Businesswoman Alexis Worthington still has to prove herself
to her exacting father and sneering brother. She's handed
the assignment nobody else wants - sign up a rodeo cowboy
for a theme calendar and a cologne. Only, the bronc rider
in question had a great run for two years but is now
thinking of retirement. His sponsorship contract with the
Worthingtons expires in ten days and he has no intention of
being helpful. Alexis can be stubborn, but will it work?
ALONE WITH YOU is how it'll have to be after Will Tanner
refuses to fly with Alexis to the photo shoot. He hates
flying so driving them from Montana to Houston in his
elderly truck-trailer is the only way to travel. Really,
if Alexis hadn't blown so much credit on her Armani suit,
on top of her student loan, she wouldn't even consider the
issue. The good-looking cowboy will suit the calendar, but
he's not the kind of company she normally keeps. She
doesn't even date, let alone eat, sleep and drive with a
man.
To start with Alexis is not that sympathetic a character
but we can see pride going before a fall. Tanner by
contrast is a realistic portrayal of modern dilemmas for
the reader. He signs autographs for kids and smiles at the
pretty ladies, but he knows that at thirty-three it's time
to call it a day and leave the injuries to younger men.
Speaking of whom, look at all the riders tweeting their
scores, chatting about Facebook pages and marketability
while drinking protein shakes instead of beer. The times
they are a changin' in rodeo as everywhere else.
The trip is a series of misfortunes for Alexis as her
credit card is declined when she tries to get a motel room,
she has to let Tanner buy her dinner and the trailer bed is
lumpy. Not to mention she keeps trying to deny her
attraction to the bronc rider, who behaves like a perfect
gentleman. He's got family issues on his mind, and a life
on the rodeo circuit doesn't lend itself to a
relationship.
I thoroughly enjoy Debbie Rawlins's realistic tales of the
outdoors. This latest in her Made in Montana series
is a
change from her usual. There's poker playing, and
characters who come and go on the journey, but mainly it's
an adult romance on a road trip. Grab ALONE WITH YOU and
buckle up for a scorching ride.
After years of rebellion, Lexy Worthington just did the
unthinkable—she asked her father for a job. Now she's been
roped into finding a rodeo star for a promotional calendar.
Bareback bronc rider Will Tanner is perfect. He's under
contract, his career is in decline, plus he's a grade A
hottie. And Lexy will drag him to Houston even if she has to
hog-tie him herself.
Tanner isn't making it easy. He'll do whatever it takes to
distract Lexy from her mission—even if it means playing hot
'n' dirty. Now the road trip from hell has turned into a
sizzling sexcapade. But this time, Tanner may have found the
one ride he won't be able to walk away from….
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