A Buckhorn Summer. Lori Foster

      

      In a sexy new Buckhorn Brothers novella, New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster welcomes readers back to the small town that’s big on romance...

      Lisa Sommerville’s wild one-night-stand was completely out of character for the workaholic businesswoman. So when she arrives in Buckhorn, Kentucky to spend a summer rethinking her career, she’s stunned to find that Gray Neely has stepped out of her steamy memories and taken up residence in her hometown. What’s more, the laid-back ex-cop wants to pick up where they left off.

      Lisa has been on Gray’s mind every day since that mindblowing encounter. He was reeling from a tragedy in the line of duty, and their connection was instant and intense. Still is. But sleepy Buckhorn is a million miles from her corporate world. And he has one sweet, hot summer to prove they have a future there, together...

      And don’t miss the bonus novella Back to Buckhorn, also included in this volume!

      Dear Readers,

      Welcome back to Buckhorn!

      Though I know an actual Buckhorn exists, mine is an entirely fictional town in beautiful Kentucky. My first Buckhorn story was published back in 2000 and the series has become a true reader favorite. For me it seemed a natural fit to combine my need to help stray cats and dogs by continuing the series with a new generation of the leading family in Buckhorn.

      Through a special contract with my publisher, the advance and all royalties on A Buckhorn Summer will go directly to the Animal Adoption Foundation, a local no-kill animal shelter that does an amazing job healing, protecting, and loving cats and dogs until a “forever home” can be found for them.

      I hope you enjoy the story, and I especially hope you enjoy knowing that by purchasing this story, you’ve helped a dog or cat in need. And don’t miss Back to Buckhorn, my 2014 benefit novella, included as a bonus in this collection!

      To see other “benefit books,” visit lorifoster.com/benefit-books/.

      And to see other books in the Buckhorn series, visit lorifoster.com/connected-books/#buckhorn.

      From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      LORI FOSTER is a New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling author with books from a variety of publishers, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin and Silhouette. Lori has been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. For more about Lori, visit her website at www.lorifoster.com.

      Don’t miss the other books in the Buckhorn Brothers series, available now from Lori and HQN Books:

      “Buckhorn Ever After” (in the Animal Attraction ebook anthology)

       The Buckhorn Legacy

       Forever Buckhorn

       Buckhorn Beginnings

      A Buckhorn Summer

      Lori Foster

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To the Animal Adoption Foundation,

      www.AAFPets.org.

      Thank you for all you do to help dogs and cats in need.

      I know my contributions are always put to very good use.

      It’s been a true pleasure watching the AAF grow!

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Dear Reader

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

       Title Page

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       Extract

       Copyright

       CHAPTER ONE

      ONE MONTH AGO TODAY, she’d awakened disoriented in a posh hotel in Chicago. Exhausted. Tired of travel.

      Lonely.

      For the longest time she’d stared at the ceiling, getting her bearings and knowing she needed a break. Her stomach had burned from too much stress. Her neck hurt from the small, flat pillow.

      Lisa Sommerville had known instinctively that she needed a change, so she’d gotten up, dressed, gone down to the bar and...

      “Lighten up,” her cousin Shohn said from behind her as he turned the small outboard motor on the fishing boat, steering around a sunken log and aiming toward the marina where they’d gas up and grab bait. “You’ll have fun. Guaranteed.”

      On the seat in front of her, the bright morning sunlight making a halo of his fair hair, her brother, Adam, grinned. “No thinking about work, remember? If we catch you drifting off, Dad gave us permission to drop you in the lake.”

      Lisa looked over the side of the boat. The water was green and cool and this early in the day, fairly smooth. “I wasn’t.”

      “Fibber,” Adam said.

      “That’s all you think about,” Shohn agreed. “But not today.”

      She didn’t bother to correct them, to explain that her thoughts had been on her very out-of-character behavior from a month ago. On the sizzling night she’d had. On the fantasy that