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Reckless in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell is the gripping first instalment in the Texas Rodeo series. Joe Cassidy, a talented and cocky bullfighter, arrives in Texas seeking a fresh start. Meanwhile, Violet Jacobs is a fearless woman juggling the challenges of raising her young son, a complicated love life, and a struggling family business. When Violet hires Joe to be her bullfighter, sparks fly as their worlds collide. Despite their initial clashes and Violet's tough exterior, Joe's charm and genuine heart begin to win her over, promising a passionate romance set against the thrilling rodeo backdrop.
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An exciting re-issue of the first book in bestselling author Kari Lynn Dell's thrilling Texas Rodeo series.

Rough and tumble, cocky and charming, bullfighter Joe Cassidy is one of the best in the business... And he's way out of Violet's league.

Violet Jacobs is fearless. At least, that's what the men she snatches from under the hooves of bucking horses think. Outside the ring, she's got plenty of worries keeping her up at nightβ€”her young son, her mess of a love life, and lately, her family's struggling business. When she takes matters into her own hands and hires on a hotshot new bullfighter, she expects to start a ruckus.

She never expected stubborn, showboating, secret heart-of-gold Joe Cassidy.

Joe came to Texas to escape a life spiralling out of control. He never planned on sticking around, and he certainly never expected to call this dry and dusty backwater home. But Violet is everything he never knew he was missing, and the deeper he's pulled into her beautiful mess of a family, the more he realises this fierce, fiery woman may be offering him the one thing he never could find on his own.

People are falling in love with Kari Lynn Dell's rodeo cowboy romance:

"Look out, world! There's a new cowboy in town."β€”CAROLYN BROWN, New York Times Bestselling Author

"A fun, wild ride!"β€”B.J. DANIELS, New York Times Bestselling Author

"Real Ranches. Real Rodeo. Real Romance."β€”LAURA DRAKE, author of Sweet on a Cowboy series

"An extraordinarily gifted writer."β€”KAREN TEMPLETON, author of Wed in the West series

Need more convincing? Just watch these sparks fly:

Joe lifted a finger to brush back a strand of her hair, savouring the cool slide of it over his skin. She frowned, but didn't slap at his hand, didn't shrink away when he leaned in. Would she let him kiss her? Maybe, but he was enjoying the slow rev of his engine, the lazy swell of heat, all from just sitting next to her, barely touching. He traced a line down the side of her neck, watching the skin pebble in response. "Go out with me, Violet."

Her forehead puckered. "But...I don't even like you."

"Yes, you do." She sucked in an outraged breath, but Joe only smiled wider.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728274911

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 121.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Kari Lynn Dell is a native of north central Montana, a third generation ranch-raised cowgirl, horse trainer and rodeo competitor, most recently the 2017 Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association Breakaway Roping season champion. She attended her first rodeo at two weeks old and has existed in a state of horse-induced poverty ever since. She currently resides on the family ranch on the Blackfeet Reservation, loitering in her parents' bunkhouse along with her husband, son and Max the Cowdog, with a tipi on the front step, a view of Glacier National Park from her writing desk and Canada within spitting distance. The third book of her Texas Rodeo series, Tougher in Texas, is a 2018 finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.

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