Re-released in a second edition with a prologue and three new
chapters.
Two cowboys looking for love…
Jack Barnes and Sam
Fleetwood met in foster care. Over the years, they’ve become best friends and
partners. They share a business as cattle ranchers and a house. There’s only
one thing missing: a woman to share. The men are sure they’ve found that woman
when Abigail Moore arrives in their small town, Willow Fork, TX.
A woman trying to find her place in the world…
Abby left her
hometown twenty years before under a cloud of scandal. She’s raised a daughter,
forged a new life for herself, and is ready for the next phase when she meets
the handsome cowboys.
One small town that’s ready to explode…
Excerpt
The
door to the women’s room slammed open. Abby practically jumped, ready to beg
whoever was walking through to give her some privacy. Jack filled the doorway
with his presence.
“You
can’t come in here, Jack.” She smoothed down her uniform and swept back her
hair, trying to retain as much dignity as she could.
“Why
not, darlin’? I am going to admit that I’m not a man who tends to let things
like social conventions keep me out of a place I really want to be in.” Jack
walked right up to her. The man really wasn’t big on personal space.
Sam
walked in and closed the door. He leaned with his back against it. One boot
rested negligently against the painted pink door.
“Sam,
tell him he can’t come into the women’s room.”
“You’re
the one who chose the venue for this particular conversation, Abigail.” There
was nothing vaguely resembling a joke in Jack’s voice now. Abby looked to Sam
for help.
Sam
shook his head. He was grinning like an idiot. “Hell no, honey. You’re gonna
have to learn that when Jack gets that hard edge to his voice, he means
business. Besides, I’m happy with the way things went. Thank you, baby. You
made this so much easier. Jack was talking about dating you and treating you
like a lady. That was gonna take forever. It’s much simpler this way.”
“What’s
simpler?” Abby was unable to keep the trepidation out of her voice.
“Taking
you home, taking you to bed, and showing you where you belong,” Sam replied
with a wink.
“Where
do I belong?” Abby couldn’t take her eyes off Jack. There was a simple smile on
his face that held a wealth of arrogance. He’d been serious. He really had been
playing the gentleman. Abby got the feeling she was about to get a full dose of
Jack Barnes, and damned if she wasn’t looking forward to it.
“Always
between me and Sam.” Jack reached out and put his hands on her shoulders, his
expression intense. “Tell me you don’t want us, Abby, and I’ll walk away right
now. I won’t bother you again.”
“Don’t
give her ultimatums.” Sam sounded a bit desperate. “I thought we’d give her a
taste before we forced her to make a decision. Baby, why don’t you let us play
around a little? I promise you’ll want us.”
She
looked up into Jack’s forest-green eyes. They were very serious as he stared at
her. His hand came up to cup her face. He forced her to look at him and Abby
felt his will. It should scare the crap out of her, but she found it amazingly
sexy. This was a man who would always keep his promises, no matter what it cost
him.
“She
already wants us.” Jack brushed his thumb across her mouth. It was all she
could do to not open her mouth and suck his thumb in. “She just needs to admit
it. Can you tell me you haven’t spent the last few weeks thinking about this?
Thinking about you and me and Sam coming together in bed?”
“No,”
she said. Jack’s eyes flared, and she felt compelled to continue. “I have
thought about it, but I’m scared.”
The
time for honesty was here. She could run, and they would probably accept her
decision. She could give in and enjoy the sex and walk away. Or she could ask
for what she wanted. She could be brave and tell them what she needed and what
she was scared of. If she did that and it all fell apart, then she would have
to forgive herself. She’d learned that one of the great joys of maturing was
learning how to forgive herself.
“What
are you scared of?” A deep crease appeared in Sam’s forehead. He walked up to
her and leaned forward. “Honey, we want to take care of you. We don’t want to
hurt you.”
She
felt tears pricking at the edge of her eyes. Everything in her was screaming
for that to be true. She wanted them. She craved them.
“You
could be lying to me. You could want to make me look bad.” She could hear her
teenaged self in the statement. She felt every bit as vulnerable as she had
then. The last month she’d spent with these two disparately different men had
been one of the best of her life. Every evening they’d spent together over the
last month had made her want them more. More than once, she’d fantasized about
them sweeping into the diner and carrying her away. Lately, when things went
wrong, her first thought was to call Jack. Now that her fantasy seemed to be
coming true, she didn’t trust fate.
Jack’s
hands came out and soothingly rubbed the back of her neck. He hadn’t stopped
touching her once. “Sweetheart, why would you say something like that? Why
would we want to make you look bad?”
