The Forgotten Cowboy

The Forgotten Cowboy
Kara Lennox

After a near-fatal car accident, Willow Marsden discovers she has a form of amnesia that prevents her from recognizing faces, including those of friends, family–even her own. Adding to her shock is that the new man in her life is none other than her former high school boyfriend, Cal Chandler, whom she blames for derailing her young dreams…. wrapped up in each other's lives again and Willow's heart has trouble remembering all the reasons she and Cal split in the first place. Because their new–and more mature–relationship is giving them a second chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love.

“You worry too much about things ‘ruining your life….’”

Willow knew her grandmother was referring to more than her amnesia-related recognition problem. She’d always thought Willow had overdramatized the humiliating incident that had turned her parents against her and changed the course of her life, that she’d been too quick to thrust all the blame on Cal Chandler. Okay, so it wasn’t all his fault. No one had forced her to sleep with Cal. She’d just loved him so fiercely, and she’d been so afraid of losing him. How could she know her parents would catch them?

“I wish he’d just get married,” she mumbled. Then maybe she could really forget him and move on.

“He still pines for you, you know. You can’t hate a man forever simply because he loved you too much.”

Willow chuckled. “He didn’t love me. He was horny and ruined my life.”

“You know he loved you,” Nana scolded. “And still does…”

Dear Reader,

Imagine being unable to recognize your own mother—or your ex-lover. This is the dilemma Willow Marsden faces in The Forgotten Cowboy. (If you read The Millionaire Next Door, my previous Mills & Boon American Romance novel, you might remember that Willow was injured in a car accident during a tornado.)

Willow's condition is known as prosopagnosia, and it really does exist. I became aware of it when reading a book about how to improve your memory. I was fascinated, and the first thing I thought of (predictably) was What if I created a character with this disorder? And what if she couldn’t recognize her ex-boyfriend, with whom she shared a disastrous past? It’s always fun to come up with a new way to cause trouble for my characters.

If you would like to learn more about this unusual disorder and hear firsthand from people who cope with it every day, check out the Internet for extensive information.

I love to hear from readers!

E-mail me at karalennox@yahoo.com

or contact me via regular mail at P.O. Box 4845,

Dallas, TX 75148.

All best,

Kara Lennox

The Forgotten Cowboy

Kara Lennox

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Books by Kara Lennox

MILLS & BOON AMERICAN ROMANCE

841—VIRGIN PROMISE

856—TWIN EXPECTATIONS

871—TAME AN OLDER MAN

893—BABY BY THE BOOK

917—THE UNLAWFULLY WEDDED PRINCESS

934—VIXEN IN DISGUISE* (#litres_trial_promo)

942—PLAIN JANE’S PLAN* (#litres_trial_promo)

951—SASSY CINDERELLA* (#litres_trial_promo)

974—FORTUNE’S TWINS

990—THE MILLIONAIRE NEXT DOOR

1052—THE FORGOTTEN COWBOY

Contents

Prologue (#udb926881-db99-59a9-b92d-b47e18a67a53)

Chapter One (#u78235615-07ba-5386-a141-bf3f1dd6c83d)

Chapter Two (#udfdeb061-74e0-5ee7-8fcf-f87c9c48fc69)

Chapter Three (#u4fbec298-15f1-59ab-9bed-4e492f99f74e)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)