Title: Betting on Grace
Series: Dead Heat Ranch #1
Author: Nicole Edwards
Release Date: July 29, 2014
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Series: Dead Heat Ranch #1
Author: Nicole Edwards
Release Date: July 29, 2014
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Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards is continuing to heat things up with Betting on Grace, a sexy new ménage novel which is the first book in a hot new series called Dead Heat Ranch.
The tables have turned on Grace Lambert. For a woman familiar with long days and hard work, she just recently discovered just how hot the sultry Texas nights can get. Finding time to spend with her two smoking hot cowboys, Grant and Lane, isn’t exactly easy, but she’s forging ahead with what has turned out to be the hottest relationship she has ever been in. The true test comes in standing up for what she wants.
Grant Kingsley has landed his feisty cowgirl, Gracie, and an equally sexy cowboy, Lane Miller, but everything outside of his romantic life has gone from routine to chaos in a matter of days. Unfortunately, he’s become rather acquainted with Murphy’s Law as he is inundated with a string of bad luck. His mother is missing, his father, a gambling addict, is worried about only one thing these days, and when Grant refuses to give in, all hell breaks loose on the ranch.
Lane Miller will be the first to admit that he falls in love easily. And he’s done so again, with both Gracie and Grant. Only this time around, he’s not giving up or giving in. Cowboys don’t know what it means to back down and Lane will ensure that the two most important people in his life get all of him, no matter what it takes.
Don't forget to read Boots Optional, the prequel to Betting on Grace, before you dive in!
The tables have turned on Grace Lambert. For a woman familiar with long days and hard work, she just recently discovered just how hot the sultry Texas nights can get. Finding time to spend with her two smoking hot cowboys, Grant and Lane, isn’t exactly easy, but she’s forging ahead with what has turned out to be the hottest relationship she has ever been in. The true test comes in standing up for what she wants.
Grant Kingsley has landed his feisty cowgirl, Gracie, and an equally sexy cowboy, Lane Miller, but everything outside of his romantic life has gone from routine to chaos in a matter of days. Unfortunately, he’s become rather acquainted with Murphy’s Law as he is inundated with a string of bad luck. His mother is missing, his father, a gambling addict, is worried about only one thing these days, and when Grant refuses to give in, all hell breaks loose on the ranch.
Lane Miller will be the first to admit that he falls in love easily. And he’s done so again, with both Gracie and Grant. Only this time around, he’s not giving up or giving in. Cowboys don’t know what it means to back down and Lane will ensure that the two most important people in his life get all of him, no matter what it takes.
Don't forget to read Boots Optional, the prequel to Betting on Grace, before you dive in!
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Excerpt
Where was everyone?
More specifically, where was her father?
Grace was sitting in the tiny kitchen where her father took his morning coffee as she waited for him to show up. The place was a ghost town, not a single person having come in or out in the last half hour that Grace had been nursing her now cold coffee. At least, no one was traipsing back and forth in the part that was purposely separated from the rest of the house.
Several years ago, Jerry had insisted that he should be allowed at least a few minutes to spend with his kids if he wanted to, without people always interrupting them, which had prompted her father to section off an area where they could meet without encountering guests.
Ummm... No guests.
But also no dad.
Where was he?
They utilized the small kitchen area mainly so they could talk in private if necessary, which, yes, Grace was actually interested in doing.
Grace glanced at her watch wondering just where he was. He never slept late. Ever. Hell, most of the time he was the one sitting at the scarred little table waiting for one of them to come in to chat.
Not today.
Because she still didn’t believe it, Grace grabbed her cell phone, which she had been mindlessly spinning on the table, and glanced at the clock on there, too. Nope, her watch wasn’t broken. Her dad was late.
The screen door opened, causing Grace’s head to snap to the side.
“Mornin’,” Mercy said with an exaggerated yawn. “Where’s Pops?”
“No idea. I was wonderin’ the same thing.”
Grant walked in a few heartbeats behind Mercy, glancing between the two of them before making a quick detour to the coffee pot.
“Maybe he had a late night,” Mercy added.
“Who?” Grant inquired.
“My dad,” Grace answered.
Grant looked like a deer caught in the headlights as he stared back at her, his eyes then sliding over to Mercy.
“What do you know, cowboy?” Mercy asked, clearly catching on to the same slip-up that Grace had.
“I know that this is the best coffee in the whole damn world,” Grant said, focusing on the cup in his hand, deliberately not looking at her or Mercy as he sipped slowly.
“I think you’re full of shit,” Mercy argued. “I’ve tasted that coffee. Now what do you know?”
“Not a damn thing,” Grant said firmly, still studying that freaking coffee cup.
Grace knew something was up. Grant wasn’t one to gossip, but obviously, he knew something they didn’t. And since it had to do with her dad, she wanted to know just what the hell it was.
Grace rose from her chair and closed the gap between them, coming to stand directly in front of Grant. So close that he had to move the coffee cup out of the way. When their eyes met, she could see he was smiling. Not with his lips, but the slight crinkles at the corners of his eyes said he was fighting it.
