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Wyoming Rugged
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Wyoming Rugged
A Western Romance
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New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Diana Palmer is back in Wyoming with a tale of love born in Big Sky Country...
Billionaire oilman Blair Coleman has always taken care of his business. After having been used and cast aside by a woman he thought he loved, his personal life is far from his first priority. He knows only one has ever truly cared for him—but the irresistible blonde beauty is the daughter of his best friend.
Niki Ashton has seen her father's friend wounded and she's seen him fight. Blair is the strongest—and most stubborn—man she's ever known. That very heart and passion makes him the man of her dreams, but whenever they've been in danger of getting close, Blair has always pushed her away.
It takes a possible tragedy to strip away all of Blair's misgivings. Now it's all or nothing: marriage, baby, family, forever. But will the choice be too much for Niki...or too late?
Don't miss the latest in New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's Wyoming Men series, Wyoming Homecoming!
Wyoming Men:
  • Book 1: Wyoming Tough
  • Book 2: Wyoming Fierce
  • Book 3: Wyoming Bold
  • Book 4: Wyoming Strong
  • Book 5: Wyoming Rugged
  • Book 6: Wyoming Brave
  • Book 7: Wyoming Winter
  • Book 8: Wyoming Legend
  • Book 9: Wyoming Heart
  • Book 10: Wyoming True
  • Book 11: Wyoming Homecoming

  • New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Diana Palmer is back in Wyoming with a tale of love born in Big Sky Country...
    Billionaire oilman Blair Coleman has always taken care of his business. After having been used and cast aside by a woman he thought he loved, his personal life is far from his first priority. He knows only one has ever truly cared for him—but the irresistible blonde beauty is the daughter of his best friend.
    Niki Ashton has seen her father's friend wounded and she's seen him fight. Blair is the strongest—and most stubborn—man she's ever known. That very heart and passion makes him the man of her dreams, but whenever they've been in danger of getting close, Blair has always pushed her away.
    It takes a possible tragedy to strip away all of Blair's misgivings. Now it's all or nothing: marriage, baby, family, forever. But will the choice be too much for Niki...or too late?
    Don't miss the latest in New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's Wyoming Men series, Wyoming Homecoming!
    Wyoming Men:
  • Book 1: Wyoming Tough
  • Book 2: Wyoming Fierce
  • Book 3: Wyoming Bold
  • Book 4: Wyoming Strong
  • Book 5: Wyoming Rugged
  • Book 6: Wyoming Brave
  • Book 7: Wyoming Winter
  • Book 8: Wyoming Legend
  • Book 9: Wyoming Heart
  • Book 10: Wyoming True
  • Book 11: Wyoming Homecoming

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    • From the book Nicolette Ashton's father was always trying to get her to go out on dates. She loved rocks. Men, not so much. She was an introvert, shy and quiet with people she didn't know. She had a lovely face, a complexion like peaches and cream with long, soft, platinum-blond hair and eyes the color of a foggy September morning. Her figure was equally pretty. But she refused dates right and left. There was a man in her life. He just didn't know it. He thought she was too young. Sadly, that didn't keep her from longing for him.

      Because of that, she kept to herself. She'd avoided dating all through college by going out with her girlfriends. But her friends said she needed involvement. They insisted that she needed to get out in the world and date somebody. They meant well. Perhaps she did need to get out more. It wasn't as if the object of her affections was ever going to reciprocate them.

      So as the end of the semester neared, they set her up with this man. She didn't know him. He wasn't from Catelow, Wyoming, where she lived on her father's cattle ranch. Her date was from Billings, Montana, where she went to college. At the moment, she wished she'd never agreed to the blind date.

      He was inconsiderate and frankly rude, especially when she insisted on being brought home to the family ranch, instead of going to her date's apartment. The ranch wasn't so far away, just about a twenty-minute drive. But Niki knew what was likely to happen if she agreed to go home with the man. However out of fashion it might be among her fellow college students in Billings, she didn't go with the crowd. Harvey, her date, refused to believe that any girl would refuse his advances. After all, he was a football star at the college both he and Niki attended, and he was very good-looking. He was used to women falling all over him. But Niki wouldn't.

