Riders - La série

Their love story sparked a brushfire that grew into the legacy of Lorelei James’s Rough Riders series. This standalone historical romance is a prequel to the McKay family saga. The West doesn’t get much wilder than Silas McKay. He’s earned his cowboy reputation not just as a rancher, but as a brawling card sharp who’s short on cash but long on charm. And just as soon as he claps eyes on the pretty new schoolteacher? Well, Dinah Thompson is about to discover what courtin’s like McKay-style—sweet, hot and passionate. Luckily, Dinah’s got the sass and sense to stand up to Silas’s shenanigans. She relocated to rural Wyoming to teach and become a self-reliant woman, not to spend her nights dreaming about that blue-eyed rogue and his ranchwork honed-body. But Silas McKay’s powerful appeal and tempting promises convince Dinah to recklessly go all in with him. When Silas’s long-standing rivalry with Zeke West puts Dinah, Silas and his twin brother Jonas in danger, each one is forced to make difficult decisions about taking a chance to build their legacy… and a love that transcends time.

Rêvant de vivre l’aventure avec un grand A, Channing met sa vie entre parenthèses et part dans l’Ouest américain, sur le circuit du rodéo. Son escapade prend un tour inattendu lorsqu’elle rencontre un séduisant cowboy auquel elle propose une aventure sans lendemain, le temps du circuit. Colby n’en revient pas qu’une si jolie jeune femme prenne les devants, et accepte à une condition : en plus de partager son lit , elle devra également partager celui de ses deux compagnons de route… Channing saisira-t-elle l’occasion d’assouvir ses fantasmes les plus inavouables avec ce trio de cowboys aussi attirants que mystérieux ?

Après la mort de son mari, Gemma Jansen s’occupe seule de son ranch dont viennent les plus belles bêtes de rodéo. Mais les affaires ne sont pas bonnes, et Gemma embauche un ancien champion de rodéo pour lui venir en aide. Cash accepte cette proposition à condition que leur relation ne soit pas strictement professionnelle. Le jour, c’est elle qui tient les rênes, la nuit, c’est lui. Gemma est attirée par cet homme plus jeune qu’elle dont les désirs sont indomptables... Le cowboy farouche a trouvé la femme de sa vie. Mais acceptera-t-elle de ne pas être la seule ? « Lorelei James raconte si bien les histoires de cowboy qu’elle vous donne envie d’en vivre une. Brûlant et plein d’émotions, vous n’oublierez pas ce roman de sitôt » Romance Junkies Description VO : Workin up a hot, sticky sweat is pure pleasure with a hard-ridin cowboy or two. Struggling stock contractor Gemma Jansen swallows her pride and tracks down circuit rider Cash Big Crow to offer him a job managing her ranch. Cash agrees on one condition: theirs won't be strictly a working relationship. She's the boss during the day, but once she's corralled in the bedroom, Cash calls the shots. Despite concerns about their age difference, Gemma consents. Cash suspects the sexy widow hides an untapped wild streak. He intends to loosen her tightly held reins of control even if he has to break out his horsewhip to do it. But Cash is in for a surprise. Gemma proves a rough and ready participant in any leather-n-lace game Cash dreams up. Between riding herd on his wayward daughter, Macie, and rowdy cowboy Carter McKay doggin Macie's every boot step, Cash struggles to hide his true feelings for Gemma except this time, Gemma's grabbed the bull by the horns and she's playing for keeps. Summer's going to be a hot one at the Bar 9.

AJ Foster aime Cord McKay depuis toujours. Pendant longtemps, il n'a vu en elle qu'une gamine, mais elle est désormais en âge de lui avouer son attirance. Pour se rapprocher de cet homme solitaire, elle lui demande des cours d'équitation - même si, à vrai dire, ce ne sont pas les chevaux qu'elle voudrait apprendre à monter... Depuis son divorce, Cord McKay vit seul avec son fils. Il a juré qu'il ne se laisserait plus séduire par une femme. Face au mélange d'audace et d'innocence de sa jeune élève, il baisse sa garde, mais il lui faudra plus qu'un coup de lasso pour prendre son coeur.

Skylar est une femme d’affaires. Elle n’a jamais eu l’intention de se mettre en couple avec un cowboy – et encore moins de tomber enceinte par accident. Kade propose de l’épouser, mais elle refuse : elle ne le croit pas fait pour les relations durables. Il va tout faire pour lui prouver le contraire.

