Deconstructing Lila
by Shannon Leigh
a Cowboy romance
She’ll
bring him to his knees…
Preservationist
Lila Gentry returns to her small Texas hometown to restore the famous Chisholm
Trail whorehouse where her great-great-grandmother was a madam in the 1880s. On
her agenda is winning back Jake, the one that got away. But how do you rope a man
who doesn't want to be wrangled?
Jake
lives by one creed: Keep it simple. His ex showing up in town complicates his
life and makes him think about things he'd rather forget.
When
Lila's restoration project is threatened before it even begins, she turns to
Jake for help. Working together stirs up old feelings, but while Lila and Jake
always sizzle between the sheets—or wherever the moment takes them—it will
involve some sweet-talking and finesse to bring these two together.
Excerpt
“Jake saw Lila the minute she
pulled onto the site. His heart completed a painful three-sixty in his chest as
he watched her long legs appear from underneath the car door, followed by her
torso encased in a clinging white cotton tank.
She was a fragrant tropical
breeze blowing through the desert. And he was a man in need of relief.
He watched her climb the steps to
the pad, her light- colored trousers hugging the rounded shape of her bottom.
He felt an immediate response
from below, a tightening of his balls inside his jeans, a pulsing he didn’t
need at the moment.
Turning his back on his her, Jake
studied the plans of the house under construction. The dimensions for the
garage swam before his eyes as he listened to Otis greet Lila.
He couldn’t make out their
conversation, but the soft melody of her voice comforted him, reassured him in
a way he hadn’t felt in some time. She had the ability to do that, put him at
ease with the simple sound of her voice. To Jake, Lila represented home. No
matter where they were, what they were doing, as long as she was there, he was
home.”
Author Bio:
Growing up
in Hell’s Back Forty, Shannon Leigh developed a fierce loyalty to all things
Texas and pledged to share the romance of small town dance halls and the flavor
of brisket BBQ with readers. Currently, she lives in Fort Worth with an
extensive cowboy boot collection, a red and white, ’67 Chevy pickup and a
mission to find the best taco stands in the city.
She’s been
writing since Jesus was a small boy, but recently found a home with the uber
wonderful folks at Entangled Publishing.
When she’s
not writing fiction, she writes features for local magazines, sells real
estate, and runs around with a particular 11 year old known as “The Boy.”
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