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      The Cowboy’s Second Chance

      Black-sheep cowboy Gunner Buckton is home for one reason—to keep Blue Thorn Ranch in his family where it’s been for generations. No one—not even Brooke Calder—will take it from him. The cute, down-home widow may not look like a slick developer, but she works for one. Along with her adorable daughter, she’s a threat to his homestead—and to his wounded heart. Brooke needs this job. Gunner may be as ornery as a bull, but it’s her task to win him over. The battle lines are drawn. Only problem is, around the handsome Texan, she doesn’t know which side she’s on.

      He was one hundred percent cowboy…

      …and he was shaking his head. “If you like your men principled like your late husband, I’m not going to look so good. I’m sorry I brought him up.”

      “I’m glad you did. It’s silly to pretend he’s not here.”

      “Is he?”

      She knew what he meant. She’d thought the land development was the wedge between them; she hadn’t realized her late husband might be the true obstacle. “I don’t know.”

      “When two male bison want the same female, they fight it out.”

      “You’re ready to lock horns over me?”

      “I know better than to lock horns with a memory. You said it—no one wins a standoff.”

      Attraction warred with caution, making her heart pound and twist. “So now what?”

      “We go back to the way things were. Bring on your persuasion campaign. But know this, darlin’—I won’t sell my land. Not now, not ever.”

      She dragged her gaze away, looking at the awe-inspiring Texas pastures. She knew how he felt about his land. How did she feel about the cowboy?

      ALLIE PLEITER, an award-winning author and RITA® Award finalist, writes both fiction and nonfiction. Her passion for knitting shows up in many of her books and all over her life. Entirely too fond of French macarons and lemon meringue pie, Allie spends her days writing books and avoiding housework. Allie grew up in Connecticut, holds a BS in speech from Northwestern University and lives near Chicago, Illinois.

      The Texas Rancher’s Return

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      Live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

      —Ephesians 4:1

      To Charlene

      For so many breakfasts,

      in the hopes of so many more

      Special thanks to Beverly Brown

      and Donnis Baggett, the owners of the

      Lucky B Bison Ranch in Bryan, Texas.

      Their hospitality, enthusiasm, generosity in

      sharing information and tolerance of

      my endless questions have been some of the

      great blessings in writing this book.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Bible Verse

       Dedication

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Dear Reader

       Extract

       Copyright

      “Could you please move your buffalo?”

      Brooke Calder looked out her car windshield to squint suspiciously at the hairy brown beast currently staring down her hatchback. Buffalo didn’t charge, did they? Stampede, maybe, but she wasn’t about to get a set of horns impaled in her front grill, was she? She leaned out the driver’s-side window and smiled at the cowboy who had

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