“Where’s my dad?” Grace asked, planting her hands on her hips. “And don’t you dare tell me that you don’t know.”
“I really don’t know,” Grant said resolutely. “I haven’t seen him this mornin.'”
“Grant Kingsley, don’t you play dumb with me,” Grace snipped. “What. Do. You. Know?” she asked, punctuating each word with her finger into his chest.
“Ouch. Shit,” Grant said, laughing as he tried to get away from her. She had him trapped between her body and the counter and if he tried too hard to break past her, he would spill his coffee on her, which she knew he wasn’t going to do.
“Spill it, cowboy,” Grace demanded, referring to what he knew and not the coffee.
“You don’t want to know,” Grant said, his eyes suddenly serious.
“Why? What happened?” Mercy interrupted, moving to stand next to Grace. “Is my dad okay?”
“He’s fine.” Grant’s blue eyes darted back and forth between Grace and Mercy. “Better than fine, I’d say.”
This time Mercy was the one to poke Grant with a finger, right in his belly, making him laugh – or maybe that was a grunt – and slosh coffee over the rim of his cup and onto his hand. Grace jumped back to avoid being scalded, but Mercy was right there, up in his face. Well, as “up in his face” as she could get considering how freaking short she was.
“Fine. Shit. Back off a minute,” Grant said with a rough chuckle.
More specifically, where was her father?
Grace was sitting in the tiny kitchen where her father took his morning coffee as she waited for him to show up. The place was a ghost town, not a single person having come in or out in the last half hour that Grace had been nursing her now cold coffee. At least, no one was traipsing back and forth in the part that was purposely separated from the rest of the house.
Several years ago, Jerry had insisted that he should be allowed at least a few minutes to spend with his kids if he wanted to, without people always interrupting them, which had prompted her father to section off an area where they could meet without encountering guests.
Ummm... No guests.
But also no dad.
Where was he?
They utilized the small kitchen area mainly so they could talk in private if necessary, which, yes, Grace was actually interested in doing.
Grace glanced at her watch wondering just where he was. He never slept late. Ever. Hell, most of the time he was the one sitting at the scarred little table waiting for one of them to come in to chat.
Not today.
Because she still didn’t believe it, Grace grabbed her cell phone, which she had been mindlessly spinning on the table, and glanced at the clock on there, too. Nope, her watch wasn’t broken. Her dad was late.
The screen door opened, causing Grace’s head to snap to the side.
“Mornin’,” Mercy said with an exaggerated yawn. “Where’s Pops?”
“No idea. I was wonderin’ the same thing.”
Grant walked in a few heartbeats behind Mercy, glancing between the two of them before making a quick detour to the coffee pot.
“Maybe he had a late night,” Mercy added.
“Who?” Grant inquired.
“My dad,” Grace answered.
Grant looked like a deer caught in the headlights as he stared back at her, his eyes then sliding over to Mercy.
“What do you know, cowboy?” Mercy asked, clearly catching on to the same slip-up that Grace had.
“I know that this is the best coffee in the whole damn world,” Grant said, focusing on the cup in his hand, deliberately not looking at her or Mercy as he sipped slowly.
“I think you’re full of shit,” Mercy argued. “I’ve tasted that coffee. Now what do you know?”
“Not a damn thing,” Grant said firmly, still studying that freaking coffee cup.
Grace knew something was up. Grant wasn’t one to gossip, but obviously, he knew something they didn’t. And since it had to do with her dad, she wanted to know just what the hell it was.
Grace rose from her chair and closed the gap between them, coming to stand directly in front of Grant. So close that he had to move the coffee cup out of the way. When their eyes met, she could see he was smiling. Not with his lips, but the slight crinkles at the corners of his eyes said he was fighting it.
“Where’s my dad?” Grace asked, planting her hands on her hips. “And don’t you dare tell me that you don’t know.”
“I really don’t know,” Grant said resolutely. “I haven’t seen him this mornin.'”
“Grant Kingsley, don’t you play dumb with me,” Grace snipped. “What. Do. You. Know?” she asked, punctuating each word with her finger into his chest.
“Ouch. Shit,” Grant said, laughing as he tried to get away from her. She had him trapped between her body and the counter and if he tried too hard to break past her, he would spill his coffee on her, which she knew he wasn’t going to do.
“Spill it, cowboy,” Grace demanded, referring to what he knew and not the coffee.
“You don’t want to know,” Grant said, his eyes suddenly serious.
“Why? What happened?” Mercy interrupted, moving to stand next to Grace. “Is my dad okay?”
“He’s fine.” Grant’s blue eyes darted back and forth between Grace and Mercy. “Better than fine, I’d say.”
This time Mercy was the one to poke Grant with a finger, right in his belly, making him laugh – or maybe that was a grunt – and slosh coffee over the rim of his cup and onto his hand. Grace jumped back to avoid being scalded, but Mercy was right there, up in his face. Well, as “up in his face” as she could get considering how freaking short she was.
