Title: Taming the
Outback
Author: Ann B. Harrison
Publisher: Breathless Press
Length: 159 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Is Libby prepared to give up her new home for a chance to roll Nathan
in the hay when her libido wakes up after five long years?
Nathan Miller rattles Libby's
nerves more than she cares to admit. He is the one person that stands between
her and the family home that has been left to her.
So why then is he the guy that
stirs her up to such an extent that her body pulses with the need to have him?
They do nothing but clash and snap at one another and he makes no bones about
the fact that she shouldn't be on the station, but back in the city where he
thinks she belongs.
Libby fights to learn about her
new home while struggling to find a way into Nathans heart. She almost loses it
all when a flood hits their tiny town and rips through her farm putting her
daughter's life in danger.
Will she be able to convince him
that she is not the irresponsible city chick he has dubbed her or will he see
her as she truly is, a woman in love with him.
EXCERPT:
"That's just it,
sweetheart," Nathan exploded, his frustration finally rearing its ugly
head as he rounded on her, giving her the brunt of his foul mood. "This is
a harsh country, and buts just don't cut it out here. You are cut out
for the city life. You're not a farmer. You don't have the
slightest idea of what you're getting yourself into. You proved that by almost
losing Tom and your daughter." The look on Holly's face when he had found
them was still burned into his mind. The poor kid had been terrified she wasn't
going to be able to hold onto Tom against the rush of water. He couldn't bear
to think of what would have happened if he hadn't made it in time. How can I
be sure Libby won't put her in any more danger now that I have had my
heartstrings tugged tight? He stood and looked down on her, trying to keep
his face void of emotions but his heart was telling him to take her in his arms
and put them both out of their misery. "How many more times are you going to
put those kids at risk?"
"Now just you look
here," she cried, pushing him back and struggling to get to her feet.
"I may be a barmaid, and I know I have a lot to learn, but learn I will.
And for your information, I would never knowingly put my kids in danger.
Neither would Tom."
"You don't belong
here," he ground out. Though aware the words he was saying were hurtful,
he couldn't stop himself. They were his only defense. He was trying to will her
away from him the only way he knew how, unwilling to risk his heart to a city
dweller again. As much as he wanted this woman, he wouldn't let her know it.
She had the capacity to break his heart when the going got tough, which was in
the cards looking at the state of her farm, and he wasn't sure he would survive
another crushed heart. Better to get her out of here now before he caved in.
"Get used to the idea and move on back home where you belong."
"Why? So you can take
over?" She practically spat at him. "I will not give up what my
family has passed down to me. It's mine, and you aren't going to get it."
"There's more than one way
to get what I want." Nathan hauled her into his arms.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH ALL OF THE CRAZY THOUGHTS RACING
THROUGH YOUR HEAD?
As a writer I know that once an idea comes into my head it
usually starts an avalanche. What do I do with all of those crazy ideas?
I write them down. A diary lives on my bedside table and my
computer is never far away.
I was always told, write down your dreams, write down your
ideas. You never know when you can use them. When you wake with an idea in your
head, get up and record it. Otherwise you will go back to sleep and it will be
lost forever. You will always be left wondering if that would have been the
book that launched your career.
Some of my ideas never get past the pages I write them on,
at least not up until now.
Last Christmas when we were driving home from visiting
relatives we had to go the long way due to the big floods Queensland suffered.
It was good in a way if not a little bit scary. I hadn't been to some of the
little towns on the route to our desert home and it was interesting to see
them. One of the places that stuck in my mind was Charleville just south of
Longreach a place I know well.
We were driving along and I said to my DH, "I wonder
what it would be like to have a property out here left to us in someone's
Will?" That was it, game on. My iPhone became my notebook and I tapped out
Libby's story. When I asked for a photo stop the first drive we pulled into was
for a property named 'Quincy Downs.' That was the working title for the book
that was released in August called 'Taming the Outback.'
I settled back in my seat, happy that I had the bones for a
good story and before I knew it, Magnus made himself known to me. A rich city
boy with a yearning for country life and an attitude a mile long gave me plenty
to work with. Add a feisty country girl into the mix that will do anything for
those she loves and you have sparks flying.
Mistress for Magnus is released 28th September.
Now, back to my note book. I'm sure there is something in
there that is calling for me.
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Ann swears she was born with a book in her hand and
has never put it down. A lifelong love of reading has finally culminated in
achieving her dream of writing…and publication.
She lives in the middle of the desert in Australia
Strong, spunky heroines with a good dose of sass
thrown in feature in her stories. Of course these women need an equally strong
hero. Bring on the Outback hero and watch the passion ignite.
When not writing, Ann runs a day care centre and
looks after young children for working Mums and Dads. In her spare time, she
enjoys reading, walking her very large dog, Hugo, and fighting with her
computer.
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