She and her mom were supposed to have an early supper since Gavin had also been at the poker game, but she’d called around five begging off. She’d fully expected to hear how he’d cleaned them out. He hadn’t contacted her last night after his McKay poker game. No need to end up with Hannah-induced indigestion. Most days she didn’t mind eating with her coworkers, but Hannah’s presence had Rory returning to her office. Since it was almost lunchtime, she put everything aside and retrieved her sandwich and salad from the break room fridge. She’d cleared five applications-checking with the register of deeds that the applicant was the actual property owner, adding to her map which sections of land in which areas had applied and grouping the applicants by county. No morning staff meeting meant Rory could dig right in and get to work. Hopefully she’d get out in the field soon. She hadn’t reached the land inspection part of her job yet-she was still mired in the permit process. When the stack of elk farm applications arrived from the Cheyenne office, Rory was tempted to crawl under her desk and hide. It was especially hard to go to work on Monday morning after her fun weekend in Deadwood. Wasn’t until he was halfway home that he realized he’d left his poker winnings on the table. To say the McKay family was stunned into silence was an understatement.īefore the arguing started again, Dalton snagged his coat and left. I’d even re-up my lease agreement and give him a bigger acreage to work with because I know Dalton will make sure everything is done right.” Gavin set his hand on Dalton’s shoulder. “So if you’re truly asking me to pick a side?” His eyes met Ben’s and then Quinn’s.

He'll do whatever it takes to prove that he's her one and only Romeo for a lifetime.Maybe no one would notice if he dropped to the floor and crawled away. She can't ignore their intense chemistry or resist his smokin' hot body, but she knows better than to gamble her heart with him again.ĭalton has plenty of fences to mend with Rory, but his biggest fear is she doesn't believe they have a future because of their tumultuous past.

This time he claims he's playing for keeps. Now a family crisis has brought Dalton back to his small hometown, giving him an opportunity to demonstrate to everyone-especially the woman he thought he lost-that he's a changed man.Īurora 'Rory' Wetzler has fallen for cowboy hottie Dalton's smooth-talkin' ways far too often. So he fled from the ceremony, his family and Wyoming. Three years ago, Dalton McKay looked across the altar and locked eyes with the woman he knew he'd love for the rest of his life.only it wasn't his bride standing next to him. It'll take more than his sweet words and hot kisses to win her back.

Redneck Romeo by Lorelei James