Colby (BBW Western Bear Shifter Romance) (Rodeo Bears Book 3) by Becca Fanning Read Free Book Online

turned her back on childish things.

    But it hadn't been a bad childhood.   This didn't mean she had to embrace the lifestyle.

    She just didn't have to shut it out completely, either.

    It might be nice to see her dad again.  

    Introduce him to the new man in her life.

    "You planning to stay around a while?" Colby asked her as if reading her mind.

    His words were too close to her thoughts.   he had to mean something else.   "I've got to try and get that other interview," she said.   As if she were the consummate professional.   On the concrete floor.   With no pants.   She started giggling.

    He gave her a patient look.   "I meant, you going to be around the circuit for a while?"

    She met his eyes, wondering what he was asking.

    "I mean, if most of your interviews are by phone, doesn't much matter where your body is, does it?"   He sweetened the offer with a stroke of his hand over her bare leg.

    She shivered.   Not only was the door to the past closed, the door to the future was opening.

    Colby stood effortlessly and held out a big calloused hand.

    Gemma slipped her hand into his.   "You were going to give me a ride home," she said.   "Let's talk about it on the way."

    He looked just slightly uncertain.

    She grinned.   "I have to pack, don't I?"  

    END

Here are the series that follow and what you can expect:

    Rodeo Bears - Can a band of Bear Shifter rodeo stars find love when their world is turned upside down?

    Secret Baby Bears - A group of Bear Shifters donate their semen to a research facility, but it accidentally gets put into the donor supply of a sperm bank. A few years later, these men are on the prowl for the cubs they never knew they had!

    Star Bears - Intergalactic Bear Shifter smugglers cavort around the known universe, causing mayhem and finding love in unexpected ways.

    Grizzly Groomsmen - Five Bear Shifters find themselves on a tropical island to celebrate a wedding, but soon it turns into a nightmare.

    Bear Dating Agency - A matronly grandmother is sick of her Bear Shifter bachelor grandsons laying about their wilderness refuge. With the help of a friend she puts a plan into place to see them all matched up!

    120 Proof Honey - Entrepeneurs. Businessmen. Bear Shifters. These guys know their honey and their moonshine, and they’ll be damned if they let a little competition run them out of town.

    Bearly Saints - The Four Saints are the hottest folk music band in Nashville, and only time will tell if these Bear Shifter musicians will be able to tame The Music City and the passion that burns deep inside them.

    Bear Ranchers - A cluster of ranches in this sleepy valley are being terrorized by a pack of wild werewolves, and only this group of Bear Shifters can restore peace and order.

Edward
    Rodeo Bears I
    by
    Becca Fanning

Chapter One

    The heat hit her first, embracing her like a lover in the dark. Being from the Midwest, Dakota Blair had little experience with the heat, but she wasn’t in the Midwest any longer. She was far from it, a stranger in the arid desert of West Texas, a stranger on the run.

    Keeping her head low under the dim lights, Dakota stepped off the bus into a station that was abandoned in the late hour. Attacked by the heat, clumps of her chestnut hair stuck to the back of her neck as she waited for the driver to unload her duffle bag. She was surrounded by a mass of people, fellow travelers weary from the journey. The bus had been full. She was glad. It was easy to hide in a crowd, much more so than standing exposed on her own.

    When she had her bag, Dakota followed the others into the lobby. It was narrow and unwelcoming, designed to keep people moving, deterring the homeless and the broken from sleeping on its benches. Dakota wasn’t broken, but she didn’t see herself going anywhere for the remainder of the night. She had money, and she had ID, but she didn’t want to use it. She didn’t want anyone knowing who she was or why she was here.

    Unless