The Long Road Home

The Long Road Home
Lynn Patrick

Not everybody gets a second chance… Back in Sparrow Lake after fifteen years away, and Sam Larson's already messing with Priscilla Ryan's life. Saying yes when they were kids and he asked her to be his girl was her biggest mistake. The bad boy rode out of town the next day. She isn't about to make a second mistake by falling for him again.Getting his dude ranch off the ground is the former rodeo star's first priority. That, and reconnecting with the quiet girl he took to the prom…the best night of Sam's life. He has a lot to make up for. And yet he's keeping his secrets. But when sabotage threatens his business–and one of Priscilla's nieces–it's his chance to prove he isn't the boy he once was.

Not everybody gets a second chance...

Back in Sparrow Lake after fifteen years away, and Sam Larson’s already messing with Priscilla Ryan’s life. Saying yes when they were kids and he asked her to be his girl was her biggest mistake. The bad boy rode out of town the next day. She isn’t about to make a second mistake by falling for him again.

Getting his dude ranch off the ground is the former rodeo star’s first priority. That, and reconnecting with the quiet girl he took to the prom...the best night of Sam’s life. He has a lot to make up for. And yet he’s keeping his secrets. But when sabotage threatens his business—and one of Priscilla’s nieces—it’s his chance to prove he isn’t the boy he once was.

Sam smiled. “You really care about other people.”

Did he care about her, too? Priscilla wondered. “I’m sure your father is sorry about what happened.”

“I think so. At least that’s what I told myself, or I would never have returned to Wisconsin.” He slid his arm around her shoulder and turned her so that he could look down into her face. “We wouldn’t be standing here in the moonlight if I hadn’t come home.”

Her pulse thrummed. “Then I’m glad you did.”

“Me, too.” His gaze seared her. “And I was lucky to find you again.”

Time stood still, and Priscilla felt as if she could stay in this moment—in Sam’s arms—forever.

She only wished that were true.

Dear Reader (#u674cacde-db93-555b-ab0f-9728e71fbb02),

There are two of us writing as Lynn Patrick—Linda Sweeney and Patricia Rosemoor—and we’re both horse crazy, so The Long Road Home was especially fun for us to write. In the past, we traveled to Kentucky to research horse farms for a story. And the Kentucky Derby, of course. Plus, on a trip to Ireland, we had a private tour of The Irish National Stud.

Linda grew up on a farm and often had to round up the cows on one of their horses. I (Patricia) rode for pleasure and competed both in Western and English. I got to round up cows, too, one time when doing research for a ranching series. My mount used to be the lead horse, and when the cows saw him, they ran like everything, with my horse right on their tails. The cows crossed the river as was planned, only a bit too soon, as they brought down some fencing.

We hope you’ll enjoy a fun ride on the road to love with Priscilla and Sam.

Best,

Lynn Patrick

The Long Road Home

Lynn Patrick

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

LYNN PATRICK is the pseudonym for two best friends who started writing together a few decades ago. Linda is a professor with a reading specialty, and Patricia writes as Patricia Rosemoor. Together they enjoy creating worlds that are lightened by the unexpected, fun and sometimes wonderful vagaries of real life.

For all those dedicated people who have given the wild mustangs at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in South Dakota another chance at living free.

Contents

Cover (#ua5c4e557-823e-5bec-a67c-d1cc93f54330)

Back Cover Text (#ufff84e8c-6ed5-50c8-90b0-770e3e41bb49)

Introduction (#u92e2f6b4-0f5e-5d65-a412-167d41c8251c)

Dear Reader

Title Page (#u72e1bb0d-d358-5edf-a278-b907eeb4267c)

About the Author (#u5fbcc30e-5b87-515e-86b8-05fc09beb3d7)

Dedication (#u99ab90b6-84c5-56d7-93dd-27a3af1d6fd5)

PROLOGUE (#ulink_eb15c72b-25de-5cb2-9ada-4a9119a97873)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_6b4b2f48-7f4b-5fa6-a01e-8a45ae0f85c0)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_fd313b60-a6eb-551f-9bf7-99809f7de33b)

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