THE CARE AND FEEDING OF AN ALPHA MALE by Jessica Clare
reminds us that lying, even by omission will always come
back and bite you in the behind and could cost someone the
person that is the most important part of your life. Lying
is also tied to being able to trust the other person.
Beth Ann Williamson is manning the silent auction table at
the Historical Society fundraiser when one of the town's
older residents, once again asks her when she and Allen
Sunquist are finally going to get back together and get
married. She tries to be polite and explain that it has
been 10 months and that they are never getting back
together. Especially after she had been a fool for almost
nine years staying with him, even after he cheated on her
four times. After he admitted to the fifth one she had had
enough. She never went to college, it was not her thing,
but behind his back she had saved enough money and went to
beauty school... hair and make up she knows. After dumping
Allan she opens her own salon, California Dreamin'. Now
her mother is demanding she go out in the torrential rain
to the woods by Daughtrey Ranch and bring her younger
sister, Lucy home from the Quest Master weekend camp out,
which she snuck out of the house to go to. Beth Ann would
have liked to have gone home first and changed from her
cocktail dress and Louboutin sandals, but her mother
demands she go now. On her way she calls her best friend
Miranda to have her send directions to her phone. When she
gets to the location it is still raining like crazy and
very muddy. She hikes to the main tent and is informed it
will cost her $50 to get in. Even though she explains the
reason she is there, she still has to pay. She doesn't have
enough cash on her, but that is ok because they take
checks. Frustrated that she has to pay and that no one uses
their real names, only their Quest Master name, and she has
no idea what Lucy's name is. She sets off to find her
sister. She is pointed in the direction of the Templar
camp, which is the furthest camp site from the main tent.
Beth Ann has no idea that while she is traipsing around the
camp, there is a group of emergency personnel clearing out
the camp and moving everyone to a local hotel for their
safety.
Colt Waggoner is in charge of taking everyone's car
keys. Since all the cars are stuck in the mud he needs
the keys to drive the cars to the hotel after they are
towed out of the mud. While taking care of this Lucy sees
him and explains that Beth Ann is still out there looking
for her. Colt didn't see her name on any list and explains
this to Lucy. Lucy shows him where Beth Ann's car is parked
and that she is not suppose to be there. Colt is not happy
about having to go and rescue the town's princess. Colt
reassures the others that there is no one left to rescue.
He decides that when he finds her he is going to make her
rough it for the weekend and teach her a lesson. When he
finds her he tells her they have to stay there until the
rain lets up, because the river is too swollen to cross.
What he learns about her by the end of weekend has him
rethinking what he thought he knew about her.
I liked the chemistry between Colt and Beth Ann. You root
for them to have their happily ever after. Especially with
all the garbage that Allan put her through. But you know
there is going to be a big blow up when she learns he lied
to her and that there was more than one occasion he could
have told her the truth. THE CARE AND FEEDING OF AN ALPHA
MALE is worth the read. I like Ms. Clare's writing style
and how she brings a story to life. This book is worth your
time.
Beth Ann Williamson is done with her on-again, off-again
fiancé. The problem? No one in her small town believes that
it’s really over. Beth Ann is determined to show Bluebonnet,
Texas, that she can take care of herself. But her plans go
awry when she gets stranded in the woods and has to be saved
by a handsome, if scowling, Marine.
She got more than she bargained for.
Survivalist Colt Waggoner is not pleased when he’s sent to
rescue the pampered princess, and he’s even more annoyed
when Beth Ann isn’t grateful for his help. He decides to
teach the sexy blonde a lesson—a weekend alone in the wild.
Just the two of them, in muddy, wet clothing that needs to
come off…
But Beth Ann is not as spoiled as he thought. And when she
propositions him for a one-night stand, he knows he should
turn it down, because this alpha male might need more than
one night to satisfy him…
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