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Bad Boys Western Romance
Series · 9 books · 2013-2016

Books in series

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#1

Tempted By Trouble

2013

For a woman seeking a fresh start, it’ll take a bad boy to break old habits. All it takes is a church, a parking lot, and sparks flare when opposites collide: the doctor and the rancher! Sweet and funny medical romance. When Dr. Carolina Rodriguez accepts an assignment in Texas, she's unprepared for her new boss. He’s brash, pigheaded, and sexy-as-sin. She's looking for a change and ends up finding a doorway into a world so different than what she's known growing up in Miami, FL. Matthew is the eldest of the McLemore siblings. He's accustomed to hard work and difficult situations, especially when it comes to updating his family's ranch where technology is sorely missing. When a headstrong doctor has answers to why his cattle are dying, he's forced to put aside his fiery attraction to the woman... Unless he can come up with a way to have both the lady and the professional. Question is, can two stubborn people overcome their past romance disasters to find love, if it alters some surprising and profound parts of their lives?
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#2

Her Forever Cowboy

2013

Fun, sexy romance! Pair a Texas rancher with a smart businesswoman on a reality TV dance show and sparks fly! Find out what happens in Her Forever Cowboy. Stephen walked away from love when a 100 years of ranching was on the line. Underneath a glib exterior, the second eldest of the hardcore McLemore brothers is private, cutthroat, and controlling. Years of sacrifice have taken a toll, but he never forgot the girl of his dreams. A stormy reunion brings Jillian mouth-to-mouth with the cowboy who broke her heart. Lip-locked and up against Stephen's hard body rekindles more than a spark.But Jillian refuses to give into temptation and informs McLemore (and herself), she's moved on. As a dance studio owner, Jill found her footing. Entangled within the town gossip mill and family drama, Stephen and Jillian's verbal sparring turns up the heat. After a round of dirty dancing, their mutual attraction fully ignites. In the midst of rediscovering how sweet love tastes, life throws a curveball into Stephen's plans. Hollywood comes knocking on Jillian's door with an offer to star in a reality TV dance show. Her once in a lifetime opportunity might be this bad boy's undoing. Called to be the man she needs, Stephen makes the ultimate sacrifice and it cuts deep. In a whirlwind, Jillian must decide if all that glitters is gold. Is fame what she hungers for when a Harley-riding rancher has all the right moves? Humor infused, Her Forever Cowboy is a poignant second-chance love story that explores the depth of forgiveness and sacrifice, loyalty and trust. Note previously titled: The Cowboy Rode a Harley
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#3

Girls' Night Out

2013

When Dallas Devils tight end, Brett Gold's fiancée left him a year ago, he swore off getting involved with spoiled little rich girls. Brett became the ultimate bad boy on and off the field rather than deal with his personal life shot to hell. Only a fool would tangle with the little sister of the McLemore brothers. So far all men with a lick of sense have left Cory McLemore alone. But now Cory is back from college and ready to party. This cowgirl crafts the perfect getaway to Dallas for a girls' night out never suspecting the man she bumped into at the airport is about to become the missing link in her quest for a wild adventure. Cory quickly learns Brett is harder to walk away from a second time when she discovers the man beneath the bad boy persona is far different than she ever suspected. One night with Cory has Brett scrambling. This NFL baller meets up with her family and it'll take more than fast hands and fancy footwork to score points with the hardcore McLemore men. With seconds left on the clock, Brett isn't about to let his Texas wildcat get away, not when she feels so damn good in his arms, against his body, and in his bed. Evermore Ranch cuties and a whole lot of HAWT McLemore men are rounded up for Girls' Night Out, Book 4 in the Bad Boys series.
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#4

