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CEO Vanessa Lockhart has had her fill of controlling men. So when she decides to take a few days off in the Lone Star State to kick up her booted heels with a little shopping and a night on the town, she doesn\u2019t count on meeting Carson, getting ruthlessly kissed, or ending up in bed with the cute cowboy. A two-day Texas fling? Why not? A girl only lives once. After all, she\u2019ll have something for her memoirs\u2014until she goes back to work in Nevada to meet her new CFO\u2026and in walks her Texas cowboy. Vanessa\u2019s divorcing one man and doesn\u2019t need another\u2014too bad Carson has other ideas.<\/p>\n
Carson Cutes didn\u2019t plan to pick up Vanessa at the bar or spend two fun days and two hotter nights with the beauty. But it isn\u2019t an issue since she blows out of town without a goodbye. When his godfather asks for help with his new hotel venture\u2014he never expected to end up in Las Vegas or for the CEO to be the one woman he can\u2019t get out of his mind. What\u2019s a cowboy to do? He doesn\u2019t believe in love at first sight\u2014but now has doubts. How can he convince a girl under neon lights that she holds his Texan heart?<\/p>\n
Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n Carson woke to a slight heaviness around his waist and the faint scent of expensive perfume blending with sweat. Sun peered in through the window and his brain kicked into thought process.<\/p>\n The weight around him was a tanned slender arm.<\/p>\n Vanessa!<\/p>\n He glanced down to the toss of dark ringlets against the pillow case and the woman he\u2019d shared hours of hot, incredible sex with wearing his button down shirt. She lifted her head and met his gaze. Her lashes were naturally long and her eyes so dark, he swore he could get lost in them. His stomach fluttered from the sweet smile dusted across her full lips.<\/p>\n \u201cGood morning,\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought you\u2019d be gone.\u201d Surprise registered on her pretty face.<\/p>\n \u201cI probably should\u2019ve, considering I should be back at work.\u201d He tightened his hold at her waist. \u201cI have to admit I\u2019m pretty comfortable right where I am.\u201d<\/p>\n She giggled softly. \u201cYou realize that\u2019s not very one night stand of you.\u201d<\/p>\n In all his years, Carson had never stayed the night with a woman he had no intentions seeing again. Then again, unlike his cousin Dillon who was notorious for one night stands and two week relationships, one night stands weren\u2019t something Carson normally participated in\u2014he was too busy working. His grin broadened and he lifted his brows.<\/p>\n \u201cTrue. So since we\u2019ve established that, would you consider me taking you to breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n She went to open her mouth to answer when a loud ringing filled the room and echoed around them. \u201cHold that thought,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n Vanessa slipped from underneath the covers and climbed out of bed. She glanced at her wearing his denim shirt then around the room before walking over to the three drawer dresser which sat along one wall. Her fingers reached for the silver phone on the smooth oak top and glanced at the number.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, God,\u201d she whispered then rolled her eyes and swiped a finger across the screen of her phone. \u201cGood morning, Antoine.\u201d<\/p>\n Antoine?<\/p>\n Out of everything he\u2019d learned about her last night, ironically he\u2019d never asked if she was married or involved with anyone. Considering his past, and his dreadful mistake with Sheila it should have been one of the first things he asked. However, her lack of ring and\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cI was just getting out of bed.\u201d She told the man on the other end of the phone. \u201cWhy are you calling so early?\u201d There was a momentary pause and again she rolled her eyes. \u201cI should have known Hailey and Arianna were behind this.\u201d A heavy sigh escaped her and she glanced over to where Carson had sat up in bed. \u201cWhat do you mean you booked me the works?\u201d An unhappy expression worked across her features. \u201cAntoine I have better things to do then to park my ass at the spa for the day, I should be\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n Her expression shifted from unhappy to defeat. So many questions ran through Carson\u2019s mind\u2014the big one being if she was involved with someone. He wanted to believe she wasn\u2019t but doubt filled his mind. One of the reasons he rarely dated\u2014he didn\u2019t trust his judgment where women were concerned.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat the hell happened to David?\u201d Panic coated each and every syllable, her long lashes blinked before her eyes widened.<\/p>\n Who\u2019s David?<\/p>\n He never even bothered to find out if she had kids. What did it matter? This was a one night stand, well an extended one at least.<\/p>\n Vanessa groaned and covered her face with her hand. \u201cWell its David\u2019s own fault. He knows Shakespeare hangs out on the bookcase and tosses books. He didn\u2019t get a concussion did he?\u201d Again, she sighed heavy. \u201cUsually, Mischief takes care of the plants, I\u2019m surprised Shakespeare got his plump rump up that high.