Friday, May 10, 2024

Weston's Lady

 

ESTON'S LADY

Bobbi Smith

 

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GENRE:  Historical Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

Come One! Come All!

To Weston’s Wild West Texas Stampede

 

There were Cowboys and Indians, trick riding, thrills and excitement for everyone. And if Liberty Jones had anything to say about it, she would be a part of the show, too. She had demonstrated her expertise with a gun by shooting a playing card out of Reed Weston’s hand at thirty paces, but the arrogant owner of the stampede wouldn’t even give her a chance.

 

Disguising herself as a boy, Libby wrangled herself a job with the show, and before she knew it Reed was firing at her—in front of an audience. It seemed an emotional showdown was inevitable whenever they came together, but Libby had set her sights on Reed’s heart and she vowed she would prove her love was every bit as true as her aim.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

 

Reed opened the door to his private wagon and stood back to let Libby enter ahead of him. She swept past him, her manner dignified and ladylike, in spite of her masculine attire. 

 

“Have a seat.” He motioned to one of the chairs at the small table.

 

“No, thank you. I prefer to stand.”

 

“Have it your way,” he said sharply. “It seems you don’t listen well, Miss Jones. As I recall, I told you I wasn’t hiring for the show—and I especially wasn’t hiring any women.”

 

“I hired on as a boy,” she retorted.

 

Reed’s gaze raked over her. “So I see. How ingenuous of you.”

 

“You wouldn’t give me a chance! I’m good and I just proved it tonight! The performance would have been a disaster if I hadn’t stopped the runaway team in time! The audience thought it was a regular part of the act.”

 

“I could tell,” he answered, irritated by the whole situation.

 

“I can help you with the show,” Libby went on, trying not to sound desperate. If he fired her, she had no money, and nowhere else to go.

 

“I don’t need your help, Miss Jones.”

 

“But you wouldn’t want to disappoint the public, would you?”

 

“You know, you’re right. You are worth a lot of money to me. You wanted a job with Weston’s Wild West Texas Stampede—well, you’ve got one. You’re officially Weston’s Lady.”

 

“Know this, Reed Weston—I am worth a lot of money to you, and I’ll earn ever cent of it working for the Stampede, but that’s the only place I’m going to be Weston’s Lady.”

 

“We both know you’re not a lady, and I’m not sure you’re much of a woman.” Even as he said it, Reed knew it was a lie. She looked beautiful as she challenged him. Her hair was a glorious golden mane of curls about her shoulders and high color stained her cheeks.

 

Libby reacted without thought, swinging out at him.

 

Reed snared her wrist to stop her when she would have slapped him, and he jerked her to him.

 

In that instant, his awareness of everything except Libby faded. He drew her near, slowly, deliberately. He wanted this—no, he needed this. He needed to taste her passion.

 

Libby found herself frozen, held captive by the unfathomable look in Reed’s eyes.

 

Their lips met, and time seemed suspended as his mouth settled over hers in a possessive brand, claiming her sweetness for his own.

 

 


 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore,

Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in

1982. Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and several short stories. To date, there are

more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic

Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have

appeared on numerous bestseller lists. When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writers' groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs.

 

Website: https://bobbismithauthor.com

 

Read on Kindle Unlimited: 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Westons-Lady-Bobbi-Smith-ebook/dp/B00FAY1R3U/ref=sr_1_1

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION 

 

Bobbi Smith will award a randomly drawn winner a $10 Amazon/BN GC.

 


 

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8 comments:

  1. I enjoy historical romance. This one sounds good.

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  2. Hi, I'm having trouble trying to figure out how to comment here, but hopefully this one works! Enjoy Weston's Lady and let me know what you think. And I'm Bobbi Smith! :)

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  3. Looks like a interesting book.

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  4. This looks like a fantastic novel. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. How do you approach creating believable dialogue?

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    1. Hi Tracie! Re dialogue, the characters are always talking to me in my head. :) The big thing, as an author, is to make sure you don't use anything too modern for the time period of your story.

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