Harlequin Heartwarming March 2023 Box Set by Cheryl Harper
Author:Cheryl Harper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-05-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER ONE
KATRINA TAPSON SAT at the desk in her living room, answering emails from her family and catching up with personal business. When the phone rang, she looked at the caller ID and made a face. It was her ex-fiancé, an editor at the publishing house where she worked.
âHello.â
âHi, itâs me.â
âYeah, I know. I have caller ID like most people. Why am I talking to you on a Friday night? Why am I talking to you at all?â
âI wanted you to know youâre getting promoted to senior artist.â
Katrina made an exasperated sound. âThat doesnât explain why youâre calling me outside of the office. Monday would have been fine.â
âI was thinking about us. We canât talk at work.â
âThere isnât any âus.â Iâve moved on, so should you.â
She knew Gordon might still have feelings for her, but sheâd ended their engagement when she found out he didnât want a family. Actually, it was more because heâd pretended all along that he wanted one, only to finally admit he had just hoped sheâd change her mind once they were married. The long deceit still bothered Katrina.
Shouldnât she have seen it?
A sound from the back of the apartment caught her attention and she looked up to see her nephew.
She winked and pointed at the phone, making a face. He grinned.
âSorry, I need to get off. âBye.â Katrina disconnected before Gordon could protest and put the receiver down. âCanât you sleep, Tim?â
Her nephew plopped onto the couch. âItâs kinda noisy out tonight.â
She knew what he meant. The city traffic seemed louder than usual on the street outside the apartment building. âIâm sorry.â
He shrugged. âIt isnât your fault.â
Timothy was a good kid. Her sister and brother-in-law had taken teaching positions in Hong Kong, but Tim had been quietly miserable there. After several family consultations, theyâd decided he could stay with Katrina. Except that wasnât the answer, eitherâhe missed his friends and life in Montana. Her nephew had thought Seattle was awesome when he was visiting and going to professional sports games and the Seattle Center, but actually living here was different. Not that heâd admit it outright.
âItâs late,â she said. âYou should try to sleep. We have a reservation at the riding stable in the morning.â
He shrugged. âOkay. I just wish they didnât put blinders on the horses. They think we donât know what weâre doing.â
Despite the disgust in his voice, he headed for his bedroom. He didnât pass up an opportunity to ride, no matter what.
Katrina got itâshe missed Montana, too. While she hadnât grown up spending weekends and summers on a family ranch like her nephew, horses and small-town life had been part of her childhood. Sheâd always felt out of place in the city. And now all the buildings and cars were making her feel stifled, which wasnât good for an artist.
She waited until she was sure Timothyâs door had closed before going online to check the real estate and rental listings in her hometown. It had become her Friday-night ritual over the
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