Welcome to Three Creek Ranch, home of the James family for over a hundred years, complete with its own Western movie set.
Franklin James might be a famous pro hockey player, but just because he's Cassie's older brother doesn't mean she wants to step into the limelight. She's too busy helping her dad run the ranch and managing the ranch's movie set, and negotiating with the giant egos of movie stars like Harrison Woods, who's supposed to be filming the new TV series of As The Heart Draws. And while his TV hero characters might be hugely popular, Harrison's real character seems anything but noble. Cassie is convinced he's hiding something, and that this diva's nice guy moments are just an act.
Can she remind him what being a true hero is all about?
Harrison’s bicep bulged as he rubbed a hand over his face, his cheeks bristly in a morning look some might call sexy. Not that she thought him attractive. He was much too grouchy at this time of day to be appealing. He frowned at her. “What are you doing around here anyway at this time? The sun hasn’t even risen yet.”
“Actually…” Cassie pointed to the golden-hued horizon.
He made a face, mumbling something else she guessed wasn’t complimentary—about the early hour or herself, she didn’t care to know.
“I’m an early bird. We tend to get the worm.”
He yawned. “I sure don’t plan on getting worms while I’m here.”
She chuckled, and he appeared to realize what he said, as his cheeks pinked. “I mean—”
“I know what you meant.” Was it un-Christian of her to enjoy watching him squirm? This day kept getting better and better. “Well, are you definitely okay to go back to sleep now?”
“You want to hold my hand and make sure?” he grouched.
Yeah, that’d be a solid “no.”
He turned, and the way the shirt clung to him she could count his abs. If she’d been a different kind of woman she might take a mental picture. But because she wasn’t that kind of woman, she looked away. “Alright then. If you’re sure you’ll be okay.”
“I’m not a child,” he snapped.
“Of course you’re not.”
His gaze lasered into hers in a look that said he was not amused by her tone. She swallowed a smile. She hadn’t meant to sound patronizing. Well, not much, anyway.
Carolyn Miller is a bestselling Australian author of historical and contemporary romance. A longtime lover of romance, especially that of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer’s Regency era, Carolyn holds a BA in English Literature, and loves drawing readers into fictional worlds that show the truth of God’s grace in our lives. Her Regency novels include the Regency Brides and the Regency Wallflowers series. Her contemporary novels include the Original Six and Northwest Ice hockey romance series, the Muskoka Shores romance series, and those in the Independence Islands series. Her stories have been described by Publishers Weekly as "a winsome exploration of life, love and faith" and witty "with snappy repartee that rockets off the page" (Library Journal). Readers enjoy these books that are humorous yet also deal with real issues, such as dealing with forgiveness, the nature of really loving versus 'true love', and other challenges. Her novels can be considered 'inspirational', and may appeal to readers of Christian fiction, who want stories of hope and redemption - with a twist of Aussie humour.
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