting book. Can't wait to read this.
ReplyDeleteI loved the excerpt, thanks.
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