Never Love a Cowboy

by Lorraine Heath, Avon, April 2000, ISBN #0380803305, $6.99 U.S / $9.99 Can. Inside cover author photo by Work of Art Studio Portraits

"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover . . . "

Harrison Bainbridge, the second son of an English earl, left his home seeking a scandal-free life away from society's stuffy restraints. Then he arrives in Texas, never expecting that a sassy saloon-keeper's daughter would capture his eye. With her outspoken ways and flashing eyes, Jessye Kane is more than tempting. But although she is willing to be his partner in a daring business venture, she is unwilling to take the passion he offers.

Jessye knows that noble-born Harrison isn't for the likes of her, but beneath his devil-may-care exterior, she senses a deeper vulnerability. Then he's suddenly injured risking his life to save her from mortal danger. And Jessye vows to do anything to make him whole again - forcing this rugged scoundrel who claims he has no heart to take the greatest risk of all . . . on love.

Excerpt

"I would not make a good husband. I do, however, make an excellent lover . . . "

   Gripping Jessye's saddlehorn, Harrison leaned over, cradled the back of her head with his other hand, and captured her mouth with his own. With a soft moan, she bent toward him, threading her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck. His tongue delved deeply, mating with hers, conjuring up images that made sitting in the saddle increasingly uncomfortable. He wanted desperately to lay her on a blanket beneath the stars.
   Drawing back, he cupped her chin and stroked a thumb across her swollen lips.
   "Too bad I'm not interested in taking on a lover," she whispered hoarsely.
   "Too bad indeed . . ."