Hello all! I’m back to celebrate Sheriff’s Honor, the second book in my contemporary/Western romance series. This story features a recurring character named Deputy Sheriff Wade Hendricks. In Cowboy’s Last Stand, Wade is a rival for the heroine’s affections and a foil for the hero. He’s also the former best friend of Natalie’s husband, Mike, who died in combat. Although Wade and Natalie shared a night together, it was more of a flop than a love connection.
In Sheriff’s Honor, Wade has relocated to a new town and moved on. When he meets Meredith, he realizes his feelings for Natalie were never that strong. At one point he tells Meredith about their ill-fated encounter:
“I went over to Natalie’s house on Mike’s birthday,” Wade said. “I brought a bottle of his favorite tequila. We planned to hang out and reminisce. It was emotional, and we both drank too much. One thing led to another and we ended up in bed.”
“Did you fall in love with her before that, or after?”
“After.”
“Because it was so amazing?”
“No.” He winced at the memory. “It was awkward, actually. She called me Mike in the middle of it.”
Meredith sat up straighter. “What did you do?”
“I choked,” he said, shaking his head. “I hurried up and finished, and I left.”
“You finished?”
“What was I supposed to do? Not finish?”
“Did she enjoy it?”
“She did not.”
“She said that?”
“She didn’t have to. I could tell.”
Meredith clapped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide. “That’s terrible.”
He smiled wryly. “It was a huge blow to my ego.”
Things didn’t work out for Wade in Cowboy’s Last Stand. Luckily, he’s getting a chance for his own HEA in Sheriff’s Honor. He finds redemption and solace in Lost Lake, Texas with a
spunky ranch hand who captivates him completely.
You don’t have to read Cowboy’s Last Stand to enjoy Sheriff’s Honor, but I think it makes
Wade’s story more satisfying. Either way, I’m happy to (re)introduce a true hero with flaws and missteps who finally meets his match and gets it right.
About Sheriff’s Honor
She’s hiding from a past that could destroy her. He’s sworn to uncover the truth—no matter
what the cost.
Meredith Rose never meant to point a shotgun at the new deputy sheriff. But when Wade
Hendricks strides onto the Lost Lake ranch to visit his mother, all Texas heat and authority, her fight-or-flight instincts kick in. The honorable lawman makes her heart race for all the wrong reasons. Wade came home to bury ghosts, not dig up new ones. Yet the wary beauty his mother hired as a caretaker unearths feelings he’d rather keep hidden. The air sizzles every time they meet, but Wade knows better than to fall for a woman who lies to his face. When a cold case hits too close to home, Meredith becomes an unlikely ally–and a temptation he can’t resist.
In a small Texas town where secrets won’t stay buried, the forbidden fire between them threatens to ignite a blaze of cowboy justice.
About the Author
Jill Sorenson is a diehard romance fan and the dynamic author of more than twenty romance novels. She’s been featured twice in Cosmopolitan Magazine, and her books have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. Most recently, she’s written for Harlequin as Susan Cliff. Now she’s making her comeback as Jill with a fresh start in Western contemporary romance!
Born and raised in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Jill transported to a small town in California. She still lives in the Golden State with her family, where she dreams about happy endings in cowboy country.
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