Bark to the Future (An Alpine Grove Romantic Comedy Book 5) by Daffron Susan C

Author:Daffron, Susan C. [Daffron, Susan C.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: second chance sweet clean romance, rural romance with small town sweethearts series, dog stories with happy endings sheltie shetland sheepdog, fiction, novelist romantic comedy clean workplace with single women and puppy, humor romance novel vacation high school reunion, pets and romance with cats and dogs, humorous romance novel with dogs and cats
Publisher: Magic Fur Press
Published: 2015-02-28T05:00:00+00:00

Beth pressed the submit button on the contact form and sent her e-mail out into the ether. Given that about fifty other authors were on the contact form, she doubted Drew would ever actually see her e-mail. But at least she got what she wanted to say out of her system. Since he seemed to be having so much trouble with the final book in the series, she wanted to give him a bit of encouragement and let him know how much she was enjoying what he’d written so far. As he had pointed out, Drew excelled at procrastination. Being his editor must be an exercise in frustration. Drew also had a tendency to get depressed and withdraw when things weren’t going well. Maybe her e-mail could do a little to buoy his spirits.

The next day, Beth stopped by the dealership to say her final goodbye to the ugly purple thing and her lease payments. Afterward, she sat in the parking lot enjoying the beautiful weather. Here in the desert, it was a glorious sunny day with temperatures in the high sixties. Meanwhile, according to the weather reports, it was snowing in Alpine Grove. Beth was delighted to be missing that.

She grinned happily at the Rincon Mountains and turned to look north at the Santa Catalinas. For the first time in an extremely long time, where she went and what she did was completely up to her. Patting the Acura’s steering wheel, she said, “How would you feel about a trip up to Windy Point, little car?”

She headed east out Tanque Verde Road to the Catalina Highway, which went up to the top of Mount Lemmon. The drive up the winding road reminded her a little of the road up to Alpine Grove. Because the top of Mount Lemmon rose more than 9,000 feet above the desert floor, driving up to the tiny town of Summerhaven was like visiting another realm, far removed from the heat and congestion of the city below. She’d never told Graham, but when she felt homesick for Alpine Grove, she sometimes took the drive up Mount Lemmon just so she could see a few pine trees. When she was an angry, unhappy teenager, she hadn’t appreciated the forests and the beauty of the area where her hometown was located. But after being away, she found she sometimes craved the sight of the lush green trees again.

The road up to Summerhaven passed many campgrounds, hiking trails, and recreation areas with panoramic views overlooking the city. One of her favorite spots was Windy Point, which was about fourteen miles up the road. The parking area was surrounded by stacks of huge boulders, rock spires, and cliffs that offered views down to the desert below. She parked the Acura and walked to the Windy Point overlook. The spot was aptly named, and her hair swirled around her face. She rummaged in her purse for an elastic, yanked her hair back into a messy ponytail, and gazed out across the wide vista.

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