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THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE coming out next week.
THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE is the second book in the series Texas Trouble, by Becky McGraw. Be sure to read MY KIND OF TROUBLE, Cassie and Luke's story, the first in the Texas Trouble series.
Sabrina Roberts had become a reclusive workaholic, since her husband Kenny, an adrenaline junky cop, was killed in the line of duty eighteen months ago. Determined not to let the same thing happen to her after his death, Sabrina made her job as a detective with the Phoenix Police Department her life.
In lieu of a social life, Sabrina focused on researching her cases, working out to make herself stronger and staying at the gun range to make sure she was on top of her game. She knew the life she was living was no life, but didn't know how to change it. Since Kenny's death, she didn't even know who she was anymore. The only thing she did know was she was never dating a cop again.
When her new friend, Cassie Bellamy, calls her to ask her to be maid of honor in her wedding, and to help with her horse ranch while she is on her honeymoon, Sabrina jumps on the opportunity to reevaluate her life and decompress in the sedate Texas town.
Almost from the first minute her feet touch Bowie soil though, Sabrina realizes the small town is far from sedate, and certainly not a place she is going to be able to decompress. Between the infuriatingly sexist, but oh so sexy, Sheriff Cole Jackson, who treats her like she's incompetent, and the hair raising events at the wedding, then a surprising call for help from the older brother she hasn't spoken to in eighteen months, Sabrina has more action in Bowie than she ever had back in Phoenix.
After a while, Sabrina starts hoping that action will include some personal action with the handsome Sheriff, who lights fires inside of her that have been banked for a long time.
Cole Jackson has enough on his hands taking over as Sheriff of his hometown when his best friend resigns to become a cattle rancher, without having to deal with the trouble sexy Sabrina Roberts dumps in his lap. Suddenly, his peaceful little town, where the most he had to look forward to was the rollover of a chicken truck on the highway, becomes a hotbed of trouble, and it seems like the beautiful detective he'd met in Phoenix was at the heart of it all. She and her brother were magnets for trouble, it seemed.
To protect his best friend and his new wife, Cole invites Sabrina and her brother to stay at his house, and welcomes more than trouble into his life. He finds out the gorgeous policewoman has depths he can't wait to uncover...and she can cook better than his mama! The heat she stirs inside of him is definitely more than the heat in the kitchen though, and soon Cole wants to experience everything on her menu.
But first, Cole has to rescue her from the bad guys chasing her brother...and then from herself. He's determined to convince Sabrina that even though he's a cop, he's not the risk-taker her late husband was, and that he's worth taking a risk on.
Coming Soon! Book #3 in the Texas Trouble Series, DOUBLE THE TROUBLE
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Professional rodeo team roper, Karlie Upton, is done with arrogant testosterone-soaked cowboys, and she's done with the rodeo. Worn out from traveling and battling with the abusive bull rider she'd just broken up with, Karlie heads for Bowie, Texas to see if her old friend Cassie Bellamy needs help with her new horse operation. Her identical twin sister, and roping partner isn't happy about Karlie leaving her high and dry, but Karlie can't stay, and she can't tell her sister why she's leaving.
Karlie knows her ex will probably come looking for her, because not only did she leave, she took his meal ticket with her, a fifty-pound slack-jawed bulldog named Sarge, who he got five-thousand dollars a month to care for from his crazy grandpa's estate. After she saw her ex kick the lovable mutt, there was no way Karlie was leaving Sarge behind with the neglectful man. She could only hope her sister kept her mouth shut, and maybe he won't find her in Bowie.
When she reaches the city limits of Bowie, Karlie receives a welcome she didn't expect. Not paying attention to her speed, Karlie had let 'Freddie', the hot rod Lincoln she'd had since she was sixteen, have his head and he didn't like to go slow. He liked to blow the stripes off of the road, because she'd souped him up in automotive class in high school.
So, the first person she met in Bowie, wasn't the one she went there to see, but he was easy on the eyes nonetheless.
