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Zusatztext Praise for Jessica Clare and her novels: " The Cowboy Meets His Match has a strong, silent, swoon-worthy cowboy hero and a romance that’s the perfect mix of sexy and sweet. …I love Jessica Clare’s books and I eagerly await her next one!”—Fresh Fiction “Blazing hot.”—USA Today “Ms. Clare had me at billionaire…A fast, sexy read.”—Fiction Vixen “Great storytelling…Delightful reading…It’s fun and oh so hot.”—Kirkus Reviews “Just thinking about it puts a smile on my face.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers “Buckle up and take the ride—you’ll enjoy every peak, valley, twist, and turn.”—Cocktails and Books “Sexy and fun.”—Smexy Books Informationen zum Autor Jessica Clare Klappentext A cowboy is in over his head in this contemporary Western from New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare. Single father Henry "Hank" Watson is a fresh transplant from Alaska to Painted Barrel, Wyoming. He doesn't want anything more from life than to put in a good day's work, then go home to his daughter, Libby. But when Libby needs some emergency work done on her curls thanks to a gum incident, Hank's out of his depth. He takes his daughter into town where he meets Becca, the local salon owner. Becca's still nursing a broken heart after her ex dangled marriage in front of her, then bailed a few days before the wedding. She's done with men...or so she thinks. When she meets Hank and his little girl, she realizes that they need her help with more than just hair. It's clear they both need a woman in their lives. Everyone in town believes Hank is too gruff for someone as sweet as Becca. But what they don't understand is that he makes Becca feel loved. She can see a future with him and his adorable daughter...if they don't move back to Alaska. Leseprobe Chapter One February Sometimes it was hard to live in a town like Painted Barrel. The community was small and intimate and supportive, but it was impossible to have secrets. Worse than that, everyone seemed to think they knew what was best for you, even if you didn't agree. Which meant Becca heard a lot of well-meaning advice daily, no matter how many times she tried to escape it. "You really should get out there and start dating again," Mrs. Williams told her for the seventh time in the last hour. "A pretty thing like you? You don't want all your good years going to waste. If you want to start a family, you need to move fast." And wasn't that just depressing? Becca did her best to smile as she plucked foils off Mrs. Williams's head, as if the woman's kind words weren't stabbing her in the heart. "I'm not sure I'm ready to date. I'll know when I meet the right person." Her customer tsked. "Like I said, don't wait too long. You don't want to be the oldest mother at the PTA meetings." She nodded into the mirror at her reflection as if this was the worst thing in the world to happen. "It's very difficult for the children." "I'll keep that in mind," Becca murmured as she pulled the last of the foils off Mrs. Williams's head. "Let's wash now, shall we?" The good thing about washing was that because the water was going, it meant Becca didn't have to talk-or listen to Mrs. Williams talk. Thank goodness for that, because she needed a few minutes to compose herself. Becca had always thought that two years would be enough time to mend her broken heart. Two years surely should have been enough time to get over the man that left her on the eve of their wedding. It should have been enough time to get over the bitterness that swallowed her up every time she paid the credit card bills that she still had from the wedding that had never happened. Instead, it all seemed to just irritate her more and more. It didn't help that everyone in Painted Barrel ...
