Under His Hands — Diana Castle

Book #1 in The Hot & Spicy West series! Hannah O'Rourke is the strong-minded, passionate mistress of the Circle B, one of the largest cattle ranches in the territory. She inherits the huge ranch after her husband dies of heart failure in the bed of a whore. Brokenhearted, she vows never to remarry. Lucas Chase is the Circle B's tough, ruggedly handsome ranch foreman. He's as skilled at pulling cows out of quagmires as he is at tying Hannah up to her four-poster bed. But he wants more than secretly riding his hands hard on her once a month. He wants Hannah as his wife. Hannah trusts Lucas with her body when she's trussed up and naked under his hands. But with her heart? That's another matter entirely. It all comes to a head one hot and sultry night when Lucas lays down an ultimatum. Marry him or he's leaving. Genre: Historical (American West) spicy romanceLength: Approximately 23,000 wordsWarning: This is a hot book! Contains strong sexual situations and language, along with the tying up of the heroine with a lariat and some naughty business with a bullwhip.