Holding The Reins – Rebecca Zanetti

He drove easily, his hands sure on the steering wheel. “I’m having Elbert grab your rental car and see what he can figure out. There are tons of ranch trucks in town you could rent, and I’ll find you a good one. I’m sorry we didn’t get a chance for me to make you breakfast.” Heat bloomed in her face.

They hadn’t had time for breakfast because they’d been busy in bed. Very busy. She tried not to yawn, since she hadn’t gotten much sleep. Not that she was complaining. At all. “It’s okay. I have a breakfast meeting, anyway.” She kept her voice casual, when she was feeling anything but.

He took her hand. “Bianca?” “Yeah?” His warm palm surrounded hers, and he rubbed a thumb over her knuckles, sending desire right to her core. How did he do that? “What time should I pick you up?” She jolted and turned to face him. “Huh?” He frowned, looking way too good after no sleep. Wearing a blue shirt and faded jeans, he looked fit and sexy driving his truck. He’d left the cowboy hat at home but wore boots and hadn’t had time to shave.

The shadow along his jaw was a dark stubble now. Definitely masculine. “If you don’t want me to pick you up, you can walk down to my bar. It’s only a block, but I’m happy to come get you.” She frowned. “I, ah, wasn’t assuming anything.” He parked at the curb in front of Kurt’s Koffees, twisted the key, and shut off the engine.

Then he turned to fully look at her. “I’m in for these three weeks, darlin’. All the way. You?” She wasn’t sure she’d survive it. But yeah, she had felt a little insecure and was trying to shore up her defenses in case last night was a one-off. “Yeah. I mean, I am.” She released her seatbelt. “Although we need to sleep.” “Speak for yourself.” He bent over and kissed her. Right there on the main street of the town, obviously not caring who saw.

Of course, she wasn’t staying for long. Tingles wound through her entire body. “I’ll finish my meeting and head down to your bar afterward, okay? Maybe I could take you to lunch.” He released her. “I’d love to get lunch, and it’s on me.” “Aren’t we old-fashioned?” she murmured. “Yeah. Stay where you are.” He jumped out of the truck and walked around the front to open her door. “Good girl.” She slapped his chest. “Don’t say that.” “Why not?”

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OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Epilogue Reading Order What to read next Acknowledgments About the Author OceanofPDF.com T CHAPTER 1 he man belonged behind a bar in a western town.

Or on a movie screen. Bianca let her eyes adjust to the dim interior, taking in the quiet stretch of wooden tables worn smooth by time and use. The air smelled faintly of lemon cleaner layered over old pine and a deeper scent that spoke of late nights and long conversations. At the far end of the room stood a long, hand-carved bar, solid and grounded, with a man behind it. A real man—muscled and strong.

Dark curls brushed his forehead, a five o’clock shadow roughened his jaw, and intense brown eyes tracked her with deliberate patience as he wiped water from a glass with a crisp white towel. He didn’t rush. Didn’t pretend not to notice her. He simply watched. “Hi,” she whispered. Where the heck was her voice? “Howdy. Darlin’, we don’t open for a few more hours,” he murmured, the Montana cowboy accent slow and unforced, the words pitched low.

Bianca swallowed. “That’s okay.” She walked toward him, suddenly aware of her high heels and designer jeans, both a gift and both wrong. She wanted to wear those new cowboy boots she’d bought at the airport. With every step, his attention followed her, not bold, not crude, but thorough in a way that curled heat low in her belly. “I’m guessing you’re Adam,” she added, hopeful despite herself. The roughly carved sign outside, appearing rather new, read ‘Adam’s.’ A quick flash of a grin stopped her in her tracks.

The man was seriously, dangerously good-looking. “That’d be me.” He set the glass aside. His gaze lingered on her mouth a beat too long before lifting to her eyes.

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