Authors: Joanne Kennedy

Cowboy Tough (29 page)

Acknowledgments

The image of the lone cowboy riding the range in solitude is at the heart of Western classics like
Shane, Unforgiven
, and
High
Noon.

But though I like to think I'm “cowboy tough,” I could never have made it through the past year without the help of my friends. It takes a village to create a cowboy, and that village is Cheyenne, Wyoming. I'm lucky to live there, and I'm grateful for all the support my books receive from our uniquely Western community.

I could fill another book with all the people who deserve my thanks, but I'll have to limit myself to a few. I'd like to thank Colette Auclair for the rants, Cie Patterson for the eggs Benedict, and Laura Macomber for the martinis.

Writers need other writers, and I'd like to thank Mary Gilgannon for the Mexican lunches, the Cheyenne Area Writers Group and my Saturday friends for always being there, and Carolyn Brown for being the best long-distance friend a cowgirl ever had.

Writers need a backup team, and I have one of the best. My agent, Elaine English, has been an understanding friend through this difficult year, as has my editor Deb Werksman. I'm also grateful to Danielle Jackson, Dominique Raccah, and all my Sourcebooks sisters for their support.

I was raised to be a writer by a family of readers, thanks to my parents Don and Betty Smyth and my sister Carolyn.

But most of all, I want to thank my husband Scrape McCauley for being tougher than any cowboy and standing by me through the hard times. You are the best man I know and I love you beyond words.

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Cowboy Crazy

by Joanne Kennedy

Sparks fly when sexy cowboys collide with determined heroines in a West filled with quirky characters and sizzling romance. Acclaimed for delivering “a fresh take on the traditional contemporary Western,” Joanne Kennedy's books might just be your next great discovery!

From stable to boardroomâ¦

Sarah Landon's Ivy League scholarship transforms her from a wide-eyed country girl into a poised professional. Until she's assigned to do damage control with the boss's rebellious brother Lane, who's the burr in everybody's saddle. He's determined to save his community from oil drilling, and she's not going back to the ranch she left forever. Spurs will shine in this saucy romp about ranchers and roots, redemption and second chances.

Praise for
Tall, Dark and Cowboy
:

“Another steamy, suspenseful offering from the popular Kennedy.”
â
Booklist

“A sassy and sexy wild ride that is more fun than a wild hootenanny!”
â
The Romance Reviews
, 5 stars

For more Joanne Kennedy, visit:

www.sourcebooks.com

Tall, Dark and Cowboy

by Joanne Kennedy

She's looking for an old friendâ¦

In the wake of a nasty divorce, Lacey Bradford heads for Wyoming where she's sure her old friend will take her in. But her high school pal Chase Caldwell is no longer the gangly boy who would follow her anywhere. For one thing, he's now incredibly buff and handsome, but that's not all that's changedâ¦

What she finds is one hot cowboyâ¦

Chase has been through tough times and is less than thrilled to see the girl who once broke his heart. But try as he might to resist her, while Lacey's putting her life back together, he's finding new ways to be part of it.

Praise for
Cowboy Fever
:

“HOT, HOT, HOTâ¦with more twists and turns than a buckin' bull at a world class rodeo, lots of sizzlin' sex, and characters so real you'll swear they live down the road!”
â
Carolyn Brown,
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author of
Red's Hot Cowboy

For more Joanne Kennedy, visit:

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Just a Cowboy and His Baby

by Carolyn Brown

She's got her eyes on the prizeâ¦

Gemma O'Donnell wasn't the first woman to win the ProRodeo buckle for bronc riding, but she was darn well going to be the second. What she didn't count on was her main competition sweeping her off her feet.

He'll do whatever it takes to winâ¦

Trace Coleman isn't really after a titleâhe needs the cash prize to buy his dream ranch. But one sexy, determined cowgirl keeps getting in his way. In his effort to take her out of the running, he risks losing both the titleâand his heart.

They're both in for a little surpriseâ¦

Everybody's world is turned upside down when a pint-size bundle of joy gets dropped right into Trace's lapâ¦ and suddenly all the stakes are higher.

“Brown is a superstarâ¦Full-throttle fun.”
â
Wendy's Minding Spot

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One Hot
Cowboy Wedding

by Carolyn Brown

A marriage made in Vegasâ¦

Hunky cowboy Ace Riley wasn't planning on settling down, but his family had other plans for himâ¦ The only way to save his hide, and his playboy lifestyle, is to discreetly marry his best friend, Jasmine King.

Can't possibly lastâ¦

Feisty city-girl Jasmine was just helping out her friendâthat is, until their first kiss stirs up a whole mess of trouble, and suddenly discretion is thrown to wind.

One hot cowboy, one riled up womanâ¦ And they'll be married for a year, like it or not!