Re-released
in a second edition with a prologue and three new chapters.
Two cowboys looking for love…
Jack Barnes and Sam Fleetwood met in
foster care. Over the years, they’ve become best friends and
partners. They share a business as cattle ranchers and a house.
There’s only one thing missing: a woman to share. The men are sure
they’ve found that woman when Abigail Moore arrives in their small
town, Willow Fork, TX.
A woman trying to find her place in
the world…
Abby left her hometown twenty years
before under a cloud of scandal. She’s raised a daughter, forged a
new life for herself, and is ready for the next phase when she meets
the handsome cowboys.
One small town that’s ready to
explode…
They’re a dream come true—Jack is
the sexy Dom, and Sam the playful lover. It’s everything she’s
ever fantasized about. There’s only one problem. She’s still not
welcome in Willow Fork, and someone is willing to kill to keep her
away.
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The door to the women’s room slammed
open. Abby practically jumped, ready to beg whoever was walking
through to give her some privacy. Jack filled the doorway with his
presence.
“You can’t come in here, Jack.”
She smoothed down her uniform and swept back her hair, trying to
retain as much dignity as she could.
“Why not, darlin’? I am going to
admit that I’m not a man who tends to let things like social
conventions keep me out of a place I really want to be in.” Jack
walked right up to her. The man really wasn’t big on personal
space.
Sam walked in and closed the door. He
leaned with his back against it. One boot rested negligently against
the painted pink door.
“Sam, tell him he can’t come into
the women’s room.”
“You’re the one who chose the venue
for this particular conversation, Abigail.” There was nothing
vaguely resembling a joke in Jack’s voice now. Abby looked to Sam
for help.
Sam shook his head. He was grinning
like an idiot. “Hell no, honey. You’re gonna have to learn that
when Jack gets that hard edge to his voice, he means business.
Besides, I’m happy with the way things went. Thank you, baby. You
made this so much easier. Jack was talking about dating you and
treating you like a lady. That was gonna take forever. It’s much
simpler this way.”
“What’s simpler?” Abby was unable
to keep the trepidation out of her voice.
“Taking you home, taking you to bed,
and showing you where you belong,” Sam replied with a wink.
“Where do I belong?” Abby couldn’t
take her eyes off Jack. There was a simple smile on his face that
held a wealth of arrogance. He’d been serious. He really had been
playing the gentleman. Abby got the feeling she was about to get a
full dose of Jack Barnes, and damned if she wasn’t looking forward
to it.
“Always between me and Sam.” Jack
reached out and put his hands on her shoulders, his expression
intense. “Tell me you don’t want us, Abby, and I’ll walk away
right now. I won’t bother you again.”
“Don’t give her ultimatums.” Sam
sounded a bit desperate. “I thought we’d give her a taste before
we forced her to make a decision. Baby, why don’t you let us play
around a little? I promise you’ll want us.”
She looked up into Jack’s
forest-green eyes. They were very serious as he stared at her. His
hand came up to cup her face. He forced her to look at him and Abby
felt his will. It should scare the crap out of her, but she found it
amazingly sexy. This was a man who would always keep his promises, no
matter what it cost him.
“She already wants us.” Jack
brushed his thumb across her mouth. It was all she could do to not
open her mouth and suck his thumb in. “She just needs to admit it.
Can you tell me you haven’t spent the last few weeks thinking about
this? Thinking about you and me and Sam coming together in bed?”
“No,” she said. Jack’s eyes
flared, and she felt compelled to continue. “I have thought about
it, but I’m scared.”
The time for honesty was here. She
could run, and they would probably accept her decision. She could
give in and enjoy the sex and walk away. Or she could ask for what
she wanted. She could be brave and tell them what she needed and what
she was scared of. If she did that and it all fell apart, then she
would have to forgive herself. She’d learned that one of the great
joys of maturing was learning how to forgive herself.
“What are you scared of?” A deep
crease appeared in Sam’s forehead. He walked up to her and leaned
forward. “Honey, we want to take care of you. We don’t want to
hurt you.”
