Her Cowboy Billionaire Blind Date: A Whittaker Family Novel (Christmas in Coral Canyon Book 7) by Isaacson Liz

Author:Isaacson, Liz [Isaacson, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2019-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

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Later, she stood in the kitchen, sweating as she watched the children taste the cupcakes on the table. They had gone up against Andrew and Bree, and Bree had somehow made a caramel apple cake in only thirty minutes. With candied apples and a caramel frosting, the cupcake looked delicious.

Their chocolate chip cookie dough cupcake didn’t seem as impressive, and she couldn’t tell how the judges felt about it. The whispered conversation seemed to go on and on, and she thought she might squeeze off Finn’s hand before the winner was announced.

Celia finally beamed at the kids and looked at Amanda, Finn, Andrew, and Bree, who stood in the kitchen as if the cash award for this Cupcake Wars was substantial. The other participating couples loitered around too, and the tension in the lodge could’ve been cut with a knife.

“And the winner is…Bree and Andrew!” The kids cheered, and disappointment cut through Amanda. But she grinned and hugged her son and Bree before stepping over to the table to try their cupcake.

It was salty and sweet, and her eyes nearly rolled back in her head at the deliciousness of it. “This is so good,” she said around her mouthful of treat. “No wonder they won.”

Finn approached her, a smile on his face. “We tried.”

“We sure did.”

“I’m starving for something without sugar,” he said. “Want to go to dinner with me?”

They’d driven separately, but she could drive down the canyon and go to dinner with him. “Sure. What did you have in mind?”

“Nothing fancy. Just a boring steakhouse or something.”

“Want me to cook?” Amanda started combing through her memory for what she could possibly make for them. “I can make a mean skillet lasagna in a half an hour.”

“Your place?” he asked, the interest in his expression off the charts. Amanda imagined kissing him in her kitchen, on the back deck.

“Yep,” she said, popping the P.

“I’ll meet you down there,” he said. “I’ll stop and get something to drink. Sound good?”

“Sure. Let me say good-bye to my kids.”

“Take your time.” He reached in his pocket and withdrew his keys. “I’ll see you in a bit.” He started for the front door, and she went with him, not daring to kiss him in front of the few people sitting on the couch in the living room.

She’d just turned around to find Celia and thank her for the fun Cupcake War and to say good-bye to her family when Beau approached.

“Ma,” he said. “Nice job in the kitchen. I’m sure you deserved to win.”

“No.” She shook her head. “Did you taste that caramel apple cupcake? It was amazing.”

“And you and Finn? Looked like you were plenty sympatico while making cupcakes….” He grinned at her, but Amanda had never discussed her dating life with her kids. She kept things neutral, letting her actions show her feelings for a particular man.

“He’s a good man,” she said. “Thanks for setting us up.”

“That was Graham,” Beau said, holding up both his hands. “I mean, maybe I suggested him, but Graham did all the contacting and arranging.

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