Breaking A Bad Boy

2014

Bad Boys Series ~ Western erotic romance. Tattoo artist by day, Sommer’s unwittingly tapped. She’s given a task: ten casinos. Playing to bring down the house isn’t a game. Failure isn’t an option and she quickly becomes a pro. Not out of greed. The person holding her world by a thread isn’t anyone would suspect. Reason why she can’t tell the one man who’s stolen her heart. Rory McLemore would walk through fire to protect her. This cowboy uncovers the darker side to living in a small town. When the woman he loves is threatened, he unleashes the firepower of being a McLemore. He’s prepared to do whatever is required to safeguard Sommer. Taking justice into his own hands, isn’t a problem but this time, it’s deadly. WARNING: Filled with badass McLemore cowboys, spunky bad girls, a few variations of hardcore rocker Romeos. Be advised~Breaking gives a new definition for hot-off-the-charts romance.
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#5

Leather and Lace

2015

"This was a sex club and wallflowers weren't in season." Mia Santero. Bad Boys ~ Good Girls All it takes is one bad boy… When life hands out lemons, these good girls give bad a try. \ \ \ \ \* Welcome to Spurs & Leather, a private club in Paris. Step into a world defined by sex, subs, and power. \ \ \ \ \* Mia wants a ticket out of nowheresville. In a kick-ass research project, for science and her career she's willing to dress the part of a submissive to get the goods. Unfortunately, her mouth is her downfall, and she garners the attention of Brandon McLemore. He's more than a savvy business owner; he's a dom who's been burned by a fast-talking woman. Now, Mia must convince him she's serious about her research. Enough to wear his collar and learn what it truly means to surrender. An educational opportunity of a lifetime, but she realizes, he's also offering her a doorway into her psyche. The type of learning experience she might never get if she over thinks. In a blink, she accepts his offer to train her, placing her on a path to discovery that opens her heart - and puts her in the cross-hairs of a man who's been stalking her from the shadows. A man with singular plans for her... Plans far different than she could imagine and dangerous to her freedom. When Mia ends up missing, Brandon risks everything to rescue her. ———- Undercover, fetish-dressed in red leather, Mia enters Spurs & Leather. What can happen? It's just for a night... Brandon can't take his eyes off the little spitfire, not when he's caught her in a lie. So, she wants to play games? His palm itched to teach her a lesson. Warning: Hot enough to peel paint. ———- A study about sex, subs, and power - ignites into a firestorm. A sweltering affair so hot it burns ... A study about sex, subs, and power - ends up being one hell of a lie. A lie two people tell themselves: We aren't falling too fast. Or we can get out before we get hurt. LOVE - not gonna happen. Warning: graphic language, adult themes, D/s bondage and edge-play, violence, and sexually graphic scenes.
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#6

Collared by the Cowboy

2014

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00IWHG0AW The room at the end of the hall in Spurs & Leather, a private club in Paris hasn't seen any action of late. Brandon as head Dom locked the doors after his last lover burned him good. Diving into his work at Evermore Ranch, he's got his hands filled with taming wild horses until a red-leather wearing woman crosses his path. Tempted back into the saddle, he sets his sights on taming a different type of filly...one with a sassy little mouth, a mind of her own, and hot body that won't quit. He's got the goods, if she willing to let him take the lead both in and out of bed. Last semester of grad school and all Mia needs is a stellar thesis that will skyrocket her chances of landing a therapist job somewhere far, far away from small towns and small minds. Case studies in female sexuality sure as hell aren't the ticket out of Texas and Mia sets her sights on learning all she can about why women enjoy being dominated—thank you fifty shades of I'm out of here by May! Undercover, she enters the secretive BDSM world within a club known to offer decadent delights. With one minor SNAFU: she becomes the target of the head Dom, a man with a reputation of equal parts bark and bite. When the door marked no is thrown open by one commanding cowboy, Mia can't resist temptation waiting on the other side. Now, Mia is wearing Brandon's collar, calling him Sir, and loving every minute of being dominated by her powerful lover. Yet Mia can't have her cake and eat it too. Torn, she must decide if her future involves walking away Brandon when her heart is telling her to stay, stay, stay. The following story is intended for an adult audience and contains mature themes, strong language including graphically detailed sex, violence, and drug use portrayed in a fictional setting.
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#7