Un triangle amoureux sous haute tension chez les cowboys. Voilà tout juste un an que Chassie a épousé Trevor, un cowboy incroyablement séduisant bien décidé à renoncer au rodéo. Ils forment un couple heureux. Hélas, leur bonheur est de courte durée. Quand l’ancien partenaire de rodéo de Trevor refait surface, leur mariage est menacé. Le cowboy croyait avoir tourné définitivement la page, mais les sentiments qu’il éprouve pour Edgard sont restés intacts. Pour autant, il tient à préserver son mariage. N’existe-t-il pas une façon de concilier l’amour qu’on vit et celui qu’on a toujours rêvé de vivre ?

La passion est la plus dangereuse des drogues... India a vaincu sa dépendance à l’alcool et passe presque tout son temps libre en compagnie de son meilleur ami, Colt McKay, un cow-boy fier et sobre depuis trois ans. Mais celui-ci commence à comprendre que maîtriser son addiction à la boisson n’est rien comparé à son désir grandissant pour sa meilleure amie au tempérament de braise... L’amitié qui leur a permis de surmonter leur passé va être mise à l’épreuve par une addiction toute nouvelle : celle qu’ils éprouvent l’un pour l’autre. « Chevauchée vibrante est l’histoire magnifique de deux individus qui surmontent leur dépendance aux drogues et à l’alcool, prouvant qu’il est possible de trouver l’amour tout en luttant contre une addiction... Ce livre mérite cinq étoiles pour le récit du voyage de Colt et Indy depuis les enfers de la dépendance jusqu’à l’amitié, l’amour, la confiance et finalement l’engagement. Une lecture incontournable ! » Just Erotic Romance Reviews « Même si ce livre traite de problèmes graves, il le fait avec un humour et une sensibilité qui viennent du cœur... On rit à certains moments, on sort les mouchoirs à d’autres. Mais par-dessus tout, il s’agit d’une histoire d’amour. India et Colt ne sont pas parfaits, mais ce sont des personnages merveilleux. » Terri, critique littéraire. Description VO : It's hard to trust the future when you've been branded by the past. As a walking advertisement for the tattoo shop she's set up in a small Wyoming town, India Ellison is well acquainted with preconceived notions. Despite the odd looks and off-color comments about her off-color hair, life is good. She's clean and sober, dotes on her sister's kids and, best of all, spends most of her free time with her best buddy, cowboy Colt McKay. Reformed bad boy Colt never expected three years of sobriety to lead to three years of abstinence. Curbing his craving for booze and random sexual encounters is nothing compared to the ever-increasing craving for his hot-tempered, hot-bodied best friend, India. Too bad she's his A.A. sponsor. Too bad she hasn't a clue that Colt's been head-over-bootheels in love with her from day one. After an unexpected, steamy interlude, all India can think about is riding the sexy cowboy instead of her motorcycle, even when Colt is determined to show her a slower ride is worth the wait. Or are they risking their friendship for a fling that could burn them both?

Tough. Taciturn. And a fool for letting her go... A Wild Ride story. Wyoming rancher Quinn McKay thought he'd only have to bide time until his levelheaded wife came to her senses and called a halt to this "trial separation." He never believed the marital rough patch would drag on for a coon's age. Libby McKay knew when she married the gruff, laid-back cowboy that he wasn't prone to blathering about his feelings. But three months have passed and her stubborn-as-a-mule husband is still living by himself in the horse trailer. It seems he'd rather hold onto his pride than hold onto her. Quinn realizes Libby is determined to move on if he doesn't loosen his tongue and he'll lose the only woman he's ever loved. In a last-ditch effort to keep her in his life, he offers her one weekend of uninterrupted sexual decadence. Reigniting the passion is easy. The hard part comes after the sheets have cooled and they find out if what remains is strong enough to survive past mistakes.

