About Delphine
Delphine Hartwell writes big-hearted, steamy cowboy romance full of meddling grandmothers, swoony grumps and livestock with excellent comic timing. A New Yorker who fell hard for Big Sky country, she believes every love story deserves a happily ever after, and every ranch needs a bull in a bow tie. When she’s not writing, she’s drinking terrible coffee and plotting which Holloway brother falls next.
Meet Thunder Creek
Population: small. Opinions: many. Here’s who you’ll run into.
The Matriarch
Granny Dot
Head of the Holloway family, owner of a heart condition that comes and goes as needed, and undefeated champion of the betting pool at Bev’s. Armed with a dish towel.
The Brothers
Wade
The eldest. A billionaire rancher who doesn’t do interviews, social media or smiling. He raised his little brothers and still thinks he’s in charge of them.
Book 1: Branded by the Billionaire CowboyColt
Rodeo star, family charmer, and a lot smarter than his belt buckle. Has never stayed anywhere longer than eight seconds.
Book 2: Hitched to the Rodeo BillionaireBeau
Widowed single dad to six-year-old twins Daisy and Hank. Quiet and gentle; talks more to horses than to people.
Book 3: The Cowboy’s Runaway BrideJesse
Ex-Navy SEAL living alone in a cabin he built up the mountain. Carves wood. Rarely says more than ten words in a row.
Book 4: Snowed In with the Enemy CowboyLuke
The baby of the family, and a country star who left for Nashville at eighteen. His biggest hit is about a girl back home. He’s never said which one.
Book 5: The Last Holloway Bachelor
The Women Who Take Them On
Poppy Sinclair
Manhattan PR fixer who can smile her way through any crisis. Had never met a cow before Thunder Creek. Arrives in pink suede Louboutins.
Book 1: Branded by the Billionaire CowboyHarriet Penn
Forensic accountant with a color-coded spreadsheet for everything, including her groceries. Hates chaos, impulsive men, and Vegas most of all.
Book 2: Hitched to the Rodeo BillionaireBella Smith
The new nanny. Speaks four languages; can’t cook, drive stick or work a washing machine. Possibly not who she says she is.
Book 3: The Cowboy’s Runaway BrideScarlett Vance
The sharpest dealmaker at Vance Petroleum, the Holloways’ oldest rivals. Red hair, camel coat, real boots. Has never lost.
Book 4: Snowed In with the Enemy CowboyJosie McCall
Forewoman of Thunder Creek and the best stockman in the county. Braid, ball cap, sunflower seeds. Would rather wrestle a steer than talk about her feelings.
Book 5: The Last Holloway Bachelor
Around Town
Bev’s Diner
Coffee, pie, and the chalkboard by the register where the whole town bets on which Holloway falls next, and when. Granny always wins, and the money always goes to a good cause.
Reginald
Thunder Creek’s prize bull. Wears a bow tie, refuses to take it off, and steals every scene he’s in.
Admiral
A one-eyed fox who lets Jesse feed him, and nobody else.
Say Hello
An email address is on its way. In the meantime, Granny Dot says to go read a book.