Howdy, Ma'am (Bull Rider #1)
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel

(See reader advisory below) Bull rider Caulder McCutchen wants to start living again. Maybe find romance in the distant future. But this year he has a good chance of winning the coveted buckle, knowing he has to ride harder, go bigger, or go home. Winning consumes him, but it doesn't take away the pain from a tremendous loss less than two years ago.
On a whim, he hires a sexy photographer to travel the bull riding circuit with him for a season. A little extra publicity can't hurt, and she's easy on the eyes.
Velia Armano, a former travel photographer, is starting a new life alone. She recently opened her own photography business in Tucson, Arizona. She's known the good life growing up in a well-to-do Italian family surrounded with love. Now she's on her own and away from her family--the price she has to pay to escape from her abusive ex-husband's torment.
Six months into her well-ordered life alone, a hunky cowboy saunters in with his howdy, ma'am and flame blue eyes offering a job any photographer would find hard to refuse.
While traveling the bull riding circuit together, they find themselves passionately attracted to each other. They'll have to decide if they can overcome their obstacles and give in to a "happily ever after", or return to their self-appointed exiles.
When the season ends, who wins the real prize?
Reader Advisory: Sensual Love Scenes. Occasional harsh and unsavory language. Dramatic scenes.
Revised July 2013