Cowboy for Hire
by Victoria James
Series: Wishing River, #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 31, 2020
When a shy woman inherits a ranch, she’ll have to find an inner strength to succeed—and open herself up to love—in this heartwarming novel from New York Times bestselling author Victoria James.
Sarah Turner has led a very sheltered life. So when her parents pass away tragically, suddenly she’s left in charge of the family ranch with little know-how but plenty of will to keep it afloat. Determined not to lose her parents’ legacy or her newfound independence, she needs a hero fast—not to save her, but to show her how to save herself. But she’s unprepared for the ruggedly handsome cowboy who answers her ad.
“Cowboy for Hire,” the ad said, and Cade Walker is quick to respond. Betrayed as ranch manager by his former boss, he’s looking for a new place to put down roots—without the pressure to prove himself again. Except when he meets his new boss, it’s clear he’s not only there to run a ranch but to also teach Miss Independent how to run it. But as they struggle to make the ranch flourish, they’ll both need courage if they hope to find a family…together.
“You’re really lucky I’m not prone to violence, Cade.”
He almost laughed, but she was looking even more pissed, and her face was turning red. “You
wouldn’t hurt me.”
“Y-You should at least be sitting at attention or something when someone walks toward you with their hands fisted,” she sputtered.
He crossed one ankle on the other and tried not to let his gaze wander over her, because he
hadn’t touched her in all of two minutes, and he was already longing for her, not just for the
moment or the night, and that was why he linked his hands behind his head and took on the role
he’d once been most known for—troublemaker. Her gorgeous mouth curled into a half smile,
and damn if he actually physically responded to the sight. Except she ruined the moment by
picking up one of the decorative pillows he’d already removed from the bed.
There was a dangerous gleam in her eyes as she approached him slowly.
“Hell, Sarah, put down the damn pillow. We already went down that road with the dangers of
upholstered fabrics in here. No need to get crazy,” he choked out, scrambling into a sitting position.
She laughed. At him. And raised her arm with the filthy pillow.
“You wouldn’t.”
She raised her eyebrow, an adorable—if not slightly evil—smirk on her lips. “People think I’m
boring and I don’t take risks.”
He swallowed hard, his gaze darting from the pillow to her dancing eyes. “You don’t have
friends, remember? No one knows if you’re boring or not. I don’t think you’re boring. You’re very dangerous, you take lots of risks, and you’re the scariest person I know.”
She laughed.
He took no chances. He grabbed her wrist and she half screamed, half laughed as he pulled
her onto the bed, but she still managed to hold on to that damn pillow. They were laughing as
he tackled her gently and rolled until he was on top of her. She kept her arm raised, the pillow
dangling off the bed. He didn’t think he’d ever laughed so hard in his life, certainly not as an
adult. He was still laughing when he lowered his head to kiss her.
Wait. Hell, what was he doing?
He almost laughed, but she was looking even more pissed, and her face was turning red. “You
wouldn’t hurt me.”
“Y-You should at least be sitting at attention or something when someone walks toward you with their hands fisted,” she sputtered.
He crossed one ankle on the other and tried not to let his gaze wander over her, because he
hadn’t touched her in all of two minutes, and he was already longing for her, not just for the
moment or the night, and that was why he linked his hands behind his head and took on the role
he’d once been most known for—troublemaker. Her gorgeous mouth curled into a half smile,
and damn if he actually physically responded to the sight. Except she ruined the moment by
picking up one of the decorative pillows he’d already removed from the bed.
There was a dangerous gleam in her eyes as she approached him slowly.
“Hell, Sarah, put down the damn pillow. We already went down that road with the dangers of
upholstered fabrics in here. No need to get crazy,” he choked out, scrambling into a sitting position.
She laughed. At him. And raised her arm with the filthy pillow.
“You wouldn’t.”
She raised her eyebrow, an adorable—if not slightly evil—smirk on her lips. “People think I’m
boring and I don’t take risks.”
He swallowed hard, his gaze darting from the pillow to her dancing eyes. “You don’t have
friends, remember? No one knows if you’re boring or not. I don’t think you’re boring. You’re very dangerous, you take lots of risks, and you’re the scariest person I know.”
She laughed.
He took no chances. He grabbed her wrist and she half screamed, half laughed as he pulled
her onto the bed, but she still managed to hold on to that damn pillow. They were laughing as
he tackled her gently and rolled until he was on top of her. She kept her arm raised, the pillow
dangling off the bed. He didn’t think he’d ever laughed so hard in his life, certainly not as an
adult. He was still laughing when he lowered his head to kiss her.
Wait. Hell, what was he doing?
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after’s for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she’s quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
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