Solitary rancher Damon Carhart expects to spend the rest of his life alone. Then an injury to a beloved stock dog sends him to the nearest veterinary clinic for help. His crusty old veterinarian friend is away and in his place is a young doctor in whom Damon initially has no faith. Once he entrusts his canine friend to Eric Vann’s care, everything begins to change. And once desire gets a bite on him, what can he do but go along for the wild ride?<br><br>Eric Vann has loved animals all his life, following in an uncle’s footsteps to become a veterinarian. He knows if he ever finds a soul mate it will be another male. When Damon comes in, fierce in defense of his favorite dog, Eric is immediately captivated. Can he overcome the other man’s instinctive resistance to the powerful attraction that begins almost at once?

Doggone Love

It might be the beer—he’d drunk a bit more than he normally did—or it might be the long abstinence or it might be…oh hell, he really didn’t care. With that awareness, he just let go and let it happen. And, boy, did it ever.


They finally wound up sleeping for a short time, jumbled together like a basket of puppies. Before daybreak, Brandi dragged herself out of the pile, dressed, and disappeared. A few minutes later, Eric also got up and left without saying speaking.


Damon wanted to wake up and try to talk to both of them, but his mind was too fuzzy. Alone, he dragged a corner of the disordered bedding up as the pre-dawn chill hit and fell into a restless sleep. Sometime before he awoke, Dixie crawled up on the bed, curling up at his back. She very rarely got on the bed, butmaybe she sensed he needed some kind of comfort. His whole world had just been turned inside out.


Chapter 10