Clay Madison is the quintessential rodeo cowboy, a rugged untamed outlaw with a roguish gleam in his soulful brown eyes and a smile as sly and knowing as sin. In his fringed chaps and tight-fitting jeans, with his spurs jingling and his hat pulled low over his brow, he’s a sight to make any woman swoon. And he knows it. He's used to living fast and hard, traveling from one rodeo to the next, always on the move, always on the lookout for the next ride, the next good time, or the next willing woman.

Hard-headed, no-nonsense rancher Jo Beth Jensen is more than willing--up to a point. The quintessential girl-next-door, Texas style, she knows from experience that rodeo cowboys aren't the kind of men a woman can depend on to stick around for the long haul. And that's okay with her. She isn't looking for a long-term commitment anymore than Clay is. The only thing on her mind is a hot time in the hayloft with a cowboy who's too sexy for his jeans.

And then, somehow, what they both thought was nothing more than a one-night stand turns into much, much more.

The Cowboy Way, (Harlequin Blaze #177)

April 2005