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by Melissa Kendall
Contemporary (Aussie Outback) Romance
Publisher: Rebel Ink Press
Heat Level: Steamy
Word Count: 9,243 words
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Description
Michael Dunbar runs his family's cattle station in the far north of Western Australia. Station life is lonely and he wishes there was a way he could find a companion that wouldn’t mind living the outback life with him. In hopes of finding a woman, Michael heads to Broome for a few weeks holiday. What he finds is something he never expected.
Mia Mason is a Perth girl who longs to leave the city behind for a life in the country.
Can two like minds fall in love? Only destiny knows.
Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains adult sexual situations and/or adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.
EXCERPT:
After the best night’s sleep I’d ever had, I awoke to see the sun much higher in the sky than I expected. Rolling over to look at the alarm clock, I was shocked to see it was almost eight in the morning. Never in my life had I slept in so long. On rare occasions, I had sometimes slept until seven, but usually my internal alarm clock had my eyes open at four a.m., rain, hail or shine.
Rolling over I saw the beautiful woman, who the previous night told me she was mine, still sound asleep. Careful not to wake her just yet, I hopped out of bed, threw on a tee, and went in search of my mum.
I found her in the kitchen, busy as she washed some dishes.
“Morning sleepyhead,” she said with a chuckle.
“Morning. How come you let me sleep in so long?”
“Well, technically you’re still on holidays, so there’s no need for you to be up at the crack of dawn, and well...”
“Yeah, fine, I get it.” It was obvious Mum tried to give Mia and me a little private time.
“Your dad saddled Mack and Jessie before he left this morning, so feel free to take Mia out and show her the property.” I just nodded my head in understanding. “Also, I have something for you that I think you’ll need.” She reached into her pocket and pulled out a red velvet jewellery box. “This was your Grandma’s ring. I’m pretty sure you know what to do with it.”
As I took the ring, I knew Mum had given me her and Dad’s blessing to ask Mia to marry me. Ideas had already started to form as to where and when I would do it as I headed back into the bedroom to see if Sleeping Beauty was awake yet.
The most beautiful sight greeted me as I walked in the door. Mia was indeed awake. She yawned and stretched as she shook off the sleep haze. A tantalising sliver of skin was visible between her shorts and top. My mouth watered in anticipation to see more.
“Good morning,” I said as I walked over and sat down next to her on the bed.
“You should have woken me up,” she grumbled.
“I’ve only been awake about fifteen minutes myself. Mum has bacon and eggs cooking as we speak. Do you want to eat or shower first?” I asked.
“Eat please,” she said as she crawled into my lap. She then gave me a fantastic good morning kiss, wiggling her hips just enough to tease me into a hard-on. After the kiss ended, she laughed and hopped off my lap.
“You coming?” she asked as she headed to the door.
“Almost,” I said in a cheeky tone. I stood up so she could get the full effect of what she’d done to me.
She ran back over to me and whispered in my ear, “If you’re a good boy I’ll take care of that for you in the shower after breakfast.”
That didn’t help the situation in my pants at all. The sassy woman then had the hide to flash me her boobs as she ran out the door. I was the luckiest man on the planet. I followed her out of the bedroom with the intention on being the most well behaved boy I could be because if that was the only price I had to pay to get her in the shower with me, it was one I was more than willing to pay.
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My Review
Whether your waiting at the doctor's office or just have a half hour or so to spare at lunch, Fall in Love by Melissa Kendall is the perfect romance quickie. Short and sweet, we get this romance from the heroes viewpoint. Set in the Australian Outback, this contemporary western romance also gives us a peak into modern farming
Thirty years old and in charge of the family ranch, Michael Dunbar has decided it's time to settle down. Since there's no one in town he's interested in, he's lucky enough to have the financial means to take a well deserved extended vacation. So he heads off to Broome, where he hopes to find a woman interested in becoming his lifelong companion. He never expected to find her on his first day in town.
An accountant on a much needed vacation, Mia Mason never expected to find the man of her dreams. While raised a city girl, Mia has always had a soft place in her heart for cowboys and their ranches. Falling for Michael is more than a dream come true, it's the chance she's always wanted to leave the city and live on her own ranch.
While short in length, there's just enough spicy romance to make Fall in Love, an interesting afternoon quickie. Ms. Kendall treats us to the male point of view by giving us the story from Michael's perspective. My only complaint is that it would have been nice to get a little bit of Mia's viewpoint too.
Will Michael and Mia's quickie introduction lead to a lifelong of companionship and love? You'll have to read Fall in Love to find out. I enjoyed it during my lunch.
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book as a part of a blog tour in exchange for a fair and honest review.
About the Author
Melissa is a 37 year-old stay at home mum and part-time Software Support Consultant. She lives in Perth Western Australia the most isolated capital city in the world.
She’s always loved to read and write and spent most of her teens scribbling poetry and short stories on any scrap of paper she could get her hands on. Over the years as daily life pressures got in the way she lost the passion for it. After her son was born, she discovered online books and her interest in writing was rekindled. It has been a large part of her life ever since.
Connect with Melissa Kendall
Website: http://www.melissakendall.net
Blog: http://mkendallauthor.blogspot.com.au
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mkendallauthor
Thank you for the nice review
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