Own the Night
After several years’ absence, Noah Calder has returned to Blackfoot Falls, Montana to be the town's sheriff. He still isn't sure if this is the life he wants, but he owes his family and he always pays his debts. The last thing he expected was to meet a woman who tempts his sense of duty. But can she bring him to his knees? Alana Richardson has never met a man like him. He's everything she could want. Could it be that she’s starting to fall hard?Doesn’t seem to matter once it all falls apart. Her mother shows up and Alana is humbled to learn she’s not the strong woman she’s always considered herself. She has to make a hard decision. Will she choose Noah? Even after she discovers his interest in her was merely as a suspect.
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Canât get enough cowboys?
Popular Mills & Boon>® Blaze>® author Debbi Rawlins takes readers on a great ride with her new miniseries
MADE IN MONTANA
The little town of Blackfoot Falls hasnât seen this much action since⦠well, ever.
Stay up till dawn with
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
(October 2012)
Own the Night
(December 2012)
On a Snowy Christmas Night
(January 2013)
And remember, the sexiest cowboys
are Made in Montana!
Dear Reader,
Welcome back to Blackfoot Falls! In the second book of this series we revisit the cozy Montana town, the Sundance Dude Ranch, the McAllister family and sexy sheriff Noah Calder, whoâs so popular with the female visitors, heâs ready to lock himself in jail just to get away from them. But once he finds mysterious Alana Richardson, Noah wonât let her out of his sight.
Youâll also meet Dax, Noahâs lovable mutt, who is based on one of my rescues. Dax is a Border Collie mix who is full of love and mischief. And just like me and my Dax, Noah canât imagine a life without his four-legged buddy.
Many of the Blaze>® authors and editors have come together to support pet adoptions via the Blaze Authorsâ blog. Come visit blazeauthors.com/blog/blaze-authors-pet-project to see the many incredible ways we humans can band together to help our furry friends.
Iâd also like to invite you to spend your Christmas holiday with the McAllisters and all the folks from Blackfoot Falls by picking up On a Snowy Christmas Night, which will be out in January 2013.
I hope youâre having as much fun with the gorgeous cowboys of Montana as I am!
Love to you all,
Debbi Rawlins
About the Author
DEBBI RAWLINS lives in central Utah, out in the country, surrounded by woods and deer and wild turkeys. Itâs quite a change for a city girl who didnât even know where the state of Utah was until a few years ago. Of course, unfamiliarity has never stopped her. Between her junior and senior years of college, she spontaneously left her home in Hawaii and bummed around Europe for five weeks by herself. And much to her parentsâ delight, returned home with only a quarter in her wallet.
Prologue
RACHEL MCALLISTER STARED at the Sundance Ranch website sheâd created, feeling more helpless and overwhelmed than she cared to admit. Three months ago sheâd taken the first reservation, her fingers crossed, prayers murmured in earnest that opening a dude ranch would help pull her family out of the hole. Now they were so swamped with business she didnât know which end was up. It wouldâve all been good except they didnât have the room.
Sure, the ranch spread out over three thousand acres, but they raised cattle first and foremost, and sheâd promised her brothers sheâd keep the guests separate and under control. So much for that. The women had gone nuts over Cole, Jesse and Trace, and the other young cowboys who worked and lived at the Sundance.
Now, after the first few waves of visitors had sampled life under the clear blue Montana skies, they were writing fantastic reviews. Coleâs new girlfriend, a former guest, was a popular travel blogger and sheâd talked up the Sundance on her site.
All of it was terrific for business but brutal on Rachelâs stress level. Already sheâd oversold one weekend and pissed off two women. They had nobly offered to take up residence in the bunkhouse with the hands for the two overlapping days, but that wouldâve pissed off everyone else on the ranch.
Rachel clicked on the latest batch of reviews, skimmed down and smiled when she repeatedly saw Noah Calderâs name. The sheriff was Cole and Jesseâs best friend and like another brother to her. He wasnât going to be happy about his fifteen minutes of fameâespecially if women started swarming his office.
Well, that would be his problem. Rachel had enough on her plate. She hoped she wouldnât regret accepting guests until three weeks before Christmas. Initially they were going to close from the first of November until the first of May. But it was just too damn hard to turn away the business.
Naturally, sheâd have to come up with other activities to offer the guests. Summer was easy, with hiking and camping trips, white-water rafting, cattle drives, fishing, rodeos. Early fall could include some of those things, at least before the first snow, but up here in Blackfoot Falls, Montana, almost two hundred miles from the Canadian border, the temperatures dropped early.
Her computer dinged with the receipt of an email, and she was surprised to find a last-minute cancellation. Well, that worked out great. She had just been about to turn someone down for a weekâs stay starting tomorrow night. Quickly, she did the paperwork, and feeling magnanimous, returned the deposit, then booked the new guest. And that was it for the night. She was exhausted.
Before she turned off her computer, two more reviews caught her eye. More Noah fan club members.
Review by: Tammy from Chicago
**** 4 out of 5 stars
I spent a week at the Sundance in August. Sheer heaven. Never thought Iâd like going to the Wild West but couldâve easily stayed a month. My friend dragged me. I totally owe her flowers. Beautiful scenery. The food was way too good. Best of all, the cowboys were smokinâ hot, and not just the brothers on the website, who were even better-looking in person. Lots of cute wranglers, and if you go, get a load of the sheriff, a man who knows how to fill out a uniform. Iâm saving up to go back next year. I wouldâve given the place five stars if someone had hooked me up with that hunk wearing the badge.
