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Chapter One

On a drunken dare after tooon a shellacked bartop while a bartender named Moose sprayed her chest with ice-cold beer

“Contestant number four! Strut your stuff, baby!”

Channing thrust out her enore She corinned saucily It was the first time since her thirteenth birthday she hadn’t been ashae brsts

A her hips Stretching on tiptoe to force the tight T-shirt higher up her flat belly Widening her stance, she spun on her boot heels, bent over, and grabbed her ankles, jiggling her ass and her boobs

The crowd of men went absolutely wild

The tease paid off when Moose announced she’d won the Golden Knockers trophy and one hundred bucks

“Yee-haw!” she yelled and jumped from the bar

Never in awould enter a wet T-shirt contest, let alone win first place

A tiny chorus of Toby Keith’s “How Do You Like Me Now?” broke out inside her head and she smirked

After receiving congratulations fro cowboys on the circuit and a few frat brats, she poured a fresh kamikaze in the trophy cup She toasted herself in the cracked mirror behind the bar and liked what she saw

She glanced around, half-afraid she’d see Jared stor her off to celebrate her victory in private Thefun for a change

The Western bar was ja her alone in a crowd—especially a group of horny, drunken men

Where could he have gone?

Did she really care?

Sweet, warm breath tickled her ear “Lookin’ for someone, darlin’?”

Channing tilted her head Colby McKay—king of the rodeo circuit—stared down at her Froe Up close he was si Icy blue eyes, dark chestnut hair and chiseled features that weren’t typical rugged cowboy, but rather, brought topoet

His toned body spoke of his athletic proith horses and bulls; his thickly , callused hands spoke of his skill with ropes Mmm Mmm He was yummy and he knew it He also are he made her skittish as a new colt

She flipped her hair over her shoulder, a nervous gesture she hoped he’d misread as dismissive “Hey, Colby Have you seen Jared?”

“He’s on his cell phone over by the bathroo cowboy flashed his dimples “Which leaves you unattended Which is a damn shame Dance with me”

Her stomach jumped, a reaction she blamed on booze, and not the intensely sexy way Colby studied her

Okay, that was a total lie She always acted tongue-tied whenever she got within licking distance of Colby, and his equally sexy traveling buddy, Trevor Glanzer

Jared had kept her sequestered so she hadn’t put truth to the rumors Colby and Trevor were the bad boys of the circuit She knew they were fierce competitors; they worked hard and played hard—on and off the dirt She’d seen the buckle bunnies of all ages and sizes constantly vying for their attention