THE BOYS OF COMPANY B

a Blast to the Past

by Angi Morgan

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JACK

A beautiful stranger needs protection...

…but she’s anything but helpless.

All Texas Ranger Jack MacKinnon has to do to is keep Megan Harper alive while they hunt down whoever's framing her for a fatal shooting. But the gorgeous intelligence analyst is too independent for her own good...and Jack's peace of mind.

With a false murder rap and hit men gunning for her, Megan has no choice but to trust the cowboy-handsome lawman. She isn't used to playing it safe. Yet how can she let Jack put his career and life on the line? And how can they ignore the desire ratcheting up the stakes, tempting them to take one last risk before a killer erases their future?

Read the beginning of book 1: Protector

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SLATE

Defending the innocent is a lifelong dream…

Vivian Watts’s mission to prove her brother’s innocence has left her destitute and desperate. So when Texas Ranger Slate Thompson arrives with his knock-me-out blue eyes and belief in her case, she dares to hope again…until her apartment is burned to the ground.

Slate offers refuge at his ranch. When evidence suggests Vivian is being hunted…can he face down the real killer to protect her?

Read the beginning of book 2: Defender

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HEATH

His daughter has been taken…
Getting her back is all that matters.

They’ve been estranged for months, so Texas Ranger Heath Murray is surprised to be partnered with his wife…dedicated FBI agent Kendall Barlow. It’s the case of Kendall’s career—a career that has divided their marriage, though not their attraction. When their young daughter is kidnapped as a pawn, they have only each other to turn to.

Saving her together is their only option. The alternative is unthinkable.

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WADE

The fate of the city rests in their hands.

When FBI operative Therese Ortis and Texas Ranger Wade Hamilton agree to team up, they have one goal in mind: find and stop an algorithm that could destroy Dallas—or worse. But going undercover in order to bring down a criminal organization comes with its own form of danger. If discovered, they’re bound to be torn apart. Then not only will their beloved city pay the price, but Therese and Wade will suffer unforeseen—and unimaginable—consequences. 

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Through My Lens: Progression of a Sunset

Last night's sunset at Huntington Beach, CA

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THROUGH MY LENS: June Favorites part 2

What did I miss while on our 17-day vacation? It wasn't the lack of WiFi or cell phone access. Nor was it the access to sitting at my laptop every day. Puppies...the only thing that could have made our vacation better was being with our dogs. LOL

We had considered it. But the national parks we were visiting didn't allow them (of course we saw other pets...everywhere).

DAY TWELVE -- Yellowstone National Park (south)

Oh wow... the hardest part of our days in Yellowstone is picking out my favorite pictures. And believe me, you need to see the real 3D version in person. Definitely beautiful country.


FIREHOLE FALLS.

Geysers. This one is Grand Prismatic Spring.

Although this may look like the sky, it's actually a bubbling geyser on the shore of Lake Yellowstone, believed to be the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet in North America. 

TURQUOISE POOL

WAITING ON OLD FAITHFUL.

We waited on the sunset...all 17 days, too.

DAY THIRTEEN -- Yellowstone National Park (north)

One of the hidden surprises on the trip for me was the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. No picture I took could compare to the real beauty here. And you can see why Yellowstone got it's name.













What can not be experienced through a picture?

THE WIND !!  I had to catch the fence a couple of times to stay upright...and yeah, that's Tim out on the point. (FYI: there was a path and lots of tourists waiting to take their turn alone on that rock.)

Man, was this beautiful !!
AND DEADLY !!

Mammoth Hot Springs adjacent to Fort Yellowstone.

WE BRAKE

for

Bison &

Sunsets.

DAY FOURTEEN -- The long drive through Utah


It was a very long day of driving through Idaho & Utah to get to a beautiful sunset in Bryce Canyon. And definitely worth it. I want to spend a lot more time here. It'll be worth going back.


We met family here for a viewing of the stars. OMG...the stars.  It's another reason to go back to hike and camp.

DAY FIFTEEN -- a day at a mountain creek in Utah

Excellent picnic day searching for the perfect rocks!

DAY SIXTEEN -- Horseshoe Bend, Arizona & Monument Valley, Utah

Horseshoe Bend, Arizona is awe-inspiring if you can handle the no-safety-rail view!


FYI: see that little white dot in the water on the right? It's a boat. This
is a 1,000 foot drop. Definitely worth the 1 1/2 mile hike back and forth to the parking lot.

Seriously, I was crowded way too close to that edge by other tourists. If you take a child...tie a rope around their waist.








Officially on the Utah/Arizona state line ... Monument Valley is yet another spectacular site. But honestly, we spent the entire day pointing out rock formations and taking pictures of them against a cloud-building sky and another gorgeous sunset.

Robin Perini

It rained after dark, making our drive to Albuquerque a little more adventurous.  

DAY SEVENTEEN -- New Mexico & Texas
Open the barn door, we're headed home !!

Our last stop was my cousin's house where I picked up books 

(watch for the giveaway in October) 

and had a "Christmas" burrito. 

It's really a thing in Albuquerque.

The drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Dallas is pretty uneventful the second, third, or fourth time (you get the picture) that you've made it. Once you've seen the Cadillac Ranch you don't need to stop again.

IF you get clouds in the sky when you pass through Amarillo then you are in for

a more-than-beautiful sunset.

Every drive you make through that area should be made at dusk and dawn.

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A Texas Ranger’s daughter has been taken.

Getting her back is all that matters.

They’ve been estranged for months, so Texas Ranger Heath Murray is surprised to be partnered with his dedicated FBI agent wife, Kendall Barlow. It’s the case of Kendall’s career—a career that has divided their marriage, though not their attraction. 

