The strike comes before I can stop it. Before I know it, my eyeball feels like it’ll explode and Jovi is chasing the perpetrator out the door, not before the sheriff shows up and takes the dirtbag to jail. This is my life. I work in a bar with some great people. It’s the drunks and juvenile delinquents that ruin it all. And it’s Christmas. Y’all would think that my luck would change, but it hasn’t. As if it couldn’t get any worse, my car breaks down, and Jovi has to drive me home. The third strike of the night comes when the lock on my door is broken, and I have to get Jovi to help boost me up into my own bedroom window. You’d think my fate would change after that. But what I do next is something so stupid, so impulsive, but so life changing, that I don’t know why I didn’t do it sooner.
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Rickie is one of those women that is so strong and independent, I wouldn’t dare tell her what I’ve been feeling for her, until she walks in on me doing something I was keeping secret from everyone. Somehow, I convince her to do the same and change her life, despite the mistake that led to the decision. But that’s in the past now. She’s got her own past, which makes it easier for us to find common ground. But as we hear the sleighbells ringing, the sonogram pulsing, and the future calling, I find that I’m the one standing on solid ground, enough for the both of us. That is, until a final test, just days before Christmas, that sends us both in a tailspin. And I don’t know which one of us is strong enough to wait for that final call with the answer to our prayers…is it too late for a Christmas miracle?
Holiday romance
Christmas romance
Second chance romance
Happily ever after romance
Steamy romance
Medium heat
Mild foul language
Fair warning: ALL Sandy's western romances end with a cliffhanger, so if that's not your thing....sorry!
If you're not into addictive, heartwarming, sexy stories about cowboys and the women that they fall fast and hard for...move on.
About the Author
Sandy's first job out of high school was as an assistant animal groomer. Among many other jobs in her career, she's also worked at a prestigious winery that many well-known celebrities have patronized. With a college degree in Administration, she has several years of desk work under her belt, including her most current job at an established charity.
Often found in the lunchroom writing voraciously, Sandy has been called a 'writing machine'. Despite her forty-hour a week job, she still publishes many books each year. With a literary back list born in 2010, Sandy has branched out into several genres.
Married with two children and two furbabies, Sandy is a lover of all things four-legged. A strong advocate of health & fitness, you'll find her doing Yoga in her living room at 5:00 weekday mornings, which is sometimes when new story ideas come to light. Writing, like exercise, is a daily practice for this author. She's received 5 Stars from Readers' Favorite for 'Betrayal Only Comes in Green', and 'The Man with the Black Belt'.
Here is a brief description of what Sandy writes:
New Series!
Big Heart, Small Town Address series (Western Romance) (Books should be read in order):
Lost in Texas
Found in Texas
Torn in Texas
Stuck in Texas
Broken in Texas
Stolen in Texas
Left in Texas
Wanted in Texas
A Town Without Pity Series (Western Romance) (Books should be read in order):
No More Tears
No More Lies
No More Games
No More Pain
No More Fear
No More Time
No More Dice
No More Luck
No More Doubt
No More Shame
No More Faith
No More Grace
Magic at Cog Hill Series (romance) (inspirational):
She Only Speaks to Butterflies
Knowing
It's Not the Flowers
LA Cops Series (police procedural/romantic suspense): 3 standalone novels that can be read in any order:
The Wife of a Lesser Man
Don't Mess with Daddy's Girl
The Wheels of Change
Standalone novels that can be read in any order (arranged by genre):
(Suspense/Thriller):
Betrayal Only Comes in Green
Seven Lies, Four Truths
To Hide in Holly Springs
A Calamity Place Romance: 3 serial novels that should be read in order:
Misunderstood
Decisions
Complicated
(Romance) (standalone):
The Man with the Black Belt
Blessed and Betrayed
Would You Still Love Me?
When Will Knocks at Your Door
(Memoir/Short Reads):
I'll Never Wear a Backless Dress
No Thanks, Mommy, I Peed Yesterday
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Sandy also writes steamy romance series under pen name Sandra Alex. You can find her at www.sandraalexbooks.com