Bachelor in the Boondocks by River Ames - Book Tour + Giveaway
Bachelor in the Boondocks
by River Ames
Genre:
Clean Contemporary Romance
Clean Contemporary Romance
Jared Sherman has been coerced into spending six months of his life in the
small Missouri town of Green River. His uncle wants to merge their
businesses, but before the older man will talk business, he’s made
it a pre-condition of the agreement that his nephew move to Green River.
small Missouri town of Green River. His uncle wants to merge their
businesses, but before the older man will talk business, he’s made
it a pre-condition of the agreement that his nephew move to Green River.
Jared, a big city sophisticate, is having trouble wrapping his mind around
country living. He feels as if he’s traded in his life in the fast
line for a sojourn straight out of a rerun of the “Andy Griffith” show.
country living. He feels as if he’s traded in his life in the fast
line for a sojourn straight out of a rerun of the “Andy Griffith” show.
Except, Jared doesn’t remember an episode that had Sheriff Andy standing in
the buff with only a flimsy pair of frilly curtains preserving what’s
left of his dignity while being surrounded by the broken glass of his
bedroom window.
the buff with only a flimsy pair of frilly curtains preserving what’s
left of his dignity while being surrounded by the broken glass of his
bedroom window.
Cue Amelia Greene.
“Call 911, and I’ll break your arm.”
She can understand him not wanting anyone else to see him in this bizarre
situation, but his tone is unacceptable.
situation, but his tone is unacceptable.
Being the good neighbor that she is, and because it was her younger brother
whose baseball smashed through Jared’s window, Amelia helps Jared
free himself from the shards of glass essentially holding him hostage.
whose baseball smashed through Jared’s window, Amelia helps Jared
free himself from the shards of glass essentially holding him hostage.
Jared Sherman is a man who’s counting the hours until he can escape the
confines of country living. Another countdown is underway, however.
confines of country living. Another countdown is underway, however.
He’s counting down the next time he can steal another sweet kiss from a
woman who’s so devious he can’t figure out how she manages to be
so darned seductive. Maybe by wearing her flaming hair in a bun,
going about in long-sleeve blouses, and forgoing expensive perfumes,
she’s discovered a sure-fired way to entice even the most
dyed-in-the-wool bachelor.
woman who’s so devious he can’t figure out how she manages to be
so darned seductive. Maybe by wearing her flaming hair in a bun,
going about in long-sleeve blouses, and forgoing expensive perfumes,
she’s discovered a sure-fired way to entice even the most
dyed-in-the-wool bachelor.
Who would have ever thought the natural look could inflame a man’s desires?
Good grief, she was literally the girl next door.
But, he was a man who had no intention of living in the boondocks, minus
the docks.
the docks.
“Mighty fine
parade, wasn’t it, Amelia?” Otis inquired pleasantly.
In
her present frame of mind, small talk was impossible. “You and Jared Sherman
seem to be getting along surprisingly well, considering how mad he was last
night.”
Otis
scratched his long jaw. “He’s a reasonable man. Cleet and I went over to his
place after we left yours and talked things over.”’
“You did?”
Otis
nodded so vigorously, his chubby cheeks shook. “We explained about how the ‘Know-all’ was doing a series on aliens
impersonating—”
“I’ll tell,” Cleet interrupted. “They published a checklist to
investigate strangers. We went through the list last night with Jared, and he
saw how suspicious things looked.”
“And Jared
accepted your apology?” she asked, unable to believe that the Boudine’s paltry
explanation had improved his feelings toward them.
“Accepted it
fair and square,” Otis answered. “Said he’d decided to look on the bright
side.”
“The bright
side?”
“Yeah, said
he was grateful that all we’d wanted from his was his fingerprints.”
She
looked at them, clearly mystified. “And that was the bright side?”
“Yep, pointed
out how relieved we didn’t need any of his bodily fluids to declare him human.”
“I see.”
Amelia stifled the sudden urge to giggle. “But, now you’re fully convinced that
he’s not an invader from outer space, right?”
“Finding no
tiny, blood-sucking nodules, cinched it for us.”
“He’s human,
all right,” Cleet agreed.
“Of course, I
always thought Jared was okay,” Otis added. “I mean, the way he took to Weston,
and Weston took to him, was something that, even if he was an alien, couldn’t
have been all bad.”
The
giggle was becoming more difficult to contain.
“Besides,” Otis
continued, “It was mostly Cleet who thought he was one of those brain-eating,
outer space monsters.”
