Falling Inn Love: A Pumpkins and Proposals Novel (The Harvest Ranch Romance Series Book 3) by Amberlee Day

Author:Amberlee Day [Day, Amberlee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Appletree Cove Publishing
Published: 2020-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Once again, Freddie paced the length of his cabin. This was becoming a habit. He even knew where to swing wide while passing the coffee table leg so he wouldn’t scuff his shoes.

He’d let this thing go too far, but what choice did he have? Brenda Lee hadn’t gotten back to him this morning—which, if he was more optimistic about all this, he’d say was because she’d found her husband, put him at home with someone to keep him out of trouble, and was on her way to Harvest Ranch. Realistically, it probably had more to do with the tone he’d taken with her that morning. The next worst thing to lying about where his client was would be losing that client’s business altogether.

His phone buzzed on the table. His father was calling. Great. He answered it, since there was no use hiding. “Dad. Hey. How’s it going.”

“I’ve been watching Brenda Lee Mitford’s social media feed,” his dad said without greeting. Since when did Carlton Prescott check social media?

“Okay.”

“The parade, judging something—what was that, a baking contest? Looks like lots of photo ops.”

Freddie shifted his weight to the other foot. So far he wasn’t being chastised, or fired, he was pretty sure. “Yes, all the things on the schedule so far. I don’t think we’ve missed anything.”

“No, you haven’t.” Funny, but with his father’s voice coming over the phone, the undertones of I’m mad and you’d better listen were even more pronounced, no matter what it was he was saying.

“And ...?”

“And if you’re looking for a medal, you’re looking in the wrong place.”

Thanks, Dad.

“This is your career on the line, Freddie. If you want to be a partner someday, you’ll have to keep up this kind of commitment. Can you do that?”

Freddie thought of everything he’d done the last few days in the name of commitment. “I think so, Dad. But thanks for the pep talk.”

“This isn’t a pep talk,” Dad barked. “It’s orders. You’re to keep this up, do everything you can to make sure Brenda Lee Mitford is the toast of this festival. If we do our jobs right, when this next book comes out, it will outsell all the rest and she’ll never even be tempted to move to another agency.”

Freddie froze. “Another agency? What are you talking about?”

“We’ve gotten word that Kravitz Group has been wining and dining Brenda Lee in the past couple of weeks, trying to lure her over.”

Freddie dropped down onto the couch so fast that he startled the dog. She whined her surprise. “Lure over Brenda Lee? You’ve got to be kidding. Are you sure she’s been meeting with them?”

“Norm Sullivan saw them at The Terrace.”

Freddie laughed, briefly relieved. “Yeah, but Norm. He’s been after my spot with Brenda Lee forever. He’s probably just trying to make me look bad.”

“I called the restaurant, Freddie. Talked to Hiddlesby, the owner—we used to play golf a few years back. It’s true, they were there, and that it wasn’t the first time.”

Freddie swore under his breath.

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