Love's Sweet Surrender by Sandy Sullivan

Author:Sandy Sullivan [Sullivan, Sandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adult, Cowboy, Romantic Suspense, Erotic
ISBN: 9781606016725
Google: 5TrJcxkhR3gC
Amazon: B0039XG11W
Barnesnoble: B0039XG11W
Goodreads: 8524402
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand
Published: 2010-01-25T11:00:00+00:00

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The afternoon had been a long one for Seth. He’d spent the day doing small chores in the barn to avoid Lily. It probably hadn’t been a good idea to bring her here, but he couldn’t leave her alone, not after the attack last night. The guilt he harbored was enough to bring him to his knees. If he hadn’t already shown her how to shoot, she could have been seriously hurt or killed, and the thought brought a knot to his stomach.

The look on her face when she entered the dining room was disconcerting and made him frown. Before he could comment, Johnny said, “I’ll say grace.”

“Thanks, son,” Seth murmured as he looked from his son back to Lily again.

After grace everyone started eating, and conversation was limited between the two adults while the children chattered aimlessly. Talk around the table centered on work around the house and what the children had done that day.

Lily stayed very quiet during supper, Seth noticed. She kept her head down and picked at her food, and it bothered him. It wasn’t like her to be so quiet.

When supper was finished, she quickly began picking up the plates and dishes and taking them to the kitchen to help Carmen clean up.

Seth sent Johnny and Jarod out to finish feeding the animals and Anne off to get ready for bed while he picked up the final dish and carried it to the kitchen.

The two women were chattering about the proper way to can beans, or something, but when Seth walked in, all conversation ceased.

“Carmen, can you put on some water for Anne’s bath, please? She’s been out in the dirt all day and really could use a good cleaning.”

“Of course, Mr. Seth. It should be warm in just a few minutes since the stove is still hot from supper.”

“I’ll help her, if it’s all right with you.” Lily met his gaze for the first time since she’d come out for supper.

"I know she’d like that." Suddenly he felt uncomfortable in his own home. “I'm going out to check the mare.” He turned on his heel and quickly headed out the front door.

Out in the barn Seth paced. The mare was fine. It had just been an excuse to get out of the house. With Carmen and Lily in the kitchen talking, he felt like he was intruding in his own home, in his own kitchen. Why all of the sudden do I feel uncomfortable? Maybe it’s how easily Lily fits in my home, Victoria’s home? It is still Victoria’s home, isn’t it? Maybe I need to finally let her go. No! She’s only been gone six months, six long and lonely months.

He continued to tread up and down the floor of the barn until the mare started to shift back and forth in her stall. His attention returned to the horse and the coming foal.

“Easy girl,” he said, moving into the enclosure with her and stroking her with his hands, trying to calm her as the contractions gripped her.

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