Falling For The Cowboy Dad. Patricia Johns

      

      He’s always been the one...

      She’s always been just a friend!

      Grace Beverly spent years hopelessly in love with her best friend, Billy Austin. Now he’s back in Eagle’s Rest, Colorado, determined to provide the best life possible for his four-year-old daughter. He’s just not sure how. Helping Billy navigate the world of parenting is a one-way ticket back to heartache. Yet how can Grace say no to her oldest friend?

      PATRICIA JOHNS writes from Alberta, Canada. She has her Hon. BA in English literature and currently writes for Mills & Boon’s Love Inspired and Heartwarming lines. You can find her at patriciajohnsromance.com.

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      Deputy Daddy

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      Falling for the Cowboy Dad

      Patricia Johns

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      ISBN: 978-1-474-09111-4

      FALLING FOR THE COWBOY DAD

      © 2019 Patricia Johns

      Published in Great Britain 2019

       by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      “I was a good friend!” Billy said.

      “Exactly,” Grace replied quietly. “You were a great friend.”

      Billy was silent, his expression softening.

      “A fantastic buddy,” she went on. “And I was just as silly as those other women who were groveling after you, or maybe more so. I had a good thing with you, but I wanted more...”

      “You...” The word came out in a breath, and he stared at her, dark eyes moving over her face inch by inch as if looking for a chink in her armor. A smile flickered as if he thought she were joking, then it dropped away.

      “Was there a guy I didn’t know about...?” he started.

      Tracy had said what she wanted plainly, and Grace had always held back... Maybe it was time to stop that.

      “I wanted more with you.” The words were so quiet, as if she almost wished he wouldn’t hear them. But he froze, and she couldn’t read his expression anymore.

      Dear Reader,

      I went to high school in a picturesque mountain town in the Canadian Rockies, so it’s a special treat for me to revisit the mountains in my Home to Eagle’s Rest miniseries. Life is slower in the mountains, and you gauge the seasons by the tourists and the snow line on the mountainside. When I created this little town, it felt like coming home in a lot of ways, and I settled right in. I hope you do, too!

      If you’d like to see more of my books, you can find me online at patriciajohnsromance.com. I’m also on Facebook and Twitter and love to hear from my readers.

       Patricia Johns

      To my husband, who lies in bed with me at night, listening to me talk about

      fictional characters. I love you.

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