Book Spotlight: Strung Up by Lorelei James

Strung Up
(Blacktop Cowboys #7.5)
by Lorelei James
Date Released: September 13, 2016

About Strung Up
From New York Times bestseller Lorelei James…

Rancher Creston Grant retreats from the world after he loses the love of his life… Can his former flame, rodeo cowboy Breck Christianson prove he’s a changed man who can give Cres a second chance at love?




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An Excerpt from Strung Up
A white catering van had been parked near the rear exit. It appeared I wasn’t the only one seeking an escape. A big guy, roughly the same size as Sutton, rested against the side of the van, one boot heel hooked to the running board. He wore dark jeans and a plain white button down shirt with a logo on the left pocket. He’d angled his head down, obscuring his face. But with that build and that posture, I knew I was looking at a rodeo cowboy.

Something seemed familiar about him.
  
That’s when I noticed the poker chip in his left hand. He passed it through his fingers over and over again. I recognized that nervous tic.
  
My gut tightened. I took a few more steps forward, alerting him to my presence.
  
He palmed the poker chip before he slowly raised his head and looked at me.

Then I was staring into that face. That handsome fucking smug face.
  
A face I used to dream of.
  
A face I hadn’t seen in four years, since Sutton and London’s wedding.
  
I waited for the dismissive sneer to distort that perfect mouth.
  
A mouth I’d dreamed of nearly as often as his perfect face.
  
But no sneer formed.
  
His compelling eyes met mine.
  
I saw his recognition in those arctic blue depths. Followed by wariness. But no hardness. Or the mean glint I’d unconsciously steeled myself against.
  
He didn’t move.
  
Neither did I.
  
I found my voice. “Breck?”
  
“Hey, Cres.”
  
“What are you doin’ out here?”
  
“Same thing you’re doin’, I reckon. Avoiding the crowd.” He paused and dipped his chin to the empty space beside him. “There’s room if you wanna take a load off.”
  
I waited for the innuendo.
  
None came.
  
Everything inside me cautioned me to beat a fast retreat.
  
Not everything. My long-dormant libido urged me to stay.



About Lorelei James
Lorelei James is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romances in the Rough Riders series, the Blacktop Cowboys® series, the Mastered series, the Need You series and the Legacy series.

Lorelei also writes dark, gritty mysteries under the name Lori Armstrong. Her books in the Julie Collins and Mercy Gunderson series have won Shamus Awards and the Willa Cather Literary Award. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota.

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