Excerpt:
Close to sputtering, all Sandi could manage was, “I love Waffle and he
loves me.”
“Look, I apologize for coming across wrong. I got overexcited when I
realized I’d found my dog.” His deep voice almost became a purr. Sexy and
seductive. “I know that women who are alone tend to get involved with their
pets, especially if they don’t have much social life or kids to take care of
and—
“What? You know nothing about me. About my life.”
“Now don’t get upset. I asked the woman who gave me this puppy about
you. She told me you’re divorced and don’t have any kids, so you give all your
love to animals.”
Such a rage raced up Sandi’s spine her head might explode and her eyes
might burst from their sockets. She squelched the powerful urge to grab her
head with both hands in case that very thing happened. She would kill that
Prissy dead, dead, dead the very next time she saw her. “Prissy Porter
discussed me and my personal life with you?” Her voice had become as shrill as
a harpy’s. “Why, in all my life, I’ve never—”
“Now, calm down.” Nick patted the air with his palm. “I didn’t mean to
upset you. What I mean is, you said you were in love with a parrot, too. What
that says to me is you throw that “love” word around pretty freely. Maybe you
need a boyfriend or something.”
That was the last straw. “What?” She sank to the floor on her knees
beside Waffle and wrapped protective arms around his neck. Summoning her
dignity, she set her jaw and lifted her nose. “I’d like for you to leave my
store, Mr. Conway.”
“But—”
“I’d hate to call the police, but I will.” She leveled a searing stare
at him that said she meant business. But it was hard to be tough when she was
sitting on the floor and he stood six feet tall above her. Their stares locked.
“Okay, I’ll leave,” he snapped. “But I’ll be back. Buster is my dog and
you can’t refuse to give him to me.” He reached down and stroked Waffle’s head,
putting only inches between her face and his. “Don’t worry, Buster,” he said to
Waffle. “I’ll be back to rescue you.”
He straightened and stepped back. Waffle sprang forward. Even with all
her strength, Sandi barely held him in check. She scrambled to her feet, still
hanging onto his collar. “We’ll see about that. Have you ever heard possession
is nine-tenths of the law?”
He glared at her. “Oh, yeah? Have you ever heard a picture’s worth a
thousand words?”
BLURB:
After two divorces, Sandi Walker, entrepreneur extraordinaire, is on her
own and loving it. As a devout animal lover, she has made a success of the only
gourmet pet food bakery in Midland, Texas. She’s also a pet foster parent and
has fifteen assorted abused and unwanted animals at home. When a golden-colored
stray dog with an abundance of personality appears at her door, she can’t
refuse him and she can’t keep from falling in love with him. She names him
Waffle and gives him a permanent home.
General Manager of the Flying C Ranch, Nick Conway, has searched for months for his lost dog, Buster. Giving up on ever finding him, he looks for a new dog and finds a puppy at a pet grooming shop. While he went to the shop to see a puppy, he also encountered a beautiful redheaded woman he can’t put out of his mind. Little does he know that she found Buster in an alley and has now claimed him as her own. Sparks fly between Sandi and Nick when he steals Buster and sues her in court for custody. It will take a mouthy parrot, a sitting judge, the matchmaking skills of the Domestic Equalizers and Cupid himself to resolve this conflict.
General Manager of the Flying C Ranch, Nick Conway, has searched for months for his lost dog, Buster. Giving up on ever finding him, he looks for a new dog and finds a puppy at a pet grooming shop. While he went to the shop to see a puppy, he also encountered a beautiful redheaded woman he can’t put out of his mind. Little does he know that she found Buster in an alley and has now claimed him as her own. Sparks fly between Sandi and Nick when he steals Buster and sues her in court for custody. It will take a mouthy parrot, a sitting judge, the matchmaking skills of the Domestic Equalizers and Cupid himself to resolve this conflict.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Dixie Cash is Pamela Cumbie and
her sister Jeffery McClanahan. They grew up in West Texas during the great oil
boom, an era filled with "real-life fictional" characters who cry to
be written about. Pam has always had a zany sense of humor and Jeffery has
always had a dry wit. Surrounded by cowboys and steeped in country-western
music, when they can stop laughing long enough they work together creating
hilarity on paper. Both live in Texas--Pam in the Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex
and Jeffery in a small town near Fort Worth. Jeffery also writes steamy
contemporary romance novels under the pen name of Anna Jeffrey.
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