KISSED BY A RANCHER – Sara Orwig
Lone Star Legends , Book 4
Harlequin Desire #2373
ISBN: 978-0-373-73386-6
May 2015
Contemporary Series Romance

Beckett, Texas and New York City – Present Day

Stranded in Beckett after a spring snow storm that turned into a blizzard, billionaire Josh Calhoun manages to find what is probably the last bed in town when bed and breakfast owner Abby Donovan agrees to let him sleep on her sofa. As the storm strands them (and several guests) for several days, an attraction develops between Abby and Josh. Neither acts upon this attraction, but Josh invites Abby to come with him to New York City when he can show her a bit of the world outside Beckett, Texas. She thinks long and hard, and finally agrees.  They've shared a few heated kisses, and she knows it may change their platonic relationship, but she doesn't care. It's time for this virgin to spread her wings.

Josh has worked hard to build his wealth and has spread himself thin as he's not only a hotel owner, but a rancher. Spending time with Abby makes him long for simpler and less hectic times, preferably in her company. He hasn't planned on marriage, but he's willing to see where things will go. Like pieces of a puzzle, Abby and Josh fit together perfectly. Now is the matter of figuring it all out.

Josh thought he had it all but discovers he wants more after he meets Abby in KISSED BY A RANCHER. With a full house, it might be hard to build a relationship for them, but working side by side has them getting to know each other better. They get along and are alike, despite their disparate backgrounds. Abby has rarely left Beckett and is content to run the bed and breakfast surrounded by her family. Josh and his brothers have each built an empire and are happy in the city…until Josh realizes just how much he misses country living. It even has him thinking of scaling back his work schedule so he can spend time with Abby.

Readers will love the sweet and sensual romance that builds slowly and surely for Abby and Josh in KISSED BY A RANCHER. They build trust between each other, even as she thinks there's no way he could fit in her simple life. But as the days and weeks go by, Josh learns the only thing he wants is Abby in his life.

Part of the Lone Star Legend series by Sara Orwig, KISSED BY A RANCHER can be read as a standalone. There are a few scenes featuring Josh's brothers, but they only move along the plot in this tale. If you love a sweet, emotional romance with some minimal heat, then KISSED BY A RANCHER is the book for you.

Patti Fischer