A Cowboy's Angel. Pamela Britton

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      Uneasy Allies

      Mariah Stewart has a passion—to save racehorses from slaughter once they’re done racing. Zach Johnson has a passion, too—raising winners. Mariah and her protests are one more annoyance on a list that may cost him his family stables. And when his best horse goes down, she pesters him about his plans for it. The thing is, Mariah is also a vet. Her crazy proposal to save Dasher might work, and what does Zach have to lose?

      Only his sanity! Maybe his determined bachelorhood, too. Because Mariah just…gets under his skin. Zach knows she feels it—she heats up every time he’s near. But is the attraction between them enough to set aside everything they believe in?

      Zach almost laughed. And she still wouldn’t look at him, and that’s when he knew. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt Mariah Stewart found him attractive.

      Well, well, well.

      Little miss animal rights activist was hot for him. He wasn’t sure if he should be flattered…or scared.

      “Don’t worry,” he said softly, closing the distance between them and tipping her chin up.

      She gasped.

      He tried not to laugh. He had no idea why he did it except maybe he supposed it had something to do with the number of times she’d driven him insane with her actions and her comments and her innuendos and assumptions.

      He pretended to examine her. “Your eyes aren’t dilated or glazed over, so no hypoglycemia.”

      “That’s good,” she said softly.

      “But if you fall down, I’ll catch you.”

      He released her, and she blinked. He smiled. Oh, yeah. She found him attractive all right.

      So what are you going to do about it?

      Drive her crazy. Completely and utterly crazy. Maybe then she’d leave him alone.

      Dear Reader,

      Usually my book ideas are the result of a conversation I’ve overheard, or an idea suggested by a friend, but that wasn’t the case with A Cowboy's Angel. As a reporter for a local newspaper I was writing a story on the horse slaughter industry and its connection to horse racing. As I was working on the article I found myself thinking: What if?

      What if a race horse owner met an activist? What if that activist hated horse racing? What if against all odds they started to fall in love?

      I am a sucker for a horse tale. Throw in a hero with a passion for animals and I’m there. I had to pit that hero against a woman as outspoken as she was beautiful, but the resulting story, A Cowboy’s Angel, the first book in a series set in the fictional town of Via Del Caballo, is everything I always strive for in a tale. Fun. Fast-paced and, most of all, a fabulous love story…or so I hope.

      You might be interested to know that I own a horse that came from a horse slaughter auction. I recently won my first buckle with that horse—proof that even our four-legged friends can have a happily ever after.

      Best,

      Pam

      P.S. Look for Jillian’s story next!

      A Cowboy’s Angel

      Pamela Britton