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In One Picture: Reina Torres’ “Sweetgrass Summer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Reina Torres’ “Sweetgrass Summer” (Contest)

The winner is…Miki! *~*~* Sweetgrass Summer by Reina Torres  A rock-steady rancher, determined to give his love a slow traditional courting, is surprised when she takes the reins I love history and culture! When I go somewhere on vacation, I tend to be on the move more than when I’m at home. I love museums and living history sites. It’s so exciting to learn about life in different places. When I fell in love with books, it was with stories like…

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In One Picture: Jennie Kew’s “Tying the Knot” (Contest)

In One Picture: Jennie Kew’s “Tying the Knot” (Contest)

The winner is…Michelle Shanley! *~*~* Tying the Knot by Jennie Kew A city girl, with a submissive streak a mile wide, falls fast for a dominant, dirty-talking cowboy I’m Jennie Kew and I write slice-of-life erotic romance fiction. I live in Australia, so 99 percent of my stories are set in Australia too. My contribution to the anthology is Tying The Knot, which is set in Tamworth, New South Wales, which is renowned for hosting the largest country music festival in the…

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In One Picture: Sukie Chapin’s “Thoroughbreds and Thermodynamics” (Contest)

In One Picture: Sukie Chapin’s “Thoroughbreds and Thermodynamics” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Latifa Morrisette! *~*~* Thoroughbreds and Thermodynamics by Sukie Chapin A nerdy vet weathers a snowstorm to help a hot-as-hell rancher deliver a breach foal; save a horse, ride a cowboy, indeed! Snippet from “Thoroughbreds and Thermodynamics”… Boone walks me to the barn door, but when he swings it open, we both freeze. While we’ve been cocooned in the barn, the winter storm has turned into a blizzard. In Texas… “Well, fuck me,” Boone says, and I resist the urge…

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In One Picture: Elle James’s “Free Rein” (Contest)

In One Picture: Elle James’s “Free Rein” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Stacey Kinzebach! *~*~* Free Rein by Elle James  Former Delta, now rodeo security cowboy, rescues a barrel racer on a runaway horse, rekindling an old flame in the process “Free Rein” is a second chance romance short story. They met at the rodeo years ago. He promised to come back and marry her. An injury changed the course of his life. See what happens when he returns to Fool’s Gold Colorado. This is a short story set in my…

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In One Picture: Margay Leah Justice’s “Eight Seconds” (Contest)

In One Picture: Margay Leah Justice’s “Eight Seconds” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Debra Guyette! *~*~* Eight Seconds by Margay Leah Justice  At the rodeo, sometimes all it takes is eight seconds to fall in love Snippet from “Eight Seconds”… How long does it take to fall in love? An hour? A day? A month? A year? For me, it only took eight seconds. Eight mind-blowing, heart-stopping seconds and I was already a goner. How did it happen so fast, you might wonder? Something like this: One second… I saw him….

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In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

In One Picture: Kelly Violet’s “Carry Me Home” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Ann! *~*~* Carry Me Home by Kelly Violet Down on her luck, a city girl travels back to Kansas and the boy she left behind   Although the first half of my life was spent in New York City, I’ve always had a fascination for wide-open spaces. And the quiet of nature. For me, I think it’s about a slower pace and a different way of life. Since going away to college, I’ve lived and visited several places,…

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In One Picture: January George’s “East of the Rift” (Contest)

In One Picture: January George’s “East of the Rift” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Aaren! *~*~* East of the Rift by January George  A family tragedy reunites a lonely rancher with his estranged wife Hi Everyone! Thanks to Delilah for hosting me, I’m so excited to be a part of another one of her anthologies. I have been writing on and off for most of my life, but romance has always been my happy place. I love happy endings; I love the will they/won’t they push and pull and when you can’t stop…

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IN ONE PICTURE: Natasha Moore’s “The Scoundrel” (Contest)

IN ONE PICTURE: Natasha Moore’s “The Scoundrel” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Mary Preston! *~*~* The Scoundrel by Natasha Moore  A lonely widow finds her strength when she indulges her attraction to a weathered cowboy on his last night in town Snippet from “The Scoundrel”… It’s another hot summer day but autumn’s just around the corner. I can hear him singing outside, strumming his guitar, crooning a tragic western love song. It fits my mood perfectly, not that he’s singing to me. He might as well be. Tonight will be…

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IN ONE PICTURE: Jamie K. Schmidt’s “Sweet Home Cowboy” (Contest)

IN ONE PICTURE: Jamie K. Schmidt’s “Sweet Home Cowboy” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…pat! *~*~* Sweet Home Cowboy by Jamie K. Schmidt A runaway bride returns home to visit her father in the hospital only to discover her jilted groom has taken control of the family’s ranch Snippet from “Sweet Home Cowboy”… Reaching in, Leo unclicked Wynn’s seat belt and then held out his hand for her to take so he could help her down.  He thought he was behaving rather civilized, but she still stared at him like she didn’t know him.  Like…

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In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

In One Picture: Megan Ryder’s “Second Chances” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Cheryl! *~*~* Second Chances by Megan Ryder Overwhelmed trying to hold onto her dead husband’s ranch, a lonely widow turns to the one man she can’t have for a night of passion Snippet from “Second Chances”… How could today have gone so wrong? Or maybe it had gone right? It was closing in on the anniversary of Mark’s death two years ago, and she was already thinking of cheating on him with his best friend. But was…

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