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๐น๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ป๐ถ๐น๐ด (The Wildhaven Series: Book 2) by Amber Kelly releases on November 14th. Check out this sneak peek!
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What to expect:
๐ดSmall Town
๐ดEnemies to Lovers
๐ดWestern Ranch
Excerpt:
My eyes land on a visionโdark hair tumbling in loose waves down her shoulders catching the sunlight as she moves. Her jeans fit like they were made for her, hugging strong legs that grip the saddle with firm control. Her white ruffled blouse is tucked in at the waist, the fabric soft and feminine, a stark contrast to the worn, rugged leather boots on her feet.
Her cowboy hat sits low on her brow, shadowing sharp, determined eyes as she guides the horse beneath herโevery movement fluid, confident, commanding. The reins respond to the slightest shift of her wrist, the horse reading her with ease. Thereโs power in her posture, elegance in the way she leans forward, coaxing the animal into a perfect turn.
I watch as she leads the horse to the gate, unable to look away.
She dismounts and then pats the horseโs muzzle and speaks softly to it before setting it loose. Then she exits the arena and heads to where weโre standing. Stopping at Mattyโs side.
โCharli, Iโd like you to meet Bryce Raintree,โ Matty introduces. โBryce, this is my sister Charli Storm. Sheโs the head horse and riding trainer here at Wildhaven Storm, and sheโs the one youโll be working with and answering to while youโre here.โ
Answering to?
I let the question slide as she outstretches her arm and I take her offered hand.
โBryceโyour ward, apparently,โ I clip.
Her eyes narrow slightly at my comment.
โCharli, and Iโm nobodyโs babysitter,โ she says.
โYeah, well, thatโs what the hell it sounds like to me,โ I say, swinging my eyes back to Shawn, who just shakes his head.
โIโm sorry, ladies. Ryโs not usually this impolite. Heโs just being an a$s because heโs mad at me. Heโs not exactly enthusiastic about the direction his career is veering toward and apparently blames me instead of the doctorsโ sound medical advice. But Iโm hoping that heโll come around after youโve had a chance to work with him, Miss Storm.โ
Charli steps forward, and her sapphire-blue eyes home in on me. โIโm not your enemy. Iโm here to help you.โ
I laugh. โContrary to what Shawn has told you, I donโt need help. I just need time.โ
She clicks her tongue. โLetโs get one thing straight, Raintree. You do need my help, and Iโm not here to be your whipping post. So, whatever frustration you have with your predicament, you need to point it elsewhere. Iโm not gonna put up with a shitty attitude. Iโm here to work. Youโre here to work. And as long as you do that, weโll get along just fine. You show up late or hungover or if you half-a$s it, Iโll put you on the next plane back to wherever the hell you came from. But if you listen and follow the program I put together, Iโll teach you how to stay on a bronc and maybe save your career. Fair?โ
Teach me how to stay on a bronc? I have to hold back my laughter.
โGuess weโll see,โ I say.
She smirks. โIโve broken harder men than you, cowboy.โ
My gaze goes to hers.
โAnd how do you know how hard I am?โ I ask.
Shawn chokes beside me, and all our eyes go to him.
โSorry.โ He coughs as he beats on his chest.
Charli looks over her shoulder. โMatty, show our guest where to drop his bags.โ Then she swings back around to me. Her eyes flicker with challenge. โWeโll get started after lunch, Mr. Raintree.โ
โBryce. But my friends call me Ry.โ
โGreat. Bryce it is,โ she quips. โYouโve got an hour. Weโll start with groundwork.โ
โGroundwork?โ I echo, incredulous. โIโm not some f*cking rookie.โ
โGood. Then prove it.โ
Blurb:
I train horses, not broken men. Thatโs what I tell myself the day Bryce Raintree walks into my arenaโcocky, bruised, and dragging his ego behind him like itโs been trampled in the dust. Heโs a bull rider whoโs lost his edge. His team sends him to me to get it back.
He doesnโt like being told what to do, especially not by a woman like me. But under all that attitude, thereโs a storm brewing. And I canโt seem to walk away.
Iโve spent my life in the saddle, doing what needs to be done after losing our mom and stepping up on the ranch. I donโt fix cowboys. But maybeโฆ I donโt have to. Maybe heโs not the only one who needs saving.
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