{"id":2281,"date":"2010-03-21T01:13:47","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T08:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:25","slug":"six-sentence-sunday-32110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/six-sentence-sunday-32110","title":{"rendered":"Six Sentence Sunday 3\/21\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">SSS<\/span> comes from my book Retreat, a&nbsp;con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary west\u00adern romance:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/books\/retreat\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2282\" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/retreat-cover-175x217.jpg\" alt width=\"175\" height=\"217\"> <\/a> Blurb:<\/p>\n<p>Ten years ago, Andria Thomas cel\u00ade\u00adbrat\u00aded her high school grad\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion with a&nbsp;retreat at a&nbsp;Wyoming guest ranch. She nev\u00ader expect\u00aded to fall for a&nbsp;young cow\u00adboy dur\u00ading her horse\u00adback rid\u00ading lessons. There was no way that she would sac\u00adri\u00adfice her well planned life for a&nbsp;long dis\u00adtance rela\u00adtion\u00adship with a&nbsp;guy she\u2019d only known for two&nbsp;weeks!<\/p>\n<p>Now, after a&nbsp;bit\u00adter divorce, Andria returns to the V\u2011Bar Guest Ranch, and is sur\u00adprised to find that not only did Jake Walk\u00ader still work on the ranch; he was run\u00adning the place. The last thing she needs is anoth\u00ader dis\u00adrup\u00adtion, and re-treat\u00ading her\u00adself to a&nbsp;fling with an old lover is not the way to relax and regroup. It was a&nbsp;good thing she\u2019d have help resist\u00ading his charm, thanks to Jake\u2019s wife. Time for a&nbsp;hasty Retreat.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Thank you.\u201d Her voice was breathy, almost like those nois\u00ades she made when he was deep inside her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>You\u2019re wel\u00adcome.\u201d <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Get the hell out of here. Now. The first step is to tear your eyes away from&nbsp;hers.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He was able to get that far, and was relieved when his feet actu\u00adal\u00adly moved him to the door. His hand was on the knob when she stopped him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Jake?\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more <span class=\"caps\">SSS<\/span> par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants, click <a href=\"http:\/\/sixsunday.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"caps\">HERE<\/span><\/a> to go to the offi\u00adcial blog with a&nbsp;list of authors join\u00ading in the&nbsp;fun.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s <span class=\"caps\">SSS<\/span> comes from my book Retreat, a&nbsp;con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary west\u00adern romance: Blurb: Ten years ago, Andria Thomas cel\u00ade\u00adbrat\u00aded her high school grad\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion with a&nbsp;retreat at a&nbsp;Wyoming guest ranch. 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