“Now just a
cotton-pickin’ minute,” Cleet protested. “You
were the one who showed me the article in the ‘Know All.’”
“Nope, it was
you who showed me, remember?”
“How am I
supposed to remember something that never happened?”
“Well, it’s
over and done with now.”
Cleet
prodded Otis’s chest with an extended forefinger. “The part about Jared Sherman
being an alien is over, but I can’t let you get away with rewriting history…”
Sensing
another prolonged disagreement, Amelia drifted from the arguing men and lost
herself in the mob of people watching the game. As the innings progressed, she
noticed that the people around her approved of Jared’s calls. He umpired like
he lived—decisively, making split- second decisions and standing behind them
after the dust settled.
River Ames spent the first eighteen years of her life in Southern
California. Here is a partial list of some of the cities in which she
lived: Pasadena, South Pasadena, Duarte, El Monte, Arcadia La Puente,
Lomita, West Covina, Pacifica, Santa Monica, Palmdale, and Hacienda
Heights. In some of those cities, she lived at six different
addresses. In the city of La Puente, River's family lived in four
different houses on the same street. The non-glamorous reason for all
the moves was habitual eviction necessitated for non-payment of rent.
It was an interesting way to grow up.
California. Here is a partial list of some of the cities in which she
lived: Pasadena, South Pasadena, Duarte, El Monte, Arcadia La Puente,
Lomita, West Covina, Pacifica, Santa Monica, Palmdale, and Hacienda
Heights. In some of those cities, she lived at six different
addresses. In the city of La Puente, River's family lived in four
different houses on the same street. The non-glamorous reason for all
the moves was habitual eviction necessitated for non-payment of rent.
It was an interesting way to grow up.
River attended twenty-six different elementary schools, two different
junior high schools and four different high schools. In one
elementary school, she was a student for only three days.
junior high schools and four different high schools. In one
elementary school, she was a student for only three days.
Perhaps, because she was so frequently identified as the "new girl,"
the pattern of River being an observer instead of a participant in
the interactions going on around her seemed a logical fit for her personality.
the pattern of River being an observer instead of a participant in
the interactions going on around her seemed a logical fit for her personality.
When she was thirteen, River read "Gone with the Wind." She
skipped three days of school in order to finish the book in one
sitting. Disappointed in Rhett for "not giving a damn,"
River wrote her own sequel--in long hand, on three-hole punch,
notebook paper. The opening line? "Tomorrow dawned bright and
fair." In less than fifty pages, Scarlett had been transformed
into Jane Eyre and Rhett had fallen in love with her all over again.
skipped three days of school in order to finish the book in one
sitting. Disappointed in Rhett for "not giving a damn,"
River wrote her own sequel--in long hand, on three-hole punch,
notebook paper. The opening line? "Tomorrow dawned bright and
fair." In less than fifty pages, Scarlett had been transformed
into Jane Eyre and Rhett had fallen in love with her all over again.
After Southern California, River has spent the next part of her life living
in the semi-rural town of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is a graduate of
Idaho State University, majoring in Health Education Sciences and
Addiction Counseling. She's worked the past ten years at a Behavioral
Health Center where she assisted children, teenagers, and adults
committed in a 24/7 secured facility because of mental health
challenges they are experiencing.
in the semi-rural town of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is a graduate of
Idaho State University, majoring in Health Education Sciences and
Addiction Counseling. She's worked the past ten years at a Behavioral
Health Center where she assisted children, teenagers, and adults
committed in a 24/7 secured facility because of mental health
challenges they are experiencing.
River's books celebrate the good-natured humor that lays at the heart of most
of our human predicaments. The conflicts are significant, yet it is
her characters and their quirky (yet somehow universally relatable)
thoughts, words, and choices that reflect a light-hearted peek into a
world we wish was real. The amazing thing is that these worlds are
real to readers for the time they visit there.
of our human predicaments. The conflicts are significant, yet it is
her characters and their quirky (yet somehow universally relatable)
thoughts, words, and choices that reflect a light-hearted peek into a
world we wish was real. The amazing thing is that these worlds are
real to readers for the time they visit there.
Readers have said: "In a River Ames book, one minute I'm laughing out
loud, and the next I have a lump in my throat."
loud, and the next I have a lump in my throat."
River is currently readying a historical novel, "Gideon's Justice."
This three-part novel is Book I in a three volume western series set
in the Colorado Territory.
This three-part novel is Book I in a three volume western series set
in the Colorado Territory.
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