Cowgirl Up

By Deirdre O'Dare

Tough tomboy Tabitha Conrad rides bulls and bareback broncs like a champ. In only her second rodeo season, she's headed for the finals. An over-protective older brother and his buddy sometimes take care of her a little too well. She's having trouble living up to the bold, bawdy reputation most cowgirls enjoy.

Wes Duncan lost his father and an older brother to bulls in the arena. Now he's working as a rodeo clown, determined to save as many downed riders as he can. He finds feisty little Tab immensely attractive but as his best friend's kid sister, she's off limits.

As much as he admires her spunk and determination, every time she comes out on a bull, he almost has a heart attack. What can he do to keep her safe? And if he gives in to his heart and his lust, who will keep her safe from him? Before they know it, Tab and Wes are caught up in a whirlwind of passion and misunderstandings. It takes a very close call to bring them to their senses and get Tab up for the ride of her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JMS Books LLC
• Release date: Oct 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781646565313

Deirdre O'Dare

Deirdre writes gay romance channeling a prior life’s gay male twin she calls Danny. Fascinated by love’s diverse shades and guises, she explores and experiences a range of attachments. She still believes in happily ever after, that Love is the One True Thing and genuine Love is never wrong. For more information, visit deirdredares.blogspot.com.

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Cowgirl Up

By Deirdre O’Dare

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ISBN 9781646565313

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To a couple of rodeo-crazy girls who found each other as kindred souls way back when and built a friendship that has lasted half a century! Thanks Linda P. for that bond and years of encouragement. You're one of the sisters my parents neglected to give me. We didn't get our cowboys, or at least not the ones we started out looking for, but that's okay. We can still enjoy them vicariously through our characters!

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Cowgirl Up

By Deirdre O’Dare

Tab stood wide-legged, one booted foot braced on each side of the chute. The black-brown back between her heels twitched as one of the other riders fished the end of her rope beneath the bull and poked it up to Tab’s waiting hand. She grasped the end and slid it through the loop, drawing the rope tight. The bell gave a harsh clang as the bull shifted.

They called this one Big Trouble. He fit the name, more Brahma than Angus in spite of the dark color of his loose hide. He moved restively, knowing, just as she did, what came next. Slowly she eased down until her butt met the wide back. She gripped the rope tightly with her rosined glove and nodded. As ready as I’m gonna be.

Cowgirl up, someone said.

She listened with half an ear to the announcer’s chatter, not believing most of it.

Glue your eyeballs on chute six, ladies and gentlemen. Tab Conrad is about to make a grand entrance on Big Trouble. This little package of dynamite is a rider to watch, the new kid on the block with Super Glue in her Wranglers. A good ride today will have her in the top ten for the year, and a good ride is what you’re likely to see.

Big Trouble’s normal pattern had him clear the chute with