Sunset At Keyhole Canyon

A Mustang Ridge Novella

by Jesse Hayworth

Signet (A Penguin Special from Signet Eclipse)

Contemporary Romance

May 7, 2013

ISBN-10: B007P7HS6U

ISBN-13: B007P7HS6U

Available in: e-Book

Sunset At Keyhole Canyon
by Jesse Hayworth

Welcome to Mustang Ridge Ranch, where guests get a taste of life in the Wild West, and two cowpokes just might have a second chance at love...

When Nina books a week’s stay at Mustang Ridge, the vintage-inspired interior designer is looking forward to some time away from the city’s dating scene. She’s greeted by flower-studded hills and snow-capped mountains under a stunningly blue Wyoming sky, but her excitement fades when she spots a man she never wanted to see again. Why is Ben there? And, dang it, why is her heart racing?

Ben’s sister Cheryl had set him up on a date with Nina months ago, and even though things didn’t work out, Cheryl still thinks they’re meant for each other. So she surprises her brother with a trip to the ranch for his birthday. Besides, a busy surgeon like Ben needs a break from working at the hospital. Now that his schedule is out of the way, can he make time for Nina? Or will one of the other rugged guests rustle her away?

Includes a preview of the first Mustang Ridge novel, SUMMER AT MUSTANG RANCH coming June 4,2013.



Jesse Hayworth's Bio

From my old Match.com ad:

What do you get when you cross a romance writer, a science geek and a horse trainer? I’m not sure either, but it pays the bills and I’m rarely bored!

That was what I put in response to the cringe-inducing “write something short and catchy about yourself” (it’s bad enough blurbing a book; blurbing yourself is pure torture), and it still holds true even though I gladly retired my Match profile after only a couple of months, having found The One.

Okay, technically he found me, because although I had looked at his profile (ahem, multiple times) and had a hubba-hubba, there was no way I was reaching out to a guy a few years younger and across state lines, despite us having some things in common.

Lucky for me, he did the send-a-message thing, and we emailed back and forth for a few weeks. Our first date lasted twenty hours (in my defense his ferry home was canceled due to weather), and we haven’t looked back since!

But I’m doing this backwards, aren’t I? Ah, well. Wouldn’t be the first time! Here’s the thing, though ... Jesse Hayworth came to life when I met Mr. Right.

In my other life, I write dark, suspenseful stories where the hero and heroine always get their happily ever after, but only after going through lots of danger and heartbreak. Having found my own happily ever after, however, I started wanting to write gentle, funny love stories.

Fortunately, my agent and editor loved the idea of contemporary romances set on a family-run dude ranch. They knew that my thirty-some years as a horse person and ten years as a farm owner would give me lots to draw from, and they green lighted the series.

I’ve really loved writing the first two Mustang Ridge books, and am hard at work on the next. And in the spirit of writing this entire bio backwards and inside-out, I was born and raised in a small town in eastern Massachusetts (go, Sox!), went to Tufts University (go Jumbos!), love animals of all kinds (okay, I’m not big on spiders or wasps), and can’t go a day without chocolate.