Fit To Be Frisked: Fit To Be Frisked / Mr. Cool Under Fire
Meet the Bachelors of Hoot's Roost, Oklahoma, where love comes sweepin' down the plain!Fit to Be Frisked by Carol FinchTake your best shot!Cowboy Vance Ryder is footloose and fancy-free–until he plays a prank on gorgeous rookie cop Miranda Jackson. She fines him for his stupidity, but the police chief hits the roof and sentences both of them to a week in each other's company. Miranda doesn't want to be attracted to fun-loving Vance. But it isn't long before she's practically arresting him for theft–he's stolen her heart!Mr. Cool Under Fire by Carol FinchUnder siege!Gage Ryder, confirmed bachelor and mystery man, takes on a temporary assignment as a bodyguard. But Mr. Cool Under Fire is definitely rattled when he meets his client–the feisty and playful Mackenzie Shafer must pose as his wife! She's more temptation than Gage can handle. How can he save Mackenzie from the bad guys when he can't protect himself from her sexy charm?
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Two brand-new stories in every volumeâ¦twice a month!
Duets Vol. #105
Talented author Carol Finch returns to Hootâs Roost, Oklahoma, where there are quite a few single cowboys who donât give a hoot about marryinâ. But that all changes when the Ryder men meet the women of their fantasies. Enjoy Carolâs funny, romantic Double Duets stories about the BACHELORS OF HOOTâS ROOSTâwhere love comes sweeping down the plain!
Duets Vol. #106
Popular Jennifer Drew kicks off the month with a fun story about an adventure writer who hates to travel and desperately needs a stand-in for a book tour. Jennifer always âgives readers a top-notch reading experience with vibrant characters, strong story development and spicy tension,â says Romantic Times. Dianne Drake delivers a quirky tale about a hero determined to write a romance novel. Problem is, he doesnât have a romantic bone in his body! Luckily the heroine is there to help out!
Be sure to pick up both Duets volumes today!
Contents
âYouâre doing it again,â Miranda said.
âDoing what?â Vance asked innocently.
âStaring at me as if you can seeâ¦â Her gaze flicked away. âI donât like it when men look past the uniform.â
âThen try pinning the badge someplace besides on your chest,â Vance teased. âLook, Officer Jackson, Iâm trying my darnedest to stay out of your way, but I find you attractive. Now, if you want to arrest me for that, then fine. Iâll plead no contest.â
Miranda stared into his ruggedly handsome face and felt the unwanted jolt of attraction. âOkay, since youâre being honest Iâll return the favor. I like the looks of you, too, even if you donât take things seriously and you drive the most pathetic excuse for a vehicle that ever cruised the highway.â
âThank you for the comment, maâam,â Vance said, his lips twitching. âEven if you think Iâm stupid, itâs nice to know you donât find me hideously ugly while youâre handing me warnings and tickets.â
Miranda broke down and smiled. She just couldnât help it. The man was a charmer when he wanted to be!
Dear Reader,
Welcome back to Hootâs Roost, Oklahoma! Although Cousin Wade and Quint Ryder have found the women of their dreams in my first Double Duets, #81, Vance, the practical joker of the family, is still footlooseâuntil he plays a prank on a lady cop. When she fines him for stupidity the fireworks explode.
Miranda Jackson is a by-the-book rookie cop and she doesnât find the handsome cowboyâs playful attitude the least bit amusing. Furthermore, she has her life all planned out and she has no intention of becoming sidetracked by this unexplainable attraction to a man who is her exact opposite. A practical joker and a cop? Itâll never work. Yet sheâs thinking very seriously about arresting Vance for theftâbecause the fun-loving cowboy has stolen her heart.
Happy reading,
Carol Finch
Books by Carol Finch
HARLEQUIN DUETS
36âFIT TO BE TIED
45âA REGULAR JOE
62âMR. PREDICTABLE
72âTHE FAMILY FEUD
81âLONESOME RYDER?*
RESTAURANT ROMEO*
SILHOUETTE SPECIAL EDITION
1242âNOT JUST ANOTHER COWBOY
1320âSOUL MATES
HARLEQUIN HISTORICALS
592âCALL OF THE WHITE WOLF
635âBOUNTY HUNTERâS BRIDE
This book is dedicated to my husband, Ed, and our childrenâJill, Kurt, Christie, Jeff and Jonâwith much love. And to our grandchildrenâLivia, Kennedy, Blake and Brooklynn. Hugs and kisses!
1
VANCE RYDER HEARD SIRENS wailing behind him, but he couldnât see the flashing lights because his old clunker farm truck was caked solid with mud. All Vance had was a peephole on the windshield to see where he was going. It looked as if heâd have to talk his way out of a traffic ticket before he got this bucket of rust into Hootâs Roost to replace the bald tires and exhaust system that had more holes in it than a slice of Swiss cheese.
Shouldnât be too hard to get off with a warning, he mused confidently as he pulled the old truck onto the shoulder of the road. Hootâs Roostâs police department was accustomed to dealing with farmer/stockmen and their beat-up equipment. For certain, the law officers in the area tended to overlook minor infractions because theyâd seen their share of rattletrap trucks, tractors and machinery moving from one field to another.
In fact, Vance predicted that his old school chum, Turk Barnett, was the officer whoâd pulled him over just to chitchat. Turk could talk your leg off if you let him and he got lonely while he cruised the streets during his long shifts.
Vance killed the engine and bounded from the truck. He stopped dead still when a sharp, female voice said, âFreeze! Stay where you are!â
Startled, Vance pivoted on his boot heels to see a female officer pull her gun and crouch in shooting position. Was she nuts? Obviously so. He wasnât a gangster and Hootâs Roost was not the crime capital of Oklahoma. This was cattle country.
