Book Spotlight: Tetons by Morning by Lucy Naylor Kubash

 

About Author Lucy Naylor Kubash…

Lucy Naylor Kubash is the author of numerous short stories, contemporary romance novels, and a nonfiction column, The Pet Corner, that she’s been writing for over twenty years. She started out writing short romances for Woman’s World magazine, when her children were young, and now writes full-length novels for The Wild Rose Press. Lucy is a member of Michigan Romance Writers, Romance Writers Online, and Women Writing the West. She resides in Michigan, where she grew up, not far from Lake Michigan. She and her husband have been married 50 plus years and have two grown children. They currently live with their rescue pets, Gracie the Beagle and Sammie Sandwich kitty, but love traveling whenever possible, especially out West and around the Upper and Lower Peninsulas and Great Lakes of their home state.

 

 

 

 

This is a spotlight on “Tetons by Morning” by Lucy Naylor Kubash

 

Tetons by Morning Blurb

After a whirlwind summer romance, Casey Girard marries ex-rodeo champ Chance McCord and settles at the North Star, his family’s Wyoming ranch. Certain their love will last forever, she secretly harbors fear he will return to the rodeo circuit.

Chance never wanted the responsibility of running the ranch. When circumstances force him into that role, he must protect the North Star Legacy, as well as keep his promises to Casey. Loving and protecting her and his stepson are what matter most in his life.

But when their tragic pasts come back to haunt them, their love is tested to the limit. How will a summer romance survive the depths of winter?

 

 

What Readers can expect from Tetons by Morning

Genre: Western contemporary romance

Keywords:second chance at love; sexy cowboy hero; pregnant heroine; love after marriage; trust and healing; love triangle; finding home.

 

 

Theme:

In writing this sequel to Chance’s Return, I knew I had to create a different kind of conflict than is usually found in a romance. Chance and Casey are already married, so there is no question of will they or won’t they get together. The conflict had to be of some consequence and yet not so much that it would destroy their marriage. They both brought a lot of baggage into their relationship, and their tragic pasts don’t want to stay buried but keep coming back to haunt them. How they handle those intrusions and still keep their love alive is the main theme of the story. Tetons by Morning is an intimate look at a marriage and how a couple, who are obviously in love, learns to start over and begin a life together.

 

 

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An excerpt from Tetons by Morning…

A moment later, Chance and the wind burst through the kitchen door. As always happened, his presence filled the room, and this morning, the pungent scent of lodgepole pine and saddle leather clung to his rugged physique. His broad shoulders filled out the fleece-lined denim jacket as well as the faded jeans fit his long legs.

At the sight of her handsome, dark-haired husband, Casey’s heart beat a little faster. She’d wondered where he’d gotten off to so early today. Now she knew. He was out riding.

“Casey, you won’t believe what I found.” He crossed the kitchen, his boot steps heavy on the floor.

He stopped, pivoted, and saw her. His jaw tensed.

“Casey, honey, what’s wrong?” He moved to stand in front of her and, with one chilly hand, lifted her chin. His gaze flicked to the wall phone. “You were talking to your parents, weren’t you? Isn’t it a little early?” He pushed back his cowboy hat and scanned her face.

No sense in avoiding his question. In his uncanny way, Chance recognized the problem. She lifted her gaze to meet his deep-blue eyes. “You forget it’s two hours later in Michigan. Daddy still goes out to oversee the milking. I just thought…I’d see how they’re doing.”

“So you called them?”

Casey nodded. “Last time we talked, he wasn’t feeling well. I got…worried.” Tears welled in her eyes. She struggled not to let them fall.

Chance sighed and drew her against his chest, holding her close.

She slipped her arms around his middle and pressed her face into his jacket, breathing in the scent of autumn and the mountains. The scent soothed her a little, but a raw sadness still dwelled in her heart.

He stroked her hair with one hand. “I thought you decided not to talk to them for a while.”

“They’re my parents and my son’s grandparents.” She muffled her voice against his jacket. “I can’t just pretend they don’t exist.”

“Nor should you, but I don’t like seeing my wife cry, which seems to happen whenever you have a conversation with them.” He hesitated, took in a deep breath, and let it out slowly. His hand stilled in her hair. “Areyou sorry?”

Puzzled, Casey lifted her face. “For what?”

“Marrying me. Not taking more time to think about it. Do you wish…?”

She leaned back, taking in his rugged appearance. The past months had been an adjustment in learning to live with Chance and his family. The long Wyoming winter still stretched ahead, but the love that dwelled in her heart only grew stronger every day. “Not for a minute. This is my life now. You’re my life. Never doubt that.” To prove what she said, Casey drew his head down and kissed him. She played her lips over his, evoking his soft groan. He tasted cold, like the wind, but his lips warmed as she deepened the kiss. His embrace could drive out every sensible thought from her head.