His Rodeo Sweetheart

His Rodeo Sweetheart
Pamela Britton

Lost and FoundAfter serving in the Army, veterinarian Ethan McCall isn’t sure where he belongs. So visiting Claire Reynolds’ family ranch to help with her military dog rescue centre seemed as good a place as any to start! But even though Ethan can’t stop thinking about beautiful single mum Claire, he knows he could never offer his heart…Claire recognises the pain in Ethan’s green eyes. Yet, with a son to raise, there’s no room in her life for romance. Claire and Ethan can’t deny their attraction for ever – could two broken hearts come together to make a family whole?

“I’m going to grab something to eat.”

She needed to escape the urge to do exactly as he suggested—to sink into his arms and forget for the moment that she was the single mother of a very sick little boy.

“Claire.” He called her name and she ignored it, turning toward the kitchen.

“I need to eat.”

“No,” he said. “You need a hug.”

Funny how just a moment ago she couldn’t cry to save her life, yet his words brought instant tears to her eyes. “Please don’t.”

“Don’t what?”

She sucked in a breath, trying hard not to crumble because that was all it had taken—one gentle call of her name, one random act of kindness, one offer of a shoulder to lean upon—for her to lose strength.

“Don’t be kind to me because if you touch me I might crumble and if I crumble I don’t know if I’ll be able to put all the pieces back together again.”

He stared down at her with a kindness that melted her self-control. “If you crumble, I promise to help put you back together again.”

His Rodeo

Sweetheart

Pamela Britton

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

With more than a million books in print, PAMELA BRITTON likes to call herself the best-known author nobody’s ever heard of. Of course, that changed thanks to a certain licensing agreement with that little racing organization known as NASCAR.

But before the glitz and glamour of NASCAR, Pamela wrote books that were frequently voted the best of the best by the Detroit Free Press, Barnes & Noble (two years in a row) and RT Book Reviews. She’s won numerous awards, including a National Readers’ Choice Award and a nomination for the Romance Writers of America Golden Heart

Award.

When not writing books, Pamela is a reporter for a local newspaper. She’s also a columnist for the American Quarter Horse Journal.

This one’s for Patti Mahany,

the best big sister a person could ask for.

You make me laugh.

You’ve listened to me cry.

You’re always there for my daughter, and

I appreciate that more than you know.

Contents

Cover (#u41d1e9e5-7467-5b59-97f0-ee3fd3058eac)

Introduction (#u9da82354-c867-5e84-9171-a6b7c570a735)

Title Page (#uf773ed0f-2a65-5ab1-b5b3-51d90d8a9e69)

About the Author (#ud2251ec2-a89e-5d59-9b15-3846e2397231)

Dedication (#u62b43b83-6437-5bce-9862-f23a5aaef64d)

Chapter One (#ulink_f25ea825-4f4b-5e07-a811-9167a8f63c2d)

Chapter Two (#ulink_cd8ea697-3cc9-5491-9f9d-3d863040ab1d)

Chapter Three (#ulink_359d8090-9489-546e-8944-a8af32dad1e8)

Chapter Four (#ulink_49a4d8e8-d869-5c5d-b807-f196d23724a9)

Chapter Five (#ulink_f088241d-450b-509c-be2e-e1dba98caaa0)

Chapter Six (#ulink_931104f4-e6e7-513b-beed-75d6fbe7d1b2)

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)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)