Cowboy Watch – Book Tour and Giveaway

 

Someone—or something—wants Kellen out of town . . .

 

Kellen Brand’s inheritance comes as a monumental shock—

a rundown farm she doesn’t want and one paroled Watcher all her own.

 

Cowboy Watch

The Watchers Book 1

by Petie McCarty

Genre: Paranormal Small-Town Romantic Suspense

 

 

The Watchers Series—

Fallen angels cast out of heaven by the archangel Michael for coercing with Satan to gain control. Some of these turncoats—duped late in the game by Satan’s lies—doubled back to seek redemption for their unwitting betrayal.  Offered parole in exchange for penance, these Watchers are given the toughest bodyguard missions with little leeway for success.
One last chance.
These are their stories . . .
 
  
Someone—or something—wants Kellen out of town . . .
 
 Kellen Brand’s inheritance comes as a monumental shock—a rundown farm she doesn’t want and one paroled Watcher all her own. Kellen’s eccentric mother believed Watchers to be fallen angels seeking penance by guarding individuals who had lost their way. Seriously? A Watcher?
Only her mother  . . . 
 
Since Kellen vows no sane woman would choose to live in Riverside, she’s on a mission to dump the old farm fast and to the first buyer who comes along. Unfortunately for her, the only buyer is a resort developer, spurned by a townful of objectors and one handsome cowboy—her neighbor, Luke Thornton. Luke must block Kellen’s farm sale or risk exposure of his own family’s secrets. He can ill afford his immediate and compelling attraction to his new neighbor.
 
Someone is watching Kellen, but not who she thinks. Someone deadly and intent on scaring her out of town. Or worse. Luke has a hellish choice to make—step in and rescue Kellen from her threats, or to protect his family, stand by and watch . . .

 

 

**On Sale for Only $1.99 for a limited time!**

Amazon * Bookbub * Goodreads

 

 

Slowing near the treeline to get her bearings, Kellen focused on a spot where the bank jutted out over the water. Climbing out of the car, she scanned the shoreline. To her right, the slope flattened out and provided easy access to the water. The Tanawoc River maintained a good current, sending soggy leaves and debris speeding past in its flow. Grassy hills rolled back from the opposite riverbank, and she wondered if the Clandestine Mining Company still owned all that property.

A familiar aroma wafted up from the river, a combination of humus, plant material, microscopic plankton, and a touch of fish. Unable to stop the smile slowly stretching across her face, she untied her sneakers, rolled up her jeans, and slipped into the icy water. She immediately gasped and felt her smile deepen to a grin. Remaining in the soothing current for a long time, she absorbed her surroundings as trout darted in and around the submerged rocks to grab their plankton lunch.

A horse suddenly whickered behind her, followed by the telltale creak of a saddle. Too close for comfort. The back of her neck prickled. Ankle deep in the water, she couldn’t make a decent sprint for the car, and Kellen regretted her impulse to visit this deserted stretch of riverbank.

Easing around, she spied the towering silhouette of a powerfully built man astride a huge black stallion no more than ten yards away. The rider’s face lay shadowed beneath a wide-brimmed Stetson. The cowboy made an impressive and, at this moment, intimidating sight—a throwback from the frontier days of the Wild West.

The horse whickered again and sidestepped away from the edge of the embankment, forcing the cowboy to twist around to keep her in sight. She could feel his dark eyes scanning every inch of her. The intensity in his gaze raised goose bumps on her arms, and a tiny shiver edged up her spine. Trapped here along the edge of the river, she felt vulnerable yet strangely unafraid. Would he come any closer?

A horn blared up on the highway, and she jumped with a yelp. The big horse reared at the sound of her cry, and Kellen caught a brief glimpse of the cowboy’s dark eyes, eyes that could stare right through to a girl’s soul. She scrunched her own eyes shut and forced herself to breathe. When she opened them, the rider was gone.

Had she imagined him? Another mild shiver rifled up her spine. No, the fearsome rider was definitely real.

Scrambling up the embankment, she scanned the twisting riverside lane in both directions, but the cowboy had vanished. A wave of inexplicable disappointment caught her unawares, but she shook it off. She had no business sharing this deserted stretch of riverbank with a complete stranger. Better if she climbed back in her car and drove through Riverside. Eight blocks wouldn’t take long to see.

 

 

 

Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World—”The  Most Magical Place on Earth”—where she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her “day” job to write her stories full-time. 

 

These days Petie spends her time writing new Cinderella series tales, her new The Watchers series, sequels to her regency time-travel series, Lords in Time, and more contemporary romance standalones to go along with her two previous releases—Any Fin For Love and Ambush in the Everglades.

 

Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy who will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming Book 2 of The Watchers series, Christmas Watch

 

Website * Facebook * X * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

 

 

50 Comments

  1. Lisa Brown

    I love a good paranormal read; I hope to get a chance to read it.

    • Petie McCarty

      I hope you do too! Thanks for checking my tour out!

  2. Diana Hardt

    It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

    • Petie McCarty

      Thanks, Diana, for stopping by!

    • Petie McCarty

      I have a kickass designer, Trident Graphics, who does awesome covers! Check out my Cinderella covers sometime.

    • Petie McCarty

      Thanks for checking it out!

    • Petie McCarty

      Love my cover designer, Trident Graphics! He ROCKS!

  3. Michele Soyer

    This looks like such good book - on my TBR for the late spring...

  4. Barbara Montag

    What a great cowboy romance story!
    Thank you for the excerpt.

    • Petie McCarty

      Awww thanks! So glad you enjoyed it!

  5. Melissa Cushing

    I am loving the so8und of this book so much and I have got to get a copy as I want to read it! It will be perfect for laying in the hammock and getting lost in a good book!

  6. Marcy Meyer

    I enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds like a really good story. I love a good romantic suspense.

    • Petie McCarty

      So glad you liked the excerpt. Suspense with a paranormal hue...

  7. heather

    I would love to read this one this spring season it sounds super interesting and I love the cover too.

    • Petie McCarty

      Thank you so much! I hope you give the story a try.

  8. heather

    ***Note - I think I made an error on the rafflecopter form I follow on twitter as @myway070

  9. Piroska

    The book sounds very intriguing. I love the eerie cover.

    • Petie McCarty

      Me Too! All the story covers in The Watchers series will view a piece of the story through a keyhole . . .

  10. Susan Smith

    This sounds like a great Paranormal Small-Town Romantic Suspense book. I like the cover and excerpt.

    • Petie McCarty

      Yay, good for you! You got all my categories in one superb adjective! Awesome!

  11. Wendy Jensen

    This sounds like a great suspense read.

    • Petie McCarty

      Thanks, I love suspense in my love stories!

  12. David Basile

    Sounds like a good suspense read.

  13. Sherry

    I really like the excerpt and the cover.

  14. Heather Swanson

    Looks very exciting Do you write in a daily journal?

  15. David Hollingsworth

    Sounds like a dynamite read.

  16. Jeanna Massman

    I like this combination of genres! The cover caught my eye!

  17. Cynthia C

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

  18. Carol G

    One watcher meant to help, one rather on the fence, and one wanting to destroy her--doesn't seem quite fair, but good for the story!

  19. Virginia Hafer

    Sounds like an interesting story.

  20. Debbi Wellenstein

    Fascinating! Thank you for the giveaway!

  21. Stephanie Liske

    I like the book details.

  22. beth shepherd

    This looks like a good one! Thank you

  23. Robin Abrams

    This book sounds like a great read

  24. Connie Hill

    Love the cover - sounds like a good read

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *