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Laredo's Sassy Sweetheart by Tina Leonard, A. Romance, #981, August 2003 (book 2- Cowboys by the Dozen)

There are 12 Jefferson brothers. They live on a ranch in Union Junction dubbed Malfunction Junction. Their mother died and their father left. The oldest raised them and made sure they weren't separated and sent to foster homes. (there are 3 sets of twins so she wasn't pregnant 12 times)

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Laredo Jefferson was eight seconds from shaking the dust of Union Junction, Texas, from his boots. Eight seconds from discovering the Something Big he was destined to do. He couldn't reckon how he'd promised those eight seconds to sweet filly Katy Goodnight, but he sure as shootin' knew why. He wanted to be her hero. And that meant riding the beast Bloodthirsty Black.

Laredo was a lover, not a bull rider. Still, he craved a challenge - and so, it seemed, did Katy. For this gun-shy Lonely Hearts gal handpicked him to unsaddle her of her virginity. Suddenly, where Katy was concerned, eight seconds could never be enough....

Favourite Scene (Laredo and his brother Ranger are talking about that if the family is above average intellectually)

"I don't know." Laredo scratched at his neck "I just had the idea that our family was smart. Above average intellectually."

Ranger put down his fork. "We work, and we do all right. We've all got some talent at something. We drink too much beer, and sometimes we let women chase us around town. That's above average I'd say."