The Rancher's Legacy (Red Dog Ranch Book 1) by Jessica Keller

Author:Jessica Keller [Keller, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Fresh-Start Family Romance, Red Dog Ranch Series, Animals-Cattle & Horses, Cowboy & Western Romance, The Jarrett Family & Siblings
Publisher: Love Inspired; Original Edition
Published: 2019-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Rhett brushed his hand over his eyes, hoping no one would be able to notice the lingering hint of tears later on. He hadn’t meant to wake up early and visit his father’s grave, but here he was.

Rhett knelt in front of the headstone and traced his fingers over his father’s name and the small dash in between the date of birth and date of death. The small dash that symbolized his life. It was in the dash that Brock had raised and loved Rhett despite both men’s failings. Brock might have dropped the ball in many aspects of fatherhood, but Rhett had never doubted his father’s love.

Humid air draped around Rhett’s shoulders, causing his shirt to stick to his back. A light breeze rustled flowers placed on nearby grave sites and a colorful pinwheel twirled in the wind, stuck into the ground near a tombstone with birth and death dates painfully close together. If it wasn’t for the occasional gusts it would have felt like a summer morning outside instead of the end of March.

“Why me?” Rhett whispered. “Why did you leave the ranch to me? It makes no sense. You had no reason to trust me, to believe in me after—” His voice broke. “After I walked away. I’m so sorry I didn’t make it to the hospital in time to say goodbye.” He had immediately gotten into his truck and headed for home when Shannon had called him about the accident. But a hundred miles was too far. Too long. His father had passed on fifteen minutes before he parked at the hospital. “I’m sorry, Dad. I’m so sorry I didn’t get to say goodbye. Hug you one more time.” Tears fell now. Let them.

His phone buzzed in his pocket and he tugged it out. It was a text from Jack Donnelley—an image of all of Jack’s kids with their arms wrapped around Kodiak as they smiled at the camera. His text said the dog was a perfect mascot for Red Dog Ranch.

Macy had once said the same exact thing.

Rhett turned his phone to silent and tucked it back away.

After a few more minutes Rhett found his way to his truck and eased into the front seat. Why had it taken him so long to visit the grave site?

Last night after talking to Macy, Rhett had gone back to his room, but sleep hadn’t come. He had stared up at the ceiling watching the fan blades whip around and thought about all that had gone wrong in his life. If he hadn’t frozen that night three years ago with Macy they could have been together now. He might have been home years earlier.

But he couldn’t force Macy to talk about their past any more than he could fix Shannon’s problems. All night one thought kept pounding through his head—with so much of his life spinning out of control, he needed to focus on the few things he had power over. The biggest being his own heart.

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