When their young daughter is kidnapped as a pawn, they have only each other to turn to. Saving her together is their only option. The alternative is unthinkable.

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RANGER PROTECTOR

book one

All Texas Ranger Jack MacKinnon has to do to is keep Megan Harper alive while they hunt down whoever's framing her for a fatal shooting. But the gorgeous intelligence analyst is too independent for her own good...and Jack's peace of mind.

With a false murder rap and hit men gunning for her, Megan has no choice but to trust the cowboy-handsome lawman. She isn't used to playing it safe. Yet how can she let Jack put his career and life on the line? And how can they ignore the desire ratcheting up the stakes, tempting them to take one last risk before a killer erases their future?

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RANGER DEFENDER

book two

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Vivian Watts’s mission to prove her brother’s innocence has left her destitute and desperate. So when Texas Ranger Slate Thompson arrives with his knock-me-out blue eyes and belief in her case, she dares to hope again…until her apartment is burned to the ground. Slate offers refuge at his ranch, but when evidence suggests Vivian is being hunted…can he face down the real killer to protect her?

She needed a miracle...

...she got a Texas Ranger.

Vivian Watts's mission to prove her brother's innocence has left her destitute and desperate. 

So when Texas Ranger Slate Thompson arrives with his knock-me-out blue eyes and belief in her case, she dares to hope again...until her apartment is burned to the ground. 

Slate offers refuge at his ranch, but when evidence suggests Vivian is being hunted...can he face down the real killer to protect her?

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EXCERPT (read a little more)

“How can a little research and a few interviews get you in trouble?” Wade Hamilton asked. “Besides, I’ve done all the hard work.”

Slate Thompson wasn’t on as thin ice as his fellow Texas Ranger. But the entire team knew that one wrong step would shake up Company B—and not in a good way. Wade's hunches about cases were putting more than one of them in the hot seat. So Slate had a right to be wary.

“Then do it yourself,” Slate countered.

“You know I’m out of a job if I break ranks again. Come on, you can do this in your sleep, Slate. You’re one of the best investigators I know.”

“That’s beside the point, and if you’re attempting to schmooze someone, stating that they are the best is better. Especially if it’s the truth.”

“You read the journal about Subject Nineteen?”

“You stood over my shoulder while I did.” Slate stretched backward in his wheeled chair, balancing himself with a booted toe under his desk. He tossed a ball of rubber bands over to Wade. “Moron.”

“Just verifying you can read.”

Slate popped forward, clicking off the screen as Major Clements walked through the office. Recently, he managed to stop by and check on Wade’s progress through the “punishment” boxes—files that were either a last check on cases coming up for trial or completely cold.

“How you doing, Wade? Slate, you aren’t busy? Need something to help that along?”

“No, sir. I’m about to head out the door. I…uh…have a lunch date, sir.”

Major Clements clapped Wade on the shoulder, then tapped the multiple file folders at the corner of the desk. “Power through, son. We’re a little shorthanded out there.” Then he continued to his office.

Clements was about fifteen or maybe even twenty years older than either Wade or Slate. But he looked ancient, like a cowboy that had spent one too many years in the saddle. He walked straight, but his belly hung over his belt buckle, a serious silver piece of artwork with the Texas Ranger emblem over the Texas flag. He was one of the few men, in Wade’s humble opinion, who wore the uniform’s white hat exceptionally well. Like it fit.

Slate, on the other hand, always felt better wearing a ball cap.

“You going to look at that case for me?” Wade whispered. “Victor Watts confessed so it looks like a slam dunk. But my gut’s telling me that something’s not right. I’d do it myself but…”

Slate waved for him to pass over the file. “You’re damn lucky I’m not reporting you to the old man.”

“Now why would you do that, Slate? We get along so well. If I was gone, you’d have to break in another ranger and you know how fun that is.” Wade locked his fingers behind his neck and leaned back in his chair.

The bruising had faded, but he was still squinting through a severely beaten eye. The man had spent days in the hospital and come back to work with a cloud hanging around him so thick, everyone was pretending they couldn’t see him.

Everyone except Wade’s partner Jack MacKinnon, Heath Murray and himself. They were a team. They’d come into Company B at the same time and had a special bond. Didn’t seem like anything could break it.

Even Wade being assigned the punishment boxes.

Most of the reasons Wade had been desked weren’t public knowledge. Jack knew more than anyone in the Company and he wasn’t talking. But over beers, both Jack and Wade has considered themselves very lucky to have a job.

Jack’s temporary assignment to help the Dallas PD hadn’t gone without speculation. It also coincided with his new roommate—of the feminine persuasion. Heath, Wade and himself included hadn’t spent any serious time with the lady…Megan Harper.

Yet.

Everyone in Company B had seen the results of “the Harper case” as it was referenced. However, Wade and Jack had gotten involved, it was Wade’s fault for playing a hunch. His saving grace was that whatever he’d done had saved Megan Harper’s life and captured a man whose mental health was still waiting to be evaluated.

Saying yes to one of Wade’s hunches was usually easy. Hell, this particular ranger had a long line of successful hunches that had played out with many a bad man behind bars. Slate opened the file. He had to admit that he wanted to help.

“You’d be on your own most of the time, buddy,” Wade said from the next desk. “Of course, if I’m wrong, then there’s nothing to do anyway.”

Slate nodded, contemplating. Breaking the rules really wasn’t his thing. Then again, he’d wanted to be in law enforcement to help people…not knowingly send an innocent man to jail.

Yeah, there was a chance that Wade was wrong. But when the man went with his gut, he just rarely was.

“I’ll do it.” 

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