THE RANDELLBROTHERHOOD
Coming home to take a bride!
A home. A family. A legacy of their own.
Mustang Valley has long been home to the brotherhood. United by blood, trust and loyalty, these men fight for what they believeâfor family, for whatâs right, and ultimatelyâ¦for love.
Now there are newcomers in their midst. Two gorgeous new Randell brothers are back to reclaim their heritage, find their family, and just maybe discover the women of their dreamsâ¦
In March, Bradyâs back! Heâs fought for hiscountry; now heâs fighting his heart⦠Hethought no woman would tame himâbutsweet, courageous Lindsey Stafford islike no woman heâs met before!
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THE REBEL HEIRâS BRIDE
Originally born and raised in Muncie, Indiana, PatriciaThayer was the second of eight children. She attended Ball State University, and soon afterwards headed west. Over the years sheâs made frequent visits back to the Midwest, trying to keep up with her familyâs numerous weddings and births.
Patricia has called Orange County, California, home for many years. She not only enjoys the warm climate, but also the company and support of other published authors in the local writersâ organisation. For the past eighteen years she has had the unwavering support and encouragement of her critique group. Itâs a sisterhood like no other.
When not working on a story, you might find her travelling the United States and Europe, taking in the scenery and doing story research while thoroughly enjoying herself, accompanied by Steve, her husband for over thirty-six years. Together they have three grown sons and three grandsons. As she calls them, her own true-life heroes. On rare days off from writing you might catch her at Disneyland, spoiling those grandkids rotten! She also volunteers for the Grandparent Autism Network.
Patricia has written for over twenty years and has authored over thirty books. She has been nominated for both the National Readersâ Choice Award and the prestigious RITA>® Award. Her book NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE won a Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewerâs Choice award.
She has been a guest reader at elementary schools and lectured aspiring authors. A long-time member of Romance Writers of America, she has served as President and held many other board positions for her local chapter in Orange County. Sheâs a firm believer in giving back.
Check her website at www.patriciathayer.com for upcoming books.
Dear Reader
Iâm so pleased that I have the opportunity to return to Mustang Valley and revisit the Randell men. You will want to find out what Jack Randellâs boys, Chance, Cade and Travis, have been up to. Along with their half-brothers, Jared Trager and Wyatt and Dylan Gentry, they have all adjusted to the valley. Iâm here to say that theyâre all doing well, including Hank Barrett, the adopted patriarch of the family.
My inspiration for this series and Hankâs character was my dear friend Hence Barrow, a West Texas rancher. Heâs the one who taught this city girl all about ranching. You see, his family had been doing it for over a hundred years. Iâm sorry to say Hence passed away this last year, at the age of 97, but Iâll never forget his stories and his love of the land. It was an honour and a privilege to know him, and to be called his friend. Iâll miss you, Hence.
In this series I bring Jackâs brother Samâs sons, Luke and Brady, to the valley. In the first story Luke, a real estate tycoon, wants to take his estranged fatherâs inheritance and sell his share of the Rocking R. Itâs the Randell cousins who step in and teach him about family and tradition. His pretty blonde ranch foreman, Tess Meyers, teaches him to love. And one little five-year-old girl steals his heart.
There are many more surprises. Hope you enjoy it.
With regards
Patricia Thayer
CHAPTER ONE
HEâD sworn he would never come back here.
Luke Randell hadnât been left with a choice. He released a long breath and climbed out of his BMW. His gaze swept the area that had once been his childhood home. The Rocking R Ranch.
Large oak trees shaded the green lawn. A concrete walkway led to the wraparound porch of the big, well-kept Victorian house. A recent coat of white paint covered the two-story house where he used to live, more than twenty-seven years ago. A rush of feelingsâsadness and a lot of bitternessâhit him as he glanced toward the large barn, outbuildings and corral. They, too, had been well cared for.
Not what heâd expected when heâd left Dallas to return to San Angelo, Texas. A warm breeze brushed against his face, and he caught a whiff of the ranchâs earthy smells, causing a flood of more memoriesâmemories of his pony, Jazzy, then his horse, Bandit, the chestnut gelding heâd been given for his fifth birthday.
Damn. Heâd loved that horse.
Tightness gripped Lukeâs chest as he thought about the painful day his daddy had sold the animalâ¦. That same day everything had changed. No more perfect family. For a six-year-old kid it had been the end of the world.