Barefoot Bay_Divine Connection by Amy Lyon

Author:Amy Lyon [Lyon, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

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A six-minute YouTube video gave Sara the information she needed to replace the old bait shop fluorescent lights with track lighting, which allowed her to put spotlights on individual displays.

She spent the morning assembling the rest of the shelving and setting up a large worktable in the center of the room where she hoped customers would gather to learn about essential oils and mix their own blends.

As evening set in, she stood at the entrance of Sweet Serenity and snapped pictures on her phone. There was more work to do, but she wanted to document the progress as a visual reminder of how far she’d come.

And she’d come a long way.

Before she left Minnesota, her counselor had noted how much progress Sara had made in the two years since her dad’s passing and Mack’s death six months later.

Still, she didn’t see much change for the better.

Anger still bubbled up that cancer took her dad’s life and that Mack blew through her small inheritance and let his own life insurance policy lapse, leaving her with nothing but overdue bills and a house she couldn’t afford.

She chastised herself for allowing anyone—husband or not—to have that much control over her life that she knew nothing about their finances and had no input in major decisions.

And then there was her mother and the church. She closed her eyes thinking about the conversation with Jackson last night and how the very idea of stepping foot inside a church almost gave her a panic attack. If she told him that story—the one about how her mother blabbed her secret about Mack’s death to church leaders and the following Sunday Sara was put into a massive prayer circle that humiliated her and stripped every last shred of dignity from her—then she’d have to tell Jackson the secret.

And she couldn’t risk that.

She closed her eyes, breathed in the sweet and spicy aroma of clove bud, and focused on the present moment. Because tonight, as she walked through the five-hundred-or-so square feet of Sweet Serenity, a positive energy flowed through the air, nourishing her deep within her soul. She tasted a sweet sense of accomplishment that helped her see the headway she’d made.

A knock at the door startled her. She quickly relaxed when she saw Jackson on the other side of the glass. She couldn’t ignore the way her body responded to him or the way her mood lifted in his presence. She didn’t need him to take care of her, but she sure did feel better having him around.

She unlocked the door and when he stepped in and pulled her into his arms, the problems of the past disintegrated into a million inconsequential pieces.

With one of the new fixtures casting a spotlight on him, she kissed him like he’d been gone for a week.

Jackson sighed and wrapped his arms tighter around her waist. “Now that’s what I call a greeting. I hope you don’t treat all your customers that way.”

“Just you,” she said, relaxing into his chest.

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