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Once a Cowboy

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Overview

Brodie Hayes is a former rodeo star, now a rancher--a cowboy, through and through. But when he finds out some shocking news about the circumstances of his birth, he begins to question his identity. Luckily, private investigator Alexandra Donovan is there to help him find the truth about who he is. Along the way, he discovers that even a man who thought he'd be alone for the rest of his life can fall in love.
For Brodie, love was something you did once--and for always. But is Alex the type of woman who can take on a stubborn man like him? Because there's one thing about him that will never change, no matter what they find out about his past--once a cowboy, always a cowboy.

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Author Information

Bio of Linda Warren

After selling her first book to Harlequin's Superromance line, Linda's life hasn't been the same. It's fun, exciting, and she never has enough time, but she enjoys every minute. She grew up in a small farming community called Smetana outside of Bryan, Texas. Writing was never in her plans. She enjoyed it and even won an essay contest in high school. Her English teacher told her if she could get her grammar and emotion on the same level that she could be a good writer. She didn't pay much attention to her words because she had always planned to be a nurse. In college her life took an unexpected turn. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and had to drop out of school because of the pain. Nothing in life had prepared her for this, but luckily she had a wonderful man waiting for her, her high school sweetheart and own personal hero. With his love and support she learned to deal with a crippling disease at an early age. With a lot of time on her hands, she took art classes and began to paint. To her shock her paintings started to sell and win awards. This kept her busy for a number of years. Then the turpentine and fume from the oils began to irritate her eyes. The doctor suggested that she put the paints away for a while or try watercolor or acrylics, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. She had always loved to read and when she had to be in the hospital, friends and family would bring her books. That's how she discovered the wonderful world of Harlequin. No matter how bad she was feeling, she could lose herself in a Harlequin novel, knowing that whatever trials the heroine had to go through there was always hope, always a happy ending. Her family was pressuring her to start painting again, but secretly she was thinking of trying her hand at writing. The only credentials she had for such an insane idea were years of reading and sheer determination. She didn't do anything about the idea until her dad gave her a push. His reasoning was that she had read so many books that it should be a snap. She began by writing long hand in a tablet -- testing her skills. Her husband then bought her a computer and she had no choice. She had to write in earnest. After a lot of hard work, tears, perseverance...and more patience than she ever thought she possessed, she's finally doing something she loves -- writing. And those happy endings? She writes them now and hopes they touch someone who needs a lift, a smile, or just a good feeling day. No matter what, Linda believes there is a happy ending -- you just have to find it. She loves hearing from readers. Her address is P.O. Box 5172, Bryan, TX 77805 and her email address is LW1508@aol.com.

Customer Reviews

  • 2 stars out of 5Quick read

    Posted March 31, 2009 by Jen, Las Vegas

    It was everything I expected it to be: quick read, easy to get into (and out of), romance with some humor, etc. Good to make the time go by.

  • 2 stars out of 5Makes for an okay read

    Posted April 12, 2009 by Winnie, Singapore

    Plot was simple. The male lead's self-search was rather interesting.

  • 3 stars out of 5Nice Cowboy Story

    Posted June 30, 2009 by Laura P., Morgan Hill, CA

    Not the best, nor the worst. It read just fine and very quickly. I got it as a freebie, so it was A-OK with me. No complaints. A nice cowboy story.

  • 2 stars out of 5Nice cowboy

    Posted August 01, 2009 by Reader, USA

    Strong cowboy with an identity crisis. Strong lead woman to pull him through but has a crisis of her own. Nothing really surprising in the plot but a good light read. Make sure you get this one at a bargain price.

  • 5 stars out of 5Loved It!!!

    Posted October 31, 2009 by Penny61, Bryan,Tx

    It moved along at a good pace. Did not drag with a lot of descriptive narrative. I have read some books that took five pages to use descriptive words just to answer the door. This one moved at a good clip and did not drag on and on as some do. I could not put it down. And when I had to I was eager to pick it back up. I thought it was a very good job.

Additional Info

Imprint

Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Filesize

1.60 MB

Number of Pages

256

eBook ISBN

9781426830587

Excerpt from: Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren

The defunct air-conditioning spit out its last puffs of cool air about an hour ago. Since it was July in Dallas the office was hotter than the hinges of hell. An opened window only stoked the heat in the room. Alex Donovan, private investigator, squirmed in her chair and swallowed back a curse word. She never thought being hot could make her so damn irritable. "I believe this is my son." The lady sitting across from her desk pushed a dogeared newspaper clipping toward Alex. Sweat trickled down Alex's back and pooled at her waistline. One more minute and she would have been out the door. Now she was caught. Pushing back her frustration with the heat, the office and life in general, she studied the picture of a cowboy astride a bucking bull. The massive black animal looked too menacing to tangle with"that is, to a city girl like Alex. The colored clipping was dated a month ago and was taken at a rodeo for charity in Fort Worth. The caption read: Brodie Hayes, bull rider and three-time world champion gives another stellar performance. His record was impressive. As was the man himself. The lady pulled a folder out of her purse"more photos"and carefully laid them in front of Alex. They were of the same man; on a horse, with two other cowboys and one head shot that gave a closeup of his features. Several were rodeo photos with PRCA stamped on them"Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. But Alex's eyes were drawn to the clipping of the cowboy on the bull, which best showcased his broad shoulders and long, muscled body. One hand stuck high in the air as he strove to stay on the required eight seconds. His hat lay in the dirt and dark hair fell across his forehead. The sharp angles of his face were set in deep concentration, yet a glimmer of a smile shaped his lips. She had a feeling this man thrived on winning. Thrived on a challenge. Handsome, tough and fearlesswere the three words that came to her mind. He was also likely a charmer who had a way with the ladies, but was hell in a fight with a man or a bull. Damn. He was goodlooking. Heat centered in her lower abdomen and she began to wonder if the high temperature was getting to her brain. Having lived in Texas all her life, she'd seen lots of cowboys, but none quite like this. What was it about him? He had the looks, definitely the sex appeal, yet there was something else about him that she couldn't define. Alex glanced at the lady, waiting for her story, because she knew there was one. The woman had sad green eyes"that was the first thing she'd noticed. A younger woman who looked to be somewhere in her thirties sat beside her. Probably a daughter or a relative because they had the same facial features, except for black hair untouched by gray, and blue eyes. "My name is Helen Braxton and this is my daughter, Maggie Newton." "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Braxton. Maggie. You said you thought this was your son?" Alex fingered the clipping and stared at the daughter. The striking color of her eyes held Alex's attention. Baby-blue. The bluest blue"the same as the cowboy's. Or very close. Mrs. Braxton handed her another folder. "My son was stolen from the hospital when he was two days old. That was almost forty years ago." She tapped the folder. "The information's all in here." A feeling of déjà vu came over Alex. She'd dealt with cases like this when she was on the Dallas police force, where desperate parents saw the face of their missing child in every newspaper clipping, their fate in every headline. One particular case still haunted her. The suffering of the parents had gotten to her and she'd put her heart and soul into finding their missing child. She'd given them hope, which was all they had left. But it hadn't been enough. Was Helen Braxton one of those parents? Even after forty years, was hope all she had? Alex licked her dry lips. "Why do you think this is your