High Stakes Bride: Men Of Stone Mountain, Book 2

A woman on the run. A rancher with no plans to wed. When danger and desire collide, will love be the highest stake of all?

Mary Alice Price knows she must escape her stepbrothers' deadly plans before they can trade her away to settle a gambling debt. Fleeing into the Texas countryside, she's beset by misfortune until she's rescued by Zach Stone-a rancher as solid as his name and determined to do what's right. Inviting Mary Alice to his ranch under the watchful eyes of his aunts, Zach offers her safety and respectability, but neither expects the complications that follow.

Zach has vowed never to trust his heart to another woman after being jilted, but Mary Alice's arrival upends his carefully laid plans. As they navigate unexpected challenges and growing attraction, secrets from Mary Alice's past threaten their fragile happiness. Can Zach and Mary Alice overcome the odds stacked against them, or will fate deal them another losing hand?

Perfect for readers who love sensual western historical romance, runaway heroine stories, Texas ranch romance, marriage of convenience romance, protective hero romance, high stakes romance, and small town western series.

Author: Caroline Clemmons
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 09/22/2012
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781479253593

About the Author
As long as I can remember, I've made up adventures. I admit the early creative stories featured me riding the range with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and saving the West. What a disappointment to learn that Roy was exclusively committed to Dale! Eventually, my best friend from across the street and I decided to become better detectives than Nancy Drew. We drove our parents and neighbors crazy sticking our pert little noses where they didn't belong. About that time I started writing down my adventures, but mostly I was a reader. Not until I read Nora Roberts' early novels did I decide to create my own romance manuscripts. My road to publishing was a lot slower than Nora's was. No surprise there! I still read Nora's books-as well as those of countless other authors-but now I write full time. Unless life interferes, that is. My Hero and I live one a small acreage in the ranching and horse country of North Central Texas. Finally, my childhood dream has come true and I'm in the midst of cowboys. Our two daughters are grown and in their own homes not far away. Living with Hero and me now are Webster, our sweet black Shih Tzu, and our two shorthaired cats: Sebastian, a large black and white tuxedo who thinks he's our watchcat; and Bailey Erin, a shy apricot tabby who mostly stays in my office. When I'm not writing, I love spending time with family, reading, traveling with Hero, browsing antique malls and estate sales, and digging into family history and genealogy. Writing about strong heroes and heroines who overcome amazing obstacles to forge a meaningful life together is my passion. I love to hear from readers at caroline @ carolineclemmons (dot) com. Remove the spaces and use a period for the dot. Thanks for reading my books! You can learn more about my releases plus participate in fun contests and giveaways by signing up for my newsletter at www.carolineclemmons.com and at my blog http: //carolineclemmons.blogspot.com. Participate on my Facebook page at http: //www.facebook.com/CarolineClemmonsRomances and on Twitter at https: //twitter.com/#!/carolinclemmons. I'm also on Goodreads and Pinterest and a few other social media sites.

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