Texas Rebels: Phoenix

Texas Rebels: Phoenix
Linda Warren

THE COWBOY’S LAST RIDEOnce he gets over the shock of finding out he’s a father, Phoenix Rebel is ready to do right by his toddler son. The gorgeous barrel racer he runs into on the circuit could add a much-needed woman’s touch. There’s just one problem. She’s a McCray—a Rebel’s worst enemy.Rosemary could gaze into Phoenix’s warm brown eyes forever. And helping the sexy bull rider and his adorable two-year-old has ignited a fierce yearning in Rosie. Somehow she and Phoenix have to find a way to create their own family—even if it means leaving everyone else they love behind…

Cast of Characters (#ulink_723833ff-7939-5697-9a6a-4c64acd41dab)

Kate Rebel: Matriarch of the Rebel family.

Falcon: The oldest 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 archenemy of the family’s daughter.

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 wild one and the youngest. He’s carefree until Child Protective Services says he’s the father of a small boy.

Abraham (Abe) Rebel: Paternal grandfather.

Jericho Johnson: Egan’s friend from prison.

Texas Rebels: Phoenix

Linda Warren

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

A two-time RITA

Award–nominated author, LINDA WARREN has written thirty-eight books for Mills & Boon 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 www.lindawarren.net (http://www.lindawarren.net).

To Christi Hendricks—for organizing sixteen years of book signings.

Acknowledgments (#ulink_7c27b80d-7f61-54f7-99d5-f83719711d24)

A special thanks to Vanessa Carmona Hoke for taking the time to share her knowledge of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

And to Carrol Abendroth, barrel racer, for discussing the rodeo and barrel racing.

And to PRCA for all their information.

Contents

Cover (#ub83f387c-d1a5-5b16-a5ce-a918422b29bf)

Cast of Characters (#ulink_113db628-f72f-5c9e-90ca-24b96aec814d)

Title Page (#u4dace048-6ee0-5173-b042-f16513ed9bed)

About the Author (#ud67f1e11-3284-5840-9006-c7b835091fe1)

Dedication (#u78b541e3-558f-58a7-9df5-adc787cf53ae)

Acknowledgments (#ulink_f4fed6d2-c608-5d40-910a-d1c7e796bcc4)

Prologue (#ulink_90dbf586-f662-53f2-abf9-8eb5247877d5)

Chapter One (#ulink_0ad13b6c-1c00-55b7-bff4-08d065f91aaa)

Chapter Two (#ulink_f82a904f-ddaa-5eb7-ba5c-e15392c9fc7a)

Chapter Three (#ulink_d94729a8-50a3-5098-ab58-aa61fe72f707)

Chapter Four (#ulink_2ece204d-aa97-56df-8874-639aa8ca0cbf)

Chapter Five (#ulink_720dcbf5-c63b-5ea0-b8ba-5b1bbafb9316)

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)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)