Book excerpt: Can a gentle beauty tame this beastly cowboy? Allegra’s life has fallen apart too many times to count. But with a new home and a herd of raucous goats, the sweetly shy woman is determined to be happy with what she has. There’s no use wishing for more. Especially not from the dark, dangerous cowboy who keeps crossing her path. A woman like her could never learn to love villain like him. Someone has to be the bad guy, and in the Westfall family, it’s Thorne. He’ll never be the golden boy, and a scoundrel doesn’t get the girl. Falling head over heels at first sight for Allegra can’t happen. But when Allegra’s life implodes spectacularly, Thorne’s the only one there to protect her… and her goats. Stuck together on an isolated ranch, she burrows beneath his icy outer layers to the passionate man beneath the surface. A beauty may be able to love a beast, but can Allegra open her heart to a man like Thorne and can Thorne keep her heart safe? For the love of a good woman, this bad man is ready to try. cowboy steamy opposites attract ranch romance western romance books novels women beauty beast