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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: Ava Cuvay’s “Solar Flare” (Contest)

In One Picture: Ava Cuvay’s “Solar Flare” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Colleen C! *~*~* Solar Flare by Ava Cuvay  An interplanetary rancher recruits hired guns to help herd her livestock and falls into the arms of their sexy leader “…like a crehdisth worm to a solar flare.” I’ve used this phrase in my Sci-Fi Romance novels from my Heart Nebula Series, meant to give the impression of powerful attraction. When Delilah put the call out for Cowboys short stories for this year’s anthology, I knew it was my…

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More Thanks–and Open Contests!

More Thanks–and Open Contests!

All the authors are thankful and pleased with this anthology’s success! It’s all due to you! You may not realize it, but a lot of work goes into putting together these books, and we take seriously our duty to deliver fun, sexy stories every time! As well, the authors have been enjoying these “In One Picture” posts—finding just the right photo to represent their story, then plucking a teaser from their words to share. If you haven’t been following along,…

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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: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

In One Picture: Michal Scott’s “The Patience of Unanswered Prayer” (Contest)

UPDATE: The winner is…Colleen C! *~*~* The Patience of Unanswered Prayer by Michal Scott  Kidnapped and destined to be another victim of Reconstruction-era violence, a feisty shop owner is rescued by a trail boss whose dark secret might save them both Inspiration for story, little about me, where to find me: I imagined an African-American cowboy home from the trail with a wolf by his side, both of them sensing trouble has come to their spread. I imagined how that trouble…

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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: 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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