Christmas in Three Rivers: Three Rivers Ranch Romance Novella Collection by Isaacson Liz & Johnson Elana

Author:Isaacson, Liz & Johnson,Elana [Isaacson, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love, cowboy, Romance, Suspense, Texas, Western Romance, Christian Romance, action, inspirational romance, holiday, religious, Christmas, Contemporary Romance
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2016-11-01T07:00:00+00:00

Jon’s nerves seemed frayed, like he’d stuck them in a blender on high. He almost turned around and went back to the ranch twice. But the thought of spending the evening hungry and with only Brett for company made his fingers tighten on the steering wheel.

He just couldn’t believe Grace had walked right back into his life. He’d barely started to get to know her before her family moved, and he certainly didn’t have much to offer her besides a nomadic lifestyle and days filled with long hours.

Happiness sang through him that she’d been able to attend culinary school—something she’d told him she wanted to do the very first time they’d met. Well, she’d told the whole English class—he wasn’t special—but he’d felt like she was speaking directly to him that day.

Jon also hadn’t been on a date worth talking about in a while, despite Kelly’s attempts at fixing him up with the single women in town. They’d been fine, nice, but not memorable. He wanted fireworks, electricity, excitement.

He’d felt all of that with Grace, then and now. “Doesn’t mean you’re gonna get married,” he muttered to himself as he came to a stop behind her. He’d told her to choose where she wanted to go; he’d follow her.

She turned right, and his stomach tightened. There were only two restaurants to the right, and neither of them appealed to him. He just didn’t understand how anyone could think kimchi tasted good. Or at least okay. In his mind, sour cabbage should be given to hogs. In fact, he had fed it to hogs in the past.

Thankfully, Grace drove past the Korean restaurant and pulled into the steakhouse. Donna’s on Main Street was definitely superior, but at least Jon could get a burger here. Or maybe a steak sandwich…. His mind revolving around food, he forgot to obsess over possible dinner conversation topics or how he could kiss Grace after only a few hours of face-to-face time.

He got out of the car and joined her. “You’ve eaten here before?”

“Once,” she said, peering up at him. “Is this okay? You’d prefer somewhere else.”

“This is fine, Gracie Lou.”

She made a face and moaned. “I’m okay with Gracie, I guess, but not Gracie Lou.”

“Really?” He held the door open for her, his body reacting when hers moved closer, brushed by him, and entered the restaurant. “But you used to like—” He silenced himself before he could bring up the memories she’d rather forget. But how could she forget that he’d called her Gracie Lou right before he’d kissed her for the first time?

Back then, she’d blushed and ducked her chin, just like she had in the basement when she’d brought him the brownies.

His stomach, now a cold stone, weighed him down as the hostess led them to a booth and placed menus in front of them.

“I’m just Grace now.” She ignored her menu and added a one-shouldered shrug to her statement. “I don’t know why. Just feels like me.”

“Just Grace it is.” But Jon secretly mourned the loss of Gracie without letting any emotion bleed onto his face.

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