Teaser Tuesday: Dakota Sunrise

Dakota Hearts Book 14

Dakota Sunrise

Gray and Nina have been planning their wedding for over a year hoping that Nina's father would come around and accept Gray. Moving on had been tough for Gray until Nina gave him a reason to smile and want to think about the future again. They're starting a rodeo school and looking forward to a beautiful life together full of McKinnon kids to add to the growing McKinnon clan. But old wounds sometimes never heal. Family is important to Gray and not having Nina's father's blessing begins to tear at their relationship until the unthinkable happens. Will Gray lose Nina like he lost his first love?

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Excerpt 

 

The sun in the distant pasture was just peeking over the low rocks that led to the Badlands of South Dakota and making the day known. Orange, gray and yellow against the green pasture greeted the day. Nina Hendrix stood at the sink of the tiny house she shared with Gray McKinnon, the love of her life, and just watched the changing colors. She had always loved this time of the day just after she woke up and hadn’t even had her first cup of coffee yet. In the winter, the pastures would be covered with snow and would be blinding white for miles. But right now it was still green for the horses to graze in.

She loved South Dakota. And she loved the South Dakota sunrise that greeted her every morning.

When she heard the burping of the coffee pot as it finished filling, she pulled her gaze away from the light coming in the window and searched the cabinet for her favorite coffee mug. The tiny house on wheels that they were living in was only temporary until they built their forever home on the land that Gray had purchased from Tessa Rock, her soon to be sister-in-law. The sale had given them a way to jump-start their life together and the dream of opening a rodeo clinic alongside Tessa’s equine therapy school. Today was the first day of making that dream come alive.

She began the morning ritual she and Gray had fallen into since Gray had left working at the family oil company. Coffee first. Then, sitting on the back deck and looking at the pasture. They were talking about the plans for the house they’d build here one day until they saw Tessa in the distance with her daughter as Haley got on the school bus. One day it would be their child getting on the school bus.

She and Gray had been thrilled when Tessa had begun an equine therapy program on her property. But it was quickly apparent to her that she needed a more diverse program to give more attention to the school before she felt comfortable that she had been right in quitting her job. She had been working on the same oil rig as Gray. Needless to say, that hadn’t made Gray’s father or his uncle happy that two people were leaving the family business.

Gray climbed down the narrow stairs from the loft wearing only a pair of sweatpants. He came up behind her and placed his hand on her rear, giving it a loving squeeze. She turned her head and leaned against his chest even as she filled the first coffee mug with liquid, spilling a little of it on the counter. She quickly grabbed a paper towel and wiped it up. Then she turned her head to give him a kiss. She filled the other mug and then handed it to him.

Gray groaned with pleasure. “I needed that.”

She smiled. “The coffee or the kiss?”

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Teaser Tuesday: Dakota SEAL

Dakota Hearts Book 13

Dakota SEAL

Ethan and Maddie fell in love despite tragedy that had torn them apart years ago. Maddie doesn't want another tragedy. Although she loves the strong Navy SEAL who is now a police officer, she fears that he could be taken away from her at a moment's notice. Will danger rear it's ugly head again for the McKinnons? Or will Ethan and Maddie have the happily ever after they crave?

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Excerpt 

 

“We've got trouble.”

Ethan McKinnon glanced up from his bowl of cereal and looked at his fiancée, Maddie Newton, as she looked at the paperwork she’d just pulled out of yesterday’s mail. Maddie was sitting at the kitchen table wearing a red silk robe and fuzzy black “cat” slippers with whiskers that were completely ridiculous but looked adorable on her. Her slender legs were crossed, and she bounced the top leg up and down which made it look like the cat was jumping. She was completely oblivious, but Ethan thought it was amusing.

“Well, that can’t be good. What kind of trouble are we talking about?” Ethan asked. He was only halfway through the second bowl of Corn Flakes. And he was already late getting out the door, but he put his spoon down on the table and leaned back in his chair so he could give Maddie his full attention. “Are we in trouble with the police?”

She rolled her eyes as he chuckled. “The kind that is probably going to cost us a lot of money. It’s a problem with the building permit. Something about the location we set for the house. It’s going to be yet another delay getting the house built.”

