Blurb:
Lacey Carlyle has worked for years to make
a perfect blend of home, family, and business. Now she stands to lose
everything when the land she farms is bought by the man who abandoned her
thirteen years earlier.
Alex Benson is all business since the only
woman he’d ever loved turned her back on him. Now, he holds the deed to her farm
and intends to take what he feels she owes him. The problem; two kids aren’t
part of his plan.
Jenna, a romance minded girl, and Jerrod, a
stubbornly protective boy, add up to one disaster after another with Alex and
Lacey caught in the middle.
Excerpt:
Lacey let her legs dangle over the end of
the dock. The pink twilight sky made the surface of the lake look like a sheet
of lavender tinted glass. If she had to leave the Double J, the lake is what
she’d miss most. She’d never lived in a place where she couldn’t see the water
from her window. But she’d decided that if she did have to move, it would be to
a new town. She’d make a fresh start. She’d go to a place where people didn’t
know every detail of her past. Her kids shouldn’t have to hear gossip about
her.
Jerrod was clearly ashamed of her. That had
been the worst pain she’d ever experienced. Then, to solidify his low opinion
of her, she’d struck him. She wished she’d never gotten out of bed that
morning.
She heard Alex’s footsteps on the wooden
planks behind her, but she didn’t turn around. She was too embarrassed. He sat
on the corner of the dock with his back against the rail post, facing her right
side.
“If you’re thinking of jumping in the lake to end it all, let
me know in advance,” he stretched out his legs and crossed his ankles. “These
shoes set me back a couple hundred bucks. I’d want a chance to take them off
before I dive in after you. There’s also my wallet and cell phone to consider.”
Alex always could make her smile.
“I’ve never heard Superman complain about
having his cape dry-cleaned,” she replied. “I’ve never seen Batman ask for time
to remove his utility belt. The Incredible Hulk never asks for a safety-pin. If
you’re going to be a hero, you’ve got to be tough.”
Alex’s eyes widened. “So that’s who you’ve
been dating since I’ve been gone.”
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