Star Lake Romance Collection: Three Star Lake Small Town Romances by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes [Hoopes, Lorana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-29T06:00:00+00:00

The morning light peeked in the open windows early the next morning. Curtains or blinds. She would need those too. Audrey tried to squint her eyes shut, but it was no use. Her stomach growled in frustration; she’d have to get up soon to feed it. At least she had thought to make a quick stop at the market downtown yesterday, and coffee and cereal waited for her in the kitchen.

Stretching her arms, she tried to work the kinks out of her neck. The hard floor had taken a toll on her body, and every joint crackled in agony.

Cayden laid spread eagle beside her. He had woken like clockwork every two hours to eat, but thankfully he’d fallen back asleep quickly each time.

With as little noise as possible, Audrey struggled to her feet. A shooting pain spiraled down her back as she tried to stand upright, and she leaned back to stretch the knot out. When her shoulders returned to their normal position, she tiptoed into the kitchen to make her breakfast before Cayden awoke.

The bright white of the kitchen hurt her tired eyes, and she squinted them shut as she rummaged through the bag from the market. She hadn’t picked up much, but small plastic bowls, a mug, and spoons had been at the top of her list. Cereal and coffee were staples in her life.

She ran the bowl under hot water to clean it, wishing she had remembered soap yesterday at the store. Another item she would have to add to the list for today’s trip. Along with paper towels, she realized as she turned off the water and waved the bowl in the air to dry it off.

Coffee. That was what she needed. A nice, steaming mug of the hot liquid would kick her brain back into gear, but as she turned around, she realized she hadn’t picked up a coffee maker either. With a sigh, she grabbed the cereal from the bag and filled the bowl before adding the milk from the very bare fridge. She'd have to make a caffeine stop, or she wouldn’t make it the rest of the day.

Cayden woke as Audrey placed the rinsed-out bowl in the sink. After feeding him, she ran a quick brush through her long blond hair before piling it onto her head in a loose ponytail. She needed a shower in the worst way, but she had to tackle this list first.

After changing out of last night’s clothes into a sweater and a pair of jeans—the temperature was much cooler here than in California—she loaded Cayden up in the car.

Her first stop was the Goodwill on the outskirts of town. Most of the groceries she could get at the general store in Star Lake, but they wouldn’t have the furniture she needed. Luck was with her as she found a sturdy crib, a comfortable couch and bedframe, a decent dining room table, and a few scratched tables. The store even agreed to deliver the items later that

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