Texas Tangle
Contemporary Erotic Romance
ISBN: 978-14268-9037-6
Carina Press
June 28, 2010
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Thanks to her cheating ex-husband and her thieving brother, all horse breeder Nikki Kimball has left is a bruised heart, an over-drawn bank account and an empty home. When sex-on-legs Dillon Barnett and his brooding foster-brother Brett Anderson start showing more than just neighborly attention, Nikki is intrigued…and a little gun-shy.
Dillon and Brett have a history; back in high school, the two friends fought a bitter battle over Nikki. Now, ten years later, Brett still longs to be the man in Nikki’s life, but he’s determined to stand back and let Dillon win Nikki’s heart.
Society says Nikki must choose between the two men she loves. Is Nikki strong enough to break all the rules in order to find happiness?
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I don’t think I can express how much I enjoyed this book. I had no desire to put it down once I started it and when I was finished I was ready for more...Sexual, sensual, loving, caring, unique are just a few of the adjectives I could use to describe this book. The sex is hot yet caring. It’s adventurous but loving. Shocking truths are shared and others are discovered. This is just a fantastic romance that stretches the boundaries. "Reviewer's Top Pick" ~ Terri, Night Owl Romance
Love it, Couldn't put it down: Leah Braemel has created three vulnerable and loving characters that are wickedly addictive and an emotionally stimulating love story that flows off the pages in a way that will entice any reader. Spectacularly hot ménage love story that will have you turning up the air conditioning from the get go! ~5 out of 5 flowers from Book Junkie
This book is smoking Hot! I couldn’t decide if I needed a shower or turn up the fan. I love it so much. I now have a new favorite erotic author...I loved the tension that the author builds between all three characters and how thy handled everything. I also loved how the author takes you into there lives in such a short time you really get to know each of them...~Laurie, Bitten by Paranormal Romance
...hot and steamy story...Leah Braemel didn't shy away from all the emotional entanglements that can occur within a menage...well-written, emotional and extremely erotic story. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up! 4.5 Blue Ribbons ~ Cheryl, Romance Junkies
Talk about family drama… Ms. Braemel brings out the big guns on family angst and drama. It runs these characters like a hurricane where no one doesn’t feel the wrath of this storm called family...Though there is lots of angst and drama… There is plenty of sexy romance going on with this Texas trio’s twosome and threesome...I so wished Ms. Leah hadn’t end it there…because I really wanted to read more and more. I give Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel a rating of 4 Stars. ~ Veronica, Strictly Reviews
TEXAS TANGLE by Leah Braemel is labeled a menage but it is so much more. It is about three people who are destined to be together no matter what they think is socially acceptable. Nikki, Brett and Dillon each must work through their self doubts to make their relationship work....I cannot recommend TEXAS TANGLE enough it is definitely in my keeper pile and going to be re-read more then once. ~Barb of Bad Barb's Reviews
Scorchin' sizzlin' sexy time, nicely paced, good character interaction, I love the flow the author has between them all, these are characters you want to care about, you feel for them when they hurt, you want to defend Nikki against her terrible family, and yes girls you want to jump their bones nom nom hug the beejeeuz out of Dillon and Brett...This is a delicious sexy summer read for anyone who enjoys a good erotic menage story...I give Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel 4 Sparkles out of 5! - A Nom-tastic read! ~ Ramblings of a Book Bitch
Texas Tangle is an erotic ménage that worked for me....I believed in this trio...Leah Braemel gives us plenty of hot scenes and I really enjoyed them....I will definitely be checking out more from Leah Braemel. 4 out of 5 ~Mandi, Smexy Books
Copyright by Leah Braemel 2010
Chapter One
“No, no, no!” With steam billowing from the hood of her truck, Nikki maneuvered blindly easing the vehicle to the side of the road, making sure the horse trailer she was towing wasn’t blocking traffic. “You can’t die here. We’re so close to home.”
With a sigh, she killed the engine, climbed from the cab and kicked the front tire. “You couldn’t have held on for another three miles, could you? No-o-o, you had to blow out the rad here, you piece of shit.”
She waited in the inky black night for ten minutes before a vehicle crested the hill, its high beams blinding her until the driver dimmed the lights. She moved to the side as the Jeep zipped past, not even slowing to see if she needed help. A half-dozen cars zoomed by over the next half hour without a single one slowing. She was starting to consider unloading her newest horse and riding him home when a familiar white pick-up slowed then parked in front of her truck.
First a long, booted leg, then the rest of the driver’s body unfolded as he clambered down. Dillon Barnett jammed a dusty black cowboy hat on his head before he ambled over. “Hey, Nik. Need some help?”
“Yeah, my truck's overheated.” Trying to ignore the shivery feeling that had her nipples hardening every time she set eyes on her neighbor, Nikki reached for the hood release.
Dillon caught her wrist and stopped her. “Whoa, don't touch that yet. Let it cool down a while longer, or I’ll be hauling you off to the burn unit.”
Before she could stop herself, she leaned in and filled her lungs with his scent, detecting only a hint of the aftershave he’d used that morning behind a heaping of good honest sweat. Mostly he smelled of machine oil, sawdust and…mesquite? She scrunched up her nose and took another sniff. “You been at a barbecue?”
Dillon chuckled, a dark delicious sound that reminded her of humid summer evenings eating barbecued ribs and drinking cool beer. Of star-filled nights that promised long sessions of hot, sweaty sex.
Where had that come from? Maybe because she hadn’t been with a guy and had hot, sweaty sex in a couple of years?
“We’ve been cuttin’ down some mesquites out back of the old Pritchert place. New owners are plannin’ on putting in a pool and hired me to do the landscaping around it. I figured I might as well get started in there with my machinery.”
When he released her, she took a step back, stopping her sigh before it could escape. Stop with the fantasies, Nik. If Dillon was interested in you, he’d have made some move after Wade moved out. Oh, he was always over checking on her, helping her fix the fences the horses or weather knocked down, but not once had he given her any indication he was interested in her.
No, Dillon just did those things because he’d been raised to be a good neighbor, willing to help the struggling divorcee with the measly forty acres of scrub behind his spread of two hundred and fifty. Still, a girl could fantasize. Oh. My. The fantasies she’d been having about him lately.
But had she imagined the way he’d held her after pulling her against him? Or the way his hand stroked the small of her back? That couldn’t have been accidental. Could it?
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