Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Publication Date: May 19, 2020
Wrangler Angus Savage has come to Wyoming
to help Jinx McCallahan get her cattle to high country¬. He’s signed on for the
dangerous drive, eager to reconnect with the woman he knew when they were kids.
Now in the wilderness the no-nonsense cowboy and the strong-willed rancher must
navigate the trail’s many hazards—like her treacherous ex who wants her back…or
dead.
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Ambushed Before Sunrise is a quick romantic suspense. It's part of the Cardwell Ranch series. For the most part, I enjoyed the book. It wasn't too heavy on the romance part. The characters were fun and interesting. I enjoyed the chemistry between Angus and Jinx. I'm not sure I would say there was a lot of suspense in the book. You pretty much know who is after Jinx from the beginning. Despite that, there were a few nail biting scenes. It's a quick read with a sweet HEA. I do recommend this one.
Enjoy this excerpt:
AMBUSH BEFORE SUNRISE by B.J. Daniels (Intrigue)
JINX WATCHED ANGUS GO. She still hadn’t figured out why he
seemed so familiar. Nor had he said anything. She sighed and rose to take her
dishes back to Max.
“I can take those for you,” Brick said, shooting to his
feet.
She smiled but shook her head. “Stay here by the fire with
Ella.” She was glad when he sat back down. She needed to be alone. Brick was
sweet and a good wrangler. He amused her with his blatant attempts to charm
her, but he was wasting his time. While he resembled his brother, they didn’t
seem to be anything alike. Angus was a mystery to her.
The more she was around him, the more she felt a strange
sense that they’d been here before. She couldn’t shake the feeling that she
knew this man, as in another life. It was crazy. Sometimes she’d find herself
studying his face as if a memory was so close she could almost touch it.
“He’s handsome, isn’t he?” Max asked, startling her. She
hadn’t realized that she’d reached the chuck-wagon. Her mind had been miles
away.
“Pardon?” she asked, turning to face him as she conjured up
her most innocent face.
Max laughed. “You were staring at Angus Savage—and not for
the first time, I might add.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was…thinking.”
“Thinking? I can just imagine.” He turned back to his
cooking.
She didn’t want to know what he’d imagined. Nor did she want
to continue this conversation. Still, she asked, “Have you ever run across
someone you felt as if you knew in another life?”
He chuckled. “That your story?”
“I’m serious.”
Max turned to look at her. “I can see that. I suppose it’s
possible the two of you met before. Your mother and his were good friends.” The
cook frowned. “I think she took you with her up to Cardwell Ranch once years ago.”
So that could have been it, she thought. “You don’t remember?”
She shook her head and yet as he said it, she had an image
come to mind of mountains shooting up from a green river bottom and a large red
barn set against a wall of rock and pine trees. A memory teased at her. “How
old would I have been?”
“Eight or nine,” he said as he turned back to his cleaning
up. “You didn’t stay long, just overnight, I think. That’s probably why you
don’t remember.”
But she did remember a little. Now it really nagged at her.
It wasn’t just that she’d seen him before. She couldn’t shake the feeling that
something had hap-pened during that visit; she was sure of it.
She turned to look at Angus again. He’d rejoined his brother
and cousin on a log by the fire. His face shone in the campfire light. Max was
right about one thing; the cowboy was handsome as sin. Had he re-membered her?
He would have been a little older than she was by a couple of years at least.
“Why don’t you just ask him?” Max said with a laugh.
“Otherwise, it’s going to drive you crazy.”
He was right about that, as well, but what if Angus didn’t
remember her? She’d feel foolish. Then again, what if he did? What if he was
just waiting for her to say something?
“While you’re making up your mind, why don’t you hand me
your dishes?” Max said with a shake of his head as he took them from her.
Leaving camp, she checked the cattle, glad that Brick and
Royce had volunteered to take the first shift. She didn’t expect trouble. Not
tonight. T.D. was angry and vengeful, but he never planned ahead. He knew she
was taking the herd up into the high country for summer grazing today. Maybe he
would even wait until she returned to continue threatening her, rather than try
to catch them. His laziness might pay off for her.
But unfortunately, she also knew that her being up here in
the mountains put her at a disadvantage. T.D. wasn’t stupid. He would realize
how vulnerable she was up here. Anything could happen in the mountains on a
cattle drive. People got injured. Others died. And T.D. was desperate to get
his hands on her ranch. He would come after her.
In the distance she heard a coyote howl. Another answered,
then another. She was more worried about wolves and bears, than coyotes. But
she could only protect her herd so much. It was the nature of the business.
The camp was quiet as she walked back toward the fire. From
out of the dark shadows, she spotted a lone figure still illuminated in the
flames. Ella gave her a nod as she pulled up the log next to her again. The
heat of the blaze felt good this high in the mountains since it was only early
June.
Jinx could feel the long day in the saddle in her muscles.
She yearned for sleep, but it had been hard to come by for some time now. It
wasn’t just T.D. who haunted her dreams.
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author B.J. Daniels lives in Montana with her husband, Parker, and
three springer spaniels. When not writing, she quilts, boats and plays tennis.
Contact her at www.bjdaniels.com or on Facebook at
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