RESCUED BY THE RANGER
Dixie Lee Brown
Releasing on Sept 8th, 2015
Avon Impulse
The only thing Rachel Maguire wants is to send this smart-mouthed, muscled military man packing. She knows Garrett has his own reasons for staying, so when he offers Rachel a deal—two days to prove his worth or he leaves—she reluctantly agrees. Despite wanting to loathe him, Rachel finds herself drawn to his quiet confidence…and the way he fills out a t-shirt.
But when Rachel receives a phone call from the past, everything changes. The stalker who destroyed her life ten years ago is closing in once more. Refusing to put anyone else in harm's way, Rachel hits the road hoping to lure danger away from those she loves. But Garrett won't leave this sexy spitfire to face her stalker alone. He'll do anything to protect her. Even if it means risking his life—and his heart.
The
second he pushed one of the swinging doors open and stepped onto the rough
plank floor, the skin at the back of his neck began to crawl. He stopped as
every muscle in his body tensed, and he slowly removed his dark glasses to give
his eyes a chance to adjust to the dim interior. At first glance, the place appeared
empty. His gaze leisurely swept the tables to his left, searched the length of
the bar—made from a monstrous piece of old-growth pine—and stopped when he
zeroed in on a man, a punk really, and a woman sitting at a table to the right
of the burnished log. Apart from them, the Cougar Ridge Watering Hole was
deserted.
He
kept one eye on the couple as he stepped purposefully toward the bar. His gut
had twisted into a massive knot, a sure sign something wasn’t right.
The
male was a good-sized kid, no more than nineteen or twenty. Long, dirty hair
slapped against his collar as his gaze followed Garrett farther into the room.
The woman’s shoulder-length red hair framed an attractive face, and bangs, in
slight disarray, slanted across her forehead. She sat ramrod straight in her
chair, and a glimpse of amazing green eyes grabbed Garrett’s attention when she
glanced his way before turning her watchful gaze back to her companion.
The
kid gripped one of the woman’s hands, pinning her to the table in an awkward position.
They were so clearly not just a boy and girl holding hands. Garrett would lay
odds that the pretty redhead couldn’t bear the man’s touch.
So,
what was their story? A lover’s spat? He doubted that. A domestic dispute?
Something more sinister? Goddammit. Why did he have to walk into the middle of
it?
“Bartender
around?” Garrett leaned one elbow against the bar and glanced over his
shoulder.
“Yes.”
The woman was quick to reply and would have jumped to her feet if the jerk
beside her hadn’t twisted her arm, forcing her to remain in her chair. A
grimace of pain flickered momentarily across her features.
“No,”
the guy growled. “There’s no one here but me and Rachel, so you might wanna be goin’.”
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DIXIE LEE BROWN lives and
writes in Central Oregon, inspired by what she believes is the most gorgeous
scenery anywhere. She resides with two dogs and a cat, who make sure she never
takes herself too seriously. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading,
movies, and trips to the beach.
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