SALE ON ANY FIN FOR LOVE

Any Fin For Love

by Petie McCarty

Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

She could almost hear the fish laughing at her . . .

Cody Ryan’s father never missed fishing the annual Loon Lake tournament until his unexpected passing. This year, Cody packs up her how-to fishing videos and her dad’s old johnboat and gives him one final entry.

Gage Connor needs some R&R away from his coast guard deployment catching drug smugglers along the Louisiana coast, so he borrows a bass boat from his buddy and heads to Loon, Alabama to do some fishing.

When Gage and Cody meet at Loon Lake, their attraction is immediate and intense—until the two discover there is only one boat slip left on the lake and they both need it, and there’s only one vacant hotel room left in Loon and they both want it. And so, their competition begins. Both vow to keep their distance from the other for their own peace of mind, but fate has other plans. The tournament pairing party picks the two-man teams and chooses Gage as Cody’s partner.

For two days.
Alone on a boat.
Working as a team.

Good things come to those who bait . . .

 

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    Excerpt

Billy’s voice boomed into the microphone as she mounted the three steps to the stage, and everyone quieted down. “Miss Cody Ryan is the first female entrant in the history of the Annual Loon Fishing Tournament.”

The women of Loon erupted again, and Billy added, “Doc Taylor and I checked the rules closely, and nowhere does it say a female cannot compete.”

Male angler voices rumbled now, and Cody could feel a warm flush sliding from her neck to her cheeks.

What had she been thinking when she started all this?

And what had made Gage frown at her so?

Did he still intend to fish the tournament?

Was his name still in the cowboy hat?

Why should she even care? The jerk had spent the afternoon with Lila. Cody should want him to forego the tournament—out of sight and out of mind—but her heart didn’t work that way. Refusing to meet his gaze once she reached the stage, she stared at a spot well to the right of the tent flap, careful to keep Billy and Lila in her peripheral vision.

“So we wish Cody the best of luck,” Billy was saying, though his expression didn’t agree. He turned to his daughter who was ogling Gage at the back of the tent. “Lila, pick Cody’s partner out of the hat.”

Still  Lila stared at Gage, who stared at Cody, who desperately wished he would look anywhere but at her at the moment.

“Lila,” Billy snapped.

She startled and finally noticed her father’s glare, which made her pass a glare on to Cody as she reached into the big black Stetson. Her hand scrabbled in the bottom of the hat for a few seconds, and she frowned when Billy kept jiggling the Stetson.

“Hold still,” Lila muttered under her breath and snatched out one of the folded papers. She cast another of her toothy smiles out to the crowd. Until her eyes focused on the piece of paper in her hand, that is. The smile winked out, and her gaze shot to her father. “No,” she whined through clenched teeth.

“Read it,” he grunted.

Their matching glares dueled for an eternity, and Lila finally leaned over the microphone and said flatly, “Gage Connor.”

Cody’s jaw dropped. She shouldn’t’ve been so shocked. There were few names left. She had feared she would end up Zeke’s partner, since his name hadn’t been called either. Gage stalked down the center aisle, his long strides making short work of the distance, and Lila tracked his advance, looking dumbfounded.

Billy appropriated the microphone and hip-checked Lila aside. “Cody Ryan and Gage Connor will go out in the last flight, second to last boat, place number forty-nine. That leaves the last two names.” He picked the papers out of the Stetson himself, though Cody at her close range would have said it looked more like he peeled them off the hat interior.

“Zeke Tumson and Alvin Harper,” Billy announced and frowned as Zeke and Alvin followed Gage up the steps. “Lila, the shirts.”

Only Lila’s eyes moved, and they followed Gage’s progress as he strolled over to stand next to Cody. When Lila’s gaze shifted to Cody, the orbs darkened to glittering obsidian pools, 

 About the Author

Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World—"The  Most Magical Place on Earth"—where she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and her cozy-mystery-with-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel Romances.

Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy who made a cameo appearance in No Angels for Christmas. 

Visit Petie's web site online at http://www.petiemccarty.com or her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/petie.mccarty.

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JANUARY SALE ON A POPULAR TRIO!

Great news! I’ve just reduced the price on this popular trio from the Pinkerton Matchmaker series, MAGDALA, LYDIA, AND JUDITH, books 37, 56, and 77. And now you get all three books ($2.99 if purchased separately) for $6.50—a genuine bargain!

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I loved writing these three stories. The main characters are among my favorites. If you haven’t read the stories, this is a great time to grab them. Of course, they are also in Kindle Unlimited as individual books.

Here’s the descriptions for each of the three.

