Ryelee's Cowboy
by Kathleen Ball
Published by Secret Cravings Publishing
Contemporary Western Romance (Action)
Heat Level: Steamy
Length: 200 pages
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Blurb:
Twenty-year-old Ryelee Snyder is
pregnant and alone. Fortunately, she finds a job as a nanny to precocious
four-year-old Rheenie Maloney. Life is perfect except for Horse Trainer, Clint
Maloney. Ryelee feels his disapproval and is in constant fear of being fired.
Clint Maloney needs help with his
daughter but he never bargained on Ryelee Snyder. The tall, gangly, girl is a
menace. Clint spends too much of his time rescuing her from her latest mishap.
Upon finding out about her pregnancy, Clint's feelings begin to change. He no
longer views her as a nuisance but as a passionate woman with a generous heart.
Secrets, misunderstandings, and
cattle rustling put an increasing strain on their relationship, until they
finally turn from each other. Just as they seem to find their way back,
Ryelee's part in the cattle rustling is unveiled. Ryelee fights unyieldingly to
win the love of a lifetime.
“I have read Rylee's
cowboy (loved it) I went through every emotions one could. happiness, fear,
angry, scared, frightened, cried, laughed got excited (blush)where was the
hubby when reading this? lol this book was awesome i can't wait for the 4th
book of Kathleen Ball's she is a great writer she makes those us that don't
like to read WANT to read!!! they are books you can't just put down anytime
cause the second your free you pick it back up again and read it. I highly
recommend these books of Kathleens as a Must read!”-- Lisa
Tompkins - ***** STAR
“Kathleen Ball pulled at my heartstrings once again. In her typical
way, this author crafted a story that touched every one of my emotions and
pulled me so far into her story that I felt I was part of it.
My heart ached for pregnant Ryelee as she tried to move past her
heartbreaking upbringing and make a life for herself. Her relationship with
little Rheenie was heartwarming, and her love for Clint was tender. And though
at times my stomach hurt for the way Ryelee was treated, I knew Ms. Ball would
give us a romantic hero we could be proud of.
This reader has become a lifelong fan of Kathleen Ball and her
wonderful stories, and I cannot wait for more.”-- ClassDreamer'84
- 5 Star
Excerpt:
“It’s not good for the baby. Have you seen a doctor yet?”
Ryelee shook her head. “I didn’t want to spend the money.”
“Let me get some tea to warm you up, and we’ll have a good
talk.”
Ryelee wondered what a good
talk consisted of. She wasn’t sure what it meant, but at least he hadn’t
thrown her out in the street. Maybe he would let her stay until she found a new
job. She hugged herself as she sat on the couch, waiting.
Clint walked into the family room carrying two cups of
herbal tea. He placed them on the coffee table and sat down next to Ryelee. “I
feel as though I’ve gotten to know you a bit while you’ve been living here,”
Clint began. “I find it hard to believe that Dottie’s accusations of you
entertaining men are true.”
Ryelee took a sip of her tea. It warmed her. She looked into
Clint’s dark eyes and weakly smiled. No one had ever asked for her side of the
story before. She swallowed hard, and wondered if Clint would believe a word
she said. Looking into his whiskey colored eyes again, she saw compassion.
“My father
drinks and gambles a lot. After my mother died, he got worse. There were many
times that I went to bed, my stomach hurting from hunger. More often than not
we couldn't pay our bills. There were many nights that we had no heat. Thank
God for our fireplace. Once there was a knock on the door, and two men pushed
me aside and took both mine and my father’s beds. He’d lost them playing cards.
Eventually the church gave me a mattress. They also gave me clothes. My father
ran them off. They didn't come around anymore.”
Placing her teacup on the coffee table, she wondered how to
go on. “Two months ago, he…he bet my virginity. He lost, and he demanded that I
pay his debt. I was never so frightened. Who does such a thing? A man took me
kicking and screaming to a warehouse or something. You can probably imagine
what happened. It was the worst hell I’ve ever been through. The whole time I
kept thinking why. What had I done to deserve this?”
“What did the police have to say?” Clint asked in a calm
voice, but his face screamed outrage.
Ryelee felt like crumbling, but she gave him a shrug. “My
father refused to allow me to go to the police. He wouldn’t even let me go to
the hospital. I hurt so badly that I was bedridden for a week. He, the man,
beat me pretty badly. I felt as though he had torn my insides. My father locked
me in my room until I promised to keep quiet about the whole incident.”
About the Author:
Kathleen Ball has been writing a little over three years.
She has four published novels: The Lasso Springs Series--Callie’s Heart and Lone Star
Joy are available now. Stetson’s Storm will be available in Feb
2013 all from Desert Breeze Publishing. She also has the Dawson Ranch Series
from Secret Cravings Publishing. Those titles are Texas Haven and Ryelee’s
Cowboy.
Kathleen lives in Texas and loves the fact that she can
drive out of her subdivision and see cattle. She is a native New Yorker from
Rochester, New York.
Kathleen is married and has one son who is a Marine. She
started writing when she realized that she was facing an empty nest. Always an
avid reader, she writes what she likes, Contemporary Western Romance.
Visit her at her website at www.kathleenballromance.com.
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