Austin (New Horizon Ranch Book 8) by Debra Clopton

Author:Debra Clopton [Clopton, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DCP Publishing
Published: 2016-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

Jolene had spruced up a bit more than she usually did for the trip into town. She hadn’t eaten at Sam’s Diner yet but had heard the place had some down-home cooking and great atmosphere. Plus she was going to meet her bosses’ wives and hang out with one of her bosses. That in itself was a little intimidating. She was a hired hand and yet Maddie treated her as if they were equals. On the drive into Mule Hollow, she asked Maddie why.

Maddie had laughed. “Until my boss, CC, died and left me as one of the partners in the New Horizon Ranch, I was exactly who you are. A female who loved cowgirling with all my heart. Now, I’m just a cowgirl who got an unbelievable gift.”

“He must have really thought a lot of you and Dalton, Ty, Chase, and Rafe.”

Maddie swallowed hard. When she looked at Jolene, there were tears in her eyes. “We thought a lot of him. He was the best man I ever knew. And I’m convinced he chose each of us as partners because he knew we loved the ranch and would carry it on and make it into the best in the state. He was well on the way to doing that before he got ill.” She had turned back to the road and now looked back at Jolene. “That’s why you’re here. You’re one of the best, Ty says. He says you will help him make the equine program into a five-star program.”

The pressure settled on Jolene’s shoulders. “My last boss said I was careless with his horses and I nearly broke them down. Ty knows that’s what’s been said and he hired me anyway. I want to thank y’all for giving me this shot when no one else would.”

Maddie pulled into a parking space in front of the diner. She turned off the engine and stared at Jolene. “Were you careless with his stock?”

Jolene shook her head. “I wasn’t.”

“Then no thanks necessary. I am curious why good ole Mo Jordon would say such a thing about you?”

“He made advances that I wasn’t willing to accept as part of the job description. Ruining my career was part of the payback.” Jolene tried not to think of that day in the barn when her ex-boss had made his move. He hadn’t appreciated her refusal of his advances and…Jolene pushed the disgusting memory from her mind. She had been lucky it hadn’t been worse. And she’d been lucky that when she’d called Ty, he’d taken her word and hired her. No one else would. Mo was a powerful man in the horse circles.

“Let’s go meet everyone.”

Jolene nodded and climbed out of the truck. She looked down the street of the bright and cheerful town that was painted in a kaleidoscope of colors. Hot pink, purple, blue, bright yellow with green trim…she couldn’t help but think that in a town this happy-looking that she could start over. And Maddie and Ty and the other partners were giving her a shot at it.

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