Seeing Jack like that – seeing his need for me, hearing his breath getting heavy and quick – made my whole body tense with a kind of animal desperation. 18,000+ words! Nicole Hardy is having the worst day of her life. Dumped at the airport just before Christmas on what was supposed to be a relationship-saving getaway, her shaking hands can barely hold the phone to cancel the booking at Kopanee Ranch. Serendipity intervenes in the tall, masculine form of Jack Roburn, head cowboy at the ranch... moreSeeing Jack like that – seeing his need for me, hearing his breath getting heavy and quick – made my whole body tense with a kind of animal desperation. 18,000+ words! Nicole Hardy is having the worst day of her life. Dumped at the airport just before Christmas on what was supposed to be a relationship-saving getaway, her shaking hands can barely hold the phone to cancel the booking at Kopanee Ranch. Serendipity intervenes in the tall, masculine form of Jack Roburn, head cowboy at the ranch. Caught up in nature's irresistible rhythm, Jack and Nicole find themselves swept away on a current of raw attraction and marked by the halting tenderness familiar to anyone who has ever hoped to heal a broken heart. Can Nicole finally stop running? Will Jack's strong, impossibly solid arms hold her tight enough to soften the walls she's been building for years? The only problem is, Jack's spent his life running, too. Running from the strict rules and responsibilities of being the sole heir to a 300 year old fortune. Chafing under the watchful eye of his dowager aunt and her steely determination to keep the family's assets safe. Pretending to everyone (including himself) that he's just a regular guy, a cowboy earning his keep. Can he confess his secret to Nicole? Will she even be able to understand the meaning of an inheritance so weighted down with history it threatens to overwhelm Jack and the simple life he's built for himself? This is an 18,000+ word, 55 page romantic novella that doesn't skimp on the naughty, explicit details - it is intended for a mature audience. “You sound good, baby. ” Jack told me, “You sound like you need me. ”. less
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