\u201d She shook her head. \u201cListen, give my love to everyone, and tell our fearless leader I\u2019m relaxing and enjoying my vacation time, hell, tell him whatever you want so he doesn\u2019t end up calling my cell phone and giving me one of his hour long lectures.\u201d<\/p>\n Carson couldn\u2019t help but wonder if he\u2019d overstayed, yet a small part of him, knew that he hadn\u2019t. He tossed back the covers and decided now was as good of time as any to get dressed. He wasn\u2019t sure what to say, so started with the obvious. \u201cIs everything okay?\u201d<\/p>\n She nodded rather unconvincingly that it was. \u201cThat was my overly flamboyant personal assistant on the phone, letting me know about my all day spa session. Apparently, my boss, who is a good man with a good heart, though eccentric at best, insisted I be pampered.\u201d<\/p>\n Not her husband.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he informed me that David, one of my colleagues and friends who is staying with my kids while I\u2019m away got knocked out by Shakespeare knocking a plant pot off the bookcase and hitting him in the head with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Kids, as in plural.<\/p>\n He ended up with more questions running through his mind. \u201cHow many kids do you have?\u201d<\/p>\n Her head tilted to the side and a quizzical expression crossed her face. \u201cOh, technically none.\u201d She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth. \u201cPersnickety I got from a rescue charity that was having adoptions outside the food store one day when I went in to do groceries. She had been in foster care for six months and didn\u2019t get adopted because she doesn\u2019t show well, due to being shy. Mischief, I got shortly after I moved into my condo because I was busy with work and didn\u2019t want persnickety to be lonely while I put in long hours at my job. Shakespeare, he loves napping on my bookcase and shortly after I moved into my condo, my neighbors moved out and left him behind. I figured I already had two fur babies what was one more.\u201d<\/p>\n Fur babies? Not actually children. Interesting.<\/p>\n \u201cSo here I am, not even thirty-five, live by myself and I\u2019m already becoming a crazy cat lady.\u201d<\/p>\n His mouth dropped open as he absorbed the new information. The more he got to know her, the more he found himself curious about her and liked her\u2014a lot. \u201cBefore your phone rang I asked if you wanted to go to breakfast. Would you still be interested?\u201d<\/p>\n She giggled and nodded. \u201cI\u2019d really enjoy that, especially since you know I\u2019m a cat lady in the making and it hasn\u2019t scared you off.\u201d<\/p>\n He grinned broadly. \u201cI\u2019m used to cats, and my younger sister Gloria has a pet pig named Bacon Bits, who actually thinks he\u2019s a dog\u2014so I\u2019m used to strange.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMe too\u2014if you only knew my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m guessing the Hailey and Arianna you mentioned to your assistant?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d she paused and studied him a minute. \u201cIt\u2019s nice you paid attention.\u201d There was something in her tone he couldn\u2019t quite pinpoint, but he knew her words to be sincere.\u201d<\/p>\n He thought a moment and glanced out the window to the Texas sky then turned back and met her gaze. \u201cSo an all day spa appointment, I\u2019m guessing you will be staying another night?\u201d \u201cI have a couple things I need to do, but would like to see if you will keep me company later on tonight for dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n Vanessa threw her head back and laughed. \u201cWe haven\u2019t had breakfast yet, are you sure you want to invite me to dinner?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI do, in fact, I\u2019ll take whatever time I can spend with you.\u201d He shrugged. \u201cWhat can I say, I\u2019m a man who knows what he wants, and right now you\u2019re what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n Her surprise wasn\u2019t hard to miss and she pursed her full lips. \u201cWell, since you put it like that, what did you have in mind for breakfast?\u201d<\/p>\n Be a gentleman. A voice warned in his head. And don\u2019t say you.<\/p>\n \u201cFunny you should ask.\u201d Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, I still call Sin City home. I\u2019ve always been a sucker for romance novels and movies, especially romantic comedies. Writing is more than just words to me it\u2019s captivating slices of characters\u2019 lives and sharing them with the reader. I\u2019m a firm believer that heroes and heroines had a life before page one of any story and their past as well as life experiences, made them who they are.<\/p>\n Coming from the southwest I have a major soft spot for cowboys, but also love suspense, a bit of intrigue and kick-ass heroines. Of course, there is always the time to slip in a good paranormal. 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\n\u201cYes, I will be there for eleven and I love you too.\u201d She ended the call and her shoulders sagged as Carson did up the front of his jeans.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYes,\u201d she replied with a smile.<\/p>\n
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