Dominant malgré lui... Ancien militaire, Cameron McKay est shérif adjoint et essaie d’oublier ses blessures de guerre. Il doute qu’une femme veuille d’un homme aussi diminué que lui. Jusqu’à ce qu’il rencontre la douce et timide Domini Katzinski à la recherche d’un mâle alpha qui saura la mater jusqu’au bout de la nuit... Cam a le profil parfait : un étalon à la vulnérabilité troublante, toujours une paire de menottes dans sa poche. Rapidement, Cam laisse s’exprimer son caractère dominateur. Mais il en veut davantage et se lance dans un assaut sensuel alors qu’un drame survient risquant de faire voler en éclats leur avenir commun... « Chevauchée lascive est le septième tome de la série “Riders”, une série extrêmement bien écrite et aux intrigues haletantes de Lorelei James, et c’est mon nouveau roman préféré... Je peux vous dire en toute honnêteté : lisez cette série et savourez-la, parce que moi, pour ma part, je meurs d’impatience de savoir ce qui se passera ensuite ! » Literary Nymps Reviews Description VO: The bigger they are, the harder they fall--in love. Soldier Cameron McKay has found his niche, and it ain't ropin' steers and wearin' spurs. His deputy sheriff job, plus battle injuries that ended his military career, keep him right where he wants to be: Off the ranch and away from his family's pity. His darkest war memories are on lockdown, leaving him skeptical he'll ever find a woman who wants a man who's less than whole. Domini Katzinski has had to control every aspect of her life since age eleven, when she was orphaned in the Ukraine. Watching others' relationships crumble has convinced her to focus on the short-term and find a take-charge man to whom she can relinquish total sexual control. Cam fits the bill: gorgeous, with a brooding vulnerability no one else seems to see. Plus, he has his own handcuffs. Once Cam gets over his surprise that sweet, shy Domini wants to be dominated, he is back to issuing orders. Their passion is as hot as a rocket-propelled grenade--and if Domini has her way, it's a one-shot deal. Cam wants more, and launches a full-out sensual assault...until tragedy strikes, forcing him to change tactics as he tries to keep past demons from blowing their future together all to hell...

« Scènes torrides et émotions garanties dans ce nouveau tome de “Riders”. » Romance Junkies La solitaire Keely McKay n’a pas besoin d’un homme dans sa vie. Ce qu’elle veut, c’est un expert capable de l’aider à ouvrir sa clinique de kinésithérapie. Et cet expert n’est autre Jack Donohue, homme aussi sexy qu’insupportable. Mais en échange de ses services, Jack exige que Keely se fasse passer pour sa fiancée. Désespérée, la jeune femme accepte. Bientôt, leurs querelles acharnées cèdent la place à des nuits torrides, et la mascarade n’en est plus une. Keely et Jack devront trouver le courage de s’avouer leurs sentiments s’ils ne veulent pas passer à côté du véritable amour… « Des scènes d’amour ardentes et une intrigue haletante qui font de ce tome l’un des plus réussis de la saga “Riders”. » Literary Nymphs Reviews « Une aventure sexy et explosive ! » The Romance Studio « Keely et Jack forment un couple à l’alchimie incroyable ! » Fallen Angel Reviews « Un autre coup de maître de Lorelei James ! » Two Lips Reviews « Une romance parfaite qui m’a laissée complètement euphorique ! » Seductive Musings Blog Description VO : Pulling off the ultimate con...if they can keep from pulling off their clothes Keely McKay knows Jack and Jack Donohue is a certified pain in her Wranglers. The lone girl in the prolific McKay family, Keely needs another man giving her orders like she needs a hole in her boot. What she does need is a restoration specialist so she can open her physical therapy clinic and prove she's left her wild-child days behind. That means dealing with buttoned-down, uptight Jack. Jack is this close to securing a career make-or-break project, until he learns his lack of marital status puts him out of contention. When the notoriously hot-tempered and hot-bodied Keely begs him for help, he proposes a crazy idea. He'll oversee her project if she acts the part of his loving fiance. Their sizzling lust makes it all too easy to go from butting heads to knocking boots but outside the bedroom they're as mismatched as ever. The McKays remind Jack of the humble upbringing he left behind, and cowgirl Keely feels she doesn't measure up to Jack's big-city lifestyle. When the dust settles, Jack and Keely must face the fact they're not fooling anyone but themselves or they'll risk losing the real deal. Warning: this book contains one hot-blooded cowgirl and one cool-headed businessman in a stripped-down, revved-up game of sexual truth or dare.

She surrendered the reins. Now he's raising the stakes. When a patch of ice sends attorney Ginger Paulson head-over-high-heels down a flight of stairs, she has no one to care for her young son and her invalid father - until lethally sexy Kane McKay shows up at the hospital, determined to prove his cowboy chivalry. Past experience has inoculated her against take-charge men, but even Ginger isn't immune to Kane's invasive charm and Built Ford Tough body. For two years rancher Kane McKay has followed the Little Buddies mentoring program's cardinal rule - hands off his Little Buddy Hayden's mama. But one look at Ginger's bruised body and Kane is through watching the stubborn woman take care of everyone but herself. The feisty, curvy redhead needs his help, and he'll give her the hands-on type whether she likes it or not. After Kane throws out doctor's orders and issues his own demands - her full sexual submission - Ginger realizes Kane's caring nature extends beyond just fulfilling her physical needs. Can the former hell-raiser convince the gun-shy single mom to look beyond his past - toward a shared future? Warning: Contains one sweet and hot hunk of cowboy manflesh who uses every sexual trick in the book to render a sassy, fast-talking attorney speechless and put a new twist on the term "binding arbitration".