“Because
the Echols family wants me out of town.” Her heart soared when she saw the
complete confusion on their faces. They couldn’t make that up.
“Are
you talking about that crazy old biddy who runs the church socials?” Jack
seemed to struggle to place a name with a face. “She always looks at me funny.”
“Ruby.
That’s her name.” Sam frowned. “She’s real unpleasant to me. Why would we do
anything for her? For that matter, why would she care that you’re in town?”
Hope
swelled inside her. They really weren’t gay, and they really weren’t working
for Ruby Echols. If that was true, then she had to assume they wanted her. It
suddenly didn’t matter that they were in a bathroom in a public place. She
couldn’t wait to feel their mouths pressed to hers. It wasn’t forever. The
universe didn’t work that way, but she could have this moment. She could have a
few weeks with them.
“It
doesn’t matter. Kiss me.”
“Which
one?” Sam asked.
Abby
continued to smile, looking from gorgeous man to gorgeous man. “It doesn’t
matter, but one of you should kiss me.”
Jack’s
eyes never left her face. “Sam, take care of that door. We wouldn’t want anyone
walking in.”
Sam
cursed and bemoaned his fate, but he walked back and took his previous
position.
Jack
took Abby’s face in both his hands. “I’m completely crazy about you, Abigail
Moore.” He leaned over and finally, after what seemed to Abby like a lifetime
of wanting, pressed his mouth to hers.
Abby
felt helpless against the onslaught of desire that rocketed through her as Jack
took her mouth. He plundered it, his tongue gently forcing its way in and dancing
strongly around hers. She held on to his lean waist for dear life as he slanted
over her mouth again and again. He poured his will into her and everything
inside her responded. She felt that kiss in her pussy and already she was slick
and warm. Jack’s hands reached up and pulled at the band that held up her hair.
He set it free and pulled back to look at the mane of auburn locks he’d
unleashed.
“You’re
so fucking gorgeous,” Jack breathed almost reverently as he stroked her hair.
In that moment, with Jack’s green eyes looking at her like she was some goddess
he was worshipping, Abby felt gorgeous.
“Why
don’t we take this home, people?” Sam’s voice was tight. Abby looked back at
Sam, and his blue eyes were dark with passion.
He
wanted to go home so he could join in. He wanted to have his turn. The thought
should have turned her off, but all it did was get her hotter.
Jack’s
lips turned up in a lazy smile. “You’ll have to forgive Sam, darlin’. He’s
always so impatient. Always has been.” Jack suddenly lifted her up and set her
on the counter. He looked back at his friend with great affection. “Do you have
any idea how many times I’ve told him that anticipation is the best part?”
Jack’s
hands pushed up the skirt of her uniform.
“Anticipation
is damn frustrating, Jack. And I’ve been anticipating for weeks,” Sam
complained.
Kim's 4 Star Review
Abby Moore left Willow Forks 20
years ago in hope to never look back but when her mother is in need of her help.
Forced to go back to the place she was practically ran out of she is looking
forward to see her best friend and her mom again. Some things have stayed the same others have
changed more than she even knew.
I was given this book in exchange
for an honest review.
I was surprised to find that Sophie
Oak was another pen of Lexi’s. I had
this series on my TBR (To be read) list so when it came up for review I could
wait to get my hands on it. Since I
haven’t read the first edition I can’t compare the two but this edition of Small
Town Siren.
The moment Sam saw Abby, he knew
he had to have her but the only problem was convincing Jack she was the “One”
for them would be the least of his worry.
Abby may be on the same page. It
doesn’t take long for Jack and Sam to work on getting Abby in their life little
by little as she spends time with one or the other. Once Abby’s best friend gives up her secret
fantasy to Sam, it’s not long before both men speed up their plan to make her
theirs. Abby finds it hard to fight her attraction
to the two dominant men and their chemistry is more than explosive when they’re
together.
Jack and Sam together man a
perfect male dominant dual who could leave a girl breathless. One is brooding male type and the other is
the carefree and can charm the panties off any girl. I love how this small town has no problem talking
about them and even makes assumptions about their lifestyle but they never really
ask them about it. One thing the town
does is respect the business both Jack and Sam have grown within their
community.
Sophie (Lexi) wrote a hot and
steamy romance novel that hooked me from the start. Just knowing that Abby was bullied into
leaving town and now on her way back had me wondering what else they could do
to make her feel unwanted. Add in the
Dominant dual, Jack Barnes and Sam Fleetwood and this turns into a book I
couldn’t put down.
ABOUT LEXI BLAKE
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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