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Book Four in our Riders Up series is the story of Cassie’s best friend, Tracy Steele. Mourning the recent death of her father and unable to concentrate in her job as a top county prosecutor in Chicago, Tracy gives in to Cassie’s pressure to take a break—for two months, in a time share north of San Diego.
Having decided she’s put off long enough meeting the man Cassie wants her to help, Traci heads for the resort horse barns…
EXCERPT
Carefully placing
one foot directly in front
of the
other like a fox, Traci entered
the
stable.
The pungent
odors of horse manure and
leather greeting her weren’t totally unpleasant, but she preferred those of the Arboretum,
or Lake
Michigan. Traci stepped down
the middle of the stable
avoiding the outstretched heads of
horses seeking attention and treats.
How could
she appear casual when every
animal in here wanted a piece
of her? Where
the hell was McCord? He
popped up when she didn’t
want to see him and vanished
when she did.
Traci glanced
down at her white tennis
shoes. They were the best
she could do; she
didn’t own a pair of boots,
and tennis shoes had to
be better
than sandals or heels.
She frowned—her shoes were
not going to come out
of this
adventure untarnished. At least
she’d had sense enough to
put on a pair of jeans,
and the light sweater
helped with the chill.
Coming to
the end of one barn,
Traci saw an imposing sign
at the
entrance to another declaring
that resort guests were not
allowed beyond that point. She paused
and lifted her chin. Although
she was a resort guest, she
was here on business—and
she might be a city girl,
but she knew better than
to shout
in front
of
a barn full of
horses to get McCord’s attention.
BLURB
Hot-shot Chicago prosecuting attorney Traci Steele works tirelessly
keeping rapists off the street to prevent other women from suffering the hell
she’s endured, so she resists her friends’ insistence that she take a two month
R&R in their California Live Oak condo—until they persuade her to help
their rancher friend as a private investigator.
Though he runs the stables at Live Oak, well-muscled mustached wrangler Scott McCord much prefers working with the racehorses he trains at his ranch, and he can’t believe his old friends have sent a greenhorn female to help him with horse troubles.
The improbable dance between this mismatched pair barely fits in around
the escalating suspense of whoever’s after Scott’s horses. Traci is as
tenacious in her sleuthing as she is terrified about her inability to ever love
a man. Can Scott succeed in gentling her – like he does his horses – before she
flees in panic?
Night Owl Reviews Top Pick This is a story about letting go of
your past so you can move on to your future…Add into this touching story of
recovery a mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end, and you’ve got
a story you won’t be able to put down. Angi
