With: Kim Redford
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BLAZING HOT COWBOY
He’s all
the heat she’ll ever need.
Lauren
Sheridan’s return to Wildcat Bluff after the death of her husband is
bittersweet. Thirteen years have passed since she set foot in the place that’s
always held her heart…and the sizzling memories of her high school sweetheart.
Kent Duval
has it all. A proud rancher and volunteer firefighter in the small town of
Wildcat Bluff, he’s missing only one thing from his life: passion. Kent last
saw Lauren Sheridan when she was sweet sixteen and they were head-over-heels in
love. Now she’s back, spunky daughter in tow, and he no longer knows which way
is up. As the heat between them builds, Kent can’t help but wonder if past
flames can be rekindled and second chances really do exist.
Kim Redford is an acclaimed author of Western
romance
novels. She
grew up in Texas with cowboys, cowgirls, horses, cattle, and rodeos for
inspiration. She divides her time between homes in Texas and Oklahoma, where
she’s a rescue cat wrangler and horseback rider—when she takes a break from her
keyboard. Visit her at kimredford.com.
Author Website: www.kimredford.com
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Excerpt:
In Wildcat Bluff County, Texas . . .
Kent
Duval joined other firefighters in front of a burning barn. He wasn’t wearing
much firefighter gear, so he’d pump water and roll hose from the booster while
another volunteer used the nozzle to wet a perimeter around the structure.
Streams
of water hit the building and steam rose along with smoke as Kent and the other
first responders fought to bring the blaze under control. Even so, the fire
quickly expanded in size as it ate up oxygen. Soon the wooden barn was fully
engaged and pumping smoke. Flames surged higher into the sky. They kept up the
water barrage, beating back the blaze despite the orange-and-yellow flames
spitting and licking and clawing to take back what was lost. Every fire had its
own personality. This one reminded Kent of a dangerous wild bull.
And
just when he thought they had the blaze contained, a piece of shake-shingle
roof was ripped off by the wind and whipped across firefighter heads to land in
the adjacent pasture. Flames immediately set the dry grass ablaze, and a line
of fire headed straight for the nearby house at Twin Oaks.
“Watch
my pump!” When Kent got a nod of understanding from another firefighter, he
took off running, hoping he could stomp out the fire with his cowboy boots
before it took hold and swept away from them.
He
got ahead of the blaze, but the flames were quickly consuming the grass. He
stomped hard, making a little headway, but he quickly realized he wasn’t able
to do enough fast enough. And the other firefighters couldn’t leave the barn.
He’d have to call for backup, but he feared the engine couldn’t get there in
time.
Just as he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, he heard Lauren
calling to him. He glanced up. She’d crossed the road, dragging a heavy fire
extinguisher in each hand, up to the barbwire fence. He could’ve cheered
because she might just have saved the day.
He pocketed his cell, ran over to her, grabbed the canisters, and
set them down on his side of the fence.
“Hold up the barbwire and I’ll crawl under,” she said as she went
down on her knees.
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