More Than A Cowboy

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Peggy Nicholson was born and raised in Texas. She learned a lot about gambling and dreaming from her father, a Texas wildcatter (which means a maverick oilman who chases the big score, drilling away from known oil fields. Lots scarier, somehow more satisfying.) \"Our jobs are a lot alike, aren't they?\" he commented recently.

She learned that life could - should - be filled with fun and adventure from her mother, a fey and madcap Georgia peach. Who else but Mom could invite twenty friends on a nighttime picnic at the site of a reported flying saucer sighting - and see one? Who else could give her daughter a goat for her 11th birthday, which turned out - oops! - to be pregnant? Who else would first go paragliding at the age of 60? (Peggy tends to say \"moootherrr,\" a lot, and mean it.)

Peggy grew up on a one acre ranch outside Houston. \"Nobody in my family can resist an animal,\" she says, \"and at one point the household had 35 in residence, including the screech owl that lived in my parent's bedroom, a three-legged hamster, an alligator, seven turtles, nine afghan hounds, three cats, a white rat named Mary Todd Lincoln, the bull calf we hitched to a wagon, the armadillo that had free run of the house, a canary, two goats, and best of all - a hard-as-nails ol' Texas pony, with a running 'W' brand on her hip, who taught me everything I know about riding (starting with duck when your pony bolts under the nearest low hanging branch). Then later, a leggy half-thoroughbred, suitable for racing trains. (I guess this is as good a place as any to thank my guardian angel and say sorry about all those hours of overtime.)\"

Small wonder then that Peggy's books have featured an assortment of whimsical animals such as Burton, apparently half crocodile, half bassett hound, (\"modeled shamelessly on my brother's beloved Jamie,\" she admits). There's been a racehorse named Payback, a double-pawed cat that solves mysteries, an assortment of lovesick voles, (some monogamous, some polygamous).

\"And then there's man, the most fascinating, magnificent, and maddening beast of all, star of every book I write.\"

Educated at Brown University in Rhode Island, Peggy studied art and English, then went on to teach art for 10 years in a public high school. \"Guess I had some influence, because the first time I gave a book signing, three of my old students showed up. They'd all become art teachers.\"

Another influence on Peggy's writing was boats. Outside the classroom, she restored a 50-year-old wooden sailboat, then traded that one in for a larger, older boat, big enough to live on, which she did for 10 years. The plan was to sail around the world, but somehow it didn't happen.

\"Furthest I've sailed so far is New England to the Caribbean, where I jumped ship in St. Croix, joined an EarthWatch expedition, and wrote a Superromance called Child's Play about live-trapping mongooses, retrieving a kidnapped nephew, and stalking a sexy biology professor with a weakness for tropical bats. (\"One of my favourite books,\" Peggy admits, \"since I have lived most of the research.\")

Settling in Rhode Island after that, Peggy continues to live her research whenever possible and write daily.

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Jessica always thought that her brilliant charmer of an ex–husband married her on one of his impulses an it–seemed–like–such–a–great–idea–at–the–time finale to a champagne picnic.

And Sam? Well, he figured Jessica never really loved him. He was her first man, and as sex itself is such a snazzy little concept ... In other words, had Jessica confused all that lovely feeling with love?

Seven years ago Jessica and Sam divorced. Now they're together again, and fighting for their lives. But it'll take faith and love to win this particular battle and one very special cat! \"...impossible to put down until the final, wonderfully satisfying page is turned.\" Kay Hooper

\"Fast, funny, romantic who could ask for anything more? I loved it!\" Karen Robards

\"You'll never see cats or men in the same light \" Peter Mandel (author of Red Cat, White Cat and The Official Cat I.Q. Test)

\"You Again is delectable, delightfully different in a word, magnificent!\" Anne McAllister (author of the Code of the West trilogy)

\"Wonderfully original, thoroughly enchanting sure to please lovers of romance and cats alike.\" Antoinette Stockenberg (author of Emily's Ghost)","rating":"3.19","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13890,"isbn13":"9781460879177","title":"You Again","seo":"you-again","summary":"A handsome, sexy hero, his beautiful ex–wife, an attempted murder, a thoroughly hissable villainess and a cat. Jessica always thought that her brilliant charmer of an ex–husband...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460879177.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"},{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Loving
DANGEROUSLY

Something wonderful this way comes .

Beautiful perfumer Demi Cousteau is at her wit's end. Her company is in jeopardy, her love life in tatters. Then comes a mystery man with a cool half million to invest. But what is he really buying? Inquiring minds at the FBI would like to know.

Next comes Jon Sutton, another mystery man. Unlikely lab tech, unlikely lover. While Demi's hot on the trail of an unsurpassable fragrance, Jon sniffs closer and closer to an earth–shattering revelation.

If Demi and Jon can survive one final, terrifying night that tests their courage and devotion to its limits, they just might find the true scent of happiness.","rating":"3.57","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12778,"isbn13":"9781460866252","title":"The Scent Of A Woman","seo":"the-scent-of-a-woman","summary":"LovingDANGEROUSLY Something wonderful this way comes . Beautiful perfumer Demi Cousteau is at her wit's end. Her company is in jeopardy, her love life in tatters....","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460866252.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"},{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"By the Year 2000: SATISFACTION!

What have you resolved to do by the year 2000?

Susannah Mack: The tabloids call her the most spiteful woman in America! Not only that she's inadvertently destroyed R. D. Taggart's life in what appears to be nothing but a vendetta against her ex.

R. D. Taggart: He's a veterinarian who's finally put his past behind him. But then he gets caught in the cross fire between a blue–eyed Texas hellcat and her vindictive ex–husband.

