Rancher's High-Stakes Rescue
Stranded with the cowboyWhile out on the range, cowboy Josh McCall finds himself the victim of vicious sabotage. Now he's stuck in the wilderness with no-one but Kate Carrington.The rough 'n' tumble rancher must use all his skills to survive, his willpower to protect Kate, and his determination to resist their mutual attraction. Until Josh makes one fateful decision that could jeopardize their bliss…and their lives.
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Stranded with the cowboy
A McCall Adventure Ranch story
While out on the range, cowboy Josh McCall finds himself the victim of vicious sabotage. Now heâs stuck in the wilderness with no one but city slicker Kate Carrington. The rough-and-tumble rancher must use all his skills to survive, his willpower to protect Kate and his determination to resist their mutual attraction. Until Josh makes one fateful decision that could jeopardize their bliss...and their lives.
BETH CORNELISON began working in public relations before pursuing her love of writing romance. She has won numerous honors for her work, including a nomination for the RWA RITA® Award for The Christmas Stranger. She enjoys featuring her cats (or friendsâ pets) in her stories and always has another book in the pipeline! She currently lives in Louisiana with her husband, one son and three spoiled cats. Contact her via her website, bethcornelison.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07951-8
RANCHERâS HIGH-STAKES RESCUE
© 2018 Beth Cornelison
Published in Great Britain 2018
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To Paul
Contents
Eight-year-old Kate Carrington climbed the silo ladder, one rusty rung at a time, while her motherâs voice shouted in her head, Stay away from the old silo, Katie. Itâs dangerous!
But Mama was a worrywart. Thatâs what Daddy called her, and Kate tended to agree.
If she were a boy, youâd call her athletic and adventurous. Donât be overprotective just because sheâs a girl, her daddy would say.
The rusty ladder creaked and wobbled as she climbed, and Kate paused. Looked down. She was pretty high. She cast her gaze around her familyâs sun-drenched Missouri farm. The corn was waist high and bright green. The sky was clear blue, and the scent of tilled earth was heavy in the air after Daddy had plowed the west field, prepping it for a new planting. This kind of day filled her with the sort of excitement and curiosity to do and see and explore that Mama called recklessness.
She tried to be good for Mamaâs sake. She didnât want Mama to worry, but Kate figured she knew her limits. And today, Mama wasnât home. She and Daddy had gone to chaperone a 4-H conference all weekend with Henry and his class. Grandma, who was her babysitter for the weekend, would never know sheâd climbed up here.
And she wouldnât be climbing the old silo if her brotherâs new remote-controlled airplane, the one heâd just gotten for his birthday, hadnât landed smack on top of the silo roof and gotten stuck upside down. Kate wasnât supposed to be playing with it. If she lost it, sheâd be in so much trouble! So she had to at least try to get it.
The ladder up the outside of the silo rattled again and swayed. She hesitated, wiping her sweaty hand on the seat of her shorts. Just a little farther...
