Pure Country
(Central Texas Book Two)
Author: Kelly Fox
Publication Date: December 11, 2024
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I’d sooner cage a wild bird than try to pin that cowboy down. But God, I want to make him mine.
Our sizzling banter and filthy texts are the stuff of legends, but Rowdy is the king of one-night stands, and one night with him will never be enough.
I crave a future with him, which is exactly why I’ve kept him at arm’s length.
One drunken kiss, however, has me questioning everything I thought I knew about Rowdy Lockwood. Is he the lovable himbo everyone thinks he is, or is there more to him than meets the eye?
Whatever the truth is, I’ve decided that my sassy cowboy is a mystery worth solving.
Pure Country is an age gap, friends-to-lovers romance that features a secretive cowboy with a filthy imagination, a sweet city lawyer with a nose for deflection, and a pushy friend with a flare for the dramatic.
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For the better part of the last two years Kessler and I had sustained a sort of ante-upping, back-and-forth flirtation that was entirely unserious. I blew out a guilty breath as I scrolled up to re-read our previous conversations, a steady thread of crass jokes and inappropriate innuendo.
***
Kess: Warwick invited me to a s*x party at his bunkhouse.
Kess: What exactly does one wear to a s*x party?
Me: Babes, do you not understand the purpose of a s*x party?
Me: Hint: It’s to get naked as quickly as possible.
Kess: So… T-shirt and sweats?
Me: Exactly. And don’t bother with underwear.
Kess: Any tips for a noob?
Me: Take the amount of lube and condoms you planned on bringing and double it.
Kess: Every friend group has their lovable sl*t, and I’m so glad that you’re ours.
Me: You’re welcome.
***
Me: If you’re going to have people work on your house at o’dark thirty, at least make sure that they’re hot.
Kess: Stop trolling for ass on my construction site.
Me: Sweet love, I don’t troll.
Me: I walk outside in my 3-inch inseams and God does the rest.
Kess: Wait. Where are my 3-inch inseams?
Me: In your dreams, Mr. Fancy Lawyer Man. In. Your. Dreams.
Kess: Rude.
***
Kess: I’m glad we’ll be neighbors soon.
Me: I’m not leaving my blinds open, you perv.
Kess: What if I ask nicely?
Me: <middle finger emoji>
***
Lies, gossip, and more lies.
The real bitch of it was that I’d allowed our witty banter to fester into a sad little crush, which had now tragically snowballed into—gulp—love, possibly?
Pathetic.
About Kelly Fox
I write contemporary gay romance, which is to say that I curse way too much, drink exactly the right amount of red wine, and sleep far too little. I’m also lucky enough to live in Central Texas with my wife and two dogs, where the astonishing diversity of humans and landscapes and tattoo shops serve as my muse.
Want to know what projects I have coming up? Check out my Facebook reader group The Fox Den for giveaways, first-look cover reveals, and more, and follow me on Amazon to be notified of new releases by email.
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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