Don't Trust the Cowboy
(2025)(The first book in the Small Town Steamy Western Romance series)
A novel by Sandy Appleyard
A black sheep. A runaway. The American dream. And an old friend that reappears from thin air...bringing Billys past with him...setting his future with Piper to a grinding halt.
The stain on my secondhand blouse taunts me as I drive to Billy Barness ranch. He hasnt called me for an interview, despite my numerous messages. Ive been away at school long enough that Ive been removed from this small town. Word is that Billy Barnes went away, too, to the military. Came back a different man, not fit for a woman. Doesnt matter, since my only interest is work. Hes put off by me, but I dont give up. Next thing I know, hes following me like some lunatic, until he learns my secret, and then were both in a heap of trouble. Hes not the only one with nightmares. Hes not the only one living a nightmare, either. But then he looks at me with something in his eyes that Ive never seen before. When I learn that its love its too late.
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My brother Cassidy points out Piper Charltons resume from a stack on my table. But I grumble, as he shares points about her, and the fact that shes the last thing I need. When she shows up unannounced, Im not impressed. The second trip is plain ballsy, but Im too exhausted to fight, and I end up doing two things Ill later regret. Her brains, her drive, and her heart are what open my eyes to things I would have never cared about before in a million years. Shes more intuitive than whats good for her, and she finds out a certain something about me that Ive never told a soul. I never meant for Piper to be a victim. And Ill be damned if she ends up that way. Thats why I have to stop it before it starts. I just hope that I dont break her heart in the process...or my own heart, for that matter.
Genre: Romance
The stain on my secondhand blouse taunts me as I drive to Billy Barness ranch. He hasnt called me for an interview, despite my numerous messages. Ive been away at school long enough that Ive been removed from this small town. Word is that Billy Barnes went away, too, to the military. Came back a different man, not fit for a woman. Doesnt matter, since my only interest is work. Hes put off by me, but I dont give up. Next thing I know, hes following me like some lunatic, until he learns my secret, and then were both in a heap of trouble. Hes not the only one with nightmares. Hes not the only one living a nightmare, either. But then he looks at me with something in his eyes that Ive never seen before. When I learn that its love its too late.
***
My brother Cassidy points out Piper Charltons resume from a stack on my table. But I grumble, as he shares points about her, and the fact that shes the last thing I need. When she shows up unannounced, Im not impressed. The second trip is plain ballsy, but Im too exhausted to fight, and I end up doing two things Ill later regret. Her brains, her drive, and her heart are what open my eyes to things I would have never cared about before in a million years. Shes more intuitive than whats good for her, and she finds out a certain something about me that Ive never told a soul. I never meant for Piper to be a victim. And Ill be damned if she ends up that way. Thats why I have to stop it before it starts. I just hope that I dont break her heart in the process...or my own heart, for that matter.
Genre: Romance