Home on the Ranch: Colorado Cowboy by Patricia Potter

Author:Patricia Potter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-02-11T14:12:08+00:00

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Ross stared at the closed door for several seconds.

He liked her. A lot. Probably too much. She was an intriguing mixture of businesslike inn manager, sympathetic riding instructor and apparent friend to everyone—as well as being a very attractive woman with a sense of humor.

He didn’t like games, and she didn’t play any. What you saw was what you got. But he was definitely drawn to her, and she was not someone with whom he could have a mutually enjoyable fling. Something happened in Las Vegas. He’d watched her eyes cloud as she mentioned it. She’d been wounded and yet it didn’t seem to affect her obvious desire to cure the world, or as much of it as she could.

Dammit, she touched him in ways no other woman did and, damn it, it happened so fast. He wanted her in the worst way but couldn’t force himself to push any more than he had.

He swore as he gulped down his glass of wine and poured another. He would prefer a large swallow of bourbon but he would take whatever he could get at the moment.

Small, throaty noises interrupted his discussion with himself.

“Okay,” Ross said. “Food. I get it. You’re hungry. You don’t think I noticed some people slipping snacks to you?” He was pleased, though, that Hobo was demonstrating some initiative. Damn, he was talking to a dog as if it were human.

He opened the bag Susan had given him. There were several cans of dog food, along with a can opener; two small bowls; a leash and a collar; as well as some dog treats.

He opened a can of food and served it to Hobo, then took him outside with one of Susan’s little bags in his hand. By pure habit, he checked out the bike. All looked as it should.

After a hot shower, he wrapped a towel around his waist and went to the floor-to-ceiling window.

It was a great room with a good view. It directly faced the mountain, and the moon made its white cap glow.

He retraced the day. He’d enjoyed it far more than he’d thought he would. Once he managed those first steps into the stables, he’d been able to ward off memories. Maybe it was Susan’s matter-of-fact efficiency, but perhaps these two weeks would be healing for himself as well as the vets.

Then he skipped to the present and wondered what Susan meant when she’d referred to “magic in the mountains.”

Hobo batted his leg with his paw and tried to climb up. Ross reached down and pulled him into his lap. “Don’t get any ideas,” he warned the dog. “This is a temporary gig. For both of us.”

He took the book that Jubal had given him and looked over Travis’s suggestions for the program, then the profiles of each of the participants. Seven of the fourteen were married. Six were divorced. One was single. They ranged in age from twenty-four to thirty-eight.

It was well after 1:00 a.m. before he finished.

Unfortunately, his thoughts continually turned to Susan.

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