Wishing for her own business gained Audrey Anderson the Ugly Stick Saloon, in which she invested her hard-earned stripping money. Wishing for a man in her life brought Jackson Grey Wolf, the greatest, sexiest husband she could have hoped for. Wishing for a baby, however, hasn't worked so far, despite their best efforts. In BOOTS AND WISHES we catch up with those charming Texas folk in the town of Temptation, two weeks before Christmas.
In what seems a cruel twist of fate, the latest lady who passes through and needs a job is a young mother with a month-old baby girl. Beth seems haunted and has nothing but her car and trailer. Audrey would have given her work anyway, but the baby's vulnerability touches a chord. Giving up after six months of trying seems too early, but Audrey can't stand the hopes and despairs. Jackson would love kids too, so what is fair to him? A stray remark that Beth might have stolen the baby puts everyone on edge. Then the shocking truth emerges.
I enjoyed the lighter moments, like Audrey wondering what to get her husband for their first Christmas. The suspense is heart-stopping after a gradual build-up. Characters do come across as real, down to earth people, despite some alternative lifestyles. Each novella-length tale about the Ugly Stick Saloon introduces people we'd all like to know, with enough romance, danger, drama and making hot love to please any fan of contemporary adult romance. BOOTS AND WISHES is a fine addition to the Ugly Stick Saloon series by Myla Jackson. Grab your boots and chaps and get on down to the saloon.
The best gift has nothing to do with the size of the package. Ugly Stick Saloon, Book 8 Married to the love of her life, Audrey Anderson is ready to get this baby show on the road. Except six months of timing sex around her ovaries’ cycle has not only dampened their spontaneity, it hasn’t worked. She’s still not pregnant. Jackson would love to give Audrey half a dozen children, but he can’t stand the heartache in her eyes as each month goes by with no “plus” sign on the test strip. Hell, he’s ready to call it and concentrate on just being a happy couple. When a runaway mother arrives at the Ugly Stick with a newborn in tow and needing a job, Audrey, ever the tender heart, takes them in—at the saloon and her home—despite the baby’s presence being a constant reminder of her own empty arms. Baby Mia turns out to be a blessing in disguise, but just as life settles into a rhythm as pleasant as a cow pony’s lope, the runaway mama’s painful past comes roaring after her with the force of a prairie tornado, threatening to destroy anything in its path, including Audrey and the Ugly Stick Saloon. Warning: It’s the holiday season at the Ugly Stick and time to wrap the saloon in mistletoe. No need for hot cocoa, there’s enough pull-out-all-the-stops heat between this sexy bar owner and her handsome cowboy to keep every reader warm.
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