About An Agent For Magdala

She craves adventure, but this may be too much…
His job means the world to him…
Capturing jewel thieves will test both of them.

Magdala “Maggie” Harper leaps at the opportunity to become a Pinkerton agent. Learning the position requires a paper marriage shocks but doesn’t deter her. She plans to get an annulment before her unusual family learns of the situation. She’s determined to prove she has the grit to be an excellent investigator. But, why does she have to be partnered with the one man who has been rude to her?

Douglas “Cloud” Ryan loves being a Pinkerton agent. Otherwise, he’d never go along with his boss’ crazy plan to marry him to a female agent. He’s certain Maggie needs to stay in the background and let him solve the case. He has reasons to distrust women, especially women like Maggie.

Can Maggie and Cloud catch the jewel thieves plaguing an historic San Antonio hotel without becoming victims? Will they take a chance on the love growing between them?

About An Agent For Lydia

When Lydia Wood is left at the altar, she believes something beyond her groom’s control has happened. Two years with no word have hardened her heart. She has to get away from her parents’ constant urging her to choose an acceptable husband and wed. Becoming a Pinkerton agent suits her plans.

Pinkerton Agent Jake Hunter has recovered from injuries that put him in a coma and a long convalescence. He realizes Lydia would have been injured had she been with him. He vows to distance himself from the one person who means the world to him to protect her.

When they are paired for an investigation of bank robbers they must follow the trail to a dangerous hang out of men on the run. Can the two successfully pull off their charade and capture the robbers or will this trip confirm Jake’s worst fears?

About An Agent For Judith

She has vowed to rescue her brother…
He is determined to protect his group…
Together they must outwit a cruel and powerful man.

Judith McAdams’ brother in New Mexico hasn’t been heard from since a letter saying he was being harassed by a neighbor who wanted his ranch for the water source. She vows to go help him in any way she can. The woman who raised her insists on going. Judith wires the marshal to check on her brother. When he refuses, she goes to the Pinkerton Detective Agency in Denver. She learns she can become a Pinkerton agent if she marries one. She seizes the opportunity.

Peyton Knight values his job as a Pinkerton agent and is good at being a lawman. To keep the job he reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with Judith. Together they will go to her brother’s rescue. Peyton is impressed with the beautiful redhead—if only she would admit he knows best. He even admires his mother-in-law but how did he end up with her on their trip? At least he’s found three men he trusts to help him rescue the brother.

Their journey is filled with obstacles. Will Judith’s brother still be alive by the time they reach him? When they resolve the ranch issue, will Judith and Peyton part ways?

May your new year be blessed!

Stay safe and keep reading! 

WESTERN ROMANCE EXTRAVAGANZA!

What a great deal we have for readers! Amelia Adams is heading a posse of 29 authors who offer readers a Western Romance Extravaganza of over 50 discounted books for 99 cents each! The two books I have on offer are WINTER BRIDE, which is part of the Stone Mountain TX series, and JOSEPHINE, book one of the Bride Brigade. Click the link to Amelia’s website for the page listing each of the books  http://www.ameliacadams.com/p/western-romance-extravaganza.html 
This sale is September 1- 4.

After you take advantage of that value-packed deal, mosey on over to my re-release of MURDOCH’S BRIDE. This book was one of Debra Holland’s Montana Sky Series for Kindle World. Thankfully, when Amazon deleted that program, the rights reverted to me. I’m happy to say MURDOCH’S BRIDE is now available again, this time in e-book and print and is also in KU.

This was a fun book to write. 

Take a man who hasn’t let a woman other than his cook set foot in his house for twenty years, a woman who doesn’t trust men and can’t stop complaining about everything, the man’s two sons, the woman’s niece/companion, and a young widow. Cast the women into the snow after a train wreck and have them taken to the men’s ranch home an hour from town, where another blizzard further isolates them. When the temperature drops and the hired hands move into the house… well, things get crowded and controversial. I love this book. I hope if you haven’t yet read MURDOCH’S BRIDE, you will and that you will love it, too. http://mybook.to/Murdochbook3

I’ve just finished writing and am editing BLESSING, the name of a young woman who prefers to be called Buster because she feels the nickname is more suited to a rancher. This is book 2 of the Widows of Wildcat Ridge Series. PRISCILLA, by Charlene Raddon, is book 1 of the series. Both books are on preorder. PRISCILLA releases September 15 and BLESSING releases October 1. NISSA by Zina Abbott, is book 3 and will release October 15. You may have guessed, books in the series will release approximately every two weeks through spring—with the exception of December. Here’s the link for BLESSING: http://Getbook.at/blessingWOWR

Have a great Labor Day weekend! I hope you spend at least part of the weekend reading.