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One Summer At The Ranch: The Wyoming Cowboy / A Family for the Rugged Rancher / The Man Who Had Everything
Rebecca Winters
Christine Rimmer
DONNA ALWARD
The Wyoming CowboyEx-Marine Carson Lundgren's Wyoming ranch is a place where families of fallen war heroes can find joy and healing. The wounded vet is eager to give back, while rebuilding his own life. The last thing he expected is to fall for his first guest and her young son.Widow Tracy Baretta and six-year-old Johnny have been struggling since losing their husband and father. When they meet Carson, his strength, patience and generosity – along with how great he looks on a horse – leads little Johnny to call him “king of the cowboys”. They’ve fallen in love with the place…and maybe with the man himself.But is she just looking for a surrogate father? Or could this incredible cowboy really be the one who’ll make her and her son believe in love again?A Family for the Rugged RancherInstant family…just add one father!Gruff rancher Luke Evans’s new live-in housekeeper comes with an unexpected addition…a small son. Emily may be pretty—and even Luke has to grudgingly admit little Sam’s quite cute—but a family is not on this die-hard bachelor’s wish list. Luke’s plan? To spend as much time away from the house as possible. But, slowly charmed by Emily’s sunny smile and Sam’s infectious giggle, Luke begins to wonder if there might be room on his ranch, and in his heart, for a family after all.The Man Who Had EverythingGrant Clifton is one of the most eligible bachelors in Thunder Canyon. Thisrancher turned business whiz makes women melt like Montana snow on ahot summer day! And Grant’s many charms definitely aren’t lost on StephanieJulen—the beautiful young foreman of Grant’s family ranch.Grant and Steph have known each other forever, and the senseless tragedythat shattered both their lives years ago gave them a lasting bond. But theCanyon’s golden boy has always thought of shy Steph as a little sister.So what will happen when he realizes she’s all grown up!
One Summer at the Ranch
The Wyoming Cowboy
Rebecca Winters
A Family for the Rugged Rancher
Donna Alward
The Man Who Had Everything
Christine Rimmer
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
Table of Contents
Cover (#ubc06c20d-f959-55ea-903d-8a993a6746be)
Title Page (#u62a09303-2ff8-50e2-a331-a697478d65e5)
The Wyoming Cowboy (#ulink_ab409a59-72b0-5492-b7be-3e23d38e4a13)
Back Cover Text (#ua4147ebc-0a50-5b0d-897d-5947b17e7756)
Introduction (#u9610a45f-3281-575c-a073-a0c458398671)
Dear Reader (#ulink_693dee14-8d91-55a4-83c1-405253ee7a91)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (#ulink_8449a746-92ba-595b-a859-139e36e6483c)
Dedication (#u6ff95984-abda-5b48-887a-4040eb96cb40)
Chapter One (#ulink_fc42d5b4-987c-5e77-a322-f6e9f8da85b0)
Chapter Two (#ulink_8bcec4b6-be32-5cd4-9a59-dbe4f5041fa2)
Chapter Three (#ulink_47d5da84-145d-5e03-bd36-20c64ba74df5)
Chapter Four (#ulink_5c07f4d5-0143-5dee-a8c9-794d43eb2cd0)
Chapter Five (#ulink_fbe96ea3-2a8d-5a8e-948f-bf39e5942f1b)
Chapter Six (#ulink_8fce24ab-7108-5b46-ba9b-287ec98aa767)
Chapter Seven (#ulink_afeb8fbc-7d78-5808-ac6f-800ad57d47fd)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
A Family for the Rugged Rancher (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER ONE (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER TWO (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER THREE (#litres_trial_promo)
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)
EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)
The Man Who Had Everything (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Three (#litres_trial_promo)
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)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Extract (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
The Wyoming Cowboy (#ulink_eaf5cd73-b512-55c0-8283-24bf6644c9d0)
Rebecca Winters
A Cowboy Who Cares
Former marine Carson Lundgren’s Wyoming ranch is a place where families of fallen war heroes can find joy and healing. The wounded vet is eager to give back, while rebuilding his own life. The last thing he expected is to fall for his first guest and her young son.
Widow Tracy Baretta and six-year-old Johnny have been struggling since losing their husband and father. When they meet Carson, his strength, patience and generosity—along with how great he looks on a horse—leads little Johnny to call him “king of the cowboys.” They’ve fallen in love with the place…and maybe with the man himself.
But is Tracy just looking for a surrogate father? Or could this incredible cowboy really be the one who’ll make her and her son believe in love again?
“There’s been an awareness between us from the first instant,” said Carson.
“Whether it’s an infatuation that will burn out, only time will tell, but at least we can admit to what we’re feeling right now and go on from here.”
A tortured look entered her eyes. “We can’t go on. This has to end tonight and you know it.”
“Tonight—”
He searched the depths of her eyes. “We’ve only just begun, and we have three more precious days and nights together. How can you say it has to end now? How do we do that, Tracy?”
“Because we can’t afford to start something we can’t finish.”
“Who says we can’t?” he cried fiercely. “It already started Friday evening. Don’t you know I don’t ever want you to go home?”
Dear Reader (#ulink_df4eb19a-7cc1-5b74-aea4-774f14ab7918),
In my latest trilogy, Daddy Dude Ranch, three injured veterans have opened up a dude ranch in the Teton Valley of Wyoming to honor the families of fallen soldiers. Their wish is to be substitute daddies for a week to one child at a time. In this first book, The Wyoming Cowboy, you’ll meet guilt-ridden Carson, who survived his tour of duty yet felt he’d abandoned his grandfather when he went to war. He meets the heartbroken Baretta family, suffering from the loss of their husband and father. Together the three of them begin to heal. Enjoy their journey to a life of happiness and fulfillment none of them knew was awaiting them at the beginning.
Rebecca Winters
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (#ulink_dfb817c6-8694-56f3-a1ac-68e9f43be5ae)
REBECCA WINTERS, whose family of four children has now swelled to include five beautiful grandchildren, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the land of the Rocky Mountains. With canyons and high alpine meadows full of wildflowers nearby, she never runs out of places to explore. These spaces, plus her favorite vacation spots in Europe, often end up as backgrounds for her romance novels. Writing is her passion, along with her family and church. Rebecca loves to hear from readers. If you wish to email her, please visit her website, www.cleanromances.com (http://www.cleanromances.com).
I want to dedicate this series to the courageous men and women serving in our armed forces, who’ve willingly put their lives in harm’s way to keep the rest of us safe. God bless all of you.
Chapter One (#ulink_be58287b-9800-5a4a-8b46-489e4fbb796d)
MARCH 1
Pulmonary Unit
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland
Carson Lundgren was sitting in the hospital ward’s common room watching the final moments of the NASCAR race when he heard a disturbance. Annoyed, he turned his head to see Dr. Rimer passing out a document to the eight vets assembled. What in blazes was going on?
“Ray? You’re closest to the TV. Would you mind shutting it off?”
Ray nodded and put an end to one of the few distractions the men looked forward to.
“Thank you. You’ll all be going home tomorrow, so I urge you gentlemen to read this and take what you can from it to heart. It’s a good letter written by a former serviceman. I like a lot of things it says. While you’re doing that, I’ll go find our special guest and bring him in.”
