COWBOY UP
Coming Home – Book 3
Release Day 12/19/17
By Harper Sloan
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Harper Sloan returns with a passionate and breathless romance about the sparks that ignite when a cautious cowboy and a once-scorned woman open up to each other in the third installment of the Coming Home series.
As the eldest Davis, Clayton has always tried to lead by example. He takes his job as head of the family businesses seriously, making sure the farm and auto shop are running smoothly—along with keeping an eye on his brother and sister. For him, there’s a time and place to let go of the control he holds with an iron grip. And with the way he grew up, coupled with a disastrous end to his last relationship, he’s just fine with his quiet, solitary life.
Most of the time.
What he hadn't counted on was the cute, quirky, shy bookstore owner, Caroline Michaels. She's the proverbial woman next door—well, the next town over, that is. Caroline hasn't lived an easy life, but after escaping a verbally abusive ex, she's finally living it for herself. The last thing she ever expected was a one-night stand with Clay Davis she can’t stop thinking about.
So when she falls on hard times and Clay comes out of nowhere to her rescue, she realizes just how impossible it’ll be to stay away from him. Now all she has to do is convince him to live a little…. Will Clay be able to give up the reins and finally settle down? And, more importantly, will Caroline muster enough courage to lasso him up?
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EXCERPT
I push my hands from his shoulders and palm his jaw as his stubble prickles against my fingers while my hands wander up to his hair. His hat falls to the ground with a thud and I know he’s just as lost in me as I am in him, because he doesn’t even make a move to pick it up. He lets out a deep grunt when I mold myself against his body, seeking some sort of friction.
The next thing I know, my back is against the door and he’s gripping my bottom. His mouth hits my jaw with a bite of his teeth, making a squeak of pleasure shoot up my throat, and his deep rumble of laughter reaches my ears as he presses me harder into the door with his hips. The heavy bulge of his erection against that spot makes me so desperate for him that I whimper in relief when his mouth finally closes over mine in a wet tangle of tongues.
I’ve never been kissed so thoroughly.
This is the kind of kiss that sets the bar for any that might follow.
The kind that shows you everything you’ve been missing and everything you never knew you wanted. I’m going to be comparing every kiss I ever have to my dark cowboy’s, even though I know there’s a good chance no one will ever compare. The sounds coming from my mouth, the ones being swallowed by his, are nothing short of needy. My hips move in tandem with the thrusts of his, and even though we’re both fully clothed, I know it won’t take much more of this for me to go off like the town’s fireworks on the Fourth of July.
“Fuck, you taste just like apple pie,” he whispers against my lips, breaking away with a gasp.
“Huh?”
“Goddamn, I love apple pie,” he says before his mouth is back on mine, this time with a whole new kind of hunger deepening his kisses.
I’m held captive, enraptured. Then his hands move from my bottom to glide up my torso. He lifts his hard chest off mine and suddenly those delicious fingers are at my breasts. Even if I had big boobs his hands would dwarf them, I’m sure, but as it is he covers both with a firm grasp before adjusting his hold with a deft twist of the wrists. His mouth continues to feast on mine while his huge hands learn my body with slow movements. I tear my mouth from his with a breathy moan when he pushes my shirt up and slips his fingers into the cups of my bra to tweak my nipples.
“Oh, God,” I moan when he does it again.
“I can’t get enough of you,” he rumbles.
“Please,” I beg, not with the slightest clue as to what I’m begging for.
His hips dig even harder into mine as he leans back, supporting me against the door with that connection alone as he pulls my shirt off. The darkness makes me feel more confident than I normally would be, almost half naked with a man—no, a stranger.
“Yours too,” I tell him as his fingers move to unclasp my bra. “I want to feel your skin on mine,” I breathe, taking over the task so he’ll hopefully give me what I want.
I fumble in my haste to feel more of this dangerous arousal he’s creating in my body, but the second my bra is free and dangling toward the floor, his naked chest collides against mine, pushing me into the door with a force that sends the air rushing out of my lungs.
His mouth hits my collarbone at the same time his hands grasp my bottom, sliding me up the door until I feel the wet heat of his breath against my breast.
Then he stops.
I 've been so looking forward to this book since the start of this series. Clayton as alway been the strong sibling in the Davis family. He's the one that holds them all together. He is so sexy and can be broody at times (not as bad as Maverick God is he broody but again sexy as hell.) Clayton is really hard working and family mean everything to him. The Davis clang haven't had the best life growing up. But Clayton being the oldest was always there for his brother and sister who he is super protective over. His love life hasnt been great either. Him workings hard doesn't help but he doesn't have a shortage of woman after him. After work of not having anyone he didn't imagine finding his future in Hazel's bar.
Caroline as lives through so much in her short life. Her mum is just totally evil. Made life so hard for Caroline that she had no choice to get away. Then there was her ex who was so nice to her and promised her a good life. Then he turned out to be just as bad. But Caroline picked herself up and with the help of her best friends Lucy and Luke life was looking up. It got even better when she had a wild nite with a dark cowboy.
This book was really good I really enjoyed. Clayton is by far the best hero in this series. I luvd the way he was Caroline. He protects the woman in u a life so well. He's not overbearing he's just so caring and luving. Caroline is brilliant to. Her character is so sweet and gentle. She doesn't deserve what she had to put up with. Clayton was the perfect man for her it what she needed to put her life aback on track. He even brought out the bad girl in her. They just are the perfect couple.
I would highly recommend this book. It was great book and a great end to the series. Though I am hoping that we get more of Lucy and Luke he's so hot.
The oldest Davis sibling, Clay, is perfectly content to stay on the ranch and take care of his horses. After being burned once he doesn't want to deal with the hassle of a girlfriend and he doesn't trust the female population all that much. But then a one night stand shows up at his sisters baby shower and all his plans of being alone get thrown right off of that horse. Caroline calls to the protective side of him and it makes him want to never let her go.
Throughout this book Clay's character has been a small presence yet he was never missed. Even with his small scenes in his siblings' books I felt like drawn to him and couldn't wait to get my hands on his own story. And I was not disappointed at all. I really liked that we got to see his internal struggle of wanting Caroline but having a hard time trusting a relationship again. Soon though we were watching him be the one that needed to convince Caroline to give them a chance and I really liked that switch in his characters.
This series is one of my favorites from Harper Sloan and I'm more than a little sad to see it end but I have my fingers crossed that we'll soon see more sexy Cowboys from her.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Harper is a NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL and USA TODAY bestselling author residing in Georgia with her husband and three daughters. She has a borderline unhealthy obsession with books, hibachi, tattoos and Game of Thrones. When she isn't writing you can almost always find her with a book in hand.
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