      "You have to be out of your mind," the young man, Harvey, muttered as he pulled into her driveway and raced up to the front steps of the grand Victorian mansion. "There aren't any women left in the country who don't sleep around these days, for God's sake!"

      "There are some. I'm one," she said. "I agreed to go to dinner with you, Harvey. Only to dinner."

      He made an angry sound in his throat. He pulled up at her door. He studied her in the light from the front porch.

      "Your old man home?" he asked.

      "Not yet," she said without thinking. "He had a business meeting. But a friend of his is coming to stay with us for a few days. He should be here any minute." It was a calculated lie. There was a friend, named Blair Coleman, who owned a multinational oil corporation. Niki had seen him infrequently when he came home with her father. In fact, she'd had a flaming crush on him since she was seventeen, but he treated her like a child. So Blair Coleman was coming to stay. She just wasn't sure when. "I have to go in," she added.

      "I'll walk you to the door," he said. He even went around the car to open her door for her. There was a calculating look on his face, but Niki was too relieved to notice it. She'd unlock the door, go inside and she'd be free.

      "Thanks," she said.

      "No problem," he said, with an odd, smug little smile.

      She put her key into the lock, noticing with a frown that it wasn't needed. The door was unlocked. Maybe her father was home after all.

      She turned to tell Harvey good-night and found herself pushed inside the house. He closed the door behind them.

      "Now," he said menacingly, "you frigid little tease! Girls who date me always give out. Always!"

      He grabbed her and...
    About the Author-
    • The prolific author of more than one hundred books, Diana Palmer got her start as a newspaper reporter. A New York Times bestselling author and voted one of the top ten romance writers in America, she has a gift for telling the most sensual tales with charm and humor. Diana lives with her family in Cornelia, Georgia.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 26, 2015
      Rugged doesn’t quite describe the (of course) billionaire magnate who fights his desperate longing for his business partner’s daughter in this contemporary western. Milksop might be a better description for oilman Blair Coleman, who doesn’t express a clever thought, ever, when he belatedly starts to woo young Niki Ashton. Niki, who’s about to graduate from college, is the most naive, sheltered young woman in the history of the world. She’s terrified of men after one scary encounter (from which Blair saved her) and has no real desire to venture far from her father’s ranch, though she does take an administrative position with a local mining firm. Here, Niki seems unduly influenced by a male colleague who urges her to ignore her doctor’s advice for her severe asthma; she blithely goes on a hike from which she needs air rescue and resuscitation. The prolific Palmer may want to slow down and refocus her attention on writing relatable characters, rather than setting any old story down on paper.

    • Publishers Weekly "Palmer...is the queen of desperado quests for justice and true love."
    • Booklist on Lawman "The popular Palmer has penned another winning novel, a perfect blend of romance and suspense."
    • Affaire de Coeur "Diana Palmer is a mesmerizing storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be."
    • The Romance Reader on Before Sunrise "Diana Palmer is one of those authors whose books are always enjoyable. She throws in romance, suspense and a good storyline."
    • Romance Reviews Today on Protector "...lots of passion, thrills, and plenty of suspense... Protector is a top notch read!"
    • Publishers Weekly on Once in Paris "The dialogue is charming, the characters likable and the sex sizzling..."
    • RT Book Reviews on Wyoming Tough "A delightful romance with interesting new characters and many familiar faces. It's nice to have a hero who is not picture perfect in looks or instincts, and a heroine who accepts her privileged life yet is willing to work for the future she wants."
    • Publishers Weekly on Heartless "Palmer, a romance veteran, knows how to concoct a savory chicken-fried love plot..."
    • RT Book Reviews on Protector "Palmer's latest entry in her Long, Tall Texans series is an intriguing story that blurs the line between good and evil...the romance between the main characters builds nicely with some gentle humor, and the moral dilemmas they face are believable and engrossing."
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