The 4th short story in the 8 Seconds to My Heart cowboy series.–Violet–Raising three girls on my own wasn’t easy. Structure and boundaries helped me survive after my husband left us for a groupie. He’d been a top bull rider and let his ego get ahead of his responsibilities. I kept attending rodeos for the girls, but once they were out of the house, I moved to the city and never set foot on the … foot on the dirt or bleachers again. One last way to distance myself from my ex.
But after several years of city life, I was yearning for my rural roots. It was time to take control of my painful past and do the things that had always made me happy.
It was easy in my mind. My daughters were all doctors and volunteered at rodeos. I could hang out with them and see if the thrill of the events still stirred my soul.
–Beau–
Running a ranch, making a living off livestock, and having three rodeo cowboys as sons taught me to enjoy every second of my life. Every day was a blessing and an opportunity.
The only way it would have been better was if I’d found a way to do it with a good woman by my side. Our lean years had been too much for my wife and she’d walked out on me and the three boys. Flexibility and spontaneity kept us sane.
Long past any thoughts of sharing my ups and downs with a woman, I spied a rare beauty sitting alone at the rodeo. Her boots and jeans were far too pristine to be a real cowgirl, but she wanted to look the part and I wanted to teach her what cowboys were all about.
After a couple of rejections, I could have accepted that she wasn’t looking for a man to save her. But I sensed her control and distance were a facade. There was a woman who yearned for the simple life underneath her carefully crafted demeanor.
Whether she saved herself, or let me help, she deserved to be happy. And I wasn’t about to let her accept anything less.
Enjoy this dirty-sweet, insta-love, short story romance!
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Violet meets Beau at a rodeo. Her daughters are doctors and his sons are in the competition. Sweet, thoughtfully detailed development of first meetings, cracking through pain with humor, and opening up to someone else. It’s not often I get to read a romance featuring a couple with grown children so this was a treat. “Untamed” is a sexy second chance short romance featuring 2 people ready to get back in the saddle. I will be looking for the other books in this series. 5 stars
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Sparks fly all around Violet and Beau since the very beginning. It is never too late to fall in love. 3 and a half stars.
Beau sees Violet sitting in the stands at the Rodeo. All the room in the world and he sat next to her. Violet doesn’t have many good feeling for the rodeo since her ex-husband ran off with a groupie and left her to raise three small girls. Beau has a similar circumstance as his wife took off after three boys because he wouldn’t quite the rodeo. Love how these two danced around their relationship both scared to scare the other away. Loved the HEA that they finally got to. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a sexy mature look at the relationship with Beau and Violet. He is the father of the rodeo Parker men and she is the mother of the West rodeo doctors who have fallen for the Parker brothers. Enjoyed reading about the mature adults who have been hurt by their other partners in the past but find love and some sexy times with each other.
Fantastic story! Characters that will steal your heart. A storyline that keeps you on the edge of your seat and glued to your kindle! For me it was a love- hate deal as the characters face their demons. You will feel their emotions and struggles. A definite must read.
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A tale about two mature people
This was a really quick read it is a tale about two mature people who have been hurt yet a chance meeting at a rodeo may change things for both of them. Violet does have a harder time coming to terms with what could be and Beau why he is just awesome. It was nice to read a book about older characters and this one was done well. It was an excellent read some heat but I enjoyed it a great deal. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
The Parker boys’ Dad meets the West girls’ mother! Beau and Violet are attracted from the first moment. But each has been burned in the past, by the person meant to be their partner. Beau and Violet have something special, though. Fear fades into trust, trust turns into love. This is a sweet and sexy quick read, a great finish to this series!
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Violet’s mother had always told her to stay away from the rodeo or better said to stay away from the riders. However, rodeo makes her life and her daughters’.
Beau is a retired rider who keeps going to the rodeo because of his sons, all of them riders too.
Not too much happens in this one, but I enjoyed reading it. 3 stars and a half.
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