Rough Rider
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Contemporary Western Romance
February 3, 2015
ISBN: 9781492601159
Two wary hearts …
Janice Combes has two loves, bucking bulls and Dirk Knowlton. But Dirk
only has eyes for a dazzling rodeo queen. How can Janice ever compete while
mired ankle-deep in manure? Exchanging playful banter with Dirk is all Janice
can expect—until the stormy night he knocks on her door dripping wet and
needing a place to crash.
Different Dreams…
Dirk Knowlton is living the cowboy dream. Life should be good—roping,
branding, backing broncs, riding bulls, but there's a void he can't seem to
fill. After getting hung up by a bull, he wonders if this is really the life he
wants. Restless and rebellious, he bolts…but there’s a certain cowgirl he can’t
forget.
When a battle-scarred Dirk returns to his Montana ranch he's determined
to hang on at any cost. Janice has come back home to lick her own wounds. When
old dreams turn to dust, can two wary hearts take another chance on love?
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Rough Rider by Victoria Vane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really did not like Dirk much in Slow hands but he has really redeemed himself now... This book takes the relationship between Dirk and Janice through the years to present day.
Victoria Vane's writing is fairly new to me. I had read Slow hands and then decided to pick this book up also but wasn't sure as like I said I really wasn't impressed with Dirk in the first book. The story-line was interesting and kept the pages turning and I am looking forward to reading more by Ms. Vane.
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MY REVIEW
Rough Rider by Victoria VaneMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really did not like Dirk much in Slow hands but he has really redeemed himself now... This book takes the relationship between Dirk and Janice through the years to present day.
Victoria Vane's writing is fairly new to me. I had read Slow hands and then decided to pick this book up also but wasn't sure as like I said I really wasn't impressed with Dirk in the first book. The story-line was interesting and kept the pages turning and I am looking forward to reading more by Ms. Vane.
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chemistry crackles. Well-paced, scorching scenes and witty banter move the
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true love in the next installment.” – Publishers
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Victoria Vane is a multiple
award-winning romance novelist and history junkie whose collective works of
fiction range from wildly comedic romps to emotionally compelling erotic
romance. Victoria also writes historical fiction as Emery Lee and is the
founder of Goodreads Romantic Historical Fiction Lovers and the Romantic
Historical Lovers book review blog.
Interview with Victoria Vane
Dirk – I love that’s it mine. I don’t punch a time clock and don’t answer to anyone but the cows.
2. What’s the best and worst job you’ve ever had?
Janice – I loved working the rodeos. I hated waitressing in Las Vegas but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
3. What do you love most about living on a ranch?
Janice- I love the earthiness— the sounds of bawling calves, even the smells. It fills my soul. I can’t imagine being truly happy doing anything else.
Excerpt from ROUGH RIDER by Victoria Vane:
He looked abashed. “We didn’t just have to leave the
party, we got kicked out of the hotel too.”
“Evicted from your room?”
“Yup. And there aren’t any others available in all of
Casper.”
“I know,” she said. “It’s why I’m camped out here.”
She paused to digest what he’d left unsaid. “So you and Rachel?”
He shook his head with a scowl “We’re done now.
Quits.”
“You’re kidding.”
“Nope. History. Case closed.”
“It’ll blow over.”
“Don’t think so. It was her idea to boot us. Said she
didn’t give a shit if I had a room tonight or not. Then I couldn’t even try
finding anything outside of town because my asshole brother took my keys so I
wouldn’t drive. My next move was to pilfer a blanket and pillow and camp out
under the stars in my truck bed, but then it started pouring on me.”
“So you came here. How’d you do that with no wheels?”
“Walked.”
“Three miles in the pouring rain? No wonder you look
like something the cat dragged in.”
“Can I crash for a coupla hours? Maybe just camp out
in the back seat of your dually? All I need is to get warm and dry again.”
Janice’s mouth went dry as sawdust. Dirk Knowlton.
Cold. Wet. Here. Now. Wanting a bed? She’d give her right arm to warm him up. Heck yeah.
Misreading her silence he mumbled a curse. “Sorry,
Janice. It’s my damned head. I’m not thinkin’ right. It’s still throbbing like
hell. Haven’t been myself all night. M’pologies for being such a dumb-ass and
imposing on you—” He turned to the door.
“No! Wait. It’s not that.” She grabbed his sleeve. “I
was just thinking of your injuries. You don’t need to make matters worse by
sleeping all cramped up in the truck.” She gnawed her lower lip and then
blurted. “Y-you wanna just stay here instead?”
“Here? That’s mighty generous but there isn’t a whole
lot of room for both of us.” He glanced up at the gooseneck with a frown. “If
you’ll just gimme a blanket, I’ll take the floor.”
“You don’t need to do that,” she said. “The bench
here flips down over the table and converts into a single. It’s really narrow and
not very comfortable, but still better than the truck. Warmer anyway. Besides
you need to get dry.”
“You sure about this?” he asked.
“Yeah.” She smiled. “What are friends for? I’m sure
I’ve got a shirt for you too.”
“Thanks, Red. That would be great.”
Red? The single syllable rippled warm and tingly, all
the way to her toes. He followed up with a lopsided grin that stopped her in
her tracks. She turned to the small cabinet that served a dual function as
dresser and closet and shut her eyes on a sigh—but the same air stuck in her
throat the minute she turned back around.
He’d shed the denim jacket. And the black tee. His
bare torso with well-developed pecs and a mouthwatering six pack greeted her.
He was drying his face with his discarded shirt. Janice tore her gaze away and
cleared her throat. “Here.” She thrust an extra-large Dixie Chicks T-shirt into
his hands, a souvenir from their Top of the World Tour. “I—I can get you a
towel too.”
He eyed the shirt skeptically. “No thanks.”
“What? You don’t like female musicians?”
“Don’t like their politics. Natalie should just shut
up and sing.”
“Ah.” She nodded slowly. The shirt was from the tour
that caused the “incident.” A lot of her friends had since thrown out their
Dixie Chicks CDs, but Janice still loved their music. “I Can Love You Better”
was her favorite. The lyrics, she’s got you wrapped up in her satin and lace. Tied around her
little finger…but I can love you better, perfectly summed up all the
heartbreak and frustrations of unrequited love; all her secret feelings for
Dirk. She only wished she could show him now that he was here. In the flesh. A
big strong, blue-lipped and teeth-chattering fantasy come true.
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