The
Dance Hall Wife
by
CiCi
Cordelia
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GENRE:
Historical
Western
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BLURB:
CAT
. . .
Cat Purdue has come a long way from the days when her father used her as partial payment for a gambling debt to a ruthless man. Reacquiring the saloon Father had lost, and turning it into a successful restaurant, is only the beginning of her drive for success.
FRANK . . .
Unable to reconcile the new, sophisticated Catherine Purdue from the saloon girl he once dallied with and foolishly spurned, Frank Carter finds himself blocking his growing attraction with sharp words and sarcasm. But when the Carters’ old nemesis escapes prison and comes back to Little Creede for vengeance, Frank’s only thought is to protect Cat, as well as his family.
A PAIR OF HEARTS . . .
Determined to lead separate lives yet bound together by danger and their growing desire, Frank and Cat will leave their mark in the new state of Colorado.
Cat Purdue has come a long way from the days when her father used her as partial payment for a gambling debt to a ruthless man. Reacquiring the saloon Father had lost, and turning it into a successful restaurant, is only the beginning of her drive for success.
FRANK . . .
Unable to reconcile the new, sophisticated Catherine Purdue from the saloon girl he once dallied with and foolishly spurned, Frank Carter finds himself blocking his growing attraction with sharp words and sarcasm. But when the Carters’ old nemesis escapes prison and comes back to Little Creede for vengeance, Frank’s only thought is to protect Cat, as well as his family.
A PAIR OF HEARTS . . .
Determined to lead separate lives yet bound together by danger and their growing desire, Frank and Cat will leave their mark in the new state of Colorado.
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Excerpt :
“Um,
there is a . . . gentleman . . . demandin’ to see the owner.”
Susan twisted her hands together. Her starched white apron had come
undone, its ties wrinkled as they drooped on either side of her ample
hips. She audibly swallowed. “He’s wearin’ a double gun
holster,” her voice lowered to a scandalized whisper, “and
carryin’ the biggest rifle I ever saw. He asked for Old James. Miss
Catherine, I don’t even know who Old James is.”
Catherine
released a sigh tinged with reluctant humor. Probably another miner,
coming into town after a typical stint holed up and pounding ore, who
hadn’t yet heard of the changes wrought since she’d officially
opened The Miner Stage House.
She
laid a hand on Susan’s arm. “I’ll deal with this. Just check
with the kitchen staff and see if Missus Loman delivered her pies.
You know how our customers love their desserts.” She gestured
toward her employee’s wayward apparel. “Tie your apron first,
please.”
While
Susan nodded in obvious relief and bolted for the hallway, Catherine
followed at a slower pace, taking the stairs gracefully, calming
breaths in and out as she always did before she began each shift of
overseeing the main floor of the Stage House.
Her
steps faltered when she came face to face with Frank Carter toward
the bottom of the wide staircase, his deep gray eyes fastened on her
as he clutched a dusty Stetson in one big, callused hand.
Dark,
tousled hair curled around his ears, and his wide shoulders filled
out his faded work shirt almost to the point of bursting the seams.
The soft cotton did nothing to hide his rippling muscles, either.
She
lifted a defiant chin. No man should be that handsome.
Review: The Dance Hall Wife is the second book in the Brides of Little Creede series. The characters are really complex. Cat is really a strong amazing woman.
Frank is the epitome of the alpha male. He's strong. He's possession. He's a little bit obnoxious at times, but oh is he sexy.
There's a lot of drama here and a wonderful slow burn of a romance. Cat and Frank have fabulous chemistry and its hard not to love these two.
This was an absolutely amazing short western romance!
Rating: 5 flowers
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Cheryl
Yeko is an award-winning author and Acquiring Editor with Soul Mate
Publishing. She writes Romantic Suspense and Sexy Contemporary. She
also co-writes under the pen-name CiCi Cordelia with her BFF, Char
Chaffin.
She
enjoys novels with fast-paced action and steamy romance, protective
alpha men and strong heroines. She belongs to several writing groups,
including Romance Writers of America, Wisconsin Writers Association,
and Wisconsin Screenwriter Forum.
Where
you can stalk her:
Amazon
Author Page: http://tinyurl.com/qzsks8q
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/cherylyeko
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/cyeko/boards/
CiCi
Cordelia
Amazon
Author Page: www.amazon.com/Cici-Cordelia/e/B01AJ5EM90
Website:
https://ccromance.com/
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