Chasing Christmas
by Shanna Hatfield
Series: Rodeo Romance, #5
Genre: Sweet Holiday Western Romance
Release Date: November 9, 2017
He certainly didn't ask Santa for a bride. . .
Professional bull rider Chase Jarrett has the world on a string. The only blight in his idyllic existence is his nosy cousin’s nonstop nagging about his need for more publicity. Tired of listening to her suggestions, he gives her free rein when she hatches a plan to skyrocket his popularity. All he has to do is show up for a phony wedding in Las Vegas. Then Chase discovers the wedding was real, the surprise bride is beautiful, and his sponsors are demanding he remain married.
Shy and introverted, the last thing Jessie Pierce wants is to find herself in the spotlight. But thanks to a meddling so-called best friend, that’s exactly where she’s at. The promise of an all-expenses paid vacation to Las Vegas lures her on an adventure that ends with her unexpectedly married to a hunky bull rider who would draw her out of her shell if she’d let him.
A business proposal leaves the two of them committed to a year of marriage. How hard could it be to remain wed in name only?
Wrap yourself up in the joy of holidays and falling in love in this sweet, lighthearted romance from USA Today Bestselling author Shanna Hatfield.
Nevertheless, men who looked like Chase Jarrett definitely didn’t need help finding a bride. He probably had women lined up for a mile outside his door.
Her attention lingered on a photo of him wearing a western-cut shearling coat, leaning against a fence with snow in the background. Although she assumed all bull riders were short, he looked tall in the photo. The thought of standing a few inches taller, or several, than him at their mock ceremony made her giggle. At almost five eight, she had to be careful about wearing heels on dates because the height-challenged men she’d gone out with didn’t appreciate being shorter than her.
Perhaps it was the way he was posed that made him seem tall. Her gaze traveled from the top of his dark Stetson down his long legs to where his boots disappeared in the snow. He certainly appeared to keep in good shape.
She scrolled through several more images. Tinsel jumped on the desk next to the computer screen and meowed. Jessie stopped and looked from the cat to the screen. Moisture filled her mouth as she stared at a head shot of Chase, hair tousled and rugged masculinity oozing from the full-color image. He looked at the camera with heat evident in his eyes and his enticing full bottom lip beckoning to love-starved women like a beaming beacon.
“Oh, my word,” Jessie whispered, wondering what she’d just gotten herself into. How could she possibly marry this gorgeous hunk of man in front of who knew how many people, even if it was all in fun? “I can’t do this.”
The cat meowed again and swished his tail in her face, as though he admonished her.
“Is that so, Tinsel? What do you think I should do?” she asked, picking up the cat and setting him down on the floor.
He gave her a long, knowing look then jumped back up on the desk, fixated on her computer screen.
Jessie rubbed a hand along the cat’s back. “It looks like I’m going to marry a cowboy.”
Her attention lingered on a photo of him wearing a western-cut shearling coat, leaning against a fence with snow in the background. Although she assumed all bull riders were short, he looked tall in the photo. The thought of standing a few inches taller, or several, than him at their mock ceremony made her giggle. At almost five eight, she had to be careful about wearing heels on dates because the height-challenged men she’d gone out with didn’t appreciate being shorter than her.
Perhaps it was the way he was posed that made him seem tall. Her gaze traveled from the top of his dark Stetson down his long legs to where his boots disappeared in the snow. He certainly appeared to keep in good shape.
She scrolled through several more images. Tinsel jumped on the desk next to the computer screen and meowed. Jessie stopped and looked from the cat to the screen. Moisture filled her mouth as she stared at a head shot of Chase, hair tousled and rugged masculinity oozing from the full-color image. He looked at the camera with heat evident in his eyes and his enticing full bottom lip beckoning to love-starved women like a beaming beacon.
“Oh, my word,” Jessie whispered, wondering what she’d just gotten herself into. How could she possibly marry this gorgeous hunk of man in front of who knew how many people, even if it was all in fun? “I can’t do this.”
The cat meowed again and swished his tail in her face, as though he admonished her.
“Is that so, Tinsel? What do you think I should do?” she asked, picking up the cat and setting him down on the floor.
He gave her a long, knowing look then jumped back up on the desk, fixated on her computer screen.
Jessie rubbed a hand along the cat’s back. “It looks like I’m going to marry a cowboy.”
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Convinced everyone deserves a happy ending, this hopeless romantic is out to make it happen, one story at a time. When she isn’t writing or indulging in chocolate (dark and decadent, please), Shanna hangs out with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller.
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