“Fine. Shit. Back off a minute,” Grant said with a rough chuckle.
Title: Boots Optional
Series: Dead Heat Ranch #0.5
Author: Nicole Edwards
Release Date: July 22, 2014
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Series: Dead Heat Ranch #0.5
Author: Nicole Edwards
Release Date: July 22, 2014
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Synopsis
Note: This novella was previously published in the Some Like It Hot Anthology. Although the story has not changed, this version contains a short bonus scene.
New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards is heating things up with Boots Optional, a sexy new ménage novella which is the first book in a hot new series called Dead Heat Ranch.
Grace Lambert is familiar with hard work, long days, and handsome cowboys. She’s been working for her family’s dude ranch since she was old enough to ride a horse and she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. What she is afraid of is the heat that’s been generating between her and not one, but two sexy cowboys who’ve set their sights on her. And each other.
Grant Kingsley and Lane Miller have both had their eyes on Gracie for years, but the feisty cowgirl has managed to keep them at bay. As far as they are concerned, cowboys don’t give up, and neither of them is ready to give up just yet. Not on her and not on the heat that transpires between the two of them.
Find out what happens when the sultry Texas nights get as hot as the fierce Texas days.
New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards is heating things up with Boots Optional, a sexy new ménage novella which is the first book in a hot new series called Dead Heat Ranch.
Grace Lambert is familiar with hard work, long days, and handsome cowboys. She’s been working for her family’s dude ranch since she was old enough to ride a horse and she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. What she is afraid of is the heat that’s been generating between her and not one, but two sexy cowboys who’ve set their sights on her. And each other.
Grant Kingsley and Lane Miller have both had their eyes on Gracie for years, but the feisty cowgirl has managed to keep them at bay. As far as they are concerned, cowboys don’t give up, and neither of them is ready to give up just yet. Not on her and not on the heat that transpires between the two of them.
Find out what happens when the sultry Texas nights get as hot as the fierce Texas days.
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Review
I’m going to preface this by saying, I love Nicole Edwards. I have read everything she has written. I sit and wait patiently (well sometimes) for her next book to come out. And Boots Optional and Betting on Grace go right along with all of her other books. I absolutely loved them.
First thing, you have to, have to, have to read Boots Optional before even thinking of picking up Betting on Grace. If you don’t, you will be lost. It’s the beginning of Grace, Grant, and Lane’s relationship. It’s them realizing there is something, an attraction, a want, a desire to be together between all 3 of them. And it’s HOT! Very HOT!
Betting on Grace is about them realizing just what is between them. It’s not a fling, a one time deal. It’s a deep love between them. Betting on Grace, while just as hot as Boots Optional, is about them and the building of their relationship. Figuring out just what they are feeling and how to make it work. And it's hot. So very hot. I love how Nicole writes these scenes. I feel like I'm view them in person. And really I wish I was.
I have to add that of all of Nicole’s characters, Grace is now my favorite. I love her personality. She has no problem saying what is on her mind. But she isn’t outspoken so much as what she says is perfect for the moment. Oh and the fact that she can put 2 cowboys in their place, that is awesome.
I think one of the things I love about Nicole Edwards writing is how she doesn’t just write about the people who are the focus of the book. She writes about their family and those around them, in the secondary characters point of views. It makes you eager for their books, because knowing Nicole, they will have books. And I am very much looking forward to what else happens on Dead Heat Ranch.
~Katie
First thing, you have to, have to, have to read Boots Optional before even thinking of picking up Betting on Grace. If you don’t, you will be lost. It’s the beginning of Grace, Grant, and Lane’s relationship. It’s them realizing there is something, an attraction, a want, a desire to be together between all 3 of them. And it’s HOT! Very HOT!
Betting on Grace is about them realizing just what is between them. It’s not a fling, a one time deal. It’s a deep love between them. Betting on Grace, while just as hot as Boots Optional, is about them and the building of their relationship. Figuring out just what they are feeling and how to make it work. And it's hot. So very hot. I love how Nicole writes these scenes. I feel like I'm view them in person. And really I wish I was.
I have to add that of all of Nicole’s characters, Grace is now my favorite. I love her personality. She has no problem saying what is on her mind. But she isn’t outspoken so much as what she says is perfect for the moment. Oh and the fact that she can put 2 cowboys in their place, that is awesome.
I think one of the things I love about Nicole Edwards writing is how she doesn’t just write about the people who are the focus of the book. She writes about their family and those around them, in the secondary characters point of views. It makes you eager for their books, because knowing Nicole, they will have books. And I am very much looking forward to what else happens on Dead Heat Ranch.
~Katie
Author Info
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicole Edwards lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, their three kids, and four rambunctious dogs. When she’s not writing about sexy alpha males, Nicole can often be found with her Kindle in hand or making an attempt to keep the dogs happy. You can find her hanging out on Facebook and interacting with her readers - even when she’s supposed to be writing. |