Too Hot To Handle

2016

Hot, funny, sizzling romance! At the airport, Margo Santero crosses the path of a handsome stranger. For a woman with too many secrets to hide, a cocky ex Marine is a dangerous distraction. Except maybe just this once… From working a Texas fence line under the grueling summer sun, Robert Damien 'Rod' McLemore is thrust back into the line of duty. Doing an airport pickup of a wedding guest should be a no-brainer mission. Only he’s blindsided by a pretty woman with a little too much sass for her own good. After one red-hot encounter, these lovers discover they aren’t strangers. A sexy mistake has Margo ready to combust... until McLemore makes an offer too perfect to pass up. From on the run, she accepts this cowboy’s offer, buying her time to outgun the con man vowing to extract a pound of flesh. In a stormy love affair, Margo and Rod’s irresistible attraction forces them over the edge as they wrangle nosy in-laws, Mother Nature, and a ruthless headhunter for the mob. In a merciless showdown, one of them is set to take a fall. Yet in Texas, a battle worth fighting means taking a stand and these lovers do whatever it takes to stay together. Even if it means they have to lie, steal, cheat, or kill. Too Hot To Handle is fast-paced, scorching romance, bringing together the entire McLemore clan in Mia and Brandon's wedding (the high-octane couple from Collared By the Cowboy), and introducing a new character: Margo Santero (Mia's little sister). Sensitive Subject Alert: At the core of this love-conquers-all novel resides the story a young woman, pushed to the brink, who’ll do anything to protect the horse entrusted to her care, as well as coming to terms with her mother’s death.
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#8

For a Sexy Christmas

2016

Cute and sexy holiday sports romance. This Christmas, it's going to get hot-hot-hot in Paris! Brett Gold is a bad boy on and off the field. Think ripped in steel, panty-melting, and the type of man who doesn't let 4,000 miles get in his way! This NFL baller is about to break some records this holiday season. He aims to hook up with a Texas spitfire by the name of Cory McLemore and ends up with the lesson of a lifetime. Cory promised she'd be home for Christmas. When an IT glitch at work and a snowstorm have her MIA, it'll take a bad boy who moves heaven and earth to reconnect. It might be subzero in the city of love, but this cowgirl is in for a very hot and naked awakening! When these lovers meet up, expect to see fireworks galore this Xmas! And of course lots of laughs: 'cause what happens in Paris doesn't stay there! The perfect red-hot romance to relax and enjoy with a cup of hot cocoa or a glass of wine.
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#9

Never Say Never

2016

A WEDDING. A HOOK UP. A GIRL ON THE RUN. Rod McLemore isn't your average sharpshooter. But then again, Margo Santero was no garden variety 'weather girl' either. One tiny mix up. Someone might've bent the truth...a lot! A couple of cocktails later and a chance hook up is too hot to handle. How much trouble can one little white-lie cause? At 19, Margo’s topsy-turvy life is based on a sham. It’s all about culling opportunities and she excels at the game of selling a load. Today, she’s Stormy and posing as a meteorologist. Leave it up to a cocky Marine to make good use of his time. All it takes is a need for speed to get this party started. NEVER SAY N E V E R To an Alpha Male Cowboy Margo Santero does a body slam right into the arms of a recently discharged Marine. Outside of a crazy fling, there's zero room in her life for men. Handsome distractions are dangerous to her health. From working a fence line, Rod McLemore is thrust back into the line of duty. In a no-brainer mission of go and get the girl, this soldier’s orderly world ends up upended.

Author

Susan Arden
Susan Arden
Author · 23 books

Bestselling romance author, Susan Arden began writing Westerns and suspense romance in college. In 2012, she won a fiction pitch contest and a publishing contract followed for Tempted By Trouble. She's married, a mom, and lives south of Nashville in a spot that's more country than city. Susan writes in partnership with her husband under several pen names. To recharge, they enjoy traveling and hiking out west. For RED-HOT ROMANCE, check out her website for intel about new releases and the nitty-gritty on dirty-talking cowboys & sexy bad boys galore! Website: https://www.susanardenauthor.com/ Simon & Schuster~ http://www.simonandschuster.com/autho... Facebook~ https://www.facebook.com/SusanArdenau... Instagram~ https://www.instagram.com/susanarden/ Google https://plus.google.com/+SusanArdenAu...

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