Skyler Quinn's stepson Mike was doing his best to get her a
social life after his father's death. So he
invited her to join him for the rodeo he was competing in
hoping to introduce Skyler to some cowboys. But
Skyler managed to find an interesting cowboy all by
herself. Well actually, her camera caught him in action and,
as it turned out, the real life Trace Wolf Track was even
better in person. Coming off a marriage to an older man, who
after several strokes had lessened his role on the
ranch and become more reliant on Skyler, had increased her
responsibilities tenfold. But as much as Skyler loved
horses, she wasn't a fan of the business end of ranching.
Her hope was that Mike would mature and want to give up
being a rodeo or competition cowboy and take over running
the ranch. That would allow Skyler to follow her dream of
training horses and photographing them.
Trace caught more than just
Skyler's camera's eye -- she was quite taken with his
natural horse skills, sense of humor and the fact that he
was real easy on the eyes. But he was Mike's friend and
Skyler was immediately wary of their age difference. So
attraction or not, she was so not going down that road. But
fate had other ideas. Trace was intent on spending some
time with her and so they made a deal. She celebrated his
birthday his way with him and he helped her work with a
difficult mustang. The arrangement suited them both since
neither had any designs on any long term involvement. Trace
needed a little extra time to recoup from a bad landing
from his last ride and then he was once again on the road --
just the way he always liked it. But the more time he spent
with Skyler, the more he found himself questioning his
future. Could he possibly see himself settling down in just
one place? Could there be a future with Skyler? Would he be
able to show Skyler that love turns a blind eye on age?
Skyler was just about as skittish as the horse she was
trying to train but someone with a kind heart, soft touch
and good soul just might make her willing to take the risk.
It's hard not to fall completely in love with the
characters in Kathleen Eagle's stories. She has the ability
to make them so real and vulnerable that you have to root
for them. In COWBOY TAKE ME AWAY, the story is about taking
risks both physical (as in rodeo sports) and emotional (as
in finding love). Can't really say which is the more
difficult, but Eagle makes finding love a real sport.
When photographer Skyler Quinn first fixed her lens on
gorgeous cowboy Trace Wolf Track, she liked what she saw but
didn’t give it much thought. Until everywhere she went—the
rodeo, the Double D Wild Horse Sanctuary— there he was, and
the heat between them built to the boiling point.
As a widow struggling with debts and loyalties from a former
life, Skyler needed to stay focused, especially if she
wanted to achieve her dream of becoming a mother. Was Trace
a fatal distraction, a mere summer fling? Or did this
younger man—so deep, so passionate—hold the key to a future
that would make all her dreams come true?
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