A Crazy Reunion: Book 2 in the Crazy, Texas
series
by Cate
Baylor
GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
BLURB:
Raney Hoffman eloped
with her high school sweetheart believing they’d found their happy ever after,
but her world crashed down around her when he left after less than two years of
marriage. Nearly twenty years later he’s back in town. Her broken heart tells
her she should still hate the jerk. But her traitorous body surges into sexual
overdrive at the sight of him.
Rob Coleman was
devoted to Raney the moment they met in high school. After they married, his
twin brother died unexpectedly and Rob’s grief thrust him into an identity
crisis he couldn’t recover from. The decisions he made in that haze of grief
have haunted him for nearly twenty years. Now he’s back and completely
befuddled by the strength of his response to seeing Raney again.
They rebuilt their
lives without the other but their unexpected reunion makes it clear their
history is far from resolved.
Excerpt:
She decided to call ahead to
Daphne’s house and see if one of the ranch hands could come fetch her. She’d be
late for the party but she’d still make it. As she was removing her gloves and
setting them on the ledge of the engine block, she noticed a red dually pickup
loaded with crates and equipment pull up behind her with its hazard lights
blinking. It wasn’t uncommon in such a tight-knit community for folks to stop
and help one another, but she didn’t recognize this truck that had “Oak Grove
Mobile Vet” emblazoned on the side.
Raney studied the shiny paint job
and the fancy chrome bumpers. Clearly the truck wasn’t long off the new-car
lot. City slicker.
But that didn’t stop her curiosity
as a long, denim-clad leg descended from the truck. A tall man with broad
shoulders stepped out, donning a well-worn cowboy hat. Suddenly, a large yellow
Lab leapt from the cab and rushed at her. Rather than step away, she crouched
down to introduce herself. She loved dogs, Labs in particular. They didn’t have
to trade names to form a mutual adoration, and she happily rubbed and petted
him as he waited for his human companion to catch up to him.
The driver paused after he exited
the cab of the truck, unsnapping his plaid work shirt. In one fluid motion, he
peeled it off and tossed it carelessly back in the truck. His faded blue
T-shirt clung to his chest as he hitched up his jeans and started walking
toward Raney.
The truck may have screamed city
slicker, but the man was all country.
Hiding behind her sunglasses and the
dog, she surveyed him. She cocked her head and appreciated his long, purposeful
stride and lanky physique. His jeans and holey shirt, both smudged liberally
with dirt, made it clear he was accustomed to hard work.
She was surprised when a slow burn
started low in her belly. How could she possibly be this attracted to a
complete stranger? It was absurd. But the closer he got, the more her body
responded to the sheer physicality of him.
He pulled a bandana out of his back
pocket and swiped it across his nose and around the back of his neck. She
practically purred at the slow, sexy smile that accentuated a scruffy jaw.
Then he removed his reflective
sunglasses and her heart fell to her feet. She knew those hazel eyes as well as
the back of her own hand, despite the fact it had been nearly twenty years
since she last saw them in anything but memories. The past flooded over her and
that burn in her belly turned to sorrow, then rage.
AUTHOR BIO:
One liner:
Cate
Baylor is a romance writer, technical communicator, blogger, craft addict, tea
drinker, and geek.
Full bio:
Cate
Baylor has been a technical communicator for over fifteen years. When she's not
writing, she suffers from hobby addiction, which includes (but is not limited
to!) reading, card making, crochet, knitting, scrapbooking, cross stitching,
and home DIY. She lives in Houston with her geeky husband, neurotic cats, and
precocious Yellow Lab named Tex. She comes from a long line of German-Texan
farmers who are likely rolling over in their graves knowing she’d much rather
stay blissfully air-conditioned than suffer the Texas heat.
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