The Promise (Butler Ranch Book 1) by Heather Slade

Author:Heather Slade [Slade, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1942200110
Publisher: Butler Ranch Book One
Published: 2017-06-22T18:30:00+00:00

“Isn’t this weather wonderful?” her mom rode up beside her. “Hard to believe it’s the beginning of March, and it’s this warm. Good for the vines.”

In the last few weeks, the parched valley had received sorely needed, blessed rain. Lake Nacimiento was at more than 96 percent of its capacity, and other lakes in the region were as close or over capacity. The region was still in what was considered a moderate drought, but after years of the drought being severe, they were finally able to get some relief. Hot summers meant the grapes would produce bigger, bolder juice, but lack of water put more strain on the vines than they could handle.

They rode past rows and rows of grapes laid perfectly on the rolling hills of the Los Caballeros Ranch. Some of the best wine in the world came from these vineyards. Alfonso Avila was renowned for coaxing the best from his vines, and then masterfully blending what they produced. Alex’s oldest brother, Gabe, was the head winemaker now, and he learned everything he knew from his father.

Her father made really good wine, but the Avilas made great wine. He didn’t begrudge them though. Alfonso had taught her father the kinds of things you could only learn in the vineyard from a master.

Butler Ranch wines were on par with Los Cabelleros. It was part of the feud that went on for years between Alfonso and Brodie’s father, Laird. When Alfonso died, Laird Butler took over the Avila’s harvest and crush, when the family wouldn’t have been able to handle it. Gabe Avila was vocally appreciative throughout the valley, and word spread the feud was over.

“Slow down,” Peyton shouted to her boys. They were getting further away than she was comfortable with. “I’m going to catch up with them, Mom.” Her mother nodded, and Peyton was off.

All too soon, she saw why there were riding in the direction they were. In front of her sat Brodie Butler, on one of the most beautiful Morgans she’d ever seen. A powerful horse for a powerful man. He sat regally, yet comfortably, in the saddle. Brodie was a beautiful man, as though God handcrafted him to be the perfect specimen.

“Finn!” Peyton heard Jamison scream. She couldn’t see either of them, but took off in the direction of their voices. Brodie heard Jamison’s scream, and was riding toward them too.

Peyton jumped off her horse when she reached her little boy, on the ground, but being held in Brodie’s arms. “He’s okay,” Brodie looked up at her. “I think his leg might be broken, but otherwise, I don’t see any sign of head trauma. You’re good, right partner?”

Finn nodded his head, and reached for Peyton when she fell on her knees in front of him. Jamison was standing over them, trying to wipe his tears away. She reached up and squeezed his hand. “It’s okay, Jamie. He’s going to be fine. We’ll just get him to the hospital for an X-ray. Okay?”

Brodie was on the phone, telling someone their GPS coordinates, and asking them to get down here as soon as possible.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.