The handsome deputy gave her a lecture then a ticket that would empty her pocketbook. Then after she tried to bargain her way out of the ticket, he arrested her and threatened to send Sarge to the pound! Karlie knew she would have enjoyed the frisking, but when the hot lawman took her dog into custody, he crossed the line, and Karlie showed him she wasn't known as the 'Wild Child' in the pro rodeo circuit for nothing!
Her impulsive nature yet again lands her in a heap of trouble, but it also gives her a reason to see the good looking lawman again, when she cuts a community service deal to fix his police car. Karlie's not looking for a relationship with any man, her ex may have soured her for life on those, but she sure could go for a little romp in the hayloft with the tall, dark and handsome deputy sheriff.
But then she finds out he has issues, deep dark issues, which meant he was a 'fixer-upper'. Karlie knew she was in trouble then, because if there was one thing she had a problem avoiding, it was projects. From cars to men, the more they needed fixing, the more they interested her.
Bowie's Chief Deputy, Gabe Kelley, had never encountered a woman like the red hot redhead he stopped for speeding, while filling in for his patrolman Elmer on traffic duty. Sitting at the city limit sign, minding his own business, almost dozing off, because he was so bored, Gabe was jolted out of his lethargy when a black Lincoln went past him doing at least one ten.
When he finally caught up to the sassy redhead, she gave him lip, then he gave her a hefty ticket, and a stern warning about driving through his town recklessly. He never expected the beautiful cowgirl to proposition him to get out of the ticket! He was so shocked, he arrested her, then called the dog pound to come get her ugly dog.
The next thing Gabe knew, he was laying on his stomach on the hot Texas roadway, hogtied, and mad as hell, watching the hotheaded woman drive off leaving him there. He was going to get untied, and when he did, there would be hell to pay, and the one paying it would be Miss Karlie Upton. It might take him a while to find her, but he would, if it was the last thing he ever did. One way or another, Gabe was going to teach the bratty woman he wasn't a man to be messed with...if it took spanking her shapely ass to drive that point home.
Gabe would have to be careful though, because although he liked his women with a little edge, he knew this beautiful redhead had enough of it to cut his throat, if he wasn't careful. Her ex was after her, and the only thing standing between the rough bull rider and her is Gabe, and this guy is playing for keeps.
Professional rodeo team roper, Karlie Upton, is done with arrogant testosterone-soaked cowboys, and she's done with the rodeo. Worn out from traveling and battling with the abusive bull rider she'd just broken up with, Karlie heads for Bowie, Texas to see if her old friend Cassie Bellamy needs help with her new horse operation. Her identical twin sister, and roping partner isn't happy about Karlie leaving her high and dry, but Karlie can't stay, and she can't tell her sister why she's leaving.
Karlie knows her ex will probably come looking for her, because not only did she leave, she took his meal ticket with her, a fifty-pound slack-jawed bulldog named Sarge, who he got five-thousand dollars a month to care for from his crazy grandpa's estate. After she saw her ex kick the lovable mutt, there was no way Karlie was leaving Sarge behind with the neglectful man. She could only hope her sister kept her mouth shut, and maybe he won't find her in Bowie.
When she reaches the city limits of Bowie, Karlie receives a welcome she didn't expect. Not paying attention to her speed, Karlie had let 'Freddie', the hot rod Lincoln she'd had since she was sixteen, have his head and he didn't like to go slow. He liked to blow the stripes off of the road, because she'd souped him up in automotive class in high school.
So, the first person she met in Bowie, wasn't the one she went there to see, but he was easy on the eyes nonetheless.
The handsome deputy gave her a lecture then a ticket that would empty her pocketbook. Then after she tried to bargain her way out of the ticket, he arrested her and threatened to send Sarge to the pound! Karlie knew she would have enjoyed the frisking, but when the hot lawman took her dog into custody, he crossed the line, and Karlie showed him she wasn't known as the 'Wild Child' in the pro rodeo circuit for nothing!
