The Carpenter's Christmas (MyHeartChannel Book 3) by Erica Penrod

Author:Erica Penrod [Penrod, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novella Story, MyHeartChannel Romances Series, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Christmas Holidays & Celebration, Christmas Time, Holiday Whimsy, Festive Season, Winter Weather, Reissued Edition
Publisher: Gelato Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

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“Okay.” Mandy closed the oven door and set the timer. “Let’s all say our prayers.”

Brianne wiped her brow with the back of her hand. “They can’t turn out that bad, can they? We followed your mom’s recipe exactly.” She rolled out the dough for the next pie crust. It was two days before Thanksgiving, and Brianne and Mandy were preparing for the holiday dinner in the Whisper Creek kitchen. The granite countertops were dusted in flour and littered with tubs of Crisco. Kade played in the next room while Ava was asleep in her car seat.

“You’d like to think so, but believe me, I’ve managed to mess up just about anything.”

“Maybe we shouldn’t have volunteered to make the pies. I mean, if mine don’t turn out, it’s not that big of a deal; it’s just my parents and me and Jeremy at my place.” Brianne tossed a little flour on the rolling pin. “And my mom will be impressed that I attempted to make a homemade pie.”

“And my pies are supposed to be eaten by strangers who pay good money to eat here on Thanksgiving. Maybe I should’ve checked out that MyHeartChannel Sugar and Spice my mom keeps telling me about before I attempted this. She said the girl, Claire Murphy, really knows how to bake.”

“Maybe it’s not too late to catch an episode.” Brianne laughed. “I’m not much help, although I do make a pretty mean batch of brownies. But no one in my family is much of a baker.” She glanced at the dough. “So, the expectations shouldn’t be too high. You, on the other hand … let’s just say I’m counting on you as well. After all, you’ll be doing your own Thanksgiving dinner next year at the new B&B.”

“One day at a time.” Mandy went to the counter and looked at the menu for the Thanksgiving meal. “Three pumpkin, two pecan, and two banana cream.” She glanced up at Brianne. “Two down and five to go.”

“Maybe we should’ve started at four a.m.” Brianne placed the crust in the bottom of the pan. “Or maybe I’ll only be serving pie.”

Mandy grabbed the mixing bowl and started on another batch of dough. “Don’t worry. We’ll be faster now that we’ve got the first couple done.” She glanced up at the clock. “That and my mom will be back any time and she’ll help us.”

“Good, I’m expecting I’ll need a break any minute when Ava wakes up and wants to eat.” Brianne put the crust to the side. “But until then, where’s the recipe for the pecan filling?”

Mandy handed her a worn index card with years of spills and smudges smeared across the words. “Here you go.” She walked over and found Kade still occupied with his train set and circus animals. No break for me. A part of her yearned for the little baby who needed her so much, but she had to admit that Kade getting bigger along with his attention span wasn’t all bad.

“How many people will be here for dinner?”

“We’ve got six guests, my parents, and me and Blake.

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