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Coldwater Springs #8
Curves and the Marshal
Curvy Honor Crenshaw is in trouble. The morning she’s due to testify in court, a dirty cop shows up at her door. Fleeing in her car, she winds up in Coldwater Springs and frantically considers her next move. Before she can make any plans, Max Kirkson, a Marshal, shows up to take her into custody. On the their way back to Laramie, the peril Honor is in becomes all too real as Max eludes the dangerous person on their trail. Max vows to get Honor home safely, but now he’s captured her, will he capture her heart as well? Or will she allow her insecurities about her curves to stand in the way of the most important relationship of her life? This is a sexy contemporary romance novelette of approximately 16,800 words which can be read as a stand alone. Just as she was about to slide out of the booth, a man strode into the diner. Early thirties. Much taller than her height of five foot five. Black hair. Black leather jacket. Tough jaw. Straight nose. Eyes of midnight blue. His eyes swept over the diner, seeming to take everything in at an instant. And then he saw her. Honor froze. It wasn’t the guy from this morning. But he was here for her. She knew it! For a second she couldn’t breathe, then she couldn’t stop. I think I’m hyperventilating. “Here, sweetie.” Betty appeared with a paper bag. “Breathe into this.” Honor sank back against the leatherette booth cushions, clutching the paper bag to her face, trying to slow her breathing. “Can I help you?” Betty asked the stranger. Out of the corner of her eye, Honor saw Betty turn to the man who had entered - no, strode into - the diner. The man who had come for her. “I think I’ve found who I’m looking for,” the man replied, his eyes fixed on Honor. He took another step toward the booth, but Betty blocked his path. “Not so fast, handsome. Give her some space.” Honor concentrated on breathing into the paper bag. In, out. In, out. She did not want to think about anything else. Finally, her breathing calmed and she felt able to take away the bag from her lips. Until she saw him watching her every movement. “Honor Crenshaw?” He flashed a badge at her. She glimpsed the word Marshal on it. “I’m Max Kirkson. I’m here to take you back to Laramie so you can testify.”
59 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 7, 2015
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July 9, 2015
So we are back in Coldwater Springs and I for one am thrilled! But this book is a little different from the others!
Honor Crenshaw is on the run from the cops…well, just one dirty cop who is trying to kill her. So she flees Laramie, and winds up eating Betty’s delicious cherry pie, until a Marshal comes to collect her.
Max Kirkson is a Marshal and he puts his duty first and every day is like the other…until today when he walked into that diner in Coldwater Springs to retrieve Honor Crenshaw, the shock on her face when he took her into custody is a look he will never forget; as he never wanted her to think bad about him. Now he just needs to keep them both alive in order to clear her name and then maybe he can show her his true self!
Again, I cannot tell you just how much I love this Coldwater Creek series! The characters just jump off the page and you can’t help but fall in love with them. As always with Jenn Roseton, her writing is smooth and just flows and by the end of the book you are always left despite for the next story!
I give Curves and the Marshal 10 out of 10!
Honor Crenshaw is on the run from the cops…well, just one dirty cop who is trying to kill her. So she flees Laramie, and winds up eating Betty’s delicious cherry pie, until a Marshal comes to collect her.
Max Kirkson is a Marshal and he puts his duty first and every day is like the other…until today when he walked into that diner in Coldwater Springs to retrieve Honor Crenshaw, the shock on her face when he took her into custody is a look he will never forget; as he never wanted her to think bad about him. Now he just needs to keep them both alive in order to clear her name and then maybe he can show her his true self!
Again, I cannot tell you just how much I love this Coldwater Creek series! The characters just jump off the page and you can’t help but fall in love with them. As always with Jenn Roseton, her writing is smooth and just flows and by the end of the book you are always left despite for the next story!
I give Curves and the Marshal 10 out of 10!
July 8, 2017
Like I said before. These book are getting better as they go on. This one was jam packed with "story" and I found myself quite enjoying it. I have to say though, I'm not sure if I'm enjoying the story itself or the fact that the author has improved and I'm always rooting for that. I just love it when an author grows.
December 27, 2015
This was a little different than her other Coldwater Springs books. Its a bit longer but only by a few pages. We meet Honor who is supposed to testify as a witness to a robbery at a bank where she worked. However, there are others who rather eliminate her..a bad cop no less on the take. So once she figures this out she flees and hits Coldwater Springs. Her reprieve is short lived though. She's terrified and at a loss as to what to do until someone walks into the door. She instantly knows hes there for her. However, the question is...is he in lieu with the bad cop or is he an honest to good Marshall. We meet Max who is a Marshall who is supposed to take her in for not showing up for court. He has no idea why and doesnt seem to care about anything but doing his job. That is until on their way back someone is following them. He finally gets her story and wants to protect her and get her where she needs to go. What he doesnt count on is his attraction to the curvy witness. She fears he is out of her league. You'll just have to read and find out all the juicy details. :) My only downer is I wish we got to know Max more. We didnt know much at all about him. Just that he's a Marshall and lives in her same town. Thats pretty much it. We know quite a bit about Honor but not Max. Their chemistry was there but it seems minimal until the end. I very much enjoy this series. They are sweet short romances.
July 9, 2015
*****WARNING THE STORY CONTAINS ADULT SCENES*******
This arc was given to me for my honest review.
This is part of the cold water springs series.
Honor is the typical good girl. She lives her nice quiet life as the bank manager. She is the straight and narrow kind of girl, the one who is the DD for her friends when they go out. All that changes when her bank is robbed, and she is the only one who can identify the robbers. Now she is on the run. Max has been sent to pick up a fugitive that didn't show up to court. When he finds her there is no way she is a criminal. He will clear she name protect her and make her his, even if he has to protect her from the law itself.
I loved this story. It had a bit of danger, some suspense, and romance, all wrapped up into a quick read. You won't be disappointed with this short story it has everything all wrapped up and neatly packaged into this amazing short story.
This arc was given to me for my honest review.
This is part of the cold water springs series.
Honor is the typical good girl. She lives her nice quiet life as the bank manager. She is the straight and narrow kind of girl, the one who is the DD for her friends when they go out. All that changes when her bank is robbed, and she is the only one who can identify the robbers. Now she is on the run. Max has been sent to pick up a fugitive that didn't show up to court. When he finds her there is no way she is a criminal. He will clear she name protect her and make her his, even if he has to protect her from the law itself.
I loved this story. It had a bit of danger, some suspense, and romance, all wrapped up into a quick read. You won't be disappointed with this short story it has everything all wrapped up and neatly packaged into this amazing short story.
July 10, 2015
Jenn's done it again, but this time with a girl on the run from the bad guys. It's got an NCIS feel to it. The marshal comes to take her back to testify but gets dragged into the web and believes her when she finally gets to tell her story. Of course its a sweet romance that has a HEA and of course it revolves around Cold Water and we get to revisit one of the couples. Can't wait to see what comes next!
I received an ARC for my honest review.
I received an ARC for my honest review.
January 11, 2017
Absolutely amazing
I loved reading this story! Betty is a handful in this one. The first meeting of the characters are always interesting!
I loved reading this story! Betty is a handful in this one. The first meeting of the characters are always interesting!
January 14, 2017
Short and sweet
July 9, 2015
I really enjoyed Max and Honor's story!
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