Wounded Warrior Blog Hop!
Hi all,
For those who don't know me, I'm Sandy Sullivan and I write erotic contemporary westerns. If you like hot cowboys, I've got you covered. You can find out more about me and my books at my website.
As for Wounded Warriors, it's a great cause and I hope you'll comment on my blog post so I can donate to this charity. That's what this blog hop is all about. For every comment I will donate not $1 but $2 to Wounded Warriors.
This charity helps take care of soldier's coming back from different zones who are hurt and need a little extra something. They also help families cope with things that might be arising due to a soldier's injuries whether it be fixing their house so they can get around, working with the family's on adjusting to a life where things might not be so easy, or helping the solder get work in a career field different than he was trained for initially.
I'm also doing a giveaway. Tell me what you are thankful for and I'll give away a copy of the winner's choice of any of my backlist of books. You can find them all listed at my website where you can read blurbs and excerpts, check out covers, and find buy links to all my books.
As for my latest book, Kiss Me Cowboy, here is a quick little excerpt or whet your whistle and tempt you to check out cowboys to read.
Don't forget to leave a comment!
Sandy
P.S. I will also be giving away a $25.00 Amazon GC to one lucky commenter so be sure to leave your comment today!
Excerpt
Joshua Young brought
the bottle of beer to his lips, to wash away the grime from a day in the saddle
on his family ranch. Damn, I’m beat. A couple of his friends played pool in
the corner as he watched with disinterest. He didn’t care much for getting
rambunctious tonight. The feeling of restlessness had him in its grip without
showing signs of letting up. Maybe a raunchy night of sex would take care of his problem.
He glanced around the
bar. A couple of his brothers sat with their girls in a corner booth. It was
the first time his triplet, Joel, had been able to get Mesa out of the house
since the birth of their little girl a few months before.
He was happy for the brothers who’d hooked up with a woman recently. He
actually felt it might be time for him to settle down. Jeff had his girl Terri,
Joel had Mesa, Jeremiah had a special girl named Callinda, Jacob had Paige and
now his other triplet Jason had hooked up with
Peyton, one of the bartenders at The Dusty Boot. All of his brothers seemed to
be pairing off…Okay, well not all of them. Jackson didn’t have a steady girl,
neither did Joey or Jonathan, but he started to think he’d be the last to find a woman of his own. He wasn’t necessarily looking,
but if he found her, then so be it. His plans were at the forefront of his
thoughts.
Little did his family
know, but he had a plan to make a lot of money to start his own business. He
knew his parents would help him if he asked, but he
wanted to do this on his own. Of course, he’d never been anything but a cowboy
which meant it had to be something along those lines. His specialty was working
with leather. With that, he planned to start his own saddlery.
He grabbed his beer
and headed for the bar, tipping the bottle to his lips to empty the last dregs
of the brew. Another one sounded good tonight, even though he didn’t usually
drink a ton. Tomorrow came early, so he should probably limit it to two.
Just as he reached the
bar, someone bumped into him, dumping cold liquid down his back. “Shit!” He
spun around to see who spilled beer, probably, on him and found a woman, who
barely reached his shoulder. She had the prettiest green eyes he’d ever seen. They seemed almost a little sad, or maybe lonely would be a
better word, before shock at what she’d done had registered.
“Oh my God. I’m so
sorry. Someone bumped into me. Are you all right?”
“I’m fine. A little
beer never hurt anyone.”
“It’s really crowded in here.”
“Yeah, this is a
typical Friday night at The Dusty Boot though.” Intrigued, he tilted his head
to the side to get a better look at her. “You new here?”
“Sort of.” She pressed
her lips together, drawing his gaze to the peach colored gloss on the pouty surfaces. “I’m really sorry,” she shouted as the band
started playing again.
“What?”
She leaned in close
enough to be heard, bringing the scent of something fresh to his nose. “I said
I’m really sorry for the beer down your shirt.”
“Oh. It’s okay. I needed a beer bath tonight.”
She laughed, a little
giggling sound, as she pressed her fingertips to her lips.
“I’m Joshua.”
“I’m Candace.”
She held out her hand
for him. When he grasped it in his, her hold was firm and strong, not like most
women he knew with a wimpy handshake. A tingle shot
up his arm to warm something in his chest. “Nice name.”
“Thank you. Yours
too.”
“You don’t live around
here.”
“No. Actually, I live
in California. I’m here visiting a friend who lives here.”
“Welcome to Texas.”
She smiled, showing off straight, white teeth and a small dimple in
her left cheek. “Thank you.”
“Can I buy you another
beer?” he asked, stuffing his hand in his front right pocket to pull out some
money.
“Um, sure.”
He turned around to
signal for Peyton to bring him two more beers as the
little lady stepped up beside him to let someone pass behind her. “If you want
something else, let me know.”
“No, beer is fine. I
usually don’t drink much, but I’m here on vacation, so I want to experience
everything Texas has to offer.”
“Everything, huh?”
Her gaze slid down his
frame from the top of his black Stetson to the tip of his dirty cowboy boots.
“Yep.”
It just might be his
lucky night after all if this pretty little thing wanted to experience his kind
of Texas rodeo.
20 comments:
Thank you for supporting such a worthy cause. Military life has been a huge part of my life, from being a military brat until my father retired, meeting and marrying a man in the military, and now our son who has been in since 2001 with 7 deployments, 4 to Iraq and 3 to Afghanistan. We know all too well what it is like to have him overseas during the holidays. What I am thankful for, that my son is in the USA.
Kathy Watts
Redrabbitt@aol.com
Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season full of love and happiness.
Merry Christmas Sandy
hi
I'm thankful for my family and friends, I feel extremely blessed to have them in my life :)
Warm wishes for a safe and happy holiday season!
I'm thankful for my family, my health, my friends, and my job.
Happy Holidays! Love your hot cowboys.
I am very thankful for my family and friends. I am thankful for my health and my home. Thank you for this. It is a wonderful cause!
I am thankful for the health and happiness of my family.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Evelise
I am thankful for all my blessings, including being a part of Secret Cravings Publishing. Thank you, Sandy, for all you do, and here's wishing you and yours all the joys of the season!
I'm thankful for my health and family.
Best wishes to you and yours for a very happy Christmas.
Merry Christmas
Delightful excerpt! I'm looking forward to getting to know this cowboy better.
Thanks to you and all the other authors for your participation in the Wounded Warrior Project Blog Hop. I hope it's a rousing success.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks for supporting such a wonderful cause and for being a great publisher, author and friend!
Another hot, hot story!! Happy Holidays.
This is a great thing you all are doing. Happy Holiday's. Your books sounds really good.
Thank you for participating in the wounded warriors blog hop. I am thankful for my two precious Snickerdoodles age 7 and 5 and their shining faces at all things Christmas. Wishing you the best for a Merry Christmas and fulfilled new year! http://flossiebentonrogers.com/blog/
I am thankful for many things. Our freedom, my health and that of my family, the sun (I live in Florida), my friends and family. :)
This is a very worthy cause!
Thank you, Sandy, for participating in the hop, donating and the great giveaway.
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I am thankful for my family.
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