Havenâs celebrity cowboy is back
...with a pint-size surprise!
Kenzie Atkins was a lovestruck teenager when Spencer Channing left Haven in the dust. But the biggest news isnât the rodeo championâs hotly awaited homecomingâitâs the little girl who calls him daddy. Spencerâs newfound daughter is bringing out Kenzieâs yearning for a familyâand for the sexy single cowboy who still sets her heart ablaze! Maybe the roving bull rider is finally ready to ride off into the sunset for the ultimate happily-ever-after...
BRENDA HARLEN is a former attorney who once had the privilege of appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada. The practice of law taught her a lot about the world and reinforced her determination to become a writerâbecause in fiction, she could promise a happy ending! Now she is an award-winning, RITA® Awardâ nominated national bestselling author of more than thirty titles for Mills & Boon You can keep up-to-date with Brenda on Facebook and Twitter or through her website, brendaharlen.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07809-2
SIX WEEKS TO CATCH A COWBOY
© 2018 Brenda Harlen
Published in Great Britain 2018
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For everyone who is looking for loveâwhether
the first or foreverâmay you never lose heart in your quest for happily-ever-after. xo
Chapter One
Spencer Channing felt as if heâd been trampled by a bull.
To a cowboy whoâd spent almost half a decade on the professional rodeo circuit, it was more than a figure of speech.
Not that heâd ever actually been trampled, but heâd been tossed up, thrown over, dragged across and stepped on. Even successful rides left their mark on a cowboy in the form of strains and sprains and bruises, and for more than half a decade, heâd loved every minute of it.
But now, he was battered to the depths of his soul.
Heâd always prided himself on working hard and playing hard and doing the right thing. But heâd screwed up. In a big way.
So heâd decided to go home to lick his wounds. And work on rehabbing his dislocated shoulder, since licking wouldnât actually fix anything that was wrong.
Still, he was confident that the injury would heal. In fact, the doctor had assured him that he could be back on the circuit in time for the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas.
If thatâs what you want.
Six weeks earlier, there would have been no if about it. Of course, he wanted to be back on the circuit and competing for the biggest prize of the season. Being a cowboy was more than just a jobâit was his identity. If he wasnât Spencer Channing, two-time PBR and PRCA bull riding champion, he was nobody.
Heâd worked hard to get to the top and even harder to stay there. And then, it had taken only 6.2 seconds to change everything. Or maybe it was the unexpected meeting that happened before he went into the chute for the fateful ride that was to blame. A meeting heâd been confident he could put out of his mind for eight seconds.