High-Stakes Passion

Audrey Tyson is posing as a housekeeper at the Double M ranch to meet the infamous bull rider Mark "Lone Cowboy" Malone. Mark was injured and is no longer competing. Audrey is trying to get his story. Mark has both physical and emotional scars. The injury to his leg is almost as bad as the emotional scars left by his mother. Audrey will have a very hard time breaking down Mark's walls. Just when it seems that she has, Mark finds out who she really is and Audrey fears she has lost Mark forever now. In High-Stakes Passion Mark and Audrey struggle through the pain of their painful pasts to find unconditional love in each other's arms. Audrey is a sweetheart and Mark is a wonderful man. High-Stakes Passion is a story filled with drama and passion. It's a tender story, with a heart warming and romantic ending. Nannette Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Audrey Tyson thinks she is only working undercover as a housekeeper at Mark Malone's ranch to get a story. A story about the former rodeo star that is hopefully so juicy it will give her the big promotion to full-fledged reporter that she's been hoping for. But she soon discovers that the more she learns about her gorgeous, enigmatic employer, the more she can't deny her attraction to him. Mark Malone thinks his new housekeeper is a nuisance--a sexy, curvaceous nuisance, but a nuisance all the same. But the more Audrey gets him to open up, and the more she brings back the man and hero he once was, the more he realizes that she just might be what he needed to rebuild his life. Filled with sizzling sexual tension and deep emotional conflict, High-Stakes Passion is a must read for every romance fan. Debut author Juliet Burns knows how to write a page turner and keep the characters on an emotional ride that leads to a very satistying conclusion. Ms. Burns is definitely a rising star in this genre.

After a bull-riding accident, injurred rodeo cowboy Mark Malone, the 'Lone Cowboy' goes to ground refusing to talk to any reporter, finding comfort in the bottle. Aubrey Tyson stands to win her dream job at her newspaper if she can get the story no one else can get. Going undercover as the ranch housekeeper, she plans to get close to Mark, learn his secrets, and write the killer story of her life. Because Mark had always been her hero--ever since he'd rescued her from abusive young men years before. Mark has forgotten that incident, but Aubrey will never forget it. Drink and anger at the world, as well as a deep distrust for all women have transformed Mark from the cowboy hero to someone darker, more dangerous. Still, Aubrey's heart goes out to him. She, of all people, understands the fear, self-loathing, and self-destructive tendencies that Mark is going through. In a poker game, she has a chance to reveal her secret and ask for the interview, but instead, raises the stakes further, demanding that Mark give up drinking and deal with his injuries. But for Aubrey, the reformed Mark is even more dangerous than the drinking one--and the stakes aren't just money or even her body--because she's falling in love with a cowboy who swears he'll never have a relationship, never want children, never trust a woman. Author Juliet Burns combines steamy lovemaking and strong emotional conflict in her compelling debut novel. Aubrey's undercover reporter and Mark's drinking provide a new twist to the much-loved rancher/housekeeper plot hook. With his deep issues of betrayal, Aubrey's secret profession leads inevitably toward a powerful black moment. I look forward to seeing more books by this talented writer.