Texas Rebels: Paxton

Texas Rebels: Paxton
Linda Warren

THE COWBOY’S REDEMPTIONAfter years of girls, beer and a wild life on the rodeo circuit, bull rider Paxton Rebel is done being “The Heartthrob.” His brothers have already settled down and are starting families. Paxton doesn't really believe he's meant for love…until he rescues the slight, lovely woman with sea-green eyes on a cold, windy beach.Remi Roberts can't trust a charming lady-killer cowboy like Paxton—especially since he's a Rebel, a family she’s been taught to distrust. She needs to concentrate on recovering from her accident, which is the only thing standing in the way of her adopting the baby girl she adores. Besides, fairy tales don't exist and bad boys definitely don't change. Only, this cowboy is determined to prove her wrong…

THE COWBOY’S REDEMPTION

After years of girls, beer and a wild life on the rodeo circuit, bull rider Paxton Rebel is done being “The Heartthrob.” His brothers have already settled down and are starting families. Paxton doesn’t really believe he’s meant for love...until he rescues the slight, lovely woman with sea-green eyes on a cold, windy beach.

Remi Roberts can’t trust a charming lady-killer cowboy like Paxton—especially since he’s a Rebel, a family she’s been taught to distrust. She needs to concentrate on recovering from her accident, which is the only thing standing in the way of her adopting the baby girl she adores. Besides, fairy tales don’t exist and bad boys definitely don’t change. Only, this cowboy is determined to prove her wrong...

Cast of Characters (#u1c879a5e-28ab-5caa-8ba7-cfa7004f5372)

Kate Rebel: Matriarch of the Rebel family.

Falcon: The eldest son—the strong one. Reunited with his wife, Leah, and proud father of Eden and John.

Egan: The loner. Married to Rachel Hollister, daughter of the man who put him in jail.

Quincy: The peacemaker. Married to Jenny Walker, his childhood best friend.

Elias: The fighter. Falls in love with the daughter of his family’s archenemy.

Paxton: The lover. Never met a woman he couldn’t have, but the woman he wants doesn’t want him.

Jude: The serious, responsible one. Back together with his first love, Paige Wheeler, and raising their son, Zane.

Phoenix: The youngest Rebel challenges his own family when he falls in love with the enemy—Rosemary McCray.

Abraham (Abe) Rebel: Paternal grandfather.

Jericho Johnson: Egan’s friend from prison.

Dear Reader (#u1c879a5e-28ab-5caa-8ba7-cfa7004f5372),

Texas Rebels: Paxton is the sixth book in the Texas Rebels series. The series is about seven brothers who deal with their father’s death in different ways.

I apologize for the delay of Paxton’s story. Life got in the way of finishing this book. In the spring I had to have unexpected neck surgery and there were complications that required a long hospital stay. I am now back to writing and so happy to have finally finished this book. Thank you for your patience and support!

There are two Canada geese, Henry and Henny, in this story. My husband and I live on a lake in Central Texas and these geese live in our backyard. A bobcat stalks them at night, and he finally got Henny and broke her wing. I wondered when the geese flew away in the winter if Henry would leave his Henny behind. I wanted to see if it was true they mate for life. I watched and watched and was delighted when he stayed. He never leaves her except to fly around the lake in the early morning. A true love story, as is Paxton and Remi’s.

If you’ve read the other Rebels books, you know Paxton is accustomed to getting any beautiful woman he wants. Ironically, he falls for a woman who’s not ready to get involved with anyone. It took a few sleepless nights to pull these two characters together. But like the Canada geese, they’ll find a special love that will keep them together forever.

Until the next Rebel book, with love and thanks,

Linda

PS: You can email me at Lw1508@aol.com; send me a message on Facebook.com/lindawarrenauthor (http://www.Facebook.com/lindawarrenauthor) or on Twitter, @texauthor (https://twitter.com/texauthor); write me at PO Box 5182, Bryan, TX 77805; or visit my website at lindawarren.net (http://www.lindawarren.net). Your mail and thoughts are deeply appreciated.

Texas Rebels: Paxton

Linda Warren

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

A two-time RITA® Award–nominated author, LINDA WARREN has written forty books for Harlequin and has received the Readers’ Choice Award, the Holt Medallion, the Booksellers’ Best Award, the Book Buyers Best Award, the Golden Quill and the RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award. A native Texan, she is a member of Romance Writers of America and the West Houston chapter. She lives in College Station with her husband and a menagerie of animals, including a Canada goose named Broken Wing. You can learn more about Linda and her books at lindawarren.net (http://www.lindawarren.net).

Acknowledgments (#u1c879a5e-28ab-5caa-8ba7-cfa7004f5372)

A special thanks to the ladies who spoke with me about adoptions in Texas.

To Betty Moon for sharing her great-grandson’s heart surgery and adoption.

To Carrol Abendroth, barrel racer, for giving me a glimpse into the rodeo scene.

And to the PRCA and the WNFR for all their information.

All errors are strictly mine.

To my husband, my hero, my Sonny, for keeping me sane this past year.

Contents

Cover (#ubbbdf210-0a86-5c77-a306-b9662bd89b4c)

Back Cover Text (#u78039a4d-4b63-5459-9741-90798d7d5345)

Cast of Characters (#u5f31f37f-d4c5-5b29-80e0-68c5ed25e01b)

Dear Reader (#u7373ee33-94e8-506f-853f-97bd71b3b4f5)

Title Page (#u61f2ad2c-4f08-5bb2-9eee-a90feef34884)

About the Author (#u6ecfb4f8-7d02-5e3b-9b53-fdb4d9b1f1c2)

Acknowledgments (#u0e0916b3-7ce4-5f46-aab0-f680a63597d4)

Dedication (#ud43680c5-a631-56eb-b716-6838dfcc87bd)

Prologue (#u9793c36a-3a9d-5b90-a132-0f37d4ccfb1c)

Chapter One (#u76741b72-c735-5db2-9cac-fcb495e1d39c)

Chapter Two (#ucf00cffe-0e78-554e-ba9e-2f8facbbe52e)

Chapter Three (#ue8c1c582-de9c-52c1-8706-19c45c924e6d)

Chapter Four (#ub9720324-688c-501f-97ad-35efc3ab5550)

Chapter Five (#u98351824-4bef-59ba-8e7c-d8afbe46b542)