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When Cole Stevens travels from Montana to Texas to close a business deal with his old friend, Heath McCoy, he never expects to close in on a relationship, too. But with one brief moment of contact in the airport with a pretty young woman carrying a guitar, his heart starts to unravel.<\/p>\n
Sarah McClendon, fresh out of the gate after landing the runner-up spot on American Star, is touted as the up-and-coming country music star of the year. When she tangles with her manager at the Highlands Ranch annual barbecue, Cole steps up to the plate to protect her from the smarmy, poor excuse of a human being.<\/p>\n
But it’s just a weekend right? Cole will be back home on the ranch in Montana come Monday, and Sarah has a career to get off the ground. Can a love-at-first-sight weekend turn into the happily-ever-after neither of them are sure they even want?<\/p>\n
Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n Sarah woke in the same position in which she went to sleep\u2014with her cheek resting against Cole\u2019s chest, and his arms wrapped snug around her. Not sure how long they had lain there together, she knew it wasn\u2019t long enough. At least for her. She could lay in his arms forever and not complain.<\/p>\n But how was he<\/em> feeling about all this?<\/p>\n She\u2019d barged into his room like she\u2019d owned the place and never stopped to think that perhaps he had plans. He had just showered\u2014obviously\u2014his skin dewy soft and damp, contradicting the hard plane of his chest, tempting her. The towel wrapped sloppily around his thin hips.<\/p>\n She\u2019d wanted to run away and bury herself in his arms, all at the same time.<\/p>\n But God, what she really wanted was for him to bury himself in her.<\/p>\n Her thoughts shot back to him standing there in the room wearing nothing but a towel. Even in her frantic state of mind, she\u2019d noticed that he was one fine-looking specimen of cowboy. His chest was hard, his stomach flat, with pretty much a six-pack instead of a belly. She liked that. What she\u2019d wished, that she\u2019d been brave enough to slip her hands down under that towel and slide them over his hips to see what else was underneath.<\/p>\n My. She was getting wet just thinking about it.<\/p>\n Cole stirred, and his knee pushed between her thighs. Damn. A little higher and she could almost rub herself up against him nicely and\u2026<\/p>\n Stop it, Sarah. He doesn\u2019t even think of you in that way.<\/em><\/p>\n Doesn\u2019t he?<\/p>\n Of course he does. Right?<\/p>\n Her mind drifted back to him in the towel. He\u2019d held her close, and she had felt something then, hadn\u2019t she? Something hard against her lower belly\u2014something hot and yeah\u2026he definitely wanted her.<\/p>\n She smiled against his chest.<\/p>\n But had <\/em>he planned to simply go to bed\u2014or was he headed out for some nightlife, or perhaps down to the patio to socialize with the others? Maybe that raging hard-on she felt wasn\u2019t even for her. Maybe he had some other chick in the wings.<\/p>\n He\u2019d said he was turning in, but maybe he was just being nice. If he\u2019d had plans, she had definitely stalled them\u2014or had she?<\/p>\n To say she was confused was an understatement. How could she feel so wonderful, so darned quick, with him? She barely knew him, and yet, she was lying in bed with him now, wrapped up into his sinful body, like a human burrito.<\/p>\n This couldn\u2019t happen now. As much as she liked him playing the white knight role, she knew he couldn\u2019t be the one to save her\u2014not from Max and perhaps, from herself. She was naive, a hayseed country girl, as her manager had said. She had no business sense. Heck, six months ago she was waiting tables at a diner in Sturgis, waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n Then came American Star, and the discovering began. And now here she was\u2014in a pickle of a mess, with no easy way out. At least as far as she could see. And in Cole Steven\u2019s bed. As much as she loved the idea of that, she knew she needed to get a grip on herself and woman-up to face the situation at hand. She should have left this room last night. She shouldn\u2019t even have come in the first place. She shouldn\u2019t have forced herself on him.<\/p>\n Shouldn\u2019t. Shouldn\u2019t. Shouldn\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n But she did.<\/p>\n And he\u2019d insisted that she stay. With him. Right? So it didn\u2019t sound like he was bothered by the fact he was stuck with her for the evening.<\/p>\n Darn it. She sure hoped he didn\u2019t feel stuck.<\/p>\n Sarah shifted and sighed, snuggling in closer. She would enjoy this for a long as she had it. They really only had the weekend, didn\u2019t they? She wasn\u2019t going to expect anything else. But dammit, there was no reason why she couldn\u2019t let her hair down for a couple of days. Right?<\/p>\n But she didn\u2019t want to send him the wrong message. Did she?<\/p>\n And what would be the wrong message?<\/p>\n She hated one-night stands. She\u2019d heard how her brothers talked about the women they\u2019d hooked up with for a night, and she definitely didn\u2019t want to be one of those women. But this didn\u2019t feel like that, did it? Even though she wanted him to screw her brains out?<\/p>\n Geez. This man-woman thing could be so darned complicated, at times.<\/p>\n But the complication dissolved when Cole cinched his arms around her a little tighter. Something about the way he tucked her up into his long body, like he was claiming her\u2014leg thrown over hers now, and everything\u2014made her feel warm and secure and happy.<\/p>\n Yes, happy.<\/p>\n And still a mite confused.