Cowboys of the Double R Series

This is what he wanted. This right here. He'd not known it until now, but he wanted her with a ring on her hand, their hearts united. He wanted Mrs. Jared Flint to stare at him like Holly did, to make him want to forgo breakfast and make love to her instead.   Jared Flint struggles to overcome his spotted past and put his years in prison behind him, slaving away beneath the Texas sun. Yet, hard work has done little to abate his ever-present anger. With every brawl, he strikes back at his abusive past, unable to turn loose of the hate that almost took a man's life.   Holly Carleton hopped a train on a dare and headed south. After her mama's passing, she's been rudderless, always searching for that one thing to fulfill her. Taking a job at a ranch at one of the towns along the tracks comes on a whim. But walking in on cowboy, Jared Flint, half-dressed – that was accidental. And something she'll never forget. He's strength and brawn in a perfectly carved package.   The days passing, their attraction growing, it becomes clear, he's held aloof from relationships for a reason. No woman deserves a man like him. Except together, they have a future rich in possibilities, and if he can just turn loose of the pain, a chance for forgiveness and love.   Book 1 of the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. 32,000 words. A Contemporary Western.

She was happiness. And cleansing. And this was love. The kind that made his chest ache, his heart pound. A craving never quite satisfied until he'd tasted it again. Wrong or right, how they'd found one another, Aletta was the best part of breathing.   Tyson Pyke emerged from prison a free man. But freedom, he discovered, is hard to maintain. No one wants to hire a cowboy with a felony record. Left destitute, his meals few and far between, he'll throw himself on the kindness of an old prison buddy who seems to have gotten his life together, Jared Flint at the Double R Ranh.   Aletta Gordon ran from home when she was eighteen, eager to be out from under her mom's thumb. Years of travel and a string of small-time jobs brought her to Texas, where the weather and the cowboys are a whole lot hotter than her home state of Vermont.   The rash decision to pick up a stranger after work late one night proves to be life-changing. In spite of his spotted past, Tyson is the perfect man to fill her heart. Yet, the unforeseen consequence of their actions and the antagonism of a young cowboy hurtle them toward an uncertain ending. Unless they turn loose of their fears and take hold of God.   Book 2 of 5 in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

His name repeated in her head. She needed a cowboy to top things off. One who painted himself hard on the outside but was actually soft and warm and kind … everything a woman could want to hang onto. If she'd make up her mind and do it.   Leonard Swan grew up as the average kid in an average Texas home in the suburbs. His career as a cowboy came along late in his teens. He's taken to the lifestyle well enough, but still has doubts about how he measures up. After all, he has the real thing around him every day in men like Jared Flint and Tyson Pyke.   Brigid O'Neal is at the Double R Ranch to write an article about the modern cowboy. Being there, however, is the result of the animosity of her boss. With what she knows about him, he can't afford to fire her, but he can make life hard.   Meeting Leonard on day one is a pleasant surprise. They have fun together and an undeniable attraction, despite their huge lifestyle differences. And her usual need to stay uncommitted. He's the perfect guide to show her the ropes, and a gentleman with a kind heart and a sexy smile. For the first time in her life, she might have met a man worth hanging onto.   Yet the unexpected arrival of a hated former beau, combined with the secret she holds, pressure her to make a disastrous choice. One that, without God's help and forgiveness, might destroy the promising relationship with her cowboy for good.   Book 3 in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS. 34,000 words.

Nothing softened a man better than the touch of a woman. He knew this first hand and had sought the last five years to forget it. There it was again, though. The warmth, the joy her laughter gave. The sparkle that kissed a man's mind when he knew she'd been around. And an ache in his heart where emptiness lived. He wanted to feel something again but feared the truth he'd hidden so well might ruin his chances.   Dexter Tilford did the worst thing a man could do, he cheated on his bride and ran from town, leaving a trail of heartache behind him. Five years later, he's gotten right with God but still carries around the guilt of his actions … and hasn't repaired the rift it left between him and his family.   Wendy Halloran hasn't dated since an old boyfriend dumped her for someone else, years ago. She's poured her energies into working, instead, spending days and nights at the local dance-hall restaurant. A late-night encounter with Dex gives her a glimpse of what she's been missing. She should let go and enjoy life more.   Yet trusting a man again proves hard to do, especially when there's so much baggage between them, and soon, the secrets they haven't shared send them, full circle, back to worst days of their lives. Only this time, it includes murder.   Book 4 of the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R Series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

Why did only the good people get to fall in love?   Gina Lafferty is the girl on the corner everyone in town knows but won't associate with. After sexual abuse by an uncle in her teens and a tumultuous marriage and divorce by age nineteen, she'll do what she has to in order to survive.   William Swan begged for a job at the Double R to escape the bad path he was on. Working with his cousin, who he's always looked up to, is a sure way to better himself, learn a trade, and maybe one day, have a ranch of his own. That is, if he can find the place. Lost on an unknown backroad, he stumbles on Gina fighting with her ex. No matter he doesn't know her, no man should treat a woman that way.   Yet, his one-time rescue soon doubles in size when a dangerous cowboy he's barely met assaults her and threatens him. The cowboy he's not afraid of. He can protect her just fine. It's the picture of himself he can't face. That she might not be good enough for what feels a lot like love.   Book 5 in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.

God's a whole lot bigger than Texas.   Dale Greene and Rita Ballard have known each other for years. He's a retired cowboy, ex-hog-wrangler, and she's head waitress at the local hot spot, the Barn. But not until he stops a late-night robbery at her long-time employment does any idea of romance enter the equation.   When his grandson and her great-niece show up unexpectedly, carrying their own emotional baggage, things get decidedly more complicated. His rocky relationship with his son is on the line, and after hearing her niece's big news, her house just got considerably smaller.   Then there's the truth behind the robbery. Someone's buying land on the county line, someone up to no good, and when Dale goes missing, it could be they've found each other too late.   The last book in the COWBOYS OF THE DOUBLE R series by author, SUZANNE D. WILLIAMS.