Title: Cowboy Town
Series: Down Under Cowboy #1
Author: Kasey Millstead
Release Date: July 18, 2013
SYNOPSIS
Ever since her parents passed away in a tragic car accident, Eden Cross has been living a quiet, stable and predictable life in inner Sydney – the total opposite of her carefree, relaxed, happy-go-lucky past. Her parents passing and the fact she’s an only child meant Eden was left with her best friend, Jules and Matt, her boyfriend of three years as her only family. That was until she discovered something about Matt that would turn her life upside down. Eden leaves Sydney in a hurry and begins an adventure that takes her across four Australian states before she lands in Pine Creek, Northern Territory.
Jackson Henley has lived in Pine Creek his entire life. He runs a massive cattle and cropping station with his twin brother, Jeremy, which they inherited when their parents retired. He’s had a bad experience with relationships courtesy of The Bitch - Dannika, so lately he’s preferred to play the field. That is, until he comes face to face with the stunning brunette beauty who’s behind the bar at the Cow and Calf. The problem is, she won’t tell him her name, she won’t give him the time of day, and she won’t give him a chance to prove himself.
What’s it going to take for Eden to give Jackson a chance? Does he have the patience to even bother fighting for her? How will he handle the competition?
In the end, will Jackson have what it takes to convince Eden to start living again, instead of just existing?
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EXCERPT
“Hey, gorgeous, can I get another beer?” I turn my attention from the one-man show and
spot Luke, the guy who was here yesterday, and he’s waving an empty glass at
me.
“Sure thing,” I reply.
I grab a glass and pull his beer, hand it to him, take his money and
return his change.
“So, Dory’s put ya to work, has she?”
“Just helping her out for tonight,” I smile, then sweep my
gaze along the bar checking that no one needs refills. It’s during this exercise that I spot the man
who has just walked in. My breath gets
caught in my throat as I watch him take a seat at the bar. I see his lips move and he’s smiling at
people but it’s too loud to hear what he’s saying. I’m captivated. He’s utterly gorgeous. The epitome of Cowboy Hot. His hair is dark and his jaw is square. His body is built – broad across the
shoulders and narrowing slightly at his hips.
He spots someone across the bar and hands them a fully-fledged, bright
white, straight-toothed smile. My breath
leaves me in a whoosh, and then
catches again as what has to be his twin slides onto the stool beside him. Oh my
fucking god.
I’ve got a job to do.
I have to pull it together. It’s
not like I’ve never been in contact with good looking guys before. I worked in one of Sydney’s hottest bars for
four years for fuck’s sake. I mentally
slap myself across the face and tell myself to pull it together. Then I walk across to where they’re sitting
and set about getting their order.
“What’ll it be, boys?” I ask in my most relaxed
I’m-not-affected-by-you-at-all voice.
Hotty One unashamedly rakes his gaze over my body. Slowly.
So slowly, I feel my blood start to heat – just from him looking at me. I
must be going mad. Perhaps it’s the heat
up here. I’m not used to it all. I really should have worn some linen shorts
instead of jeans.
“You, later,” he winks suggestively when he
finally pulls his eyes to mine. Now,
don’t get me wrong – the wink was hot.
Fucking hot. It was the way he
said it that turned me off. You know
those guys that can get anyone they want?
Yeah, they’re not so bad. It’s
the ones who can get anyone they want, and
they know it, and they show it –
that’s the turn off. Just with that
line, Hotty One has shown me he’s a player, unfaithful, untrustworthy and most
definitely not the kind of guy I want to get involved with – in bed, or out
of. But, as a woman, I’d rather die than
have him know how he affected me, so I tilt my head to the side, smile my cheeky
smile and say, “Not tonight, handsome. Or ever.
Drink?”
AUTHOR BIO
Kasey Millstead lives a quiet life in country New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and their four young children. She enjoys baking, singing (ridiculously out of tune) & spending time with friends and family. Kasey has always harboured a deep love for reading and writing, and she is now lucky enough to be living her dream of being an Author.
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