A Rough Riders free read. Keely McKay Donohue is enduring the longest wedding reception of her life: her own. The only saving grace is that Jack Donohue is finally hers. Usually her hunky man gives her everything she wants, so why is her groom denying her the one thing she wants right now? Jack thought his secretive wait-for-the-honeymoon plan was romantic, until he realizes he's only put Keely in a fighting mood. If he wants to get back on his temperamental bride's good side, he'd better find a way to sweep his cowgirl off her boots...fast.

Good girls can play rough too. Jessie McKay has accepted her marriage to Luke McKay wasn t perfect. After two years of widowhood, she s ready to kick up her bootheels until Luke s younger brother shows up to spoil her fun. But if Brandt thinks she ll ever take orders from another McKay male, he s got manure for brains. Brandt McKay has avoided his sweet, sexy sister-in-law ever since the night he confessed his feelings for her weren t the brotherly type. Unexpectedly faced with proof of Luke s infidelity, Brandt is forced to ask for Jessie s help in taking care of Luke s young son. Jessie agrees on one condition she wants Brandt s boots exclusively under her bed for the duration. The sexual heat that s always simmered between them ignites. Brandt is determined to make the temporary situation permanent, proving to Jessie he s a one-woman man. And Jessie is shaken by feelings she s sworn never to have again for any man especially not a McKay.Warning: Contains branding-iron-hot sex, the one McKay on earth who wants to be tamed, and a woman who s decided tame is for nice girls who finish last.

The chase is on… Bull rider Chase McKay has finally landed in a pile too big to charm his way out of. Caught with his pants down, he finds himself bucked right off the PBR tour until he can get his act together. Hollywood actress Ava Dumond became the tabloids’ favorite target when her longtime boyfriend was outed as gay. Now she wants a place to lay low and a chance to prove to herself that she can satisfy a red-blooded man between the sheets. The sexy, rugged cowboy she finds holed up in her Wyoming hideaway seems like the answer to her every fantasy. But Chase has sworn off women. Forever. Or at least a month. Whichever comes first. When they take to the road to get Chase more hands-on bull riding experience, they have every intention of keeping their hands off each other. But the two headstrong stars quickly end up riding a hot and heady rodeo circuit all their own—until the press gets wind of their affair. When the dust clears and the lights of the paparazzi fade, are they ready to give up chasing the dream for a chance of finding forever?

His rough touch makes her lose control... In Sundance, Wyoming, you can't throw a boot without hitting a McKay cowboy, so Ben McKay is used to fading into the background. Except on weekends, when he's Bennett, imposing Dom at The Rawhide Club, surrounded by a bevy of female subs eager for the attention of his long whip. As for the curvy brunette eying him from across the room? He'll eat his Stetson if she's the experienced Domme she claims to be. Bennett offers her a deal he'll let her call the shots for one night. But the next night he gets to prove to her how freeing it'll be when he takes the reins. Ainsley Hamilton is amazed by how well Bennett read her every secret yearning during that one explosive weekend and she's stunned when they come face to face in their everyday lives as rancher and new bank president. Now Ben's urging her to explore her submissive side outside the club, and there's something in his commanding gaze that makes it too easy to let him take control of her desires and her pleasure. Can Ben help Ainsley overcome her fear that a relationship built on dark sexual appetites won't survive the light of day?

She once led him around by a string. Now he's the one holding the reins. Georgia Hotchkiss swore wild horses couldn't drag her back to Sundance, Wyoming. So it's ironic she's forced to take a rodeo PR job in her former hometown right before her ten-year class reunion. The only thing worse than facing her cheating ex-husband and his pregnant wife? Showing up to the reunion without a date. Fate smiles on her when she runs into her former classmate and current cowboy hottie Tell McKay. With his infectious smile and fun-loving ways not to mention his banging body he's the perfect solution to her problem. Tell McKay had it so bad for Hot Lips Hotchkiss during high school that he let her run roughshod over him. But he is no longer that easily manipulated boy these days he's earned a reputation with the ladies that lives up to the McKay last name. He agrees to escort her to the reunion with one stipulation; that Georgia proves she has left behind the goody-goody cheerleader of the past by sharing his bed. Their sexual chemistry flashes so bright, they barely notice that the reunion has come and gone, and now they're tangled up in another dreaded R word "relationship." But if Tell wants to get the girl this go-around, he'll have to come up with a whole new set of knots to tie up her heartstrings.