She felt tears pricking at the edge of
her eyes. Everything in her was screaming for that to be true. She
wanted them. She craved them.
“You could be lying to me. You could
want to make me look bad.” She could hear her teenaged self in the
statement. She felt every bit as vulnerable as she had then. The last
month she’d spent with these two disparately different men had been
one of the best of her life. Every evening they’d spent together
over the last month had made her want them more. More than once,
she’d fantasized about them sweeping into the diner and carrying
her away. Lately, when things went wrong, her first thought was to
call Jack. Now that her fantasy seemed to be coming true, she didn’t
trust fate.
Jack’s hands came out and soothingly
rubbed the back of her neck. He hadn’t stopped touching her once.
“Sweetheart, why would you say something like that? Why would we
want to make you look bad?”
“Because the Echols family wants me
out of town.” Her heart soared when she saw the complete confusion
on their faces. They couldn’t make that up.
“Are you talking about that crazy old
biddy who runs the church socials?” Jack seemed to struggle to
place a name with a face. “She always looks at me funny.”
“Ruby. That’s her name.” Sam
frowned. “She’s real unpleasant to me. Why would we do anything
for her? For that matter, why would she care that you’re in town?”
Hope swelled inside her. They really
weren’t gay, and they really weren’t working for Ruby Echols. If
that was true, then she had to assume they wanted her. It suddenly
didn’t matter that they were in a bathroom in a public place. She
couldn’t wait to feel their mouths pressed to hers. It wasn’t
forever. The universe didn’t work that way, but she could have this
moment. She could have a few weeks with them.
“It doesn’t matter. Kiss me.”
“Which one?” Sam asked.
Abby continued to smile, looking from
gorgeous man to gorgeous man. “It doesn’t matter, but one of you
should kiss me.”
Jack’s eyes never left her face.
“Sam, take care of that door. We wouldn’t want anyone walking
in.”
Sam cursed and bemoaned his fate, but
he walked back and took his previous position.
Jack took Abby’s face in both his
hands. “I’m completely crazy about you, Abigail Moore.” He
leaned over and finally, after what seemed to Abby like a lifetime of
wanting, pressed his mouth to hers.
Abby felt helpless against the
onslaught of desire that rocketed through her as Jack took her mouth.
He plundered it, his tongue gently forcing its way in and dancing
strongly around hers. She held on to his lean waist for dear life as
he slanted over her mouth again and again. He poured his will into
her and everything inside her responded. She felt that kiss in her
pussy and already she was slick and warm. Jack’s hands reached up
and pulled at the band that held up her hair. He set it free and
pulled back to look at the mane of auburn locks he’d unleashed.
“You’re so fucking gorgeous,”
Jack breathed almost reverently as he stroked her hair. In that
moment, with Jack’s green eyes looking at her like she was some
goddess he was worshipping, Abby felt gorgeous.
“Why don’t we take this home,
people?” Sam’s voice was tight. Abby looked back at Sam, and his
blue eyes were dark with passion.
He wanted to go home so he could join
in. He wanted to have his turn. The thought should have turned her
off, but all it did was get her hotter.
Jack’s lips turned up in a lazy
smile. “You’ll have to forgive Sam, darlin’. He’s always so
impatient. Always has been.” Jack suddenly lifted her up and set
her on the counter. He looked back at his friend with great
affection. “Do you have any idea how many times I’ve told him
that anticipation is the best part?”
Jack’s hands pushed up the skirt of
her uniform.
“Anticipation is damn frustrating,
Jack. And I’ve been anticipating for weeks,” Sam complained.
REVIEW: Jack and Sam find what they've been looking for in Abby. They've been looking for a long time and couldn't believe their luck when Abby comes to town. The only problem is, she says she's not staying that long. Jack and Sam will do whatever is necessary to change her mind. They can be very persuasive. I loved that Jack and Sam were so different but deep down they were the same.
As all of Lexi's book this one is super hot. I would have liked to have more story of these 3, I felt that it was kind of rushed in places. I can't wait to read the next book giving me more of these 3.
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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