Shear Passion
COMPLETE AND UNCUT EDITION
17,175 words; Published: November 7th, 2017
M~F / WorkingClassHero / Romance / RuRo
An unlikely romance blooms in an outback shearing shed when the farmer’s daughter gives a visiting shearer a piece of her mind.
There's nothing hotter than an outback shearing shed. Back-breaking work. Sweat pouring off the shearers' bodies. It's no place for a woman.
A shame nobody told Sam. Fresh out of agricultural college, she'll do anything to convince Dad she's ready for more responsibility, so when he asks if she can help shear the last mob of ewes, she doesn't think twice. How hard could it be?
The shearers aren't happy to have a shiela in the shed. It's a man's domain. Always has been. Things were going so well when Sam first met Pat, the lean and handsome Queenslander, on the morning before shearing. She’d thought maybe... after the work was done... But that was then. With the others around, he shows his true colours and treats her like some pathetic kid playing farmer.
So much for the fledgling romance. Sam is a woman to be reckoned with. If Pat doesn't shape up, he’s on a fast track to a tongue-lashing.
The temperature in the shed soars. Tempers flare. Sam fights her attraction toward the handsome shearer. She’d love to show him she’s a lot more than some helpless little girl, but it’s been a long day—maybe he’s already noticed.
Shear Passion is a short Australian sheep-station romance, strictly for adults only.
Love me a good cowboy story and I loved this one. I could not put it down until I finished reading it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is looking to read it and aren’t sure if they want to. Trust me, you will love it.
The Author's Story
Shear Passion came about from a Call for Submissions that Delilah Devlin advertised on the Erotica Readers and Writers Association website. The prompt was Blue Collar. She wanted erotic romance stories about those everyday working class guys. She said she mostly wanted the familiar blue collar blokes you see around--the builders, miners, engineers, that kind of thing--but she also said she'd accept one or two more exotic types.
Exotic? Me? Well I never thought so, but I've had the mixed good fortune to visit a working shearing shed, and let me tell you, it's a real eye-opener. Damn those shearers work hard. It's a sight most women will never get to enjoy.
Now it's possible here that I've romanticised the allure of the average shearer. I assure you, not every one you meet will be as sweet-natured and handsomely proportioned as Pat, but then Pat is clearly no average shearer, is he?
When I wrote it, it came in at some 17,000 words, whereas Delilah only wanted 5,000. I really thought it was dead at that point, but I put it to the sword, removing Crowbar as the antagonist and a few other scenes, and chopped it back to 6,000. Believe it or not, Delilah accepted it! You should still be able to find that shorter version on Amazon under my name--look for the Blue Collar: Boys Behaving Badly Anthology.
Shear Passion is my first classic happily-ever-after romance. Hopefully its not my last, because it was fun to write, but if I do it again, I think it will be full novel length.