She’s a little bit country, and he’s…not. Arizona businessman and long-lost McKay love child Gavin Daniels has been awarded sole custody of his teenage daughter Sierra for one year. In order to steer Sierra back on track after a brush with the law, he pulls up stakes and heads to Wyoming, looking for support from his ranching family...even if he isn’t sure where they fit in the McKay dynamic. He’s prepared for every contingency with the move: the less-than-enthusiastic response from his daughter, learning to run his corporation remotely, but he’s thrown for a loop when his new housemate, Rielle, is a whole lot sexier, funnier and sassier than he remembered. Rielle Wetzler has finally overcome the stigma of having hippie parents and being a young single mother. In the two years since she sold her ailing B&B to Gavin Daniels, she’s become financially stable running the homespun businesses she loves. But now Gavin is in Sundance to claim the house that’s rightfully his. Although Rielle knew this day would come, she isn’t prepared to leave the home she built for herself and her now-grown daughter. And to further complicate matters, her long-dormant libido is definitely not ready to live with this newly buff Gavin—who isn’t a cowboy, but has the take-charge attitude to prove he’s all McKay. Sharing a roof, their troubles and their triumphs is too much temptation, and before long, Gavin and Rielle are sharing a bed. But sharing their hearts and lives forever? That’s a whole ’nother ball of wax.

Short Rides is an anthology compilation of two novellas and one short story in the Rough Riders world. These are NOT meant to be read as standalone stories, but are a peek into favorite character's lives after the happily ever after... The stories included in the Short Rides anthology are: King of Hearts* -- Deputy Cam McKay deals with a murder/suicide case on Valentine's Day. Rough Road -- Chassie, Trevor and Edgard Glanzer spend a romantic weekend away from the ranch and kids celebrating their anniversary...only to return home to face their biggest challenge yet. All Knocked Up -- Keely and Jack Donohue are having a baby. Given Keely's raging pregnancy hormones, will Jack need to wear a cup in the delivery room?

The last McKay standing is knocked to his knees… Three years ago, Dalton McKay looked across the altar and saw the woman he knew he’d love for the rest of his life…only it wasn’t his bride. That’s when he took the McKays’ love-’em-and-leave-’em reputation to new heights—fleeing the ceremony and Wyoming. Now a family issue has brought Dalton back to Sundance, giving him a chance to prove to everyone—especially the woman he thought he lost—that he’s a changed man. Aurora “Rory” Wetzler has fallen for cowboy hottie Dalton’s smooth-talkin’ ways too many times. So he’s determined to convince her he’s playing for keeps this go around? Fine. She’ll call that bluff—she can’t ignore their intense chemistry or resist smokin’ hot sex, but she’s not willing to gamble her heart again. Dalton has plenty of fences to mend with the McKays, but his biggest fear is that Rory doesn’t believe they have a future. He’ll have to pull out all the stops to show her they belong together for the long haul.

The final Rough Riders book. Settle in for the hot McKay romance that started it all... The moment Carson McKay saw the sexy blonde at the dance hall, he wanted to throw her over his saddle and gallop hell-bent toward the closest church. Given his reputation as a lover and a fighter--not necessarily in that order--it wasn't surprising she gave him the cold shoulder. But he hadn't expected the mean right hook when he tried to steal a kiss. Carolyn West might look sweet and innocent, but she's no fool. The good-looking cowboy with the heart-stopping smile didn't really want to marry her; he just wanted to take her for a test ride. But when he kisses her a second time, she doesn't fight her burning attraction to him...until she learns he's one of the McKay cowboys she's been warned about. Carson doesn't care about the long-standing feud between their families; he knows that Carolyn was meant to be his. And the more intimate they become, the more Carolyn sees the real man behind the wild cowboy reputation--a man who wants the same forever kind of love she does...and who will lead her into a love story that spans fifty years. Warning: Crazy, hot, sexy and sweet--good girl meets bad boy cowboy and they prove lust can last a lifetime.

The right love is worth the wait… Calvin McKay can’t understand his twin brother’s rush toward the altar–until he lays eyes on the bride’s younger sister. But she’s far too innocent for him to pursue…and yet something about that little blonde tornado gets his blood pumping and his heart all twisted up. Kimi West is used to boys chasing after by her, but Cal McKay is a man–all man–and his hot kisses are like nothing she’s ever experienced. But he’s a rancher, tied to the land, and she can’t wait for the day she can escape from Wyoming and see the world. After a tragedy sends Kimi running from her family, Cal gives Kimi a place to stay–and oh so many tantalizing reasons to stay–while she sorts out her plans. Now she’ll have to decide whether the adventure she wants is in a new frontier or right there by Cal’s side.