<\/p>\n In fact, if she let herself, she might bubble over with the thought of how happy she felt when she was around him\u2014while she was running down the hallway of this huge house screaming in fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n But he was awful nice. A great guy, it seemed. Kind, considerate, protective. Sexy. Hell yeah. Sexy\u2026 A gentleman. In her extremely limited experience being around him, that is….<\/p>\n Cole was different from most men she knew.<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a gentleman,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n After a moment, he returned sleepily. \u201cI sure hope so.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re awake.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBarely. Don\u2019t move, please.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo chance.\u201d She nuzzled against him with her cheek and snaked her arm around his waist to hug him. \u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re a gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n He sighed. \u201cIf you knew the thoughts rolling through my head right now, you might not think I\u2019m much of a gentleman\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh?\u201d<\/p>\n He shifted and scooted back a little, and grinning, Sarah lifted her face to look into his. He smiled back and kissed the end of her nose. \u201cYou\u2019re safe with me, Sarah McClendon. I have no plans to seduce you this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n This morning? What about later?<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cRain check?\u201d Sarah mentally slapped herself upside the head. What was she thinking? A small thrill raced up through her and she felt the corner of her mouth tip up. Oh my.<\/em><\/p>\n He cocked a brow. \u201cWell\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Her cheeks grew warm. \u201cWell I suppose I\u2019m disappointed,\u201d she said, teasingly.<\/p>\n Cole jerked his head back and laughed. \u201cYou, little lady, don\u2019t want to go there. Not right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarah jutted out her lower lip.<\/p>\n Cole groaned. \u201cSeriously Sarah. I had no idea you were such a tease and as much as I love that\u2026\u201d He perched himself up on one elbow and washed a hand over his face. \u201cAs much as I love a tease, don\u2019t be offended if I don\u2019t deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarah sat up. \u201cThere you go again,\u201d she said. \u201cEver the gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, ma\u2019am,\u201d he continued, touching her cheek and peering into her eyes. \u201cI don\u2019t know how to be any other way. My dad was a good, hardworking, honest man, and I try to live up to who he was, every single day. I lost him way too early, but I\u2019ve never forgotten how he treated people\u2014and especially women\u2014and how he treated me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI imagine you are a lot like him then.\u201d<\/p>\n He nodded. \u201cI strive to be.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cUmmm.\u201d She stretched a little. \u201cI don\u2019t know you very well but I do know that you are a good man. I trust you.\u201d<\/p>\n Cole palmed her face in his big hand. She looked into his eyes and watched his gaze play over her. \u201cSarah,\u201d he began, \u201cYou\u2019re right. We don\u2019t know each other very well\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd yet,\u201d she added, \u201chere we are in bed together.\u201d She giggled. She liked talking with him and giggling and teasing while they were in bed. It sure beat the heck out of how she was feeling last night. And it sure did counter her confused thoughts from a few minutes ago.<\/p>\n She was being intentionally flirty, and she should stop.<\/p>\n \u201cI know. I\u2019m sorry. I should have slept in the chair. But\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo you shouldn\u2019t. You slept right where I needed you to be.\u201d She paused and searched his face. \u201cCole, I needed you, and you were here. That means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSarah, I am right where I needed to be.\u201d He briefly closed his eyes and exhaled, then opened them again. \u201cI never want to take advantage of you. I don\u2019t want to move too fast. I don\u2019t want this to be the only weekend we have together. I\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n She put a finger on his lips. \u201cCole, stop.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJust stop.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cStop what?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor just one moment, stop being such a damn gentleman.\u201d<\/p>\n He blinked. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKiss me.\u201d<\/p>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><\/p>\n Maddie James writes romance – but don’t try to pin her down to one genre! From edgy suspense to flirty contemporary romance to darker erotic titles, she just wants to silence the people in her head.<\/p>\n She is the bestselling author of forty-two romance titles published worldwide in at least seven languages. Available in eBook, trade paperback and audio, her titles span the romance genre from contemporary to paranormal romance. Winner of the Calico Trails Cameo Award, and the Romance Book Scene’s Best Novella of the Year award, Maddie has enjoyed numerous Top Pick and 5-star reviews, and has been listed as a Top 100 Contemporary Romance author at Amazon. Affaire de Coeur says, “James shows a special talent for traditional romance,” and RT Book Reviews claims, “James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hop on for an exhilarating ride.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Cole Stevens travels from Montana to Texas to close a business deal with his old friend, Heath McCoy, he never expects to close in on a relationship, too. 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