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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Austin: Second Chance Cowboy

Austin: Second Chance Cowboy, October 2012
by Shelley Galloway

Harlequin American Romance
Featuring: Austin Wright; Dinah Hart
224 pages
ISBN: 0373754256
EAN: 9780373754250
Kindle: B008EMAAO2
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"Never Surrender"

Fresh Fiction Review

Austin: Second Chance Cowboy
Shelley Galloway

Reviewed by Jessica Dunn
Posted July 16, 2012

Romance

The old sayings such as "it's always darkest before its dawn", "you have to hit rock bottom before you can get up", "once you hit rock bottom the only way is up" are just meaningless words until it happens to you. Austin Wright woke up today and doesn't remember how he got home, what he did last night or who he was with. The startling truth of his dark path is staring him right in the eye. Austin feels and looks like garbage and he realizes this is what rock bottom looks like. He decides he wants more from life than rodeos, drinking, and women. Dinah Heart is a strong confident woman whose career is at its peak. She has become the Sheriff for her home town of Round Up, Montana. Round Up is having a string of burglaries which Dinah is investigating. She feels that if she can solve the mystery of who is committing the crimes she will prove she's the right person for the job. Previously the job of Sheriff had always been held by a man, Dinah is the first female to have such a prestigious role in the community. She wants to prove to herself as well as the town that they made the right choice when they voted for her. During her investigation Dinah comes to think Austin may be a part of the robbery. She begins to get closer to him to discover what secrets he is hiding. Meanwhile as Austin is trying to become a better man he begins to wonder if it is possible for him to get out of the shadow of his dad's checkered past. As the investigation continues the more the chemistry between them begins to intensify but how do they act on those feelings when they both have so many unresolved issues. AUSTIN: SECOND CHANCE COWBOY, is a heart wrenching story that will have you cheering on the underdog and crossing your fingers hoping he finds his way.

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SUMMARY

Wild At Hart No man should look as good as Austin Wright. Especially when that man is a suspect in a string of burglaries. And, Sheriff Dinah Hart can't afford the distraction. Roundup's thieves are growing bolder and Thunder Ranch's prize stallion, Midnight, is still missing, putting the Harts' entire livelihood at risk. Dinah needs to focus, because she's worked too hard to earn the town's respect just to throw it away on a fling. Austin knows he's got a bad reputation. He's been following his father's self-destructive footsteps for far too long. Now he's finally ready to take the first step toward fixing his life, and convincing people, especially Dinah, that he's changed. But when Austin discovers an unexpected connection to Midnight's disappearance, will Dinah see him for the man he was, or the one he's trying to become?


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