Tammy tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. âIs something wrong, Doc?â
âWrong? No.â Hell no. Itâs just that heâ¦Damn. âI didnât recognize you at first, and it kind ofâ¦threw me for a loop, I guess.â
âItâs the dress.â
No, it was more than the dressâalthough the style and fabric certainly spotlighted the woman heâd failed to see before.
He probably ought to say something else, to comment about the new Tammy. But Mike wasâ¦dumbstruck. Awestruck. Maybe even a bit moonstruck.
Damn. He couldnât seem to take his eyes off little Tammy Byrd, who didnât seem so little anymoreâin spite of her short stature. She couldnât be much taller than five foot one. Still Mother Nature had packed a whole lot of woman in her.
He couldnât seem to do anything but gawk at her and stumble along in his thoughts. Of course, it was just the metamorphosis that had him amazed.
Wasnât it?
Dear Reader,
Ever since my first Mills & Boon>® Cherish>⢠title hit the shelves in 2004, I dreamed of creating a series with my best friends and critique partners, Crystal Green and Sheri WhiteFeather. Crystal and Sheri had the same dream, and after a weekend retreat spent at Crystalâs house, we came up with the idea for BYRDS OF A FEATHER.
We set the stories on a cattle ranch in Buckshot Hills, Texas. Then we threw in a family feud, as well as an antique feather bed. According to family legend, the dreams had while sleeping in the antique bed are said to come true. Add a little romance to that intriguing mix, and you have all the makings for a great read.
I am so glad you chose tammy and the doctor, the first book in the series. As you turn the pages, youâll meet Tammy Byrd, who was raised on a ranch by her single dad and two rough and tough older brothers.
When Tammy and her family are called to her dying grandfatherâs bedside, she meets Dr Mike Sanchez, who turns the cowgirlâs heart every which way but loose. And while âDocâ hardly notices Tammy at first, she sets out to shake her tomboy image and become the woman of his dreams.
Happy reading!
Judy
JUDY DUARTE always knew there was a book inside her, but since English was her least favorite subject in school, she never considered herself a writer. An avid reader who enjoys a happy ending, Judy couldnât shake the dream of creating a book of her own.
Her dream became a reality in April 2004, when Mills & released her first book, Cowboy Courage. Boon>® Cherish>⢠Since then she has published more than twenty novels. Her stories have touched the hearts of readers around the world. And in July 2005 Judy won a prestigious Readersâ Choice Award for The Rich Manâs Son.
Judy makes her home near the beach in Southern California. When sheâs not cooped up in her writing cave, sheâs spending time with her somewhat enormous but delightfully close family.
To the best friends and critique partners ever:
Crystal Green and Sheri WhiteFeather. Where would I be without you?
There were a lot of things Tammy Byrd would rather be doing on a Saturday afternoon than driving five hours to meet a bunch of relatives sheâd never met, but there was no way around it.
Her paternal grandfather was dying, and heâd called his estranged family home.
She supposed she ought to feel something after hearing of the poor manâs plight, like sadness, grief or compassion, but any kind of relationship with him had been lost to her, thanks to a falling-out heâd had with her father years ago.
Apparently, now that Jasper J. âTexâ Byrd was about to face his maker, he was going to try and make things right. At least, thatâs how Tammy had it figured.
When sheâd first heard of the old manâs request, sheâd assumed her stubborn, my-way-or-the-highway daddy would have dug in his boot heels and refused to go. Sheâd also wondered what her dad would say when he learned that she was going to make the trek on her own.
But heâd blown her away by announcing he was going to make the trip and insisting that she and her brothers join him.
Whatever his reason, be it guilt, love or a need to set things to right, her father, who never took orders from anyone, had caved to the old manâs request.
Tammyâs brothers had been summoned, too, but they were fishing in a remote area of Montana and couldnât be easily reached for at least several days, maybe a week. Still, she knew theyâd be on the first flight they could find back to Texas. Family had always been important to them. Well, at least, their immediate family was.
Her father would be coming later, too. She supposed she could have waited until after heâd had his appointment for his annual physical and rode with him, but sheâd wanted to have her own vehicle handy. Besides, she was intrigued by the whole idea of family feuds and secrets. So sheâd packed her bag this morning, prepared to meet the rest of her familyâa dying grandfather, an uncle and two cousins sheâd never met. Then sheâd slid behind the wheel of her little pickup and left her daddyâs ranch.