Ethan leaned across the table and grabbed the letter Maddie had been holding in her hand. He quickly scanned the notice. “This isn’t from George.”

“No, it’s the building commissioner, not the inspector.”

Ethan frowned as he read the name. “Charles Lowery from the Building Commissioners Office.”

“Do you know him?”

Ethan shook his head. “A bit. He’s had a successful construction business, but he’s busy these days since he’s had the town job. I’ve been mainly dealing with George Malley on the plans. I’m guessing my dad knows him though. They need to work with the higher ups from time to time in the oil business.”

“It says something about a right-of-way through the property,” Maddie said. “Did you know anything about that?”

“We’ve owned that property for almost two years. No one said anything about a right-of-way. Nothing came up during the title search or at the closing. This looks like it might be new.”

“Can they do that? I mean, I know big companies like your family’s can pull strings to get a job done. But can they just decide to run a pipeline through someone’s property without letting them know?

“Is this something that can be fixed?” Maddie asked. The disappointment was written all over her face and most likely matched his expression, which felt as if it had fallen to the ground.

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Teaser Tuesday: Dakota Fire

Dakota Hearts Book 12

Dakota Fire

Every once in a while you discover you've gotten too comfortable. That's when danger strikes.

A serial killer had threatened Summer Bigelow and she'd fled to South Dakota where she fell for sexy Hotshot firefighter Sam McKinnon. She'd traded one heart pounding danger for another as she waited for Sam to come home to her after every tour. She'd made peace with living with the danger until danger from her past landed on her doorstep threatening the life that Sam and Summer had dreamed of. Can Summer survive an attack from the past so she and Sam can live happily ever after?

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Excerpt 

No matter how much you run, you can never escape the fire of the past unless you face it.

Sam McKinnon stood at the foot of a hospital bed feeling numb as he gazed down at the woman he loved, wondering how in the hell they'd gotten here. How had he fallen so far into the firestorm that he'd forgotten to look around for danger?

He'd gotten lazy. Both of them had. And now Summer was paying the price.

The oxygen monitor that was connected to her delicate and lifeless finger was giving an ominous reading on the monitor beside the bed despite the tube that had been inserted down her throat. The room smelled of disinfectant and alcohol, two combinations he detested because of the implications. Even when he’d visited his brother Hawk’s medical clinic just to stop by and say hello, the smell of it turned his stomach.

Sam had been in a hospital many times before. Mostly as a visitor. More than a few times in his youth because of his wild ways with his brothers. Sometimes because a family member had just had a baby, one of the joyous occasions to visit. But other times it was worse, like when his uncle had a heart attack and they weren’t sure if he’d make it.

He hated hospitals. Even when there was good news, the atmosphere of a hospital made Sam twitchy. Tonight he was hoping for a miracle.

A strong hand on his shoulder had him turning around. But only for a second.

“I'm fine, Ethan,” he said quickly, leaning forward just a fraction to create distance. Ethan had been hovering over him ever since they’d arrived at the hospital when all he wanted to do was focus on Summer.

“I know you think that, Sam. But you need to get those burns looked at.”

“I told you, I’m fine. Summer isn't. And I can't stand the fact that the dirtbag who did this to her is still out there.”

“A lot of people are out in the storm working on it. Until Summer wakes up, it’s going to be hard to know which direction to turn to look for him.”

Sam turned quickly and peered into his younger brother’s eyes with such intensity that he saw the Ethan as he did as a young boy who was afraid his older brother was going to beat him up. That image vanished almost instantly. The man who stood before him now wasn’t the young, scrawny kid he could flip with one hand. Ethan was dressed in blue, the police uniform he'd worn since coming home from the navy several years before. And there was nothing scrawny about him anymore. He’d stood eye to eye with Sam for some time now.

But Ethan was still Sam's younger brother. Still looking at him with admiration as if Sam was his hero. As if he couldn’t grasp the notion that Ethan was Sam’s hero for all that he’d managed to accomplish in his life despite a tragedy that would level anyone.

“Then why are you standing here?” Sam asked.

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