Tag plans on doing whatever it takes to collect on his damages and somehow resurrect his reputation. But first he has to find Susannah the beautiful woman who's stolen his life, his heart and his peace of mind.

Don't Mess with Texans is a madcap caper about love, marriage and getting satisfaction!","rating":"3.40","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12229,"isbn13":"9781460859988","title":"Don't Mess With Texans","seo":"dont-mess-with-texans","summary":"By the Year 2000: SATISFACTION! What have you resolved to do by the year 2000? Susannah Mack: The tabloids call her the most spiteful woman in America!...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460859988.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"},{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"A truly contemporary story of intrigue, comedy and always–in–fashion love.

THE SECRET OF SEXUAL ATTRACTION!

Reese Durant has developed a new male scent, Irresistible, which is supposed to be a phenomenal solution to attracting women. It will make him millions billions if it works.

Unfortunately, it doesn't. Which is why Reese is the twenty–third man standing in a science lab corridor, waiting to a test a \"scent.\" If graduate student Nicola Kent has indeed discovered the secret of sexual attraction he needs her research. Hell, he needs her!

What he finds is a female tester named \"D\" and immediate and overwhelming sexual attraction. But he can't see her because he's blindfolded. Now Reese needs to track down two women Nicola for her formula, \"D\" for lust or is it love?","rating":"3.58","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":13330,"isbn13":"9781460872765","title":"The Twenty-Third Man","seo":"the-twenty-third-man","summary":"A truly contemporary story of intrigue, comedy and always–in–fashion love. THE SECRET OF SEXUAL ATTRACTION! Reese Durant has developed a new male...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460872765.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"},{"name":"Contemporary romance","type":"93","seo_name":"FRD"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

She's equally comfortable in silk and heels or khakis and boots--but it's Raine Ashaway's sheer nerve and gut instinct that have made her a name in the dinosaur hunting world. Her family's famous archaeological firm, Ashaway All, hasn't hurt, either. Until Raine is thrust into a mysterious contest for a priceless opal fossil and the competition seems as intent on destroying her family name as he does beating her to the bones. Raine's not about to let the sexy, deceptive man known as Kincade win this round. But when the game turns deadly, the two rivals might just have to work together or lose everything, including their lives....

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Careening down a winding pass in Mexico to escape a truckload of goons wasn't how dinosaur hunter Raine Ashaway planned to meet Anson McCord, the archaeologist who'd written her regarding a possible fossil find. She'd expected the professor to be a fossil himself, but McCord's more Indiana Jones than the Mummy. And when he describes a lost Aztec city whose people worshipped a god resembling a never-before-seen species of triceratops, the news gets her blood pumping as much as his sexy Texan smile. Raine's ready to seek the city of the Feathered Serpent with McCord, but can she trust him to share the spoils?

It may not matter--others will do anything to keep them from finding it!

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A man with a mission

A Cajun cowboy with a pistol, a cell phone and a bloodhound who's scared of cows? What's wrong with this picture? In fact, the cowboy's more than a cowboy. Adam Dubois is an undercover detective who's come to the high country to protect an endangered species. His mission: catch a mysterious lynx poacher.

A woman with a secret

Tess Tankersly has a saddlebag of frozen chickens and two hungry cats to feed. But if she's caught aiding and abetting lynx, her family and friends cattlemen all will see her as a traitor. She's walking a fine line between her passion for protecting wildcats and her loyalty to the people she loves.

What happens when Tess and Adam meet?

The sparks fly, that's what! Despite her secret and his disguise, those sparks of attraction catch. Some fires are meant to burn .","rating":"3.40","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11779,"isbn13":"9781460854808","title":"More Than A Cowboy","seo":"more-than-a-cowboy","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460854808.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
THE RULES by Jack Kelton

Rule #1: Never Marry.
Rule #2: If you're stupid enough to ignore Rule 1, never, never marry a divorced woman. She's bound to be smack–dab in the middle of the Divorce Crazies .

And Jack's talking from experience, with the emotional scars and a kid named Kat to prove it.

Abby Lake's Law

A wise woman stands alone. You build your life around a man and then he leaves, and you have nothing but heartache to show for it.

In other words, Abby, just divorced and with custody of son Skyler, has no more interest in anything serious or permanent than Jack does.","rating":"3.62","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":11843,"isbn13":"9781460855591","title":"Kelton's Rules","seo":"keltons-rules","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460855591.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
In a sumptuous Newport Mansion

Gillian Mahler has a plan: take the job as soap opera star Lara Corday's personal assistant. Maybe she can endear herself to Lara first, then spring the news that Lara is her birth mother, who abandoned her as an infant twenty–eight years before.

Trace Sutton has a plan, too: work undercover as a bodyguard, posing as Lara Corday's gigolo. Maybe then he can discover the identity of the faceless stalker who wants Lara dead.

In Lara's sumptuous mansion high on a cliff above Newport, Rhode Island, Gillian and Trace meet and attraction sparks right away.

This certainly complicates their plans.

Gillian can't possibly allow herself to fall for a man who's her long–lost mother's lover, and no way can Trace blow his cover as bodyguard especially when some sleuthing reveals that Gillian has an excellent motive for murdering the woman he's guarding!","rating":"3.06","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-07-06 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":12256,"isbn13":"9781460860304","title":"Her Bodyguard","seo":"her-bodyguard","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460860304.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":false,"categories":[{"name":"Contemporary","type":"bisac","seo_name":"FIC027020"}],"scheduled":[]}],"scheduled":[],"products":[]}