Giddup Cowboy!

I love cowboys!  From the spur wearing, guns blazing cowboys of the old west to the wrangler wearing, truck driving cowboys of present day.  I love them all!  So when I come across new releases with cowboy heroes, I have to share. :)

The Last Renegade

SHE HIRED HIM TO PROTECT HER TOWN

As the owner of the Pennyroyal Saloon and Hotel, Lorraine Berry is privy to almost everything that goes on in Bitter Springs, Wyoming—including the bloodshed plaguing its citizens. With all of the good men dying at the hands of a local rancher and his three sons, Raine hires a shootist to be the town's protector. But her handsome new employee is more than a hired hand; he's a man that keeps his guns close and his secrets closer.

BUT NOTHING COULD PROTECT HER HEART

After a chance encounter on a train, Kellen Coltrane travels to the Pennyroyal to carry out a dying man's last wish. But once he meets the hotel's fiery-haired proprietor, Coltrane finds himself assuming the role of the shootist's accomplice and agrees to protect Bitter Springs. And as he learns more about Raine's own
tragedy, Coltrane can't deny his growing desire for the courageous widow, or the urge to protect her from the threat that draws near.

Jo Goodman is a long time favorite author of mine.  She has written some wonderful historical romance with cowboy and non-cowboy heroes alike.  Her heroines are an eclectic group of women whose strengths are not always as obvious as the heroes.  The Last Renegade is set for release on September 4. 2012. 

Wild Texas Rose

Twenty-five-year-old Rose McMurray may be beautiful, smart, and capable of running her family's ranch at Whispering Mountain, but she's backed away from marriage three times without giving anyone reasons. Everyone thinks she is a coward, afraid of any adventure, including falling in love. She's never done a single wild or reckless thing in her life...until now. 

Duncan McMurray, like Rose, was adopted into the family. As a Texas Ranger, he swears he'll never settle down and marry. He's been Rose's guardian angel since they were kids but for the first time in their lives he's the one who has caused her to be in danger. Somehow, he has to protect her from an outlaw gang determined to kill her without letting Rose know of the danger she's in. He's convinced that her heart can't take the stress if she knows...the only question is can his heart take the nearness of her.
When opposites collide the adventure begins...

Author Jodi Thomas is another long time favorite of mine.  Sadly, I've fallen behind on her Whispering Mountain series.  I must catch up!  Wild Texas Rose, book six in the series, is set for release on August 7, 2012.

Beauty and the Bounty Hunter

Cathleen Chase is no killer—but as Cat O’Banyon, she is a ruthless bounty hunter who always gets her man. Catching one lowlife after another, she continues her search for the only man she really cares to locate: the one whose voice she will never forget; the man who murdered her husband. She'll stop at nothing to find him.

Con artist Alexi Romanov taught Cat every trick she knows. He is a master of deceit, of disguise and of desire. He’s difficult to trust, and even more difficult to resist, but he has news she can’t ignore. The man she’s after has placed a bounty on her head. To get him before he gets her, she’ll have to team up with Alexi again. And just like before, the two of them together are nothing but trouble.

The name Lori Austin may not sound familiar but you might know this author under the name of Lori Handeland, author of the popular paranormal Nightcreatures series.  Handeland also wrote a number of Harlequin romances as well as her contributions to the Rock Creek Six series with author Linda Devlin aka Linda Winstead Jones.  I know I'm looking forward to reading about a female bounty hunter!  Beauty and the Bounty Hunter goes on sale October 2.

Undeniable  

THE DALTON BOYS ARE COMING, ONE BY ONE…

There was a time when Crow Hill, Texas’s notorious Dalton Gang ran wild. Now, as owners of the Dalton Ranch, their partnership in the rundown operation leaves little time for raising hell—except for the right women who can turn on the heat…

It’s been sixteen years since Dax Campbell set foot in Crow Hill—and sixteen years since Arwen Poole had a crush on him in high school. Unfortunately, setting her sights on this irresistible man again has stirred up a lot of unfulfilled desires in Arwen. A few nights in bed with Dax should get him out of her system once and for all. That’s all she wants. And for now, that’s all she needs.

But Dax is looking for something deeper in a woman. So they agree to an unconventional affair: for every no-strings sexual encounter Arwen craves, Dax gets to take her out for a night of romance. While both manage to hold up their end of the bargain, they’re growing closer than either of them can afford. Because Dax has a family secret that could drive him out of Crow Hill for good, and Arwen’s not letting him go without a fight…

 
Alison Kent writes hot and steamy romances and when you add in a sexy cowboy, I'm there!  Undeniable is the first in a new series being published under the Berkley Heat line so you can expect it to be smoking hot! Undeniable will be on sale October 2,

These are just a few of the upcoming full-length western releases.  Which ones are you looking forward to?