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Reunited With The Bull Rider
Christine Wenger
STEALING HER HEART—AGAINWhen an injury sends bull rider Reed Beaumont home to Oklahoma to recover, he doesn’t expect to bump into his high school sweetheart, Callie Wainright. She’s been hired to help restore his family ranch, which has been badly mismanaged. And though their attraction still simmers she’s far too busy to spend time on romance!Reed regrets breaking Callie’s heart by leaving years ago. And their rekindled relationship is the number one reason to remain in Beaumont. But he's still determined to top the PBR standings, which means returning to the circuit asap. Can this cowboy realize his dream, and still lasso Callie forever?
STEALING HER HEART—AGAIN
When an injury sends bull rider Reed Beaumont home to Oklahoma to recover, he doesn’t expect to bump into his high school sweetheart, Callie Wainright. She’s been hired to help restore his family ranch, which has been badly mismanaged. And though their attraction still simmers she’s far too busy to spend time on romance!
Reed regrets breaking Callie’s heart by leaving years ago. And their rekindled relationship is the number one reason to remain in Beaumont. But he’s still determined to top the PBR standings, which means returning to the circuit asap. Can this cowboy realize his dream, and still lasso Callie forever?
CHRISTINE WENGER has worked in the criminal justice field for more years than she cares to remember, but now spends her time reading, writing and seeing the sights in our beautiful world. A native Central New Yorker, she loves watching professional bull riding and rodeo with her favorite cowboy, her husband, Jim. You can reach Chris at PO Box 1823, Cicero, NY 13039, or through her website at christinewenger.com (http://christinewenger.com).
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Reunited with the Bull Rider
Christine Wenger
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REUNITED WITH THE BULL RIDER
© 2018 Christine Wenger
Published in Great Britain 2018
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“I hear you.”
He pulled the keys to the front door from his pocket. “Will you be here tomorrow?”
“I’ll be working.”
“See you tomorrow, then. Sweet dreams.”
Her green eyes sparkled in the light of the full moon filtering into her car. Her lips were full and ready to be kissed.
He stretched his arm out on the back of the seat. It would take one move to wrap it around Callie and pull her close to him. He wanted to kiss her, but his gut told him that his kiss wouldn’t be welcome.
Not yet anyway.
Reed wasn’t going to let Callie go this time. She filled the empty space that was ten years of his life. Sure, he loved to ride bulls, but something was missing.
And that was Callie Wainright.
Dear Reader (#u124ce357-a25d-5c76-bde9-15bc40835395),
I’d like to introduce you to Reed Beaumont, middle brother of the bull-riding Beaumont brothers. After being on the road since he was eighteen, riding with the Professional Bull Riders, will Reed settle down now at the age of twenty-eight?
But Reed has a deep-seated desire: he wants to beat
his older brother’s record in Vegas. This goal will take
him away from Callie Wainright in approximately two months.
Callie was Reed’s first love, and the same goes for Callie. Reed asked her to join him on the road after high school, but she needed roots—something she’s never had during her twenty-eight years.
Will these two ever get together? Will a long-distance relationship work?
These are all problems that Callie and Reed have to figure out—or should they go their separate ways?
I love to hear from readers! Contact me at chris@christinewenger.com or at PO Box 1823, Cicero, New York.
Cowboy up!
Chris Wenger
To all cowboys and cops,
Be careful out there!
And to Michele Goldstein, new friend, who keeps smiling through every challenge. Chocolate will help!
Contents
Cover (#u6ad27782-d49a-51d6-909b-fc5eee56e18d)
Back Cover Text (#u9cd9e5f2-c730-5604-8227-1c877ec6b810)
About the Author (#u765182d4-dcbc-506d-9257-c5aa6bbaffb8)
Booklist (#ub2b1af18-e331-59c9-86a8-30c486c841c7)
Title Page (#ue9da28da-eeba-5fd2-91dd-de1649df252b)
Copyright (#u118fbf4a-7f02-548f-a963-69f69d2e5e93)
Introduction (#u519fbf35-ae0a-5d99-9da1-7147551b7b7f)
Dear Reader (#u98814f2d-86f5-52cc-8175-9aec7c795960)
Dedication (#u11cf7207-dc77-549c-92e9-6ebf675d9689)
Chapter One (#ue034c39e-3fcb-5c7d-80fd-dca63da6799b)
Chapter Two (#u802d087f-ec91-510b-94d8-6eeea902e6b9)
Chapter Three (#u35ed8d30-aee3-5441-a85e-8ef46d026ead)
Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Extract (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#u124ce357-a25d-5c76-bde9-15bc40835395)
“Callie Wainright, what the hell are you doing in my home?”
Callie jumped at the low and lethal voice. She spun around and found herself toe-to-toe with Reed Beaumont.
Reed. Seeing him so unexpectedly, so near, she couldn’t swallow. They’d gone to school together since they were first graders in Beaumont, Oklahoma, up until the summer after senior year of high school when things got too serious too fast. Then they’d parted ways.
Callie had thought she could handle seeing Reed again if they ever met face-to-face for any length of time, but she couldn’t find her voice.
He was the middle brother of the bull-riding Beaumonts. The Professional Bull Riders’ announcers called them the Beaumont Big Guns, and they were breaking records with every ride.
Big brother Luke was solid and responsible and a recent bridegroom. Younger brother Jesse was footloose with a devil-may-care attitude. Reed was a healthy mix of the two. There wasn’t a soul in the town that was named after their founding ancestor, Ezra Beaumont, who didn’t follow their careers, including Callie.
“R-Reed.” She swallowed hard. “Reed. Hello. It’s been a long time.”
She looked into his eyes for several beats of her heart. She remembered them as mostly calm and comforting, but the blue pools were turbulent, just like that sunny day that had changed the direction of both their lives.
Callie’s normally poised and businesslike manner was nowhere to be found, and she was afraid that her suddenly weak knees would give out.
“Why you are in my father’s study and sitting in his chair? What are you doing at the Beaumont Ranch?” His voice was cold and icy; obviously he’d never forgiven her. In spite of all their wonderful plans for the future, Callie had backed out at the last minute. She’d stayed home to take care of her mother and gone to community college. She had been supposed to go on the road with him, but she hadn’t able to.
Not when her family had needed her—and they still needed her.
She’d had obligations in Beaumont back then. She still had the same obligations, only now she had a mortgage and she was working hard to pay for it.
“In answer to your question, I’m working here for a while.”
Recently, Luke had hired her for the job of her dreams. When he was in town last year, restoring the ranch after Hurricane Daphne, he’d heard of her work as an executive helper, along with her top-notch business, Personable Assistance.
Yes. She was now sitting in Big Dan Beaumont’s office on an overstuffed brown leather executive chair on the historic Beaumont Ranch. Several patriarchs had sat behind the great oak Stickley desk.
