The Rodeo Man’s Daughter by Barbara White Daille

The Rodeo Man’s Daughter is the second book in Barbara’s Flagman’s Folly series. All her books stand alone as far as each couple finding their happy-ever-after by the end of their story.
From the back cover
 
His Rodeo Career Is Over...
 
When Caleb Cantrell left home as a dirt-poor teenager, he never thought he’d return as a wealthy rodeo star. As a matter of fact, he didn’t think he’d return at all. The accident changed all that. It ended his career, nearly ended his life and rekindled a bitterness he thought he’d left in the dust long ago.
 
But A New Life Begins
 
To rebuild, Caleb has to go back to where it all began—back to Flagman’s Folly, New Mexico, and back to his high-school sweetheart, Tess LaSalle. But a ten-year-old secret stands between them, one that could hurt everyone Tess loves, especially her daughter…their daughter…the one Caleb never knew existed.
 
No rodeo ever required the courage Caleb needs now—to forgive, to forget and to start over again...if it’s not already too late.
 
Excerpt – from the first scene, in which Caleb has just returned to town:
 
Caleb looked down the length of Signal Street, taking in the storefronts along the way. Insurance agency. Harley’s General Store. Pharmacy. Ice-cream parlor and clothing store. Everything the same as he remembered it from ten years ago. Except for the real estate office he planned to visit as soon as they opened.
 
How would Tess handle seeing him walk in the door?
 
The question stunned him, making him realize he wasn’t sure how he’d react to their meeting, either. They hadn’t parted on the best of terms.
 
He turned his back on the office and found himself staring at the Double S. Not much to look at, just a small square structure made of stucco. But the owners, Dori and Manny, had brightened the place with pots filled with cactus plants all along the front and painted flowers and vines scrolling around the doorway. Above the door, a sign showed one letter “S” hooked onto another one. The Double S. That was new since his time.
 
Slowly, he made his way inside and along the jagged path between scattered tables to the rear of the café. He’d spent a lot of time in this cramped but cozy room, way back when, though not as one of the customers. How could he, when most days he went off to school without even any lunch money?
 
He settled on one of the stools that gave him a view through the open doorway into the kitchen. Dori and Manny stood in conversation near the oversized oven. Dori spotted him first, her expression telling him she’d recognized him right away.
 
They hurried out to the counter.
 
Manny shook his hand and slapped him on the shoulder.
 
He stiffened when Dori leaned close to give him a long, sturdy hug. “It’s so good to see you, Caleb.”
 
Her voice hadn’t lost the trace of Hispanic accent that had always flavored her words or its gentle tone. Now, he’d grown old enough to tell it masked concern for him. Or pity?  He hoped not. She squeezed his hand, and he saw that same concern in her eyes.
 
“Good to see you, too.”  He had to clear his throat before he could continue. “Both of you.”
 
“We read about you in the newspaper. We sent you cards.”
 
Had they?  If so, he’d left them behind unread when he’d transferred from the hospital to the rehab. He would have to give her the only response he could. “I didn’t write to anyone—”
 
“No matter. You were busy with the rodeo. And after that...”  She shook her head. “...you weren’t well enough, we know that. The judge called the hospital for more news. That was a terrible accident. Terrible.”  She squeezed his fingers. “But you’re well again?”
 
How did he answer that?
 
As far as his body went, yes, he was back in one piece. As “well again” as the doctors said he might ever get. But in his mind and his gut... A different story there. All those months in rehab, he’d found himself with a lot of time to think about things. To run through the memories of his life up ’til then.
 
To develop a need that wouldn’t let him rest.
 
Links
 
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Rodeo-Mans-Daughter-Fatherhood-ebook/dp/B006IIX7JE/ 
Barnes & Noble
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Harlequin
https://www.harlequin.com/shop/books/9781459221062_the-rodeo-mans-daughter.html
 
About the Author
 
Barbara White Daille lives with her husband in the sunny Southwest. Though they love the warm winters and the lizards in their front yard, they haven’t gotten used to the scorpions in the bathroom. Barbara also loves writing, reading, and chocolate. Come to think of it, she enjoys writing about those subjects, too!
 
Barbara wrote her first short story at the age of nine, then typed "The End" to her first novel many years later...in the eighth grade. Now she's writing contemporary romance on a daily basis. Sign up for her newsletter to keep up with the latest in her writing life:  https://barbarawhitedaille.com/newsletter.
 
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