Second-Chance Sweet Shop (Wickham Falls Weddings Book 7) by Rochelle Alers

Author:Rochelle Alers [Alers, Rochelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Single Father & Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Wickham Falls Weddings Series, African American, Multicultural & Interracial Romance, Family & Domestic Life-Teenager
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition; Original edition
Published: 2020-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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It was after ten on a Friday night when Sasha sat on the front porch with Georgina, listening to her friend pour her heart out about wanting to open her own business without incurring her parents’ wrath. They were expecting her to take over managing the department store once they retired.

“I sort of dropped a hint the other day and my mother went ballistic, telling me that I’m ungrateful, and that she and my father have sacrificed everything to keep the store afloat when they’ve had to compete with some of the larger department stores that went up on the interstate.”

“Did you say anything about opening a shop in The Falls?”

Georgina shook her head and closed her eyes. “No, because knowing my father, he probably would tell the landlord not to rent it to me. Don’t forget the Powell name goes a long way here in Wickham Falls.”

Sasha nodded. Georgina’s father could trace his ancestry back to the early seventeenth century, when they sailed from Wales for the Colonies. They’d started out as pig and sheep farmers and as merchants following the Civil War, when they opened a blacksmith shop and then a feed store and general store.

“Have you thought about setting up a shop in another town?” she asked.

Georgina gave Sasha an incredulous stare. “Did you when you opened your bakeshop?”

Sasha wanted to tell Georgina their conversation had nothing to do with her. “No.”

“Why, Sasha?”

“I only asked because you may have to deal with interference from your parents. Meanwhile, there’s just me and Mama, who was 100 percent behind me when I told her about my plans. But if you’re looking to challenge your parents to prove your independence, then do it.”

A silence ensued until Georgina said, “You’re right about me wanting to be emancipated. I’m thirty-two years old and I’ve never left home. I can’t find and keep a steady boyfriend once they discover I’m still living with my parents. One guy even told me that I was a child trapped in a woman’s body.”

Sasha grimaced. The remark may have been cruel, but she had to admit the man wasn’t that far from the truth. At her age, Georgina needed to demonstrate a modicum of independence or she would spend the rest of her life either resenting her parents or blaming herself for not following her dreams. However, Sasha realized it wasn’t easy to find enough strength to go through with changing one’s life.

“What would you do if you were in my situation, Sasha?”

“Do you have your own money?” Georgina nodded. “The first thing I’d do is move out. Let them get used to not seeing you except when you come to the store.”

Running a hand over her hair, Georgina tucked a wayward curl that had escaped the elastic band behind her right ear. “You’re right.” She paused. “Maybe I’ll rent a place in Mineral Springs until I decide whether I want to live there permanently or move back to The Falls.”

“That sounds like the beginning of a plan.

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