Her impulsive nature yet again lands her in a heap of trouble, but it also gives her a reason to see the good looking lawman again, when she cuts a community service deal to fix his police car. Karlie's not looking for a relationship with any man, her ex may have soured her for life on those, but she sure could go for a little romp in the hayloft with the tall, dark and handsome deputy sheriff.
But then she finds out he has issues, deep dark issues, which meant he was a 'fixer-upper'. Karlie knew she was in trouble then, because if there was one thing she had a problem avoiding, it was projects. From cars to men, the more they needed fixing, the more they interested her.
Bowie's Chief Deputy, Gabe Kelley, had never encountered a woman like the red hot redhead he stopped for speeding, while filling in for his patrolman Elmer on traffic duty. Sitting at the city limit sign, minding his own business, almost dozing off, because he was so bored, Gabe was jolted out of his lethargy when a black Lincoln went past him doing at least one ten.
When he finally caught up to the sassy redhead, she gave him lip, then he gave her a hefty ticket, and a stern warning about driving through his town recklessly. He never expected the beautiful cowgirl to proposition him to get out of the ticket! He was so shocked, he arrested her, then called the dog pound to come get her ugly dog.
The next thing Gabe knew, he was laying on his stomach on the hot Texas roadway, hogtied, and mad as hell, watching the hotheaded woman drive off leaving him there. He was going to get untied, and when he did, there would be hell to pay, and the one paying it would be Miss Karlie Upton. It might take him a while to find her, but he would, if it was the last thing he ever did. One way or another, Gabe was going to teach the bratty woman he wasn't a man to be messed with...if it took spanking her shapely ass to drive that point home.
Gabe would have to be careful though, because although he liked his women with a little edge, he knew this beautiful redhead had enough of it to cut his throat, if he wasn't careful. Her ex was after her, and the only thing standing between the rough bull rider and her is Gabe, and this guy is playing for keeps.
#95 on Amazon Bestseller's List - Thanks!
It feels like Christmas! I woke up this morning and My Kind of Trouble (Book #1, Texas Trouble Series) was at #95 on the Amazon Bestseller's List for Books>Western>Romance!
Thanks to everyone for helping it get there! :)
Thanks to everyone for helping it get there! :)
New Release! ASKING FOR TROUBLE (#6, Texas Trouble Series)
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NEW RELEASE! Available soon on amazon.com, available now at smashwords.com (BETA Release). ASKING FOR TROUBLE (#6, Texas Trouble Series), Jazzie & Beau's Story.
ASKING FOR TROUBLE - Smashwords.com
NEW RELEASE! Available soon on amazon.com, available now at smashwords.com (BETA Release). ASKING FOR TROUBLE (#6, Texas Trouble Series), Jazzie & Beau's Story.
ASKING FOR TROUBLE - Smashwords.com
Enter to Win! My Kind of Trouble Giveaway on GR
Hi all - Be sure to enter to win one of three free signed paperback copies of My Kind of Trouble, on GoodReads. The deadline for entry is 12/22/12. Enter to Win Here!
The drawing was ended early, and the winners selected by the GoodReads staff. The prizes have been mailed to the winners. Thanks to all who entered.
The drawing was ended early, and the winners selected by the GoodReads staff. The prizes have been mailed to the winners. Thanks to all who entered.
Chasing Trouble Update
Last night and today, I've been writing my fingers off lol. I revised ten chapters and wrote a filler/bridge chapter for Chasing Trouble.
I'm halfway through Chapter Twelve now, so I'm moving and grooving! Eight more chapters to go, a few editing passes, and arc reads, then it will be good to go! I can't wait to give Chase his Happily Ever After and start on #8...woo hoo!
I'm halfway through Chapter Twelve now, so I'm moving and grooving! Eight more chapters to go, a few editing passes, and arc reads, then it will be good to go! I can't wait to give Chase his Happily Ever After and start on #8...woo hoo!
