Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, Diane Whiteside, Lucy Monroe - Unleashed by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berkley Sensation New York
Published: 2010-12-23T23:54:46.490000+00:00

Hardened snow crunched under Flash's feet as Frankie guided the big black gelding away from the barn. She'd missed him as much as she'd missed her family since moving to the city. She pulled her scarf down and breathed in the cold air.

Oh, man.

Her lungs seized on the freezing offering before expelling it all in a rush. She breathed in another big whiff of what she loved best—fresh, clean air that smelled like snow, wood smoke and nothing else. No car exhaust, no nearby restaurants cooking for the lunch crowd, none of the stale city smells she'd grown used to, but not fond of.

Pulling her scarf back up to muffle her nose and mouth, she kneed Flash and the horse sprang forward eagerly. Before long, they were galloping across the land between her aunt and uncle's ranch and the Rocking M. Even with Flash's speed, it was a fair ride to the McCanlup homestead.

She slowed Flash to a walk far enough away to cool the horse down. It was then that she noticed a trio of riders coming toward her.

All three men sat tall in their saddles and wore almost identical outfits of faded jeans, flannel shirts over dark Henleys and sheepskin jackets open down the front. She had no problem telling them apart, however. Not one of the men wore a hat. Their almost insane tolerance for the cold had always amazed her.

Duke rode on the left, his dark hair the same color as his dad's. King rode in the middle, and Ty, his golden-blond hair glistening in the stark sunlight, rode to his right. None of the men were smiling, but that didn't stop her heart from speeding up at the sight of Ty.

She reined in when she reached them. "Mr. McCanlup." She nodded toward the man in the center, then to the others. "Duke. Ty." Her voice softened just a little on his name and she smiled slightly.

His expression showed no matching welcome.

Had Marigold destroyed the relationship between their families completely?

"I'm surprised your people let you go riding alone right now," King McCanlup said with his usual emotionless stare.

He and her uncle got along well enough, but King had always been somewhat cold toward Frankie and she'd never understood why. His apparent disapproval of her had never stopped Ty from being her friend, so she'd never let it bother her.

She wasn't about to start now. "I always go for a ride when I first get home. No one was available to come along."

"Maybe your family didn't expect you to ride over this way." Ty shot a sidelong glance at his stone-faced older brother.

"I told Aunt Rose where I was going. She sends her regards, by the way. As for being out riding right now—I don't see the problem. The storm front isn't supposed to move in until tomorrow, tonight at the soonest." Which was why she'd traveled a couple of days earlier than she'd originally planned. She hadn't wanted to be snowbound in Billings on Thanksgiving. She'd

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