Rania Ropes a Rancher by Linda K. Hubalek

Author:Linda K. Hubalek
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cowboy romance, romance historical romance, romance 1870s, romance books in a series, clean sweet romance
Publisher: Linda K. Hubalek

Chapter 7

Jacob carefully put the new bottle of Lilac Water in his saddle bag, thinking of the static the shopkeeper gave him for having to buy another one since Jacob had “dropped” the first. You’d think Mrs. Taylor would just be happy for another sale, but no…apparently it was a crime to spill a bottle of “eau de perfume” which she called the cheap bottle of toilet water. Actually, Jacob wished the store did have some fancy perfume to give Rania, but this was the best he could find in this frontier town.

Instead of swinging into the saddle and riding back to Rania’s right away, he decided to walk down the block to see if Adam was in the marshal’s office. He hated to admit it but he was reluctant to face Rania’s cold shoulder—because he knew he definitely deserved it. Maybe Rania would soften up to his groveling after a little more time apart. Jacob knew Rania was the right woman for him, but he was going to have to win her trust again.

Adam jumped in his chair when Jacob opened the jail door, then shuffled the papers on his desk to cover a letter he was reading when Jacob came in. “Got a love note you don’t want me to see, Adam?” Jacob teased.

Adam scowled at Jacob, and then confessed, “No, I’ve been reading Millie Donovan’s letters to Sam Larson again to try to figure out how to contact her about his demise.”

“It took us only ten minutes—weeks ago—to read those letters and I know there was no way to contact her. Why are you reading them again?” Jacob had been feeling bad all afternoon, but his brother’s discomfort lifted his spirits a little bit.

“Just curious,” Adam said crossing his arms. “What are you doing in town in the middle of the afternoon, and why do you smell like…lilacs?”

Jacob knew Adam was going to chew him out when Adam learned he had walked out on Rania, so he took a seat on the other side of the desk to get it over. Plus, Jacob needed his brother’s advice on how to make things right with Rania—and his mother, although Jacob wouldn’t tell Adam all the conversation the two of them had. Jacob hurt the two most important women in his life and he needed help to get back in their good graces.

***

Rania’s spirits were better by the time she and Hilda rode into town. They decided a few yards of material weren’t worth hitching the horses to the wagon, so they rode Rose and Nutcracker instead.

After arriving and giving the horses drinks from the water trough by the livery, they left them in the livery during their shopping. The day was warm and the horses would enjoy the shade until they rode home. Rania walked alone to the store because Hilda was talking to the livery man about her latest horse race, and Rania wanted to spend time in the store looking at